Wow! I guess supply and demand? Refurb prices for MBP 16" are only $50-70 off $2500-3000 MBP? Sheesh....
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Refurb Prices?
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Nevermind, I see why, new units are 5-7 weeks lead time; refurb ship immediately.
What makes it even funnier is that Apple dropped the trade in values if everything pretty harsh this time around so wanting to trade that old MB for a new model just got way more expensive.
I’ve been watching the refurb and reseller market for deals for a while now. Best deal I’ve seen lately is $2449 at US Costco online for a 16” Pro MBP 10/16/16/1TB - $2699 at Apple. Not to mention the 4 years warranty coverage included for using their Visa card.
That was good enough for me. I’m now expecting.
That was good enough for me. I’m now expecting.
I've seen BTOs go for more than 10% off. But I guess the high demand of these devices is driving the price.
True, if memory serves I recall just a few years back that the refurbished price was at 15% off retail across the board. It was only recently where I was looking at the refurbished 14 and 16 models where I see the discount was apparently adjusted to 10%.
Thankfully the refurbished discount stacks with the veterans discount and I was able to snag a base 16” for $2006, a deal that can’t be beat.
Just the base model 16”, silver with 16/512. Perfect for my relatively basic needs. I got the 14” at Costco a few weeks back but as I used it I realized how much I would love a bigger screen. When they popped up recently on the refurbished site, it was too good of a deal to pass up. Costco has a pretty generous 90 return policy too so that makes it easy.
This can’t be stated enough Military and Refurb discount can be stacked! Every time I make mention of it on the forum….crickets lol
The only 16" refurb I see where you can save $150 is Core I7; all the M1 only list a savings of $50-70.
Are you sure you’re not viewing the education store version of the refurb section?
I checked and the prices were there. Surprisingly, some of them are now gone and news ones in at $250 off.
I recommend going to this website https://refurb-tracker.com/ as it'll notify you right away the moment an refurb Apple product goes in stock. It's what helped me bought a refurb 2018 iPad Pro for my brother last year.