The Best MacBooks Are Refurbished...?

MacBooks are great machines but even I will admit they are costly. I highly recommend looking at refurbished Macbooks from local electronic stores as well as online stores such as Amazon & eBay. This video I visit common sites and what I look for myself when purchasing refurbished MacBooks. Amazon's renewed is a goldmine and offers a 90-day return window for you get a long term use of the MacBook.
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0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Apple Certified Refurbished
2:04 - Best Buy Open Box
2:58 - MicroCenter (Or Another Local Electronic Store)
3:35 - eBay Auction & Top Sellers
5:09 - Facebook Marketplace
5:51 - Swappa
7:00 - Amazon Renewed Program
8:42 - Subscribed If You Just Skipped Here
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[@NDakota79]

Refurbished from Apple is god tier. New battery, new keyboard, new display… I could not spot a difference to a factory new machine.

[@christopher480]

possibly new parts .....not for sure.....they have tolerances on battery capacity etc.....they do have higher standards some what, then other places for sure tho.

[@rowan6582]

@@christopher480they list on the website they replace the body and battery

[@YoungClutchx]

The Motherboard is refurbished tho

[@CraftyLemons]

How about geek squad?

[@ST14_109]

@@rowan6582that’s only for the phones and iPads, on the MacBooks it’s only if something is wrong with it or if it has too many cycle counts

[@anakinfan8]

Just bought a refurbished MBP 14-inch 2021 a few weeks ago from Apple - worth every penny. I admit I didn’t need the extra horsepower at all, but that ProMotion display + the speakers hit different😮‍💨

[@forstreaming4210]

Same for me, I don't need the power as I don't edit that much if at all but the MBA was too small and the price of my 16'' compare to all the 14'' I same just made sense to get the 16''

[@craigmerkey8518]

Excellent advice! In the beginning of the pandemic I was on zoom all day, my iMac had a problem, when it was getting repaired I found ONE open box entry level MacBook Air. It was temporary fix when I had no choice. When my iMac was repaired I gave the MacBook Air to a good friend! Even tough I wouldn't buy a basic entry level machine, I would do it again!

[@DmitriySpark]

I love your channel. Came across to your Pixel’s experience a couple of days ago and fell in love with your content. You got a new sub. And prolly my favorite part is nobody sponsor 😌

[@johnk8091]

I love the background - it looks like a restaurant in the woods, really beautiful. I only buy new - knowing my luck I get one that has had water damage and it freaks out after the warranty is over

[@Trakusenpai]

I came for the iphone 14 Pro to S23 Ultra video and then Subscribed. Since then I''ve watched a dozen videos and loving your style and approach. Keep up the honest reviews man.

[@DayoAworunse]

Thank you

[@forstreaming4210]

That's how he got me as well lol.

[@karolinemendes1542]

Very nice content! So helpful, thanks!!

[@breewright1415]

I brought a refurbished MacBook Pro from Apple in 2020. She’s holding up pretty well.

[@joshuat7463]

She ?

[@breewright1415]

@@joshuat7463 and? I call her she.

[@saniaaelr]

@@breewright1415😭what’s her name

[@kirkstickney7394]

I’m appalled that you would assume she/her is not considered to be a they/them or even a he/him. The insensitivity to you/your computer is devastating in this day and age😱😱😱 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-kg6us4ik6i]

I love your delivery. Great vid.

[@OKolt]

Bro, you're my favourite reviewer of 2023, don't know how I found you just now, keep up the good content!

[@greatwall15]

Just got one yesterday... from an old 2013 😂 to the M1 14" 1TB... I'm very happy... nobody told me how long it would take to migrate 😢 didn't have the thunderbolt 2 wire!!

[@grundeeno5790]

I bought one of these a couple weeks ago on amazon for the same price and I am thrilled. I had 7 charge cycles on mine with still 100% capacity. Definitely shop refurbished, I basically saved over $500 in exchange for a few charges.

[@jiandam]

Did you buy from Amz warehouse or a 3 third party seller?

[@Kumarson]

Refurbished apple products are really good.. especially from apple themselves

[@uzzuzz9320]

Marqueees lost some weight. Hope he's ok.

[@buststyles]

Until my M1 Air all my Macs were referbs and they all still work even after I gave a few away to friends.

[@aarron1234567]

Just a heads up, you may be able add AppleCare if you take the computer into an Apple Store for an inspection

[@ChayantGonsalves]

Same experience as you! Picked up the exact same spec laptop a few weeks ago from the seller "woot" (actually the 1TB spec and it was listed as "Refurbished - Excellent" instead of "Refurbished - Premium" for some reason). $1500 before taxes and turned out to be an apple refurb. Super happy with that deal and sure as heck will keep going back to snoop around Amazon's renewed section in the future

[@jiandam]

Bro, please share with me the link you bought or the name of seller?

