John, I agree with Bill that the 2012 is a good bang-for-the-buck. It has a pretty speedy quad core processor, can take full advantage of the fastest SATA SSDs in both drive bays (if you want to replace the optical drive), and was the first Apple notebook to have USB 3, which will make inexpensive external drives and thumbs a lot faster.
They are a lot heavier and bulkier than more recent models, though, so decide accordingly. If you can’t find what you need on Apple’s refurb site [1], check with TechRestore, MacAuthority, eBay, and Craigslist, in that order. Jonathan [1] https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.apple.com_shop_browse_home_specialdeals_mac_macbook-5Fpro_15&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=_QkFP3ccfNZXgo8YNxAvcZZn9mlvRla_2WKHIq_aF_k&s=xm1MtQ1IfZCGHGYbDAjRSYHD5tfk19wNdHjOLT11-Ts&e= > On Dec 2, 2017, at 12:44 PM, William Rising <[email protected]>wrote: > > I like my mid 2012 MBP. Has lotsa ports and a (gasp!) CD/DVD drive. It was > getting sluggish until I replaced the spinning drive with an SSD. Now it’s > pretty quick. -- Jonathan Fletcher [email protected] Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group Next Meeting: 11/28/17 _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
