The "I just ordered / bought / got my new/refurb MBP" thread [Merged]

[theberto]

what about the external aspect? since they are previous used products, are there any small scratches, or used keys, or any sign of usage?
thanks!

 

[j_ramb]

They just shippet my mbp 2,6/460/256. Ordered nov 15th.
It says delivered by dec 27. Does it really take 10 days to ship to europe? Anyone from europe who can give med est shipping time?

Really want it before christmas

 

[theberto]

I was wondering... since the refurbished models are previous used, the hardware should have a shorter life compared to a new one, right? for example I was thinking about the SSD disk which seem to last shorter then the previous HDD models. what are your experiences, your product was always in good condition? did you have any issue?

 

[joshwithachance]

I said **** it on Thursday and when I was up in NH visiting family I picked up a tax free 2.7GHz/Radeon 455/512GB mid-tier 15" Pro with my student discount. So far I'm loving this machine.

 

[Mortis360]

I picked up my MacBook Pro 15" with Touch Bar, the baseline model with 2,6Ghz, 256GB SSD, Radeon Pro 450 yesterday, and so far its been all perfect for me! Very happy now!

 

[Dribo]

They just shippet my mbp 2,6/460/256. Ordered nov 15th.
It says delivered by dec 27. Does it really take 10 days to ship to europe? Anyone from europe who can give med est shipping time?

Really want it before christmas

Yeah I'm in the same boat as you, except I'm getting the 2,7 1TB one. I'm in Denmark btw

 

[Iceberg33]

I just got my new MacBook Pro mid 2015 512gb 2.5 Amd Radeon. Ordered online from bestbuy. I have a question about packaging. The shrink wrapped white MacBook box was in bestbuy packaging. I've seen couple of unboxibg videos online from Amazon and b and h where the MacBook box is in another apple sealed box inside Amazon or b and h box. Anybody who ordered from bestbuy willing to share their experience? Was it double boxed or only packaged in a bestbuy box?

Thanks in advance

 

[S600MBUSA]

My 2010 2.66 Hi-Res Matte was on its last legs (running on external HD only, plus a faulty nVidia GPU that cropped up after the free fix period).

Best Buy matched BHPhoto's deal, and I was out the door in 15 minutes with a 2015 2.2/256/16 for $1799, including sales tax. I was really tempted by the 2016 models, but they feel like a bit more of a gamble right now. The 2015 is a huge upgrade over my old machine, and there are things about it I prefer versus the new ones, like the keyboard.

Looks like I got a good battery:

 

[Whackman]

I hope my current Mac Book Pro (retina 2012) will last a long time. What the F*ck is Apple doing lately?
But, very happy with the current one i have.

 

[HappyIntro]

Recently ordered a 2015 MBP with 2.8/256/Iris Pro graphics from B&H. It should come in the next day or two. Of course I sort of wish I chose the 2.5/512/AMD Radeon model for only $200 more. I get buyers remorse with any large purchase. But I'm psyched that I can still get the older model - it will be a nice upgrade from my current MacBook Air 11.

 

[Iceberg33]

Recently ordered a 2015 MBP with 2.8/256/Iris Pro graphics from B&H. It should come in the next day or two. Of course I sort of wish I chose the 2.5/512/AMD Radeon model for only $200 more. I get buyers remorse with any large purchase. But I'm psyched that I can still get the older model - it will be a nice upgrade from my current MacBook Air 11.

Congrats on your new MacBook. I got the 2015 2.5 amd from Best Buy but I wish I would have gotten it from B and H. I'm not happy with the way bestbuy packaged mine. The shrink wrapped white MacBook box was directly in Best Buy packaging. B and H usually ship the macs in original Apple cardboard box then the B and H Box. Would you tell us about the packaging when yours arrives?

Thanks

 

[pier]

Of course I sort of wish I chose the 2.5/512/AMD Radeon model for only $200 more.

I would have bought it too but it isn't available in my country anymore. I ended up buying the same as you since for me it's a machine for programming and some design.

Obviously this is not a gaming machine, but it works for light gaming, emulators, etc.

It shouldn't have any trouble editing video at 1080p or even light 4K editing.

 

[HappyIntro]

Congrats on your new MacBook. I got the 2015 2.5 amd from Best Buy but I wish I would have gotten it from B and H. I'm not happy with the way bestbuy packaged mine. The shrink wrapped white MacBook box was directly in Best Buy packaging. B and H usually ship the macs in original Apple cardboard box then the B and H Box. Would you tell us about the packaging when yours arrives?

Thanks

Sure, you bet, I'll let you know and maybe post pictures if I think about it when I get the package (may be too excited, ha). However it wouldn't really bother me if it was packed liked Best Buy packed yours. Whenever I've purchased an Apple product from the Apple store, they just hand me the shrinked-wrapped box, no big deal. But I'll let you know.

 

[HappyIntro]

Sure, you bet, I'll let you know and maybe post pictures if I think about it when I get the package (may be too excited, ha). However it wouldn't really bother me if it was packed liked Best Buy packed yours. Whenever I've purchased an Apple product from the Apple store, they just hand me the shrinked-wrapped box, no big deal. But I'll let you know.

Hi, just an update, my 2015 15" MBP came in the mail yesterday, and the B&H packaging did include the Apple shipping box, so there was the white shrink-wrapped box inside the Apple shipping box inside the B&H box. So I would say that it was very well packed.

 

[SoloXis]

Hi all! Long time Mac user here (since 2007) and decided to join the community here (it's been a while since I participate in forum discussions).

