Got my new $1600 refurb in the mail today. Using it now. Samsung screen. 2 battery cycles. Couldn't be more happy with my purchase. 
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I receive yesterday my base rMBP from online Apple Store to Venezuela (Yes, you can use a international credit card) Very happy until now
How did you do that, just last week I tried and was told no.
firts, i bought a Gift Card for the total amount of the rMBP, i put my real billing address and the zip code from Florida.
Second, i use a shipping address in miami (Courier) then they send me the Macbook to Venezuela (About 3 weeks the total process)
Worked for me, sorry for my English.
PD: I live in Venezuela but use a credit card from Spain.
You did the right thing
http://9to5mac.com/2013/02/16/new-m...acbook-pros-use-some-upgraded-internal-parts/
While there's nothing wrong with the decision given the almost as good price on the newer one, there are no "upgraded" parts between the two apart from CPU. That article is nonsense.You did the right thing
http://9to5mac.com/2013/02/16/new-m...acbook-pros-use-some-upgraded-internal-parts/
Apart from the IO board and SSDs, which are different but not "upgraded" in any meaningful way, the only parts that changed are the logic board (containing the newer processors) and the bottom case (containing the updated model information). Same cooling system, same interface speeds and specs, same everything except a marginally faster CPU.
Anyone who upgraded from the 2012 to the 2013 at any significant expense wasted their money, plain and simple.
This thread is about purchasing now not upgrading from 2012 to 2013 model.
Anyone buying a 2012 model when you can get a 2013 similar price or a bit more would be wasting their money.
Ordered rMBP 15", 2012 refurb for $1.599.
So what if the 2013 models are more reliable (if they are), you get 1-year warranty, and with AppleCare you're safe for three years.
So what if the 2013 models are more reliable (if they are), you get 1-year warranty, and with AppleCare you're safe for three years.
This thread makes it sound like the 2012 rMBP is garbarge and should be tossed out! There are thousands of happy 2012 users who would never notice the difference between a June 2012 and Feb 2013.
We're fighting over some minor tweaks Apple did on the '13s when within a few months Both of these will be out of date, old, yesterdays news.
Keep in mind that millions of people are using "Old (Pre 2012) laptops and swear by them. Worries about minor product upticks is a sickness that can't be cured.
I got a 2012/I7/16 on EBay and there are plenty of good deals there even New in Box deals saving big $$$s.
We're fighting over some minor tweaks Apple did on the '13s when within a few months Both of these will be out of date, old, yesterdays news.
Keep in mind that millions of people are using "Old (Pre 2012) laptops and swear by them. Worries about minor product upticks is a sickness that can't be cured.
I got a 2012/I7/16 on EBay and there are plenty of good deals there even New in Box deals saving big $$$s.
Thank you for injecting some reason and sanity into this discussion. I also purchased a 2012 refurb model (2.6/512/16) that runs flawlessly. People need to understand that these are not really "2012" models, as Apple partially rebuilds them with new cases, etc, and assigns a new serial number. Mine was built two weeks before I purchased it on June 10. Doesn't seem like an "old" model to me.
Like zipur said, soon (this fall) the new Haswell MacBook Pros will make all of these obsolete. Then watch for all the moaning and whining when somebody starts a "I should've waited" thread.
Here is an interesting thought.
If the price were the same -+$100.00 ($2600.00'ish ) Would you take a New In Box from a well known seller on EBAY or get an almost basic Haswell?
Originally released February 2012
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch 16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM 768GB Flash Storage 720p FaceTime HD Camera NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
or would you rather go for a new Haswell 2.6/8/256?
If the price were the same -+$100.00 ($2600.00'ish ) Would you take a New In Box from a well known seller on EBAY or get an almost basic Haswell?
Originally released February 2012
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch 16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM 768GB Flash Storage 720p FaceTime HD Camera NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
or would you rather go for a new Haswell 2.6/8/256?
I'd probably go Haswell, personally. They aren't going to DECREASE performance, and I don't think the upgrade cost of 8gb more ram is what is holding anybody back. Besides being "new", there are some benefits with getting a new machine regardless.
That said, for anybody (maybe even me) who buys an early 2013 rMBP after the new laptops come out, there will probably be more on the market and will all be going for less money than they already are - especially if Apple lowers the cost of the refreshed laptops. If you play the waiting game and do not buy a new one, you still win, even a little extra.
