Macbook Pro Buying Advice

[devon807]

I am looking to replace my aging Mid 2009 MacBook Pro, my budget is aound 900$ My options are :
Buy a 2011-2012 Anti-glare Hi-res MBP
Buy a refurb 13in rMBP
Any other suggestions

 

[tubeexperience]

I am looking to replace my aging Mid 2009 MacBook Pro, my budget is aound 900$ My options are :
Buy a 2011-2012 Anti-glare Hi-res MBP
Buy a refurb 13in rMBP
Any other suggestions

pre-owned MacBook Pro 13 Retina Mid 2014

 

[devon807]

pre-owned MacBook Pro 13 Retina Mid 2014

I've given it more thought and decided not to go with a 13in model, but a 15in or 17in model. Is your 17in the Quad i7 Model?

 

[tubeexperience]

I've given it more thought and decided not to go with a 13in model, but a 15in or 17in model. Is your 17in the Quad i7 Model?

Yes, it is.

https://support.apple.com/kb/SP646?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US

 

[devon807]

Yes, it is.

https://support.apple.com/kb/SP646?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US

Those are hard to come by nowadays, someone in the apple store 15in hi-res one
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Those are hard to come by nowadays, someone in the apple store 15in hi-res one

*recommended

 

[tubeexperience]

Those are hard to come by nowadays, someone in the apple store 15in hi-res one
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*recommended

Yes, the 17-inch MacBook Pro is hard to find these days. Mine is the Late 2011 model.

You might also look into the pre-owned MacBook Pro 15 Retina Early 2013. I bought mine for $400, but I doubt that you'll be as lucky.

 

[devon807]

Yes, the 17-inch MacBook Pro is hard to find these days. Mine is the Late 2011 model.

You might also look into the pre-owned MacBook Pro 15 Retina Early 2013. I bought mine for $400, but I doubt that you'll be as lucky.

Did you buy online, or locally (ex: Craigslist)

 

[tubeexperience]

Did you buy online, or locally (ex: Craigslist)

I got mine from Craigslist as "for parts only".

Apple fixed it for free.

 

[devon807]

O.K. so I have narrowed it down to a few options,
15in Mid 2011 quad 2.4 i7 high-res anti-glare 8GB RAM for $799
15in Mid 2012 quad 2.3 i7 Retina 2.3GHz 8GB RAM for $890 OBO
17in Mid 2010 Dual i7 Anti-Glare 8GB for $699

My biggest concern is with the dual Core i7, i'm coming from a mid 2009 C2D 2.GHz, would the perfromance be more or less the same?

 

[tubeexperience]

O.K. so I have narrowed it down to a few options,
15in Mid 2011 quad 2.4 i7 high-res anti-glare 8GB RAM for $799
15in Mid 2012 quad 2.3 i7 Retina 2.3GHz 8GB RAM for $890 OBO
17in Mid 2010 Dual i7 Anti-Glare 8GB for $699

My biggest concern is with the dual Core i7, i'm coming from a mid 2009 C2D 2.GHz, would the perfromance be more or less the same?

I have something better in mind.

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