Refurbished vs educational discount

I'm able to buy educational but also notice a refurbished deal hat is about 100 bucks or so less. Which way should I go? MPBR 15 inch

Jnstrom said:

I'm able to buy educational but also notice a refurbished deal hat is about 100 bucks or so less. Which way should I go? MPBR 15 inch

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A little short on details my friend! VERY hard to provide an answer without the spec details on each computer.

- Nick

In my books, Apple refurbished = new. So, if the two machines you are comparing are equally spec'ed, I'd opt for the lower price and not be worried if one of those was a refurb.

Raz0rEdge said:

In my books, Apple refurbished = new. So, if the two machines you are comparing are equally spec'ed, I'd opt for the lower price and not be worried if one of those was a refurb.

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Ditto !!

Thanks People Im Looking at the base 15" model right now Late 2013

I was hoping to get the 16 gb configuration on it.

There is a refurb with only 8gb at $2100 with AC and taxes. Should I hold out and spend more on the 8 and double the hard drive for $2395

Orrrrrr.... what are your thoughts on the 2012 MBPRs?

MBPR 2012 vs MBPR 2013

2012
Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
Originally released February 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage
720p FaceTime HD Camera
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory

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2013

Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
Originally released October 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage1
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel Iris Pro Graphics

$40 less for the 2012 both are refurbs any thoughts from you would help.

Threads merged...same topic.

- Nick

Jnstrom said:

2012
Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
Originally released February 2013

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2013

Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
Originally released October 2013

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With only a $40 difference...I would definitely go with the 2013 model. Assuming (with either choice)...that you are ok with 8gig of ram and 256gig of storage.

- Nick

Jnstrom said:

Thanks People Im Looking at the base 15" model right now Late 2013

I was hoping to get the 16 gb configuration on it.

There is a refurb with only 8gb at $2100 with AC and taxes. Should I hold out and spend more on the 8 and double the hard drive for $2395

Orrrrrr.... what are your thoughts on the 2012 MBPRs?

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Price comparison is approx $2100 for the two refurbs vs. $2395 for the newer configurable model (I'm assuming with 16gig of ram and more storage). If you think that you'll need 16gig of ram and more storage...then the extra $295 may be worth it.

- Nick