Which refurbed Macbook Pro should I get??

[superchilean]

Today they're on sale and I want to get either a 13 in. or 15 in. but I honestly don't know which is the best out of all of these. The cost isn't a huge issue between both of them.

•Refurbished MacBook Pro MC374LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 13.3" for $929
•refurbished MacBook Pro MC375LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz 13.3" for $1,019
•refurbished MacBook Pro MC371LL/A Core i5 Dual 2.4Ghz 15.4" for $1,269
•refurbished MacBook Pro MC372LL/A Core i5 Dual 2.53GHz 15.4" for $1,439
•refurbished MacBook Pro MB986LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz 15.4" for $1,439

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro?afid=p201|552179&cid=AOS-US-AFFC

 

[simsaladimbamba]

i5 with 2.4GHz, unless the 2.53GHz version has a High Res screen.

 

[superchilean]

So my friend told me that it wasn't too worth it (the 2.53GHz) because the newer ones come with a better processor.

How important would you say the difference is??

Also, the 2.4GHz one is sold out :/

 

[Vantage Point]

refurbished MacBook Pro MC371LL/A Core i5 Dual 2.4Ghz 15.4" for $1,269

Have it, love it. That is a great price, over $500 less than it was new a few months ago. I am also a fan of 'base models'. There is no great reason to spend about $200 more for the i5 2.53 to get literally 5% more power - based on geek tests. Take that $200 and update the RAM to 8Gb and get a bigger, faster hard drive, and you will really get your moneys worth - that's exactly what I did - see my signature.

Also, the i5 2.4 is much faster than a 3.06 C2D so forget paying more for the 2.8ghz C2D which would not even have auto graphics switching

 

[Vantage Point]

So my friend told me that it wasn't too worth it (the 2.53GHz) because the newer ones come with a better processor.

How important would you say the difference is??

Also, the 2.4GHz one is sold out :/

They do not last so don't hesitate when they are back in stock. They best way to find when they are in stock is to use this site to get a email so you can act quick http://www.refurb.me/us/

 

[superchilean]

They do not last so don't hesitate when they are back in stock. They best way to find when they are in stock is to use this site to get a email so you can act quick http://www.refurb.me/us/

Thank you so much for your help!

I'll just wait on the one that is $200 more and hope to get the deal the next time.

I appreciate it!!

(My brothers know tons about PCs and do not like Macs, so when I asked for help from them they were all just like "whatever")

 

[Vantage Point]

Thank you so much for your help!

I'll just wait on the one that is $200 more and hope to get the deal the next time.

Those looked like everyday refurb prices, not a special sale. Also, here is a link to the geek scores of those models. as you can see the one for $200 more is only 5% faster and the i5 2.4 is about 25% faster than a 2.8 C2D. Those results show relative performance differences. I say relative since I ran the 32-bit geek test on mine and did not get the same score of 4800, I got much higher, 5127