Apple this week added a grayed-out “2023” label to its refurbished Macs web page within the U.S., suggesting it would quickly start promoting refurbished fashions of the brand new 14-inch MacBook Professional, 16-inch MacBook Professional, and Mac mini launched in January.
The most recent 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions can be found with M2 Professional or M2 Max chips, offering as much as 20% sooner efficiency and as much as 30% sooner graphics in comparison with the earlier technology. The laptops will be configured with as much as 96GB of RAM, in comparison with 64GB beforehand. Different new options and enhancements embody Wi-Fi 6E, an HDMI 2.1 port with 8K exterior show assist, and an additional hour of battery life.
The brand new Mac mini will be configured with the M2 chip and two Thunderbolt 4 ports, or the M2 Professional chip and 4 Thunderbolt 4 ports.
Apple’s refurbished Macs are usually discounted by 15% in comparison with the equal model new fashions. For model new fashions, pricing begins at $1,999 for the 14-inch MacBook Professional, at $2,499 for the 16-inch MacBook Professional, and at $599 for the Mac mini, however costs enhance considerably relying on the specs chosen.
Apple assessments, inspects, cleans, and repackages all refurbished Macs to make sure they’re totally useful and in good situation, and Apple’s refurbished merchandise are coated by a one-year restricted guarantee and eligible for AppleCare+ protection.
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