At what price do you pick refurb vs new?

[rhino89]

Ive been looking at the apple refurb store and noticed a 2013 MacBook Pro retina i5/8/256 for $1159. The new 2014 models were a minor upgrade to this, but I may be able to snag one for about $1190. So at what price point do you choose "2013 refurb" vs "2014 brand new"? $50 apart? $75? $100+? Looking to save some money, but also to not sacrifice performance/value in the long run.

Edit: just to clarify, I'm trying to get opinions to the question of "For an extra______ ($25? $50? $76? &100+) you might as well just go with the new 2014 model over a refurb 2013 model"

 

[GGJstudios]

Ive been looking at the apple refurb store and noticed a 2013 MacBook Pro retina i5/8/256 for $1159. The new 2014 models were a minor upgrade to this, but I may be able to snag one for about $1190. So at what price point do you choose "2013 refurb" vs "2014 brand new"? $50 apart? $75? $100+? Looking to save some money, but also to not sacrifice performance/value in the long run.

It depends on how much you want to save. Buying refurb is like buying new, except for the box.

 

[sebseb]

Even If I can save 100+, I would go refurb. It's pretty much the same thing.

 

[rhino89]

Even If I can save 100+, I would go refurb. It's pretty much the same thing.

Do you mean you would always pick last year's model as a refurb over this year's new model, regardless of how far apart they are price-wise? Like I'm wondering if for just an extra _____ (25? 50? 75? 100?) it would be better to just go with the new current model. Maybe my original post wasn't so clear.

 

[sebseb]

Do you mean you would always pick last year's model as a refurb over this year's new model, regardless of how far apart they are price-wise? Like I'm wondering if for just an extra _____ (25? 50? 75? 100?) it would be better to just go with the new current model. Maybe my original post wasn't so clear.

I was looking the other day for the 2500$ rMBP with dGPU and refurb was 2099$ and it's the same specs and you save a lot. Right now apple ran out of the 2014 model but soon one will appear.

Now the normal 2014 with Iris Pro is 2000$ while a refurb 2013 is 1490$ for a small spec change. Now is 510$ save worth it? if you think you need 16GB RAM and not 8GB or the better cpu, then maybe the 2014 rMBP would be better. But a refurb 2014 is 200-300$ cheaper than its new version and since apple offers the same 1 year warranty, same accessories makes it a great deal.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Not always

Do you mean you would always pick last year's model as a refurb over this year's new model, regardless of how far apart they are price-wise? Like I'm wondering if for just an extra _____ (25? 50? 75? 100?) it would be better to just go with the new current model. Maybe my original post wasn't so clear.

If there had been a processor or a dGPU update the new version would be worth the extra cash but due to broadwell delays this is not the case this year so there is no need to go for the 2014 version.

 

[leman]

My opinion: for an extra $50? you might as well just go with the new 2014 model over a refurb 2013 model. Anything more is not worth it. This is regarding only the 2013 vs. 2014!

 

[maflynn]

It all depends on the configuration, and price point. I could be wrong, but I generally only see around a 12% savings, unless the model is an older generation which I'll not choose.

 

[newellj]

Ive been looking at the apple refurb store and noticed a 2013 MacBook Pro retina i5/8/256 for $1159. The new 2014 models were a minor upgrade to this, but I may be able to snag one for about $1190. So at what price point do you choose "2013 refurb" vs "2014 brand new"? $50 apart? $75? $100+? Looking to save some money, but also to not sacrifice performance/value in the long run.

Edit: just to clarify, I'm trying to get opinions to the question of "For an extra______ ($25? $50? $76? &100+) you might as well just go with the new 2014 model over a refurb 2013 model"

In this case the hardware difference is trivial. Save the cash.

 

[bigjnyc]

for an extra $100 or less I am definitely going for the newest model.