So I have 2 HS Freshmen this year. Both have been provided School IPAD and Keyboards but hate them (and tbf they seem to suck for any kind longish paper work).
So we are looking for a couple of affordable <$400 used/refurbed Apple Laptops.
I am not afraid of refurbed especially from what I consider a solid reseller like Newegg.
I am a tech guy but 99% of my exp is with Intel stuff. So while Processers, SSD/hd and Ram I can compare and contrast pretty confidently I do have some questions.
My wife claims that "age/year" is a big deal in apple laptops? So for instance an i7 with 8gb and 256SSD we can find for 250-350 on Newegg.....but they are 2013 or 2015. Assuming the refurb is a good one and cosmetically its decent does that matter?
M1, M2?? is there a decided difference? Is that some kind of proprietary Processer? comparable to I5? i7?
Also is a "newer" Air better then an Older Pro?
What about a Pro Retina? (i think new egg had a couple but in the 2013 timeframe).
Another idea?
Basically any thoughts would be appreciated. If you have a line of a decent refurb and want to pass that along I would be indebted as well.
So we are looking for a couple of affordable <$400 used/refurbed Apple Laptops.
I am not afraid of refurbed especially from what I consider a solid reseller like Newegg.
I am a tech guy but 99% of my exp is with Intel stuff. So while Processers, SSD/hd and Ram I can compare and contrast pretty confidently I do have some questions.
My wife claims that "age/year" is a big deal in apple laptops? So for instance an i7 with 8gb and 256SSD we can find for 250-350 on Newegg.....but they are 2013 or 2015. Assuming the refurb is a good one and cosmetically its decent does that matter?
M1, M2?? is there a decided difference? Is that some kind of proprietary Processer? comparable to I5? i7?
Also is a "newer" Air better then an Older Pro?
What about a Pro Retina? (i think new egg had a couple but in the 2013 timeframe).
Another idea?
Basically any thoughts would be appreciated. If you have a line of a decent refurb and want to pass that along I would be indebted as well.