Refurbished items already suffered their most-likely failure, and have been repaired and re-certified. It's called the bathtub curve because it's shaped like a bathtub. It starts off high, drops suddenly, flattens out for a while then ramps back up again near the end of its life. In engineering, there's something called the 'bathtub curve' that models when something is most likely to suffer a catastrophic failure. when an item is refurbished, that means it already experienced a break-down at one of the most likely failure points of its lifecycle. Why buy something that was already fixed once? Well, ACTUALLLLLLLLLLY.

When recommending refurbs, I always run into hesitancy, which is understandable. There are limited quantities of refurbished models, and some are bound to sell out quickly, so if you're committed to snagging one on sale, we'd recommend acting sooner rather than later. This 13-inch model from 2019 starts at just $500, or you can get a slightly older 2018 model for just $460. Or, if you're looking to spend a little less, you can grab a smaller 13-inch MacBook Pro from 2019 with 8GB or RAM and a 256GB SSD for $640.Īnd if you don't need all the computing power of a MacBook Pro, there are plenty of refurbished Air models available as well. This large-screen 16-inch MacBook Pro from 2019 features 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, plus an AMD Radeon Pro GPU, and is on sale for $1,130. There are over a dozen other MacBooks available at this sale, including plenty of more powerful models from as recently as 2019. Or, if you'd rather save more with a used model, there's also a refurbished 2020 MacBook Pro with an upgraded M1 processor on sale starting at $850. The most recent available is the 2020 MacBook Pro, which features 16GB of RAM, a 512GB solid-state drive and an Intel i5 CPU, and is on sale for $1,100 right now, $499 off the usual price. If you're after a laptop that you'll be able to use for years to come, you're better off spending a little more money up front and opting for a newer model. The drawback on these older models is that, while they may function just fine, software support is going to be pretty limited. For example, the 11-inch MacBook Air from 2014 is on sale starting at just $150. If you're looking for the absolute lowest price out there, there are several models that stretch back as far as 2014. This sale covers quite a few different models and generations of MacBook.

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