Should YOU buy an Apple Refurbished MacBook Pro in 2023? Unboxing & Thoughts!

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The M2 Pro and Max MacBook Pros have just been released but I'd reconsider passing on them and get either the M1 Pro or Max models on Apple's Refurbished website.
Let's unbox a recent purchase I made on Apple's Refurbished website and I'll let you know what I think!
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@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Are you considering a refurbished MacBook from Apple? Let me know in the comments below!

@seanminser-wg3hb 11 ай бұрын

I just bought a certified refurbished M1 MacBook Pro 16 512GB 16gb from Microcenter for 1449 and was able to slap AppleCare on it excellent packaging 7 on the battery cycle I'm pretty happy with it!

@TheTechRak 11 ай бұрын

Awesome!! What a steal! Enjoy my friend

@Nina-pu8be 11 ай бұрын

I also ordered exactly the same as yours. Also paid same price. Mine came today 🎉🎉🎉

@seanminser-wg3hb 7 ай бұрын

@Anderzontek-oq2rq I didn't when I had it, but I turned around and sold it for 1800.00 and made my money plus more back on it and went with the16 M3Pro Space Black

@petehboy2 2 ай бұрын

its basically new but if u look closely there is a little mark on the usb c port. you have to look very closely, but it's there!

@karishmaanand2688 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Super informative and love your perspective! Thank you for all your insight, looking forward to more videos!!

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Thanks! More to come!

@seanbarbeau1070 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info great video!!

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@alexreisler-gs3sg Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. Going to grab mine tomorrow!

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Glad I could help!

@emilypeters5927 Жыл бұрын

so helpful! thanks for the great video.

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jessicaschissler-oz5lw Жыл бұрын

Great refurbished section at BestBuy too! Great video thanks

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

For sure! I'd recommend their Geek Squad certified section :)

@ninarakhra8471 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Thanks for the information!

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed!

@h.hristov Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing the battery cycle counts

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@enriqueheal2653 10 ай бұрын

I thought they do replace with new battery 😮

@h.hristov 10 ай бұрын

@@enriqueheal2653 If the count is low enough, they don’t. The one I purchased had 14 cycles on it. I’ve been using it for a few months now and I’ve used a battery preservation tool called Aldente. It basically allows you to cap the battery at 50% for ex while the power cord is plugged in. My battery cycles are at 21 now and the life is at 98% which is very good given the battery is over 1000 days old (2020 MBP M1 model)

@mugetsu9948 Жыл бұрын

just bought an m1 max 64gb 1tb for bout 3266$ ( after tax). This is my first mac purchase, although i really wanted an m2 max because i felt it'd cut my 3d render in half. I felt like i should just accept that a laptop is a laptop. Save the money on a beefy pc in the future is better

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Great choice my friend! You’re saving $$ and still getting an amazing machine. Enjoy!

@PeterEmery Жыл бұрын

I bought a base model M1 MacBook Air from the Apple Refurbished website in 2021. The battery had zero charge cycles.

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s amazing. Hope you’re enjoying it

@Montetothi-xs4wy 10 ай бұрын

Hi Rak , pls what’s the best source to buy Apple refurbished M1 14 inch MacBook for someone base in the UK

@TheTechRak 10 ай бұрын

Try this website. It’s Apple’s refurbished website for the UK. www.apple.com/uk/shop/refurbished/mac

@TheTechRak 10 ай бұрын

I see that there’s only one very spec’d up M1 Pro 14 inch available. You may have to go with the M2 Pro.

@GAZMAN2002 Жыл бұрын

In Australia you don't need apple care or extended warranties your Australian consumer law rights already protect you.

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Wow! That is epic - we need that here in Canada!

@GAZMAN2002 Жыл бұрын

@@TheTechRak I think Canada does have similar consumer law rights. Basically if a product isn't fit for purpose or of acceptable quality then it is eligible for an refund exchange to repair

@wazitSomethingISaid Жыл бұрын

new shell and new battery and keyboard it seems

@kateglasspool926 Жыл бұрын

This was super helpful!!!)

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Really glad to hear :)

@wilpotocki2453 7 ай бұрын

Apples website doesn't tell you what version of iOS the refurbished ones have. I guess to call Apple and find out. I'd prefer Ventura over Monterey because Apple will support Ventura longer. I'm pretty sure they don't have the latest iOS Sonoma.

@TheTechRak 7 ай бұрын

Good call out. M1 and M2 would likely have the operating system it came alongside with. Agreed about Sonoma unless they start selling M3 refurbished!

@wilpotocki2453 7 ай бұрын

I was wondering if you would know if a USB 2.0 flash drive is compatible with a new MacBook Air or Pro? Would I need to use an adapter? I have a lot of files I need on several 2.0 flash drives.

@TheTechRak 7 ай бұрын

@@wilpotocki2453 Good question. Your Flash Drive is likely USB-A. The cord connected to it and the MacBook Air/Pro will require one end to be USB-C or else you will require an adapter if both sides of the cord are USB-A.

@wilpotocki2453 7 ай бұрын

It doesn't have a cord I think they're also called a "thumb drive" that you just plug in.

@TheTechRak 7 ай бұрын

@@wilpotocki2453 Ah! Yes, you will still need an adapter then. These MacBooks do not have a USB-A port. They only have USB-C.

@tranuctrung4536 Жыл бұрын

It has been 4 months so are there anything happend yet?

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Nothing! Still working like a charm. I would highly recommend going refurbished.

@h.hristov 10 ай бұрын

I can vouch too. My MBP M1 had 14 battery cycles but that shouldn’t bother you at all. It came in perfect shape - no scratches no nothing. Felt like brand new

@karishmaanand2688 Жыл бұрын

2TB let's gooooo

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Woohoo!

@FreshTooDef247 Жыл бұрын

It might have been something wrong with the laptop for it to having a battery cycle count of 13.. There too much of a risk.. Changing the outer shell on a laptop isn’t enough for me to buy refurbished.. buying brand new just give me a piece of mind that I won’t have problems down the road..

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

For sure! Peace of mind is very important. Did you end up purchasing a new M1 or M2 MacBook?

@angelopetrelli1083 Жыл бұрын

Very nice, very nice indeed. Now to your next video. But for this video 👍⭐👍⭐👍⭐👍⭐👍⭐👍⭐

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Thank you Angelo!

@digibactechnologies Жыл бұрын

You better examine it again, it was clearly dropped on the left side, pock holes in the aluminum indicates it was dropped from a considerable distance, I would send it back but based on the upload date of your video the return window has already expired.

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

Let me know what time in the video you notice these holes. Anyone else notice these? 😅

@jessicaschissler-oz5lw Жыл бұрын

Laptop looks great to me!! I think I’m going to go with a refurbished option. Thanks for this vid!

@MetalBearSeto Жыл бұрын

I see the little pock hole near the headphone jack :(

@nsp6480 Жыл бұрын

Don't they refurbish the old macbooks people trade in to buy new ones? If so, then these are not going to be worth buying. Also, the guarantee is different I think.

@TheTechRak Жыл бұрын

If they are Intel based laptops, then maybe, but probably not likely. They'll see if the parts within the traded in Macs can be used elsewhere. If we're looking at the MacBook pros in stock now on the refurbished website, the majority of them are M1 chips and newer