

It has a brilliant, gargantuan screen and impressively speedy performance on tasks such as video editing, animating and 3D modelling

When we tested out the latest MacBook, we gave it a respectable 4.5 out of 5 – it was the best laptop we’ve tested for creative pursuits.

You’ll also get the laptop in a shiny new box (if that’s important to you) with the full bag of accessories and cables, as long as there’s enough availability.Īpple also promises that the products have been refurbished with genuine Apple parts and that it cleans the gadgets too – so there shouldn’t be any greasy fingerprints lingering on your screen.Īs long as you’re getting a recent (-ish) model, you should also find that your new purchase comes with the latest operating system installed. You might have reservations about buying rebuilt products, but all of the Apple-approved ones come with a full year-long guarantee. Related: Taika Waititi rips into MacBook keyboards after Oscars win That’s a decent $420 saving, but probably not quite enough to justify getting the thing insured and delivered overseas. So far, it looks like only the US version of the site is selling them, so the rest of us will have to fork out full price if we want an Apple-certified product.Īt present the products are discounted by around 15%, which means that one of the rebuilt models will cost you $2379 instead of the full $2799. Standard one-year warranties can be extended with AppleCare+, making Apple's refurbished products virtually indistinguishable from new products.Apple is now selling refurbished (and discounted) 16-inch MacBook Pros. Every refurbished device from Apple goes through a rigorous testing, repair, repackaging, and cleaning process. Apple will regularly replenish the refurbished store, with available specifications changing over time.Īll of Apple's refurbished Macs feature the same one-year warranty available with brand new products, along with all manuals and accessories. Limited stock is available at this time because the contents of the refurbished store fluctuate based on what people have sent in for repair and replacement, so these machines could go quickly. An entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro chip, 8-core CPU, and 14-core GPU is priced at $1,800, down from the original $2,000 price tag.Ī refurbished 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max chip, 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 1TB SSD, which is the base high-end M1 Max, is priced at $3,149, a savings of $350 over the standard $3,499 price.

This is the first time that these Macs have been available with a refurbished discount since their 2021 launch.Īpple has a range of different machines and configurations available, with several M1 Pro options and a few higher-end M1 Max MacBook Pros. Apple today began offering refurbished versions of the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models that are equipped with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips.
