I'm buying a refurbished macbook pro 13" with retina for college this fall and have narrowed it down to two on the refurbished website. There is a february 2013 model for $1229 and a newer october 2013 model for $1269. Here are the specs:
February:
2.6 GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz)
3MB shared L3 cache
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
Intel HD Graphics 4000
256GB Flash Storage
October:
2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz)
3MB shared L3 cache
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory
Intel Iris Graphics
256GB flash storage
The only difference I really see is that the february model has a slighty faster processor and it's a little bit cheaper. Is the newer model the better choice and worth the extra money?
Side Note: I've heard apple has a $200 graduation promotion for laptops, could that apply to refurbished laptops?
February:
2.6 GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz)
3MB shared L3 cache
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
Intel HD Graphics 4000
256GB Flash Storage
October:
2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz)
3MB shared L3 cache
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory
Intel Iris Graphics
256GB flash storage
The only difference I really see is that the february model has a slighty faster processor and it's a little bit cheaper. Is the newer model the better choice and worth the extra money?
Side Note: I've heard apple has a $200 graduation promotion for laptops, could that apply to refurbished laptops?