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Refurb/Good 16.2" Apple MacBook Pro: M1 Pro Chip, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
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Tek Deals Store via eBay has Refurbished/Good 16.2" Apple MacBook Pro (2021, MK183LL/A) on sale for $660.08. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.
Note: This item includes a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Condition Info: The item shows moderate wear and is backed by a one year warranty. It is fully functional and has been professionally refurbished, inspected and cleaned to good condition by qualified sellers. The item includes original or new accessories and will come in a new generic packaging. See the seller's listing for full details. Signs of wear do not affect the normal use/functions of the item. Does not come in its original packaging.
Specs:
Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.
Note: This item includes a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Condition Info: The item shows moderate wear and is backed by a one year warranty. It is fully functional and has been professionally refurbished, inspected and cleaned to good condition by qualified sellers. The item includes original or new accessories and will come in a new generic packaging. See the seller's listing for full details. Signs of wear do not affect the normal use/functions of the item. Does not come in its original packaging.
Specs:
- 16.2" 3456 x 2234 Liquid Retina XDR XDR Display
- Apple M1 Pro 10-Core CPU
- 16-Core GPU/16-Core Neural Engine
- 512GB Solid State Drive
- 16GB RAM
- Backlit Magic Keyboard, FHD Webcam
- Touch ID sensor, Force Touch Trackpad
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0
- Ports:
- 3x Thunderbolt 4 ports
- 1x HDMI 2.0
- 1x Audio Combo Jack
Editor's Notes
Written by Nate650 | Staff- About this deal:
- This offer is $3.31 less than this previous frontpage deal from December 2025 which garnered 76 thumbs up.
- About this product:
- Includes 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
- Manufacturer product page
- About this store:
- 30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.
- Seller Tek Deals Store via eBay has 99.9% positive feedback with 260K items sold.
- Additional notes:
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Tek Deals Store via eBay has Refurbished/Good 16.2" Apple MacBook Pro (2021, MK183LL/A) on sale for $660.08. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.
Note: This item includes a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Condition Info: The item shows moderate wear and is backed by a one year warranty. It is fully functional and has been professionally refurbished, inspected and cleaned to good condition by qualified sellers. The item includes original or new accessories and will come in a new generic packaging. See the seller's listing for full details. Signs of wear do not affect the normal use/functions of the item. Does not come in its original packaging.
Specs:
Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.
Note: This item includes a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Condition Info: The item shows moderate wear and is backed by a one year warranty. It is fully functional and has been professionally refurbished, inspected and cleaned to good condition by qualified sellers. The item includes original or new accessories and will come in a new generic packaging. See the seller's listing for full details. Signs of wear do not affect the normal use/functions of the item. Does not come in its original packaging.
Specs:
- 16.2" 3456 x 2234 Liquid Retina XDR XDR Display
- Apple M1 Pro 10-Core CPU
- 16-Core GPU/16-Core Neural Engine
- 512GB Solid State Drive
- 16GB RAM
- Backlit Magic Keyboard, FHD Webcam
- Touch ID sensor, Force Touch Trackpad
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0
- Ports:
- 3x Thunderbolt 4 ports
- 1x HDMI 2.0
- 1x Audio Combo Jack
Editor's Notes
Written by Nate650 | Staff- About this deal:
- This offer is $3.31 less than this previous frontpage deal from December 2025 which garnered 76 thumbs up.
- About this product:
- Includes 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
- Manufacturer product page
- About this store:
- 30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.
- Seller Tek Deals Store via eBay has 99.9% positive feedback with 260K items sold.
- Additional notes:
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
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EDIT: note it keeps going in and out of stock
having stated that the M1 Pro has fans and sustains its performance indefinitely.
M5 throttles after about 30 minutes when connected to external monitor streaming 1080p videos + office work.
Community Reviews
This 16 inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro is being framed as a strong refurb buy for a big screen, fast everyday performance, and excellent media quality. The mini LED display, loud speakers, MagSafe, and three Thunderbolt 4 USB C ports stand out, and it still handles creative work, development, video editing, and heavy multitasking well. The main cautions are weight, since it is a chunky laptop, and refurb condition, with battery health and cosmetic wear varying by unit. Long term macOS support and the soldered storage also matter, so it feels best for buyers who value power and screen quality over portability.
