2011 vs 2012 Macbook Pro

Hi nicole,

Which 2012 15" MBP are you looking at the r or non-r?

There are currently none of those refurbs available from Apple, so that makes the choice rather easy. 😉

The differences is something no normal person would notice. But then a 2011 model would not, IMO, be available as a refurb from Apple. Used yes but since it is now going on 2+ years old I doubt Apple has any for sale.

nicoleerickson wrote:

I could wait until they are available but I don't know if I should

There still are no 2012 15" anti-glare refurbs available.

The 2011 is still available.

Given that the 2011, a year older, is still available, one might surmise that 2012s might be available in the coming year. That's a "might be." I keep an eye on the refurbs and can tell you that any year's anti-glares are not always available, so that's something to consider too.

As I've told many people, try to buy when you need it, and try to buy as new as possible as that's likely to last you that much longer, but you're in a unique situation. It's almost a roll of the dice whether a 2012 will come up and/or the 2011s will still be there. And given that Apple is currently not making any anti-glares, if you wait too long you could be left with no options but a used one, and I'd recommend against that, unless it has at least one year of AppleCare left on it, and even then, you could be buying someone else's problems.

No one can tell you what to do, only what they'd do, so you're going to have to make up your own mind.

Good luck! 😉

nicoleerickson wrote:

There have been 2012 antiglare refurbs put up, one was a couple days ago actually. But they always get taken before I can get them.

To me, that's a decision. You want a 2012, you just get indecisive when they're available. With your mind made up, it's just a matter of another one coming up and you clicking a few buttons and your search is over. If I were you that's what I'd do; wait it out another month or so, and if they've been coming up as recently as a few days ago, then they're likely to come up again and you can be all ready to go for it. 😉