Everything is great with this computer, except the battery life. I literally just got this less than a month ago and I have to leave it plugged in just to use it. That is truly something I was not expecting purchasing this. Read more

I payed around 650usd for this computer, I was a bit skeptical at first because of all the bad reviewed. First of all, the MacBook did have significant scratches and heavy signs of wear on the keyboard (look attached picture). Keyboard is a bit faulty, double spacebar is an issue, but I also had a brand new MacBook Pro 13 once that had the same keyboard issues, however, I mostly use an external keyboard to type so its not a big deal for me. The did send me an original charger, which is nice, and also the screen was completely flawless, no issues with it. One thing I consider absurd is that the battery had 1254 battery cycles, nonetheless battery holds up pretty well. Overall the machine works just fine, but I wouldn't call it an excellent condition refurbished, more like an "acceptable" state. Update: So after aproximately 3 months of use I can say this was a pretty solid purchase. Aside from the obvious wear, the laptop itself is reliable, battery lasts for a nice 4-5 hours while working on it. Increasing rating to 4 stars because I am obsessed with how much better this laptop is than my 2022 lenovo Legion 3 (I do a lot of software engineering stuff so I like nice screens and battery life over gaming performance). Read more

I’ve owned multiple MacBooks with the allegedly notorious butterfly keyboard switches; both the 13 inch and 15 inch models. I must mention that I’ve never had problems with jamming, the keys eventually breaking, repeated key input, etc. Perhaps that’s because I also purchased a keyboard cover and case for them. Anyway, as for the rest of the hardware: Apple is lagging behind in screen, with their competition using 4K resolution as a standard. I look at the screens on all the MacBook sizes, and the difference in resolution (when next to 4K Windows laptops) is significant. Maybe this was intentional as high resolution screens are among the main energy drainers in laptops and Apple intends to have reasonable battery life. The speakers in these MacBooks are still top notch. They are (way) ahead in sound quality. I wish Apple partnered with NVIDIA with (e)GPU compatibility like before with the 1xxx cards and macOS High Sierra. That is no longer the case with their most recent RTX 2xxx video cards and macOS Mojave or later. Although AMD cards lead in price to performance ratio, there are some things that you can only use in NVIDIA cards like CUDA cores, and some apps/games with ray tracing. Touch Bar? I’m a software engineer, and I’d much rather have physical function keys. It does look nice and attracts attention when you’re out there looking to test and buy a MacBook Pro in the Apple store. As someone experienced in building hardware and repairing my own computers if they break, the MacBooks disappoint. The non-retina MacBooks from 2012 were the last of its kind that allow battery RAM/SSD replacements. This is the biggest letdown for me. I don’t think Steve would take part in the non-modularity of modern MacBooks. The MacBooks of the past were both pioneers of design and engineering. Now it’s just the former. Touch ID is a nice touch, pun intended. If Touch ID makes a return in the latest iOS devices, as a screen-embedded feature, then great. I find it more convenient to use compared to Face ID. Despite the MacBook’s downfalls, it is still a laptop to consider for professionals. Booting with multiple OS and Xcode are the main reasons I stick to MacBooks. Read more

This computer said that it was refurbished-excellent condition. That states no scratches on the screen no physical damage. Both a present. This computer was also dirty. I had to clean sticky residue from the keyboard and palm rest areas before setting up. There is a deep scratch on the screen, and the left side lower usb-c port will not allow the charger cable to seat in all the way. Likely due to the dent/indention at that location. Definitely does not fall into the category that Amazon states is “refurbished-excellent”. While charging and not being used, battery area gets hot. Warmer than my older model Mac book (2017) ever got while charging and under heavy processing usage. All other parts of the computer seem to function properly. Read more

Lo considero asi porque llego estéticamente excelente, rendimiento muy bien, yo no tuve problema pues trae un cargador genérico, llego dentro del tiempo que se decia que posiblemente iba a llegar todo excelente Read more