If I already have a 2015 MacBook Pro with retina? The guy put a new battery in it and it has 8gb of memory and a 1tb hard drive. It's in great condition. I'm just not sure how much I would use it since I have a 2015 model already. Do the 2011 models hold up?
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Is a 2011 MacBook Pro worth $350?
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Geesh, for 350$ I would buy it, if I get to test it first and check the serial number.
How much would it cost to put a ssd in it?I bought my 15" Early MBP 2 months ago for ~$500 in mint condition with all its contents (box etc.). Then upgraded RAM to 16GB and put an SSD inside to replace its original slow HDD. 9" to boot at desktop
Buy it.
I'd buy it if it's legit and in good shape if I were you. I've got a 2010 mbp. I upgraded to 8g ram and an ssd. It's my daily driver. Boots up in less than 60 seconds. I wouldn't sell the thing for 350$.
That just happened to my 2011 and a friend's. Her's just got done at a store in NYC and she is happy with it and they fixed her keyboard, too. Mine was failing but kept passing their stress test at the store. Luckily, I showed them photo and video proof of what was going on, then they called AppleCare and agreed to cover the repair. I was having the DisplayPort video and audio output keep blacking in and out, and wouldn't stop until I reseated the connection or restarted (was fine on the built-in screen). Then I got kernel panics, and the last straw was that I was using it, the screen went to grey and white vertical lines, then wouldn't start back up even with SMC resets.
Not trying to deter you, but the 2011s did have some issues, but if they do rear their ugly faces, the GPU is covered until December this year.
First, yes. Second, would you use it? I can't say you would. If you don't want it, I'd buy it.
But I would ask about the GPU and see if it was replaced by Apple. Does it come with anything? If it doesn't at least come with the charging cable then I'd walk away, fast.
But I would ask about the GPU and see if it was replaced by Apple. Does it come with anything? If it doesn't at least come with the charging cable then I'd walk away, fast.
The 15" 2011 models have a bad tendency to have the dGPU fail, so I'd not touch that model with a 10 foot pole.
I couldn't tell from the OP, which flavor, but I think a newer one for a little money would serve you better.
Its a 2011 13".
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I doubt that I would use it very much since I already have a 2015 Macbook pro with retina and this thing just screams with speed. The only downside to my 2015 macbook pro is I opted to get the 128gb one and I wish I would've gotten more memory. I have an external drive though so it isn't that much of an issue.
It's a good price, but in what situations would you use it over your 2015? Sounds like few, if any.