Had heard others speak of the 2012 MBP as a good used laptop. Thanks again for the good help. John H
*John Humphries* On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 12:14 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: > 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: > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=rhGU8LSsCR50jdlDykQ40yH_p8X9mjigLYv-tUkT4aI&s=EHnNWHQHxAR6Bf2UtGwG77kTdrcDEez8rAAgxklRqGk&e=> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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