Refurb MacBook Pro Retina

[hunterheath33]

I was looking at the apple refurb store and found a 2013 13in rMBP with 4GB ram and 128GB SDD for only $879. I am concerned with the ram, but not so much the hard drive as I can use cloud storage(my school uses google drive for everything). I really would like this laptop to easily last 2-3year but am not expecting more because of the lower ram. Would this be considered a good value?

 

[T5BRICK]

Can't really say without knowing what you'll be using the computer for.

To be honest though, I'd want more RAM.

 

[Freyqq]

It's a good price, but I'd still want 8gb of ram.

 

[hunterheath33]

The computer would be used for typing on Google docs and some spotify. Occasional netflix. The most demanding thing would probably be when I have 5-7tabs in safari open typing a research paper. I would like more ram too but not really looking to future proof much. Just get me through the next 2 years or so.

 

[iConnected]

I would hold out for more RAM. It will come, you just need to keep checking daily.

You will be able to sell an 8GB RAM model more readily / for more money in 2-3 years than you would be a 4GB model.

 

[yjchua95]

The computer would be used for typing on Google docs and some spotify. Occasional netflix. The most demanding thing would probably be when I have 5-7tabs in safari open typing a research paper. I would like more ram too but not really looking to future proof much. Just get me through the next 2 years or so.

http://bgr.com/2013/11/18/apple-13-inch-retina-macbook-pro-review-late-2013/

It's amazing what 4GB of RAM can do with an SSD.