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Originally Posted by SkippyLang
Looking for either a MacBook Air or Pro 13 inch or 15 inch. Will mainly use it for day to day stuff, going to school but I want to learn photoshop so might be using it for that as well. Not looking for a gaming laptop, watching movies most likely. Any recos?
Refurbished Mac Computers - Refurbished Notebooks & Desktop Computers - Apple Store (Canada)
Looked at the store and there are so many options, I don't really know which is the best deal. Recos for this as well. Thanks in advance |
i think you are better off just buying a macbook air or pro new using your education discount since its for school.
refurb 13inch macbook air core i5/4gb/128gb is $1074 after tax (refurbs dont get education discount)
if you buy the new model i5/4g/128gb it would come to 1320.48
the diffrence in price is $246.48 but you gain:
-faster CPU with no impact on battery life
-2xUSB 3.0 ports
-intel HD4000 is a much faster video card by a large percent (i think 84%?)
-mountain lion free
-100 dollar giftcard for itunes/app store
-better facetime camera
-much faster SSD
-the same fan as the one inside MBP retina (supposedly quieter)
-a newer thunderbolt port and new design mag safe(both not really worth it but still)
that list is worth so much more than $250... not to mention depreciation(apple products hold their value very well), infact you will lose a large chunk of that 250 if you try to resell it down the line over getting a new one.