Apple MacBook Pro 2021 with Apple M1 Pro chip (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) - Space Gray (Renewed)

I got exactly what I paid for! The Mac did come with a few scuffs, but nothing to complain about. Since I’m an editor, I’ve used after effects, premiere pro, and media encoder on this baby and it never so much as crashed while rendering in the months I’ve had it! It renders smoothly, playback has hardly been an issue. The only minor downside was the dupe charger it came with. I didn’t put my faith in it, but it certainly lasted a good while—roughly 7 months—and one day it just gave out. There wasn’t any external damage, but when I tried to charge the Mac, it simply did not. I had to buy the legit Apple charger (the brick and cord came out to be $79.11). Overall AMAZING! Super satisfied, performs perfectly!

Excellent laptop. In brand new condition. Has about 100 battery cycles. Power brick was not OEM

All-new appearance without any damage to the screen or outside, only battery degraded to 90% but only with 30 cycles of use

I purchased this refurbished Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD), and unfortunately, it arrived with a major problem. The MacBook had a charging issue where it could not properly detect the power adapter while running macOS. Because of this, the device could not be used reliably. This is a significant hardware issue that should have been identified during basic testing before being resold as refurbished. While the condition of the device may vary, buyers should be aware that refurbished units may not always be thoroughly tested and could arrive with functional problems. Where the seller rarely responds, which makes it hard to return. As the return label the SELLER gave me was not paid for, the item got stuck with FedEx, the seller stated he would fix it, as it's still stuck with FedEx to this DAY.

I was originally looking at the MacBook Neo, but once I saw that a used 14-inch MacBook Pro M1 Pro was selling for basically the same price and was better performance all around, I went with the M1 Pro instead. That was the right call. The laptop still feels fast, smooth, and strong enough for both everyday use and heavier creative work. The display, speakers, ports, active cooling, and sustained performance all make it the smarter buy. The issue is Amazon Renewed consistency. I ended up ordering two units back to back: a 512GB model, then a 1TB version when the price dropped and was only about $60 more. I am glad I did, because the difference between them was huge even though both were rated “Excellent.” The 1TB unit was in rough shape. It had a big ding on one corner, clearly had been dropped, arrived very dirty, and the keyboard was oily and gross out of the box. The 512GB one, on the other hand, looked almost brand new. It had one small dent on the top lid (I think that may have happened during shipping), but it was minor enough that I kept it and have been very happy with it. The 512GB machine came from a store whose name rhymes with "Rome Source", and that one was a great experience! It even included what looked like a brand new third-party charger and magsafe-like cable. The 1TB unit came from a seller with "Prime" and "Renewed" in the name, and that one was NOWHERE near “Excellent.” I would have called it “Acceptable” at best. It also came with the most basic phone charging brick and USB cable. See photos. So the MacBook Pro M1 Pro itself is still a great buy. You simply need to know that the Renewed condition grade seems to depend a lot on the seller. If you get a good one, it is absolutely worth it. If not, be ready to return it.

Easy to connect and set up. Good easy to mange and carry weight. So far so good performance. Excellent condition

I got the base model MacBook Pro 14 in “Excellent” condition for around 750 USD from Gadget Replay. I picked this seller specifically because of their high rating. I hear Woot is very good as well. Packaging was sufficient, came with a 3rd party 65W USB-C charger that appears alright. No MagSafe! Bummer. The laptop itself is almost spotless, with only one visible scratch on the body near the ports and one light scratch (more of a short slash) mark on the display near the top, which is only visible in specific lighting conditions. As far as I can tell, no unoriginal replacement parts have been used. The specs are as advertised (I guess they couldn’t be any worse as this is the base model). Battery health was at 86%, came with MacOS Ventura and a random extra partition so I took the time to just erase all of the APFS partitions and reinstall Sequoia from Recovery. It got a little warm during installation but nothing egregious (and nothing like my Windows laptop). After a few days of use I noticed the "h" key on the Mac seems hyper-sensitive to any pressure and will type under extremely light force, even without being pressed. This has annoyed me enough to warrant a return. I suppose I have gotten unlucky.

I was a little nervous about buying a MacBook on Amazon but I couldn't be happier. It came in PERFECT condition and was ready for me to set it up and I had no issues. You couldve told me it was brand new out of the box and Id believe you lol It's very fast and lightweight. I put a case on it so that made it a lil heavier but still definitely very easy to carry around. The 14" was a better size than I thought it would be!! Less bulky than a 15" but still very usable/not so small that I can barely type. I plan to use this for music production purposes (and an upgrade from my old laptop) and with the speed I've seen so far, I'll do just fine :) **IMPORTANT NOTE: CHECK REVIEWS ON SELLERS WHEN YOU DECIDE WHERE YOURE ORDERING FROM!!!** Some had REALLY bad reviews so I steered clear. I ordered my laptop from Dynamic IT Hardware so I recommend them.