[@ChayantGonsalves]

I mentioned the seller earlier but they're no longer listing it, stocks seem to have run out now

[@nimaiiikun]

whats your main workhorse laptop these days? I thought it was the MBP 16 but did you switch to the MBA 15?

[@ZKTheGreat]

A year ago I got my m1 MacBook Air for $750 from Best Buy when I opened a credit card and got 18 months 0 interest financing. It's a beast. Rarely ever gets hot and can handle everything throw at it.

[@BLR653]

Yes they are fantastic. The only refurbished parts are the mother board. My MBP 14 looked brand new. Was a killer deal too.

[@sarthak1317]

Who was the seller?

[@robdsgb]

Just a heads-up B&H photo has new MacBook pro's 16&14 inch for cheaper than apple refurbished. I bought a 16' with m1 pro ,1tb ssd for 1899... I added apple care to it yesterday.

[@franciskang]

because of you, i bought a renewed 16 mbp from amazon, something i would never have considered. it came in an apple certified refurb box, just as yours. two battery cycles. $1375. $550 below apple refurb pricing. amazing. thank you!

[@jiandam]

can you share with me the supplier name?

[@franciskang]

woot@@jiandam

[@POVwithRC]

I'd rather spend the money for new. Apple doesn't refurb their products in-house. It goes to a variety of third party rework vendors who often underpay and quota their technicians. The whole "Second set of eyes" thing doesn't matter if the eyes aren't well paid or skilled. Obviously for some, the idea of having a warranty for any issues the rework process causes is good enough and power to them. For me, spending a little extra on brand new just makes sense. Again, this is my standard for my purchasing. It's not a judgement of those who see the risks differently.

[@amysbees6686]

Looking into refurbished. How do you know Apple doesn't refurb their stuff in-house? Where/Who is doing the refurbishment?

[@unknownposter2075]

Bought the 14 inch m2 pro MacBook Pro from Microcenter for $1360 ish with tax. Despite it being an open box, the charge cycle count is at 2 and it was a less than a day old display model.

[@jsrpv06]

I just upgraded from my MacBook Pro 2017 to a refurbed MacBook Pro M1 from microcenter for like 1400 instead of 2k+. Looks and feels brand new and powerful! Apparently micro center refurbished macs are refurbished by Apple themselves so it’s like you’re buying a new one pretty much (with the original charger too)

[@marquistinsley8553]

I have done Apple refurbished, Amazon and eBay. All were awesome. Apple products hold up really well.

[@charleswilliams1816]

Hi Dayo, Still waiting for your pixel 7a review

[@yuriish7570]

I've bought refurbished MBP 14-inch 2021 from apple store online, and I still impressed with this thing after 6 moths of usage. There was couple little scratches on the keys, but anyway €250 off in my case totally worth it. 100% battery health, perfect display, mind-blowing performance, 1 year limited warranty

[@jiandam]

Bro, please give me the seller name or the link you bought!!! Really appriciate!

[@jayrollo1352]

When buying used, please please please check for iCloud lock AND and MDM profile. So many times people buy these machines with an MDM profile and there's no way you can get that off since it means the laptop is tied to server somewhere.

[@amysbees6686]

Forgive my ignorance, but how do you find this information?

[@jayrollo1352]

@@amysbees6686 you can look up "mdm check in terminal" on google. But in short you type in a command in the terminal app and it will show if there is an mdm tied to the computer.

[@miguelromero1958]

a month ago a I just bought a MacBook Pro m1 14 inch from best buy refurbished excellent condition. It came without cable and charge and the trackpad sometimes didn't work and I had to restart the MacBook even some time didn't work after reboot. Bad experience tbh hopefully the refund from best but was fast.

[@christopher480]

not pretty much a fresh battery a brand new one.......who owns a mac and only charged it 4 times?

[@kakarotuchiha8662]

the crooked tv in the background is driving me crazy

[@TotallyTammyXOXO]

I just bought a refurbished 16” M1 MacBook Pro on Amazon also. It was immaculate! No damage, sealed to perfection, on 4 lifecycles!

[@sarthak1317]

Who was the seller?

[@DestroyerSV503]

Who was the seller?

[@LucienSabre]

Buy refurbished Macs/iPads/iPhones only if they’re **Apple Certified Refurbished**… Any other “refurbished/renewed” is not worth it - nobody else does the same amount of controls, checks, tests, etc. during the refurbishing process Apple does, so nobody else will ever have the same quality as Ap.C.R. Refurbished Apple products from anywhere that’s not Apple are in reality just “Used” repaired machines and not truly refurbished.

