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2017 or 2016 refurb?

firecrackerjim

firecrackerjim

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Jun 10, 2017
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I am currently rocking a 2012 13" air with 8gb & 512SSD, im thinking its time for an upgrade

I can afford the 2017 Base Touchbar model or get last years refurb with 512GB SSD for about 200 cheaper from the apple refurb store.

has anyone bought a refurb, are they like new.

any input would be great
 
firecrackerjim said:
I am currently rocking a 2012 13" air with 8gb & 512SSD, im thinking its time for an upgrade

I can afford the 2017 Base Touchbar model or get last years refurb with 512GB SSD for about 200 cheaper from the apple refurb store.

has anyone bought a refurb, are they like new.

any input would be great
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In my experience, refurbished systems are "like new". They also come with the same warranty coverage as a new system.
 
Been buying refurbs from Apple for years and always been happy (except when I've cheaped out and skimped on RAM or storage and regretted it down the road, which is my own fault).
 
firecrackerjim said:
I dont game on a laptop, the intel gfx are nothing special anyway
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I'm referring to the AMD Radeon 460. If you think you will ever run a 4K display it is a crucial requirement. If you'll never use it to drive a display then disregard.
 
whodean said:
I'm referring to the AMD Radeon 460. If you think you will ever run a 4K display it is a crucial requirement. If you'll never use it to drive a display then disregard.
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sorry im talking about the 13" pros as a replacement for my 13" air
 
smallcoffee said:
Just cheaper yeah. If budget isn't any issue st all then sure get one do whatever. But I just don't think the extra space is necessary given all the cloud storage options for everything and the ability to re download any software you need.
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Thats true however i was thinking of Boot Camping
 
firecrackerjim said:
Thats true however i was thinking of Boot Camping
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How much space do you currently use? How much do you actually need? Just be honest with your usage and ask yourself what you really need. If you want and can afford it, go for it. I have been using a 256-size drive for 6 years now, and 70gb of that is music.
 
Are there even any Refurbished 2016 MBP’s in the store anymore? I checked the other day and there weren’t any. None in the 13” or 15” models.
 
Scott G. said:
Are there even any Refurbished 2016 MBP’s in the store anymore? I checked the other day and there weren’t any. None in the 13” or 15” models.
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You checked the other day, but did you check today? They're out there.
 
If you can afford it, get the 13" ntb MBPro with the 256gb drive.
It has a faster CPU and slightly better graphics than the 2016 models.

I'd "give up" the extra storage space for both of those improvements.
But then, I used a 2010 MBPro for 6.5 years, and only "used up" about 40gigs of the original drive!

If at some point in the future you need more space, I'm going to -guess- that it will be for things like movies, etc. Items that "eat up" drive space, but aren't actually "accessed" very often.
In that case, get a USB-c SSD (or USB3.1 g2) and keep the "overflow" stuff on that.
If you want to watch a saved movie, just "copy it over" to the Macbook's hard drive, watch the movie, then delete it...
 
Thanks for the input guys went with a 2016 tb with 512gb ssd
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Fishrrman said:
If you can afford it, get the 13" ntb MBPro with the 256gb drive.
It has a faster CPU and slightly better graphics than the 2016 models.

I'd "give up" the extra storage space for both of those improvements.
But then, I used a 2010 MBPro for 6.5 years, and only "used up" about 40gigs of the original drive!

If at some point in the future you need more space, I'm going to -guess- that it will be for things like movies, etc. Items that "eat up" drive space, but aren't actually "accessed" very often.
In that case, get a USB-c SSD (or USB3.1 g2) and keep the "overflow" stuff on that.
If you want to watch a saved movie, just "copy it over" to the Macbook's hard drive, watch the movie, then delete it...
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cant be much faster and any 2016 mbp wil crush my 2012 mba shirley?
 
I'm in the same boat and can't decide. More power and spend more money? Or less power and save some money? If I opt for the 2016, I can get it brand new, no sales tax, and 12-months zero percent interest at AAFES.
 
firecrackerjim said:
Thanks for the input guys went with a 2016 tb with 512gb ssd
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cant be much faster and any 2016 mbp wil crush my 2012 mba shirley?
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What exactly do you mean by "crush?" Flatten? And why would you want to do that to a computer??
 
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