Common Questions (5)
Reported units vary widely, from around 42 cycles at 96% health to 61 cycles at 92%, 129 cycles, 180 cycles at 88%, and some much worse examples with 338 or 780 cycles. Battery condition is a key thing to check on arrival because it can differ a lot between refurb units.
16GB is enough for most Mac users and everyday work, while 32GB is mainly useful for local AI, heavier multitasking, or more demanding creative workflows. If you know you need extra headroom, 32GB is the safer long-term choice; otherwise this 16GB model should still hold up well for a couple more years.
It is very heavy for a laptop and can feel uncomfortable on your lap. It is best suited to desk use or occasional travel rather than frequent commuting.
Expect roughly a few more years of macOS support, with security updates lasting longer than feature updates. Several comments place support ending around 2027-2028 for OS updates and around 2030-2031 for security updates.
No. The RAM and SSD are soldered to the board, so upgrades are not practical after purchase.
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512 is a downgrade for me.
If I need to use newer apps, there's a Lenovo LCQ gaming machine with Mac emulation sitting next to it.
FWIW it's still running perfectly today, using today's software. Handles everything I throw at it. I currently have about 7 docker containers running, Firefox/Chrome both with a ton of tabs, a couple of claude/codex sessions, video streaming, and a second monitor hooked up.
I wanted to the upgrade to the M5 Macbook Air, since this Macbook Pro is so heavy and I was tired of carrying it, but I was messing with the 16" Air in the Apple store and it didn't feel much lighter, so I didn't go for the upgrade. I was hoping to get at least $1000 for it when I finally sold it, but it looks like the price has gone below that 🥲
but just as a 1 off experience its not that drastic.
if your good with the pro, stick with pro and never go air. If you get an air and use it a lot, going back to a pro feels like going backwards and downgrading.
FWIW the macbook pro 16" intel 2019 was lighter than this current M generation by ~+5oz. It was also smaller in all dimensions except width. the 2018 was 6oz lighter and even smaller footprint.
Ive said it many times that this current genration design is a thiccc boi. literally got bigger and gained weight.
Apple's official battery numbers for the Neo is up to 11 hours wireless web / 16 hours video streaming, while the MBP is up to 15 hours wireless web / 18 hours video playback.
Even an M1 Macbook Pro at 80% battery health is roughly 12 hours with my unscientific calculations. It's not exact, but that's the ballpark but that's superior than a Neo with 100 percent battery health. The 2021 Macbook Pro has a way larger capacity battery than a Neo.
M1 Pro supports 2 external displays; Neo only supports one. M1 Pro has a stronger GPU and multi-core performance, higher Memory Bandwidth, you get thunderbolt 4/USB 4 ports and magsafe with the M1 Pro, M1 Pro has 3 Thunderbolt 4 ports. Neo only has 1 USB 2.0 and 1 USB 3.0 port.
You get the same user experience as all the other M-series 14" and 16" Macbook Pros as they're all the same chassis and display for the most part; the only difference is the chip. Plus ram/storage is the real bottleneck for "future-proofing"; not the number of the M-chip or planned obsolescence by Apple's OS updates.
Plus they will still be worth something come 2031 as Linux enthusiasts will be buying them to run Asahi Linux (Similar Arc to Lenovo Thinkpads); you won't be able to say the same thing about Macbook Airs as almost all of the ones on the used market only have 8GB of ram.
Neo is only $500 from Apple Education site and some people would say "Oh but you get a warranty". I'd argue the warranty angle is mostly irrelevant here. These devices are extremely reliable, far more so than any traditional x86/x64 laptop, thanks to the tightly integrated ARM SoC design and macOS optimizations. You're not likely to see failures that make a multi-year warranty meaningful in the same way as older PCs. Heat is the number 1 enemy of electronics/laptops and the ARM nature of these machines that produce very little heat means they are incredibly reliable. The Apple Silicon Macbooks have more in common with the phone in your pocket than any x86/x64 laptop.
Even if the machine craps out on in the 0.01 chance it does; you can recoup most of your money back on eBay because the display panels are so insanely expensive for these machines. You can check for yourself how much a replacement panel costs from Apple at their official site: https://selfservicerepa
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