[@unCoopervised]

1. I think I bought one brand new Apple device from Apple in the past few years. Otherwise, I always go refurbished. 2. Nothing is absolutely the best. I use your sponsor's products whenever I don't have anything else to do, or I'm just sitting on the couch staring into space. Five stars.

[@tajones7905]

I just got a renewed M1 Max Macbook Pro 16 off Amazon for $1850. the batt was more used but it has Apple care on it until Nov 2024

[@geraxho]

I decided to go for an air 15 16/512 refurbished, $1295, let's see how it goes. I didn't get the 14 pro bc I rather the screen size, battery life and lighter, overall better portability than the pro for my daily workload

[@mallvalim]

Buying refurbished high end laptop (on ebay) was the best decision in my life. I got my ROG Zephyrus g15 in a perfect condition for 600 euros less than the new one and I'm sure I'll be enjoying it for at least 4 years from now

[@MDHenry4]

Thank you

[@Zwaggyz]

I bought a 16” M1 MacBook Pro from 6ave for $1489 and it was as if I was buying from the Apple refurbished store itself. It came in the Apple certified refurbished box and the battery cycle count was 2. Great experience from eBay and specifically the seller.

[@Strawhat..]

Hi, what about the 1 year limited warranty? When it expires?

[@seanminser-wg3hb]

what do you think about Microcenter? They have a certified refurbished where I live in a MacBook Pro 16 M1 base model for 1499.99 they told me in a chat today that I can also add Apple Care as well.

[@forstreaming4210]

I 100% agree with looking at refurb or used, I picked up my used MBP 16 M1 for $2000 CND with apple care until 2025, the apple care sold it for me, that's an extra cost I did not have to pay for that I may or may not have to use down to road ( knock on wood).

[@Vmaxfodder]

Buy Rossmann repair

[@forstreaming4210]

@@Vmaxfodder As long as he's not selling in NYC lol

[@shib5267]

about the intel macs, in some use cases, even the basic m1 macbook air can beat a fully loaded up intel mac, if your choice is between an $800 intel mbp from like 2015 or a new m1 air, and you're gonna use it for basic video editing, web browsing, music production, it really is a no brainer, the only downside imo is that the air doesn't have a fan

[@sweealamak628]

The Apple refurb store (for my country), you can see a lot of spec out M2 Airs with upgraded GPU, RAM, SSD going at great discounts. All these FOMOs got sucked into the myth of 'future proofing' only to sell off there devices within a year 😂

[@Lastone_laughing]

My first MacBook, 15 inch 2017 was refurbished through Apple. I didn’t have any problems with it. Now back on the market, since it’s no longer supported.

[@hugonot2008]

as far as I know MacBook 2017 runs Ventura, Apple states that on their website

[@Lastone_laughing]

@@hugonot2008 the new macOS Sonoma. It’s not supported. I think I will get a 16 to replace my 15.

[@akin242002]

Roughly $1,638 for an M1 MacBook Pro 16-inch is well worth it for tall people who do video editing or front-end website design professionally.

[@tygress97]

If you had to choose which company would go with Amazon Renewed or Ebay refurbished? I'm looking for a Samsung Tab S8. Both companies have the same price in excellent condition. I've only purchased from Amazon Renewed, but I just learned Ebay offers a year warranty. Now I'm confused. Any insight would help.

[@DayoAworunse]

Can’t go wrong with either but I’ve had good experiences with both. I use Amazon more though.

[@Junavi.]

I just bought a refurbished MBA 15 inch For $1,600, including 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD! So excited!

[@deraw94]

That's too got damn high

[@walthamwalker]

Here in the uk would advise steer clear of ebay and facebook

[@pocnit]

Why? I always buy on ebay and had amazing products at great prices. Just got a 55" LG C1 for £500 in perfect condition. Bought speakers, AVR, graphics card etc. all have held up for years.

[@walthamwalker]

@@pocnit too risky Unlike you have been bitten twice in the UK

[@forstreaming4210]

That sucks

[@AlmightyPyro]

I just bought a macbook pro from ebay excellent refurbished from itsworthmore. Crossing my fingers it is in pristine conditions. It’s the first time I do this.

[@anthonyjohnson5961]

I would never when it comes to eBay

[@amysbees6686]

Have you ever checked out Back Market or Mac Of All Trades?

[@DayoAworunse]

I have never heard of these

[@wazitSomethingISaid]

Refurbished from Apple Store is LIKE NEW they replace everything apart from the logic board an stuff so its like new

[@MBAPresents]

Just bought an used 16 inch Macbook pro with 1tb for $1350 and the battery is at 100% with only 6 cycles.

[@sarthak1317]

Who was the seller?

[@MBAPresents]

@@sarthak1317 It was a personal listing.

[@seanminser-wg3hb]

M1 MacBook Pro 16 base model Micro Center for 1449 in certified Refurbished and I got Apple Care with it. I probably will never buy new again! this is as good as new.

[@jalabi99]

Swappa is where I buy all of my refurbished phones from. It's an excellent site.

[@ojmardueno]

I bought an M1 Macbook Air from Apple 2 months ago…. I’m happy.

[@lewisw.6768]

Is my 2015 MBP 16/256 worth putting a new battery in? The battery is bad, and Apple wants $249…what do you think?

[@geraxho]

Wow this was 3 months ago but I wouldn't recommend, save more $ and get a refurb with a M chip.

[@aychfriday]

Purchased TWO MacBook Pro M1 Pro 1TB/516TB in like new condition w/ under 22 battery cycles on eBay right before Christmas 2023 for under $1,100.

[@aychfriday]

Separate listings**

[@UkroyalTRENDS]

Who’s the seller please? 🙏

[@aychfriday]

@@UkroyalTRENDS they didn’t have multiples. Recommended searching recently listed and snagging up deals on BUY NOW prices.

[@sammy12492]

I just got and M1 macbook pro 2021 16 gigs ram 1TB ssd for 1350$ including original box. i kept checking and making offers till a found someone who accepted my offer!

[@deraw94]

That's too high

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

Should answer some of those 149 texts.

[@DayoAworunse]

Nah

[@vicnickruizo2873]

Seller Name Please 😊

[@MonkeyFunny101]

he said “it smells like an used laptop “ lool

[@todaysgrailtomorrowsbeater]

6ave is gone?

[@Vmaxfodder]

If Lewis Rossmann fixed it ? I would trust it 💯 % !! Apple refurbished is rubbish 🗑!!

[@forstreaming4210]

I'm not agreeing, I'm not disagreeing.....

[@DustyKing]

Did MKBHD make a new account?

[@christopher480]

buying used or refurnished does not mean it will be hassle free.......it all depends on who does the refurbishing.....i bought a refurbished surface book 1 from best buy still with 3 yrs warrenty from microsoft and have had nothing but probs, they have already replaced it 3 times and upgraded me to a sb2.....and i still have a yr left on warranty...........i have had some great experiences too over the yrs.....ya win some ya loose some..........all in all if you know what to look for and where to buy it.....def refurbed is the way to go. ppl have the misconception they need the latest and greatest......thats a want not a need. ya need something that does a job or task reliably and in a reasonably timely manner.....

[@hugonot2008]

I prefer new because products get old, harder to repair and it is not known what the reasons for renewal were

[@forstreaming4210]

You bought a Surface book, that was the first red flag... I wanted to buy one as well, I did so much research, in the end I stayed clear

[@CheerupA1]

Pitfalls

[@christopher480]

awwwww you were doing so good up till you said stay away from macbooks that use intel.......thats only true if you are an impatient person or you are using a mac for work and time is key .....other then that an intel with some decent amount of ram is going to more then fine for most end users......and you may even be lucky enough to grab one of the older intels thats has upgradable ram and hard drive. Honestly tho just stay away from mac all together....new or used...unless you need it for a specific reason since they are soooooooo over priced compared to other brands. You are looking at stuff thats 1400 , you can get a brand new laptop for that thats more then good for most ppl or with a desktop quite the lil gaming rig that will blow the doors off the mac. Everyone over the last few yrs thinks they need a laptop....why....unless its leaving your house on the regular then you dont need one....its a big fat want....not a need

[@madcrabber1113]

Hope you stay using the nobody sponsor.

[@parshakamarsh]

Buy on Facebook marketplace?? 😂😂😂

[@DayoAworunse]

It's a warzone out there

[@christopher480]

refurbished is not brand new my friend......@ 2min you said brand new. Brand new means never owned and never opened.

[@WhoWeAre1311]

While he may have said “brand new”, but I believe he implied it is ‘like brand new’. No need to be so pedantic my friend. As for my own experience, I purchased a refurbished M1 MacBook Air directly from Apple a couple of years ago and I couldn’t tell the difference. It was immaculate. I honestly believe Apple uses their refurb store to sell overstock and cuts their losses by calling them “refurbished”. In the end, it’s a win for us, the consumers.

[@Pr2ush]

nowadays every black guy thinks that he can be MKBHD🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DayoAworunse]

Nowadays few commenters wants to be racist and thinks a black guy talking about tech wants to be like MKBHD

[@Pr2ush]

@@DayoAworunse well played🤣🙏

[@user-nl4ch1pz4x]

I just bought an "open box" MBP M2 16 from eBay for $1699. Came like new with all original packaging but had obviously missed their cleaning process. I complained and got another $400 partial refund. BEST.DEAL.EVER