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refurbished macbook pro m3
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If you're looking to save some money, look at Best Buys deals.
I paid 1700 for my 14" MBP M3 Pro
I paid 1700 for my 14" MBP M3 Pro
Probably will be awhile yet before they start showing up on the Apple refurbished website. Which is probably the way I would go since I trust Apple doing the refurbishing more than a 3rd party dealer (even if it is a name brand like Best Buy).
Just for fun I did check out a few of their open box items. There can be decent savings. Though most of them I found last time I checked were in "Fair" condition. How the heck can they be in fair condition after only being on the market for a couple of months or so? Are people using them as frisbees or something? Sheesh. Has anyone bought an item from Best Buy that was in "Fair" condition?
Just for fun I did check out a few of their open box items. There can be decent savings. Though most of them I found last time I checked were in "Fair" condition. How the heck can they be in fair condition after only being on the market for a couple of months or so? Are people using them as frisbees or something? Sheesh. Has anyone bought an item from Best Buy that was in "Fair" condition?
I second the Best Buy open box deals -- they drop the OB prices by a lot when they run even just modest sales on the "new" units. It's really the only way to get a mac for a helluva good price. I paid $1807 for my 1tb 14 M3 Pro 12 core CPU just by getting lucky (it was OB-excellent--and truly excellent)--but the deal lasted only a day. This is LESS than a refurb M2 Pro 14 in. 1tb at the Apple store--and almost $600 less than Apple sells them for new.
The catch is that you'll need luck--and time. I checked out 2 OB "excellent" models that were anything but--one had a dent on the bottom (huh?) and the other had a deep gash on the top of the lid. It's clear not every store even looks at them before stamping "excellent." I'm sure they're no worse than other retailers, but if I hadn't been tenacious and the prices just so darn low, I could easily have given up. Also, to answer brgjoe's question -- I did look at a 15" MBA in "fair" condition which was actually immaculate. It was only "fair" because it didn't have the magsafe charging cable. Amazingly, the store offered to give me one if I bought it.
If you have a microcenter nearby, check them out too. They are still running their holiday 10% off on all macs deal.
The catch is that you'll need luck--and time. I checked out 2 OB "excellent" models that were anything but--one had a dent on the bottom (huh?) and the other had a deep gash on the top of the lid. It's clear not every store even looks at them before stamping "excellent." I'm sure they're no worse than other retailers, but if I hadn't been tenacious and the prices just so darn low, I could easily have given up. Also, to answer brgjoe's question -- I did look at a 15" MBA in "fair" condition which was actually immaculate. It was only "fair" because it didn't have the magsafe charging cable. Amazingly, the store offered to give me one if I bought it.
If you have a microcenter nearby, check them out too. They are still running their holiday 10% off on all macs deal.