"1-year warranty: This item has a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate."
Condition Info:
Good - Refurbished: This Apple MacBook Pro has been professionally refurbished. It has been inspected, cleaned, repaired, and is in good condition. It will show normal signs of use including moderate scratching and/or scuffs/dings/dents. Screens may have light keyboard marks as well but this does not affect functionality."
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"1-year warranty: This item has a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate."
Condition Info:
Good - Refurbished: This Apple MacBook Pro has been professionally refurbished. It has been inspected, cleaned, repaired, and is in good condition. It will show normal signs of use including moderate scratching and/or scuffs/dings/dents. Screens may have light keyboard marks as well but this does not affect functionality."
Anyone get a unit from this seller in a similar condition state? Curious how beat up these actually are. I don't mind replacing keycaps for shine, tossing on a vinyl skin for scratches/scuffs, but the screen "potentially" having marks/scratches/etc. would drive me nuts.
Anyone get a unit from this seller in a similar condition state? Curious how beat up these actually are. I don't mind replacing keycaps for shine, tossing on a vinyl skin for scratches/scuffs, but the screen "potentially" having marks/scratches/etc. would drive me nuts.
Luck of the draw. Got a pristine MBA M1 that had like 15 battery cycles. Also got a pretty beat up MBP 14 M1 Pro with a very scratched screen (from keyboard) and dents that I had to return. 30-day return is legit and I had no issues with it though it took 1 week after delivery to credit.
All of these sellers are the same. Nothing is "refurbished". It's used with an Allstate aftermarket warranty. They wipe the drive and if you're lucky they'll wipe it down with some isopropyl alcohol.
As for speed, these are not far behind than the modern M4 devices AND they have more RAM. As we all know, RAM is impossible to buy these days. There's not really a day to day difference with M1 Pro w/ 32 GB RAM vs. modern M4 Pro w/ 24 GB RAM for like 95% of tasks. Single core performance is nearly identical.
Anyone get a unit from this seller in a similar condition state? Curious how beat up these actually are. I don't mind replacing keycaps for shine, tossing on a vinyl skin for scratches/scuffs, but the screen "potentially" having marks/scratches/etc. would drive me nuts.
"30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping."
Not a whole lot to lose besides a little time if you end up having to return it for whatever reason.
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Not bad but this is like 5 years old now
These are still incredibly capable (and efficient) laptops, especially with 32GB of RAM... better device than basically any other PC laptop you could get in this price range. Fit/finish is just on a completely different level.
I'm actually writing this post on the exact MacBook Pro 16-inch I bought last June for just over $600 on Swappa — and it still runs like a champ.
I keep Battery Saver enabled full-time, regularly have 30+ browser tabs open, and I've experienced zero stuttering or lag. The M1 chip with 32GB of RAM is still incredibly capable for everyday work, multitasking, and even heavier workflows. For most users, the performance ceiling on this machine is nowhere near being hit.
The only real downside to its age is that Apple will likely phase out major macOS updates in the next few years. But in terms of real-world performance today, this machine still holds its own — honestly comparable for most workloads to something like a modern MacBook Air with an M-series chip.
For the price, it's hard to argue there's a better performance-per-dollar value in a Mac laptop right now.
16 inch is a big laptop. I wish it was the 14 inch
I have a 14" M1 Max that I love... but FWIW the 16" does have a bigger battery and bigger/better speakers. Both are great for audio - easily among the best audio ever offered on a laptop - but the 16" is even better.
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All of these sellers are the same. Nothing is "refurbished". It's used with an Allstate aftermarket warranty. They wipe the drive and if you're lucky they'll wipe it down with some isopropyl alcohol.
As for speed, these are not far behind than the modern M4 devices AND they have more RAM. As we all know, RAM is impossible to buy these days. There's not really a day to day difference with M1 Pro w/ 32 GB RAM vs. modern M4 Pro w/ 24 GB RAM for like 95% of tasks. Single core performance is nearly identical.
Not a whole lot to lose besides a little time if you end up having to return it for whatever reason.
I keep Battery Saver enabled full-time, regularly have 30+ browser tabs open, and I've experienced zero stuttering or lag. The M1 chip with 32GB of RAM is still incredibly capable for everyday work, multitasking, and even heavier workflows. For most users, the performance ceiling on this machine is nowhere near being hit.
The only real downside to its age is that Apple will likely phase out major macOS updates in the next few years. But in terms of real-world performance today, this machine still holds its own — honestly comparable for most workloads to something like a modern MacBook Air with an M-series chip.
For the price, it's hard to argue there's a better performance-per-dollar value in a Mac laptop right now.
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