This dirt cheap Mac is fantastic
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2021
- Used Macs have never been better! In previous years, searching for a cheap used Mac on eBay or other used/refurbished Mac sites meant settling for unibody MacBooks with mechanical hard drives. But now, thanks to Apple Silicon Macs, you can buy very solid retina MacBook Pros for as little as $300. So, a cheap 300 dollar used Mac: how good can it be? Is a cheap Mac like this usable? Is a cheap Mac suitable for college students, artists, etc? Today I bought a cheap mid 2014 13 inch Retina MacBook Pro for just $285 and we're going to find out!
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It's amazing how well they've held their value (not in terms of price). They're literally almost 8 years old.
I was actually helping a friend find a MacBook for college, and found an early 2015 13 inch pro. It had a 256 gig SSD, Core i7, 16 gigs of ram, and was in excellent condition with no signs of delamination, all for $395. I felt like it was a pretty good bargain. Thanks Luke for all of the great videos!
I got my MacBook Air M1 a week ago, and I've been really enjoying your content ever since. It's so interesting learning about an entire different side of computing after using Windows all my life.
I was given a 2014 MacBook Pro with intel i7 and 16gb of ram for free because my math teacher thought it was in repairable, just needed to plug it in and reset the mac without logging in and it was all mine, came with box, polishing cloth and in near perfect condition, best deal ever!
Luke's channel is by far the best place for background and info on older Macs plus whether or not they're still worth investigating. It's great to see reviews of the new hardware but dozens of places to see those on RUclips. Very few have content like this.
I could take that for traveling, has SD reader, fast for viewing pictures, reasonable priced big SSD possible and no need to worry too much if it gets stolen, drops etc.
I have an old non-retina 2010 Pro with an SSD and its amazing. The only downside is that NATIVELY
It's really nice to see that a Tec RUclipsr can be so happy NOT to recommend the latest and most expensive device, but to understand that sustainable does not mean disadvantageous.
So happy that you are going back to your roots- reviewing and upgrading older Macs. This is your sweet spot and the reason why I subscribed. Much better than the constant cheerleading on ARM Mac’s. Those are boring, too many sheep doing the same thing. Thank you! Happy Holidays!
I recently picked up an early 2013 Retina 13" as a spare Mac to my main one and it works like a champ. Used OpenCore and Monterey works perfectly on a machine that Apple says only supports up to Catalina. As you said there Luke mine landed at around the 300 euro mark so quite similar price wise to your one. Great content as always - keep up the great work.
These are amazing, I'm still using my mid-2014 model every day, after buying it refurbished in 2015. Upgraded to a M1 Mac Mini for music production, but the MacBook Pro remains a great laptop.
you know, one of the reasons I love watching your videos is that music during the intro.... that is soo soothing everytime I hear it!!
Thanks Luke. I was eyeing these up today and felt at a loss of where to start, this is helpful and timely.
Back in the day I bought the pre Retina mid 2012 MBP 1298 for $500 fully upgraded and its still running strong. I didn’t care to do the upgrade myself so it was worth paying for it to have all done for me and it came with MacOS Catalina installed. They’re still a solid value because for what most people do on them still more than adequate to everyday tasks.
Really love your videos about old macs with really good function
I found a late 2013 Retina for 220.00 at Good Will. Like new with 256 SSD and original OS from that year. I couldn't believe my eyes. This was late last year too. I installed Big Sir. Only thing wrong with it was a cracked Apple logo. Employee said they just put it out that morning. Lucky me :)
I upgraded from my old 11" MacBook Air this April on a really low budget of $400. And I found a 2013 15" MacBook Pro 16/512 dual graphics in really nice condition (albeit with slight delamination) for $429. Still happily using it as my main machine today. Thanks for the videos, Luke!
I will definitely consider purchasing one of these Luke Miani. Thanks. I’m still using an old Mac Mini from 2009 and 1st gen iPad Pro 9.7 inch
My dirt cheap Mac is an 11in MacBook Air from 2015. I’ve been scoring 11in models for under $300 for prolly 5-6 years now and I and my kids love them. My kids love the size and weight going to and from school and sitting on smaller desks in a classroom. It’s smaller and lighter in clamshell than a 12.9in iPad Pro with a Magic Keyboard case and my current one is a maxed out 2015 with the 2.2GHz i7 and 512gb ssd. I paid $300 for it in 2020 and the i7 is fast as that MacBook Pro he was using from the same time frame. The SSD is upgradable as well! The computer is as small as the 12in MacBook that replaced it from 2015 to 2017 but it’s much faster because it doesn’t thermal throttle due to a lack of a fan. The fan is quiet most of the time. No butterfly keyboard! It has Thunderbolt 2 so with a Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter and a Caldigit dock you can still use dual monitors with mouse and keyboard on a desk. Something else the 12in can’t do. I even bought a 2017 12in and went back to the 11. The biggest thing holding it back is a lack of a Retina display. But the bigger metal bezels give it a cushion that protect the display when you drop it on a corner and if you did break the computer parts are EVERYWHERE for it and cheap! And if you can’t repair it get a whole new one under $300! Like Luke said it’s honestly not my primary computer but a TOUGH on the go machine! I feel better hauling that laptop around without a warranty than I do a new one with a warranty!.
So i purchased my late 2015 (loaded) 13 inch used in January 2017. I avoided the 2016 model like the plague, and I'm glad I did! Mine is still in great shape. I am able to edit 1080p video on it (with a fast external SSD) no problem. I'm waiting to upgrade to a more powerful mac mini (fingers crossed) because I have found I'm more of a desk/external display worker. But I'm keeping my awesome 2015 to use for exactly what you use it for, email, streaming, etc. A nice couch computer! Love your content Luke!