Received my 2016 15" MBP 2.9/512/Radeon 460 yesterday, one day earlier than expected. Now that I've used it for one full day (mainly installing apps, transferring files and some light video editing), I'm a little hesitant to recommend this to my friends for now. Here's a list of little glitches that I've encountered...

• iTunes suddenly lagged in the middle of playback for 2 seconds before continuing playback. Not sure if it's due to my iTunes library being on a NAS.
• Touchbar icons keep having vertical black bars on some of them.
• Crashed and restarted when I shut my lid and plug into the LG 4K monitor within a few seconds. Took several mouse clicks to wake it up.
• Paused iTunes using wireless keyboard and the whole iTunes interface lagged (rainbow cursor).
• Paused editing videos for a while, surfed some web and went back to FCPX to resume. Lagged (rainbow cursor) the moment I tried to scroll the event browser. All files on internal SSD.
• Dock, hot corners and Cmd+Tab hanged for seemingly no reason. Restarting fixed it.
• Playback of optimised video clips in FCPX lagged when I tried to pause it. Full HD clips.

These are encountered on the latest version of macOS. I'm hoping the next update fixes most of these performance issues. Definitely not what I expect of an Apple product.

 

[pier]

I just received my 2015 15'' MBP with Iris Pro and after some testing I'm confident this has been a great decision.

 

[IngerMan]

I received my 13" MBP Touch Bar Monday night. So far I am liking it.

 

[Iceberg33]

Hi, just an update, my 2015 15" MBP came in the mail yesterday, and the B&H packaging did include the Apple shipping box, so there was the white shrink-wrapped box inside the Apple shipping box inside the B&H box. So I would say that it was very well packed.

Thanks for the update. Have you been able to figure out your macs production date yet? Mine doesn't come up in chipmunk.nl

 

[HappyIntro]

Thanks for the update. Have you been able to figure out your macs production date yet? Mine doesn't come up in chipmunk.nl

No problem. As to my mac's production date, I've never learned how to do that.

EDIT: My 2015 MBP's production date is 12-5-2016 (I downloaded coconutBattery.)

 

[HappyIntro]

I would have bought it too but it isn't available in my country anymore. I ended up buying the same as you since for me it's a machine for programming and some design.

Obviously this is not a gaming machine, but it works for light gaming, emulators, etc.

It shouldn't have any trouble editing video at 1080p or even light 4K editing.

Thanks for this, it makes me feel a bit better about the old, integrated GPU I chose.

I've had my new 2015 MBP for a few days now and I really like it. IMO my machine has just as strong a CPU as the 2016 models, a better keyboard, bigger battery, better ports (for my needs), plus the MagSafe which I love. Plus cheaper price, yay.

 

[MrGuder]

Thanks for the update. Have you been able to figure out your macs production date yet? Mine doesn't come up in chipmunk.nl

Coconut battery will tell you and it's a safe download just google it. It will also tell you how many cycles is on your battery.

 

[marc55]

Picked up a new 2105- 13" MBP, 2.9/8/512 last week.

I was going to reorder the 2016, but I couldn't resist the price on the 2015 from a private owner

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[Iceberg33]

No problem. As to my mac's production date, I've never learned how to do that.

EDIT: My 2015 MBP's production date is 12-5-2016 (I downloaded coconutBattery.)

Thanks. That's pretty recent.
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Coconut battery will tell you and it's a safe download just google it. It will also tell you how many cycles is on your battery.

Thanks. I haven't opened the box yet since I'm debating whether to keep it or return it and get an iris pro 2.5 512Gb directly from Apple. I'm a bit picky and was not Very impressed with the bestbuy packaging and a tiny tear in the wrapping.

 

[Mr Invisible]

Hi!

After lurking for well over a year, I've finally signed up, and now I can contribute to this very interesting thread.

I've been longing to replace my Sony Vaio Windows 10 laptop for quite some time now. It runs Windows 10, but I never liked the screen, the hardware and also the software. I had so many issues with Windows 8 that Windows 10 partially resolved. It wasn't particularly smooth either! To be fair, my love-hate relationship with Windows has mostly leant towards hate.

Anyway, I couldn't justify buying a a brand new Apple Macbook Pro, especially at the new prices, so I decided to scour eBay for many months looking for a good deal.

I came across an Apple refurb Mid 2014 Macbook Pro 15 Retina, i7 2.5 GHz, 16Gb RAM, 512Gb SSD with Nvidia GT750 GPU. It cost me £1399 in November 2016.

The US keyboard wasn't an issue for me. The battery cycle count was 3, and the battery was manufactured in February 2015, just a month before the Macbook Pro itself was manufactured. The batteries apparently have a lifespan of around 3 years, so I'll have to keep an eye on it from 2018, just in case things deteriorate, but I've budgeted to replace it just in case.

Everything seems to be working fine and I'm very happy with it! I am mainly learning XCode/Swift on it, using Firefox, and various other things, and it hasn't missed a beat.

Being rather OCD, I've added a various protectors and covers to it, just to keep it safe and free from damage. I'd like to keep this for at least 4-5 years before upgrading again.

I would highly recommend an Apple refurb for those on a tight budget, don't be afraid of going for an older model like I did, it still does most tasks perfectly fine, but of course YMMV.

I have up to a year to take up Apple Care, which I'm likely to do as many seem to recommend it here.

Great to join the forum, and I look forward to joining in more discussions!

 

[meteoreos]

I was wondering... since the refurbished models are previous used, the hardware should have a shorter life compared to a new one, right? for example I was thinking about the SSD disk which seem to last shorter then the previous HDD models. what are your experiences, your product was always in good condition? did you have any issue?

I want to know this too.

Anyone?