14 DAY TRIAL // If you’re out and about looking to buy a MacBook with no money to spare, you might want to feast your eyes on the latest refurbished offerings on store.apple.com. But read those specs carefully first.
Apple is currently selling a great deal of Macintosh refurbs on its online store, with two systems peaking on specs and price.
A Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Pro (2.5GHz Dual-core Intel i5) originally released in June 2012 comes with a 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display (1280-by-800 resolution), 4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM, a 500GB hard disk drive, optical drive, and Intel HD Graphics 4000 for $999 (€745).
Selling for $929 (€690), a Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Air (1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5) originally released in June 2013 has the same 13.3-inch display but with a 1440-by-900 resolution, 4GB memory, 128GB flash storage, 720p FaceTime HD camera, and Intel HD Graphics 5000.
With the Pro, you get a decent screen resolution, a powerful processor, extra storage and ports, and an optical drive.
With the Air, you get a killer design, a lightweight form factor, five extra hours of battery life (a total of 12), and blazingly-fast flash storage. The processor isn’t exactly a gamer’s dream.
The price is lower too, the system is newer, and has a more powerful graphics card. Smaller extra perks include the backlit keyboard, dual mics, and other stuff.
All this being said, both systems have their ups and downs, meaning it all comes down to what the user needs for his / her day-to-day activities.
If you could choose, which one would you pick up? Write your opinion in the comments, and by all means be as subjective as you want. You can even suggest other companies’ systems for these prices. Fire away!
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