Need help choosing a laptop

[Ambrosia7177]

Are the people who sell refurbished MacBook pros on eBay reputable? They advertise a 3 year warranty, and upgrades. Here is one listing, for instance:
https://m.ebay.com/itm/MacBook-Pro-...Y-Core-i7-2-0-16GB-1TB-OSX-2017-/172978991490
I can’t really afford a brand new one. I’m a teacher, so I think I could also get a discount from Apple, if I go that route.
Thank you!

I'd stay off of eBay myself.

Try these guys out...

Macs4U.com

I bought a Retina off of them last Fall, and was very happy with their prices, offerings and service.

Nice little company in MN.

 

[GtrDude]

I would buy a 2015 MBP. avoid the most recent MBP design that started late 2016. I dont know if the 2018 designs will be better but likely not. Get a unit with at least a 1Tbyte solid state drive.

I agree with this, except the 1 terabyte hard drive.
It's impossible for us to say how large a hard drive you need .
128 is plenty for many, 256 for others......512.....etc....you decide.
I would absolutely not get any of the new MBPs.
Had two and had to return both after a lot of s__t from Apple.