Somewhere up there there was a reference to people who bought the 2012 upgrading to the 2013 model when it came out. Unless you had an actual problem with the 2012, which frankly was more likely a result of early manufacturing hiccups than anything else (and therefore would be equally remedied by a warranty exchange), there was never any reason to spend money on it.
The 2013 model is the equivalent of a carryover car that gets some minor mechanical tweak. If you're in the market for a new car, by all means, get the new one. But trading in a car you bought a few months ago is silly, as is the notion that the old one is inferior.
Paying any amount extra unless you need 3% more CPU power or a marginal increase in resale value is the waste. There is no difference in the features or performance of the two versions apart from the nominal CPU upgrade. All of the other components are fully interchangeable.
You've supplied an article that is trying to spin mundane part number changes into "upgraded internals" with no basis whatsoever. SSDs are fully interchangeable, no performance differential whatsoever. Bottom case would be mismatched but is identical. Cooling system part numbers are unchanged. Display part numbers are unchanged. Chipset and expansion bus controllers are unchanged. Battery capacity is unchanged. Even the model identifier is unchanged--that's how little difference it makes.
Literally the only performance improvement is the newer CPU, and that 3-4% difference has no impact on the overwhelming majority of users.
This is what really made me buy my
2013 15" rMBP a few months ago. I guess it depends what is important to you. Personally, 802.11 ac and increased battery life is not that important to me at this point. Id much rather have a larger hard drive and 16GB ram, as I would not be able to afford these things if I bought a new Haswell with an upgraded SSD and RAM. Then down the road I can always sell and upgrade to Haswell but for now I am very content.
Just got my refurb mid 2012 15" rMBP base model, looks brand new and the retina display is
Is there a link to where I can calibrate the display, I got the Samsung display and it looks a lil more yellow than my 2011 MBP......
Oh, and I got a nice surprise too when i went to "about this mac"....slight bump in CPU.
Is there a link to where I can calibrate the display, I got the Samsung display and it looks a lil more yellow than my 2011 MBP......
Oh, and I got a nice surprise too when i went to "about this mac"....slight bump in CPU.
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I guess I'm one of those folks who "wasted" their money on a 2012 rMBP. I couldn't resist though, it was %50 off retail price at Best Buy. Guess they were clearancing (not a word I know) them out to make room for the more updated macs. I'm quite happy with my purchase and looking forward to the user experience.
pulled the trigger on a Refurbished 15" MacBook Pro 2.6GHz i7 for $1,819.00
8GB RAM, 750GB HD & NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1GB
saved $380.00 from retail. I know the Haswells are coming out in the next couple of months but the fact that the non retina 15" has user upgradeable memory + the ability to mount a second hard drive really tilted the scale...I get the feeling the Haswells won't allow either.
cheers
8GB RAM, 750GB HD & NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1GB
saved $380.00 from retail. I know the Haswells are coming out in the next couple of months but the fact that the non retina 15" has user upgradeable memory + the ability to mount a second hard drive really tilted the scale...I get the feeling the Haswells won't allow either.
cheers
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I guess I'm one of those folks who "wasted" their money on a 2012 rMBP. I couldn't resist though, it was %50 off retail price at Best Buy. Guess they were clearancing (not a word I know) them out to make room for the more updated macs. I'm quite happy with my purchase and looking forward to the user experience.
I would consider that wasting money! I wanted to get that exact deal too, but they were all sold out. Did you end up purchasing online and picking up at the store? or did you just walk in?
Well I finally decided to give up on my windows 7 laptop, windows update had reduced it to a snails pace and it would take ages to shut down. I went and grabbed a cMBP 15" 2.3/4/500gb from my local Apple store for £1499.00. Really loved it until I saw a Mid 2012 2.6/8/512SSD rMBP 15" for £1699.00 on the refurb store! Felt that for £200 more I would be getting a lot more for my money so I returned the cMBP for credit and am now loving my new Retina. It's so quick with the SSD too. I have checked the screen and it's an LG SJA1 but if I get any issues I'll get it swapped out. It was in pristine condition and 0 battery cycles too.
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I just received my brand new replacement MBP. This baby is smooth!
I had a 2010 refurb model but it started to have problems last year & had the logic board replaced twice. After the second time, October last year, (brought about by it switching off & not switching on which caused a panic and made me much more vigilant about backing up!) It started kernel panicking and I held off taking it in for a while because of needing it for my website but finally I took it back to the genius bar a few weeks ago. They replaced the logic board for the third time. The morning after I picked it up it started kernel panicking again, even though they'd given it a clean bill of health.
At that point I took it back to the genius bar and asked for a replacement. They said that they couldn't do it themselves because it was bought from the online store but he got me set up on the phone to AppleCare while he was doing more tests. Took almost no convincing of anyone and within hours the replacement was being arranged. Thank you Apple!
The best thing was that I was expecting they'd replace it with another, likely older, refurb model as that's how it was purchased, but no they replaced it with a brand new one and even gave me the option to upgrade (at the normal upgrade cost). I ended up throwing in 8gb ram and went for the hi res antiglare screen which I'd been lusting over practically since I got my old one.
So essentially, I've been able to replace my aging, slow almost 3 year old (it had 80 days left on AppleCare!) MBP with a zippy, brand new, gorgeous screen MBP! I am so impressed with Apple's customer service on this one that it totally washes away the frustration of having to use my old laptop with the expectation that it could crash at any time.
Although... I ended up having both my iPhone & MBP replaced within weeks of each other, so much for Apple's famed longevity
This = the sweetest sight
I had a 2010 refurb model but it started to have problems last year & had the logic board replaced twice. After the second time, October last year, (brought about by it switching off & not switching on which caused a panic and made me much more vigilant about backing up!) It started kernel panicking and I held off taking it in for a while because of needing it for my website but finally I took it back to the genius bar a few weeks ago. They replaced the logic board for the third time. The morning after I picked it up it started kernel panicking again, even though they'd given it a clean bill of health.
At that point I took it back to the genius bar and asked for a replacement. They said that they couldn't do it themselves because it was bought from the online store but he got me set up on the phone to AppleCare while he was doing more tests. Took almost no convincing of anyone and within hours the replacement was being arranged. Thank you Apple!
The best thing was that I was expecting they'd replace it with another, likely older, refurb model as that's how it was purchased, but no they replaced it with a brand new one and even gave me the option to upgrade (at the normal upgrade cost). I ended up throwing in 8gb ram and went for the hi res antiglare screen which I'd been lusting over practically since I got my old one.
So essentially, I've been able to replace my aging, slow almost 3 year old (it had 80 days left on AppleCare!) MBP with a zippy, brand new, gorgeous screen MBP! I am so impressed with Apple's customer service on this one that it totally washes away the frustration of having to use my old laptop with the expectation that it could crash at any time.
Although... I ended up having both my iPhone & MBP replaced within weeks of each other, so much for Apple's famed longevity
This = the sweetest sight
Got my 2012 MacBook Pro last Tuesday 8.13.13
Went to the Apple Store and picked up my MacBook Pro this week! It's my first MacBook Pro ever! I had a Late 2010 MacBook Air, then a 2010 White MacBook. Both of those laptops were pre-owned. This is my first ever brand new MacBook. Here are the specs:
Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz Processor
500 GB HDD
4 GB of RAM (When I bought it.)
I also use a Mac Mini that came with 2 GB of RAM that I then upgraded to 8 GB. 8 GB wasn't enough. Now that uses 16 GB of RAM but I still had the 2x4 GB RAM chips. Since the MacBook Pro and 2011 Mac Mini use the same RAM type, I upgraded my MacBook Pro this morning to 8 GB of RAM.
I've already started breaking in my new MacBook Pro. I hope it has a nice long life ahead of it.
Went to the Apple Store and picked up my MacBook Pro this week! It's my first MacBook Pro ever! I had a Late 2010 MacBook Air, then a 2010 White MacBook. Both of those laptops were pre-owned. This is my first ever brand new MacBook. Here are the specs:
Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz Processor
500 GB HDD
4 GB of RAM (When I bought it.)
I also use a Mac Mini that came with 2 GB of RAM that I then upgraded to 8 GB. 8 GB wasn't enough. Now that uses 16 GB of RAM but I still had the 2x4 GB RAM chips. Since the MacBook Pro and 2011 Mac Mini use the same RAM type, I upgraded my MacBook Pro this morning to 8 GB of RAM.
I've already started breaking in my new MacBook Pro. I hope it has a nice long life ahead of it.