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

Premium refurbish is listed as not having scratches visible from over 12” away, battery over 90% and fully working. Received the MacBook and it had several scratches or gauges that were easily visible including the corner of the metal near the touchpad being worn or flattened at an angle. The battery was at 85% capacity and the finger Touch ID was broken. Apparently when a third party replaces the touchID it’s common to not work, and in this case it definitely didn’t. I tried updating to the latest software, cleaning with a dry computer cloth, and ultimately the finger print ID was useless. Failed immediately when tried to add a fingerprint and the new OS reported it as a problem. I guess I won’t buy a refurb from anyone but Apple in the future if at all. This was from Prime Mobility. Would have been a great deal if it worked and was in premium condition as advertised.The return options are bad too, I have to drive 26 miles now to return this computer because there is no UPS nearby and no other options.Horrible experience and I paid expedited shipping because I lost my job and then my computer broke at the worst time, so I was in need of a computer asap and wasted two days waiting for delivery and now wait more for when I am about to buy a new one and won’t even get the money back for this until a few days after it arrives back in New Jersey where it was shipped from.

I wanted to replace my 2020 Macbook M1 that I spilled some wine on and Apple wanted $1100+tax(!) to fix it. I said no thank you I will just get another used Macbook instead.. I am not paying for new macbook, I have had good luck with used macbooks and imacs (and ipads) so I researched used ones on ebay and amazon. I wanted something newer and did some research on power of macbooks between M1 and M5. My primary use is Lightroom for photos so I need a lot of storage and power to edit and render photographs. The hardest part was deciding between 14 inches and 16 inches. I was coming from 14 inch M1 but had 16 inch Macbook Pro at one point so I am aware of the size differences. I knew that if I got a 16 inch, it is too large to travel with so I would need to stay home. I3-14 inch can go on trips. Ultimately I went with a 16 inch because this particular model had all I needed: 4TB SSD (2TB was an absolute minimum for me) and M1 max which appears to be powerful even for 2025 standards. It also came with 64GB which is nice but 16GB or above would be fine for photo editing. All this for $1499 I think is a good deal. The macbook came flawless it looked brand new - not a single scratch or dent, literally as new. The only thing it did not come with OEM Apple power charger, and the one it came with, was USBC one, not the Macsafe one. I have a bunch of USBC Apple chargers at home and all of them seem to be charging this macbook rather fast, so no real issues there. Overall so far I have been happy with the purchase. This macbook is silent and does not get warm (i had it on lightroom with syncing to adoble cloud for 48 hours straight.