liamt12

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Should I get the M3 Pro, M2 Pro, or M3? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] liamt12@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

even over the m2 pro eh?

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is this legit? (www.ebay.ca)
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Should I get the M3 Pro, M2 Pro, or M3? (alien.top)
 

Hey all, was looking at getting a new machine soon. I've been trying to figure out what the best long term investment between all of these are. I am going to be going to university in the next year or so, so i'll be using the mac for school and every day purposes. The prices for these macs are as follows: M3 Pro - $2500 M2 Pro on the refurbished site - $2175 M3 - $2200. (CAD)

I would spec each to have 16 gigs of ram and 512 gigs of storage. (Obviously the M3 Pro has the 18 gigs of ram). I'm torn on if I should save money, get the refurbished m2 pro for cheaper than either of the M3 machines. Or should I spend the extra 300ish and get the M3 Pro. Or... if I don't need such a powerful laptop and get the newer cpu with slightly nicer screen but less power. (also better battery life I believe). I won't be using any super demanding apps or anything like that, most likely just using the mac for productivity like MS365 and email and browsing. What do you guys think?!

is this legit? (see description) in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] liamt12@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

dang you’re smart lol i didn’t know that. and interesting yeah i mean i would assume that it’s newly bought if it doesn’t look opened. still kinda on the fence about buying from ebay. might spend and extra couple hundred bucks and do the apple refurbished but this is tempting lol

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M2 pro vs M3 (alien.top)
 

Hey guys, i’ve been posting a bunch of stuff on this sub recently cause i’m trying to decide between a few Macbook pros. I first was trying to decide between getting the base M3 and the m2 air, but most people recommended getting the pros over the air. so now i’m trying to figure out if I should get a new M3 base or a refurbished M2 pro. 99% of people recommended for me to get the M2 pro as it’s much faster and a better computer overall (which i agree with). But now i’m really trying to be realistic with myself and ask “am i really going to notice the difference on a day to day basis?”. I’m not a creator or any of that stuff, i don’t use photoshop, lightroom, or any of the demanding apps that the mac pros can handle over the air. I would be using this mac for browsing the web, some productivity like MS office and possibly some other apps that both the M3 and the M2 pro could handle without a doubt. I’m just debating if i should get a fancy new machine and – i guess – get some more years out of it and more updates, or if i really need the extra power out of the M2 Pro for everyday use. Darn if only apple didn’t make deciding so difficult😅. what do you guys think? (sorry i know this is long but hope it made sense)

is this legit? (see description) in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] liamt12@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

UPDATE if anyone can read the serial number on the back of the box lmk cause i’ve tried all the possibilities that i can see, and on the “check coverage” site from apple it’s not working which is making me suspicious

is this legit? (see description) in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] liamt12@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

hmm i looked at a few and they all seem to look like they have another sticker under. maybe i’ll go to apple and ask lol

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is this legit? (see description) (alien.top)
 

I placed a bid on this mac on ebay. hopefully it is legit. what do you guys think?

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/375068109657?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=na4rm68ftjm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=mj1axfrbstg&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY