I've been using an a1708 Non touch mabook pro for a couple months. I replaced the bad SSD and put in a new "aftermarket" battery. It has 16gb of ram. It's been working great. I keep trying to buy more and then resell them as a hobby. I accidentally bid on an a1706 2017 Touch Bar model on e-bay that was listed as sold for parts, but I got it working! Battery is at 78% with around 280 cycles, and it only has 8gb of ram but a 500gb HD vs my 128gb (which I don't care about) I've been playing with it and it doesn't seem to get as hot as my a1708 with 2.3ghz i5. This one has the 3.1 ghz i5. It's also unmolested, probably never been opened.
I was thinking to just sell it as you can't replace the SSD, and the battery replacement looks MUCH harder. The Touch ID is really nice, but my Apple Watch unlocks the other one. The Touch Bar is really cool, but probably just a novelty. Anyhow, curious what you all think, or what you would do? I think I'm going to stick with my trusted a1708 non Touch Bar. I'm typing this message on the a1706 now though.
I can probably also sell the Touch Bar model I believe for maybe 50-100 more than the non-touch model.
I was thinking to just sell it as you can't replace the SSD, and the battery replacement looks MUCH harder. The Touch ID is really nice, but my Apple Watch unlocks the other one. The Touch Bar is really cool, but probably just a novelty. Anyhow, curious what you all think, or what you would do? I think I'm going to stick with my trusted a1708 non Touch Bar. I'm typing this message on the a1706 now though.
I can probably also sell the Touch Bar model I believe for maybe 50-100 more than the non-touch model.