Select Micro Center Stores [
store locator] have
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" Laptop (2021 Model, MKGQ3LL/A, Space Gray) in
Certified Pre-Owned condition for
$1349.99. Select free store pickup where stock permits.
Thanks to community member
MasterDealFinder for finding this deal.
- Note: Availability will vary by location.
Device Specifications (
link):
- 14.2" 3024x1964 120Hz Liquid Retina XDR Display
- Apple M1 Pro Chip 8-Core Processor
- 14-Core Graphic Processing Unit
- 16GB Unified RAM
- 1TB Solid State Drive
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
- 1080p FaceTime HD Camera
- Backlit Magic Keyboard w/ Touch ID
- 1-Year Warranty
- Ports:
- 3x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) Ports w/ support for Charging
- 1x SDXC
- 1x HDMI
- 1x 3.5mm Headphone Jack
- 1x MagSafe 3
- 70Whr lithium-polymer battery
- Weight: 3.5 lbs
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Micro center is aggree with me and reduce the price in a week. Many slieckdeals users are more royalist than the king.
Tim won't give any stock to Apple lickers, don't push yourself
Will it go any lower? Microcenter only has a 15 day return policy .
Don't want to pick up one early and unable to return when a better deal shows up before it
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This is really the sweet spot right now if you want a reasonably priced "primary" laptop. There are some other deals out there with the M2 or M3 sales going on, but they force you to compromise with either 8GB RAM or 512GB memory,
FWIW - I currently use the M2 Pro equivalent for work these days (heavy coding and statistical processing), and can't tell too much of a difference vs the M1 Pro.
Here's my 2 cents. I bought the base model of this laptop from Woot in late April. It was a sealed Apple refurb in the plain white box.
I kept the laptop at home at my desk. No food or drinks around. 2 months later the keys randomly typed by themselves. It was bad enough that I sometimes couldn't type in my login password.
I brought it to the Apple Store, showed them the video I recorded and they sent it off to have the top case replaced. I picked it up 2 days later. It's been 4 months and no issues since then. Luckily this was covered by the regular 1-year AppleCare warranty.
If you regularly travel with it or bring it to cafes where there's liquids around I think AppleCare+ gives you peace of mind.
Here's how I rationalized the price. The 3-year AppleCare+ plan for this model is $279. $30 cheaper if you're a student. The cost Apple charges to replace the battery on this 14" model is $249. If the battery health drops below 80% within the 3-year coverage period Apple will replace the battery for free.
Here's my 2 cents. I bought the base model of this laptop from Woot in late April. It was a sealed Apple refurb in the plain white box.
I kept the laptop at home at my desk. No food or drinks around. 2 months later the keys randomly typed by themselves. It was bad enough that I sometimes couldn't type in my login password.
I brought it to the Apple Store, showed them the video I recorded and they sent it off to have the top case replaced. I picked it up 2 days later. It's been 4 months and no issues since then. Luckily this was covered by the regular 1-year AppleCare warranty.
If you regularly travel with it or bring it to cafes where there's liquids around I think AppleCare+ gives you peace of mind.
Here's how I rationalized the price. The 3-year AppleCare+ plan for this model is $279. $30 cheaper if you're a student. The cost Apple charges to replace the battery on this 14" model is $249. If the battery health drops below 80% within the 3-year coverage period Apple will replace the battery for free.
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It should be 60 days from your purchase date or activation date? Not exactly sure. Contact Apple if it's off. They can update it with proof of purchase. Still check your dates as you should have 1 full year of standard AppleCare.
Also when I bought the 3-year AppleCare+ coverage for my MacBook I wasn't able to pay for it with my Apple gift card balance. It only gave me the option to use a credit card. I called them and they said the same. So I'd contact them beforehand to make sure.
PS: Compared to Windows, macOS window management sucks. There's free apps like Rectangle that fix this. If you miss Alt+Tab in Windows there's a Mac app by the same name that brings that feature over.
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