**The Ultimate Guide to Buying a MacBook Pro**

When it comes to buying a MacBook Pro, there are several factors to consider, including the price, processor, RAM, storage, and graphics card. In this guide, we'll walk you through each of these options and provide recommendations based on our expertise.

**The Entry-Level Option: MacBook Pro 13**

If you're looking for an affordable option that still meets most of your needs, the MacBook Pro 13 is a great choice. It's available on Amazon at a price point of around $1,999, making it one of the most affordable options in the lineup.

However, if you can afford to spend a bit more, we recommend upgrading to the higher-end model with 16 gigabytes of RAM and an i9 processor. This will provide significantly better performance for tasks such as video editing, photo editing, and coding.

**The Mid-Range Option: MacBook Pro 13 with Upgrades**

If you're looking for a laptop that can handle most tasks with ease, the MacBook Pro 13 with upgrades is a great option. The base model comes with 8 gigabytes of RAM, which may be sufficient for basic tasks such as browsing and email, but it's not ideal for more demanding activities.

However, if you upgrade to the higher-end model with 16 gigabytes of RAM and an i9 processor, you'll be able to handle even the most demanding tasks with ease. This laptop is also a great option for those who need a lot of storage, as it comes with 512 gigabytes of SSD storage.

**The Flagship Option: MacBook Pro 16**

If you're looking for the ultimate MacBook Pro experience, the 16-inch model is the way to go. It offers significantly better performance and power than the 13-inch model, making it ideal for professionals who need a laptop that can keep up with their demanding workloads.

One of the main benefits of the 16-inch model is its improved thermal management system, which means you'll experience much less heat and noise than with the 13-inch model. This makes it an excellent choice for those who will be using the laptop for extended periods of time.

**The Refurbished Option**

If you're looking to save money on your MacBook Pro purchase, consider buying a refurbished unit. Refurbished MacBooks are thoroughly inspected and tested before being resold, ensuring that they meet Apple's standards for quality and performance.

For example, we were able to find a refurbished 16-inch MacBook Pro with an i9 processor, 32 gigabytes of RAM, and a 4 terabyte SSD storage drive for around $3,000. This is significantly cheaper than the brand-new model, which would cost around $3,600.

**Accessories**

In addition to choosing the right laptop for your needs, there are also several accessories that can help take your MacBook Pro experience to the next level. We've got videos on both Macbook pro 13 and macbook pro 16 accessories if you want to check them out.

If you're looking to add more storage or expand your workflow capabilities, consider investing in an external hard drive or a portable SSD. These devices can help you transfer files quickly and easily, making it ideal for professionals who work with large datasets.

**Conclusion**

Choosing the right MacBook Pro for your needs depends on several factors, including your budget, intended use case, and personal preferences. By considering our recommendations and tips, you'll be able to find the perfect laptop that meets your needs and exceeds your expectations.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe macbook is one of apple's most popular computer options and we've talked here on the channel that i've been using one for about the last three years to run everything whether it's a 13-inch macbook pro or a 16-inch macbook pro so today we're gonna go through my buyer's guide like as summer rolls around to an end and people are gonna start going to school whether remotely or in person or you're going to start doing some more working from home let's talk about what i think of the current macbook lineup so what does it look like and what are my recommendations let's find out what's up everyone i'm the everday dead if i can figure it out you can figure it out let's just hop right into it let's get straight to the apple sizing so the first mac that we're going to talk about today is the brand new macbook air for 2020. now honestly when it comes right down to it i don't really recommend the macbook air 2020 the only way i would recommend this computer is if you're a student that gets that discount or one of the other categories i forget all the categories that qualify for apple's discount but if you qualify for that discount and can get it for 899 dollars then i would probably recommend the bearish to the bare bones this specific 1.1 gigahertz dual core i3 processor it does come with 8 gigabytes of ram 256 gigabyte of solid-state storage the magic keyboard the touch id retina panel it is if all you're going to be doing is typing and browsing the internet it's a fine computer it's lightweight the battery is pretty decent the problem is really going to run into as we've said in previous videos heating it does not have good thermal performance in any way shape or form so if you're going to be doing anything that involves lots of tabs any kind of actual work like video editing it it can do video editing as we've proved in a previous video but it doesn't do it fast the the way that the thermals are designed is it does have a fan but the fan's not connected to anything so i can't i only recommend it i only recommend the macbook air if all you're going to do is type and make a spreadsheet or two at a time if you're doing multiple things of anything i do not recommend it and don't buy it at 999 only buy it if you can get that cheapest version it does have a higher end with a quad core heck look you can even get an i7 processor in this thing like you can get an i7 look at that a quad core i7 don't buy the quad core i7 you're wasting if you spend that kind of money putting a processor of that size in a machine that has heating problems you're basically all the money this hundred and fifty dollars you're throwing it away macbook air let's move on let's move on from the macbook air so the next up is actually the computer we're using right now is the macbook pro 13 from 2020 now this also has its own fair share of thermal problems it's not the best thermally optimized computer on the planet but i do recommend this one as like the lowest end of the macbook line if you are looking to get some power usage out of it so we can go over to the text oh this one also has a 13-inch macbook pro 1199 or education store definitely get that one if you can now i personally use this lowest end model the 1.4 gigahertz quad-core with turbo boost up to 3.9 gigahertz uh it does have eight gigabytes of ram 256 gigabyte solid-state drive um it's got the retina panel all of that stuff if i were to buy this as my only computer and i was looking to save the most amount of money possible but get the best performance i would get the base model with the 16 gigabytes of ram i when i use this computer yes it will do final cut fine it will do premiere fine but it only does one thing at a time i can't have final cut rendering in the background and then browse the internet it's just too much active memory needed for that so at the very minimum get the 16 gigabyte ram option i know 200 bucks for eight extra gigabyte of ram kind of expensive i mean it they call it the apple tax for a reason but if you're going for the cheapest the fort to this 1499 version probably where i would go i would not get the quad core i7 if you're gonna get this base model macbook pro 13. but if you do need a little more power and you want a macbook pro 13 with a little more oomph then i would go up to the 1799 version and in that base model you get a 2.0 gigahertz quad core i5 but this i5 is the 10th generation the newest generation of intel chipsets whereas this the cheaper base model has an older version but you get a couple other benefits getting the 1799 model you get actual you get dual fans instead of just the single fan on here you also get four thunderbolt 3 ports as opposed to two thunderbolt 3 ports you get better speakers and you can also upgrade it a little more if you want to where you can get things like a quad core i7 that's a 10th generation i7 you can get up to 32 gigabytes of ram you can also get up to a four terabyte solid state drive but okay gary you're telling us all these great things how much does this cost us well team that'll run you about 3 600 which okay i would recommend this version if you just have to have the most powerful well-equipped most amount of storage that you can get in a tiny laptop then yes get this version you can actually get and i'll show you here in a second you can get much more for your dollar thirty six hundred dollars is it's a lot i wouldn't spend this on a macbook pro 13. but if like i said if you can only carry this tiny amount around then yes i would say go ahead and get this one but let's say you need some actual power your power user much like me you got videos to edit you've got photos to edit at the same time that the videos are rendering you are crunched for time that's where the macbook pro 16 comes in and yes the macbook pro 16 is now there could be a refresh right around the corner in the fall sometimes but i don't ever really recommend waiting if you have a need now buy what you need now because even if they refresh this it's not going to be that big of an upgrade so the 16 inch is insane and i'm a very big fan of it it's what i use in my personal work at the base model for 23.99 which also goes on sale actually these go on sale all the time let's see if it's on sale right now unlike amazon so let's see your macbook so look it you could get the macbook pro 16 the one that we're about to talk about for two thousand ninety nine dollars so heck you can save 300 bucks off the apple website right off the bat so what do you get for that 2099 dollars well you get a standard six core i7 processor which is is pretty darn powerful you get a dedicated graphics card an amd radeon pro 5300 with four gigabytes of memory you get 16 gigabytes of ram 512 gigabytes of storage like that is a beefy system and you can get actual work done with this system like the base model 16 like when i say i like the base model macbook pro 13 it is a powerful computer it does everything that i needed to do but there are a few caveats thermal performance eight gigabytes of ram just isn't enough the processor is powerful but it could do better there's almost no downside for the base model 16-inch macbook pro unless you have like serious requirements even i don't necessarily need more than that but if you're looking to get like something what i have here's the personal specs that i have on my macbook pro 16 which gets me through everything handles all the work here on the channel doesn't ever really even break a sweat so i have the macbook pro 16 with the intel 8 core i9 processor i have 32 gigabytes of ram and i have the radeon pro 5500 just because it was 100 bucks if you're already buying the macbook pro you might as well get the version with a little bit better graphics for 100 bucks so that will run you around 3 500 or will it so welcome to the second part of the macbook pro buyer's guide buy refurbished so let's actually check out the refurbished section for all of this stuff so yes so if you have to buy new buy that 2099 version on amazon that is a good deal but what i like to do especially now that macbook pro 16s show up on here i buy my macbooks refurbished so macbook pro sizes 16 inch look at this so it's not as impressive with that deal that you can get on amazon for brand new but let's go oh they don't have that many on the market today this refreshes all the time so right now it doesn't show everything but i got mine the one that you just saw that would cost around thirty six hundred dollars i got that for around three thousand dollars so keep pay attention to the refurbished market because you can find some fantastic deals in here i mean heck look if that sale does stop on amazon there there you can save your 360 bucks on the base model does this come with any upgrades or is it just the standard base model uh 16 gigabytes 512 yep this is the standard base model released in november let's see here so what does this one get us the i9 8 core let's see if we were going to spend the same amount that we talked about earlier what would we get we would get 32 gigabytes of ram the i9 4 terabyte solid state drive and we would still get the radeon pro 5500 so look you should buy refurbished when you can so yes that is so those are my recommendations when it comes to each like system if you're looking for a specific computer what i personally recommend in certain like use cases if you're going to school and all you need is just like a running around school laptop get the macbook pro 13 the cheapest model and if you can afford a couple hundred extra dollars and give yourself a lot more capability get that version with the 16 gigabytes of ram if you only if you know for a fact that you're never ever ever gonna do like video editing or photo editing the eight gigabytes ram is totally fine if you're looking for more of a pro device you're trying to like you've got lots of photos lots of video videos that you're processing or you just want something that could replace a desktop because of how well it works together and how well the thermals perform yeah the macbook pro 16 that is such an easy recommendation because every great thing that i've said about the macbook pro 13 it does better i've never ever had a heating problem on the macbook pro 16. so everything that's good about the macbook pro 13 that does so much better standard it comes with four thunderbolt 3 ports it can manage more monitors it can do everything better the only thing that the macbook pro 16 has i guess that you could call a negative is it needs such a beefy power source that you pretty much have to use the included power brick to get the full power out of it so if you do set it up on like a home office doc most docs don't supply the power and you will get like some battery drain as you're using it a lot of people in the comments have told me that they're perfectly fine with that but it just plugs in it's too easy to just plug it in right and then if you are working from home you get you kind of can split the difference right if you're only going to be doing like webex meetings or facetime stuff the macbook pro 13 will do fine if you were doing stuff like coding or compiling yeah absolutely go with the macbook pro 16. so yeah this is my buyer's guide for macbooks in summer of 2020 if you're going to school or you're working professional or you stay at home all the time and heck if you are looking if you buy one of these machines and you're looking to get some accessories to take it to the next level well good news i've got videos on both on accessories for both the macbook pro 13 and the macbook pro 16. i'm going to like put them both right here there's going to be two videos right here and you should watch both when you get a moment i mean you know whatever if you want to you've got time watch both videos and you can click here to watch those click click click click click click click thanks for watching this videothe macbook is one of apple's most popular computer options and we've talked here on the channel that i've been using one for about the last three years to run everything whether it's a 13-inch macbook pro or a 16-inch macbook pro so today we're gonna go through my buyer's guide like as summer rolls around to an end and people are gonna start going to school whether remotely or in person or you're going to start doing some more working from home let's talk about what i think of the current macbook lineup so what does it look like and what are my recommendations let's find out what's up everyone i'm the everday dead if i can figure it out you can figure it out let's just hop right into it let's get straight to the apple sizing so the first mac that we're going to talk about today is the brand new macbook air for 2020. now honestly when it comes right down to it i don't really recommend the macbook air 2020 the only way i would recommend this computer is if you're a student that gets that discount or one of the other categories i forget all the categories that qualify for apple's discount but if you qualify for that discount and can get it for 899 dollars then i would probably recommend the bearish to the bare bones this specific 1.1 gigahertz dual core i3 processor it does come with 8 gigabytes of ram 256 gigabyte of solid-state storage the magic keyboard the touch id retina panel it is if all you're going to be doing is typing and browsing the internet it's a fine computer it's lightweight the battery is pretty decent the problem is really going to run into as we've said in previous videos heating it does not have good thermal performance in any way shape or form so if you're going to be doing anything that involves lots of tabs any kind of actual work like video editing it it can do video editing as we've proved in a previous video but it doesn't do it fast the the way that the thermals are designed is it does have a fan but the fan's not connected to anything so i can't i only recommend it i only recommend the macbook air if all you're going to do is type and make a spreadsheet or two at a time if you're doing multiple things of anything i