Oh, I didn't realize that you were a fellow Aussie
Even the cheapest refurb 15" is already $2000.
$1000 won't get you anywhere down here, to be honest, not even a decent dual-core system with Fusion Drive and enough RAM (8GB).
Oh cool your Aussie haha. Yeah I think I might just have to wait a bit longer and get s better refurb one.. Thanks