I have a 16 inch Macbook Pro M1 base model. My eyes fare well with this larger display.
I was considering getting a new model from the refurb store, specs: M5 Pro / 1 TB SSD / 48 or 64GB RAM .
Benefits. It would run my simulations about 80% faster (slightly helpful) and fit / run appropriate LLMs. (which I now do at home and can remote back home if I have a connection.). Export audio faster. Slightly more SSD but I keep most external.
Cost. With my discounts it is about $2,750 or $3,050, so after taxes & M1 resale it would probably cost $2,300 or $2,600.
Well, these spec models are in the refurb store, so someone must have not liked them. Why not? Has anyone bought and returned one of these? What was your reason? Cost? Performance? SSD too small? Something better suit you? Thanks in advance.
I was considering getting a new model from the refurb store, specs: M5 Pro / 1 TB SSD / 48 or 64GB RAM .
Benefits. It would run my simulations about 80% faster (slightly helpful) and fit / run appropriate LLMs. (which I now do at home and can remote back home if I have a connection.). Export audio faster. Slightly more SSD but I keep most external.
Cost. With my discounts it is about $2,750 or $3,050, so after taxes & M1 resale it would probably cost $2,300 or $2,600.
Well, these spec models are in the refurb store, so someone must have not liked them. Why not? Has anyone bought and returned one of these? What was your reason? Cost? Performance? SSD too small? Something better suit you? Thanks in advance.