Laptop recommendation

I have a macbook pro 2012 and it is the best thing I every bought! Of course the newer models look incredible, but for the money I highly recommend the 2012. I am in school and type a lot of long papers; my favorite feature is the advanced voice recognition. I just sit back and talk to the computer and it types my paper with minimal mistakes. Best of luck!

Be VERY careful when buying a computer from eBay, especially a Mac. I've heard countless stories will someone will buy a practically brand new used laptop from eBay only to find out it needs an expensive repair. Apple products are very expensive to fix when something goes wrong and sometimes people can't afford those repairs and it's very hard to find the right parts to fix it yourself. So they'll sell the computer for a good price and scam anyone into thinking they got a high-end computer for an amazing price. If the specs are high and the price is low, it's usually too good to be true. If you can, see if you can meet the person who's selling the computer and test it to make sure everything functions properly.

A MacBook Air is pretty good for gaming. My brother has a late 2012 model and he easily plays Minecraft, Garry's Mod, Goat Simulator, and Team Fortress 2 on the highest settings. I'm not too sure about coding though. If you want a powerful computer for heavy work, get a MacBook Pro. If you're gonna be photo editing, get a MacBook Pro with Retina display but avoid the new MacBook for that kind of work. It's only meant for web browsing and light work like word processing and such.

i am not a gamer personaly 😟. I am a student getting my masters degree which requires writing long papers. I bought my mac because I went through 4 hard drives in old computer and still had continued problems. I finally sprung for the 15 in 700 gig with 2 8 g processors. I don't know about games, but mine is FAST, and never had a problem with it yet, knock on wood. My favorite feature is the advanced voice recognition. I can type 28 pg papers without touching the keyboard except for a few edits.I didn't spring for the retina, but think the resolution is amazing. As a gamer you may want that, and I hope you enjoy it. Love my mac!

It depends on your needs. If you need a powerful computer, get the Pro. If you don't need a powerful computer, get the Air.

yeah I don't really think he'll need a retina pro like I did. An Air should be good for his needs. I did have a 2012 non retina pro and I had a lot of issues with it and nobody could figure out what was wrong. So apple replaced it and I used the store credit towards a retina pro. Best laptop I've ever had.