MacBook Pro - early 2015 advice

OverDrive · 8 Apr 2021 at 16:10

Hi everyone,

My cousin’s friend has offered to sell her a 13-inch early 2015 MacBook Pro for £325. She has asked me if I think she should buy it.

https://support.apple.com/kb/sp715?locale=en_LK

Unfortunately I don’t really have any experience with Macs! Really hoping you guys can help.

Is this a good price for this model and is there anything that she should look out for?

I have already asked her to check that everything she needs (MS Office and SPSS) are available on the Mac - which they are. I know she can run Windows via Parallels if she needs to.

Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.

OverDrive · 8 Apr 2021 at 16:33

Thanks both. I’ll ask her for more details and report back

OverDrive · 8 Apr 2021 at 19:19

Hello again, I’ve just been told that it’s the 2.7GHz i5 with 256GB storage and 8GB of RAM.

OverDrive · 9 Apr 2021 at 09:54

Thank you for the info/advice guys, this is really helpful. I’ve asked her to check the condition carefully and make sure the battery is in good order. Unfortunately her budget won’t allow her to get one of the new ARM based machines, so hopefully this will meet her needs. I’ve also suggested she offers closer to £300 if possible.

OverDrive · 9 Apr 2021 at 13:32

That’s good to know, the MacBook Pro looks like very well built laptop.

I’m not sure if it’s Retina. The display spec is 2560x1600, 227PPI. That sounds like quite a sharp display for a 13” computer, especially so for 2015.

OverDrive · 9 Apr 2021 at 14:02

Thank you @alex24

I’ve asked my cousin to check the screen carefully before she buys it and I’ve sent her the link above.

OverDrive · 14 Apr 2021 at 16:52

explicit4u said:
Make sure she doesn't need SPSS Amos as that isn't supported on mac!

Thank you, I’ve let her know