Get a refurbished MacBook Pro for less than a new Apple Watch
TL;DR: Save big on a refurbished Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core i5 2.5GHz 4GB RAM 500GB SSD, on sale for just $239 as of Sept. 18 — that's a 73% discount.
After a year and a half (or more) of working from home, you’ve probably noticed your laptop is seeing some wear and tear — whether externally or internally. You’re used to using your personal computer for fun stuff, like streaming Netflix shows and playing video games, not the bulk of your daily workload. Perhaps you should grab yourself a second laptop to offload some of your tasks. That way, when the time comes to stream Disney’s Star Wars anime series, your computer will be able to handle it.
There’s no need to drop thousands on a brand-new MacBook. You can snag a refurbished one for less than $250 and run multiple apps and browser tabs at the same time without overwhelming it. Plus, thanks to its 500GB of storage space, you can even free up some space on your work computer by offloading videos and photos.
Hailing from 2012, with a 13.3-inch screen, Core i5 2.5GHz processor, and 4GB RAM, this refurbished MacBook Pro is an excellent addition to your tech arsenal. While it may not be the latest and greatest model on the market, it’ll get the job done without costing you a pretty penny. In fact, since it’s refurbished, it’ll cost you less than an Apple Watch.
Despite its age, it's equipped with Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, a 720p FaceTime HD webcam, and seven-hour battery life. So, it can still keep up with your newer tech. And even better, because it's an older model, it still has two USB 3.0 ports, a Thunderbolt port, an SDXC card slot, an audio in/out port, and even a disc drive. It's like getting the best of both worlds.
Whether you need a second laptop for work or play, this refurbished MacBook Pro should do the trick. For a limited time, you can snag it for just $239 — over 70% off its usual cost.
Topics Apple
Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices. That knowledge comes in handy when she's covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, which she's now done for three years at Mashable.
