The best used 13” MacBook Pro

[vmilanv88]

I plan to buy a secondary computer next to my 2019 iMac to let me work out of home much more. I really understood how precious to be free since I’m in self isolation for the 5th week and I plan to change my workflow once this nightmare ends.

I don’t want to spend too much for this purpose so it doesn’t have to be a monster like my CTO iMac, but it has to be stronger than my previous iMac which was a mid-2010 21.5” version which was pretty slow before I switched to the new one.
The most important thing is the CPU, then the RAM (at least 8GB but 16 would be better). GPU doesn’t matter at all and storage neither since it can be replaced easily.
So I did some research and the conclusion is most of them declared that the late 2013, mid 2014 and early 2015 MBPs are almost perform the same even if the CPU evolved a little bit. I mean the 13” models.
Do you have any tips for me which one is the best deal and why? Thank you!

 

[pshufd]

I plan to buy a secondary computer next to my 2019 iMac to let me work out of home much more. I really understood how precious to be free since I’m in self isolation for the 5th week and I plan to change my workflow once this nightmare ends.

I don’t want to spend too much for this purpose so it doesn’t have to be a monster like my CTO iMac, but it has to be stronger than my previous iMac which was a mid-2010 21.5” version which was pretty slow before I switched to the new one.
The most important thing is the CPU, then the RAM (at least 8GB but 16 would be better). GPU doesn’t matter at all and storage neither since it can be replaced easily.
So I did some research and the conclusion is most of them declared that the late 2013, mid 2014 and early 2015 MBPs are almost perform the same even if the CPU evolved a little bit. I mean the 13” models.
Do you have any tips for me which one is the best deal and why? Thank you!

I have the max 2015 model except for the SSD at 512 GB. It's okay but I really prefer my 2014 and 2015 MBP 15s as quad core just gives you so much better performance. The 2015 13 struggles with a heavy office load. The 15 handles it with ease. If CPU is your main criteria, then a 15 would give you quad-core, regardless of the year. The 2015 is nice in that the SSD is a lot faster. The 2014 15s are pretty well discounted these days. I haven't looked at used 13s as I'd rather a quad-core.

 

[Fishrrman]

I'd look for a 2015 MacBook Pro.
Make sure it's in good shape.

One other thing:
MAKE SURE it doesn't have a firmware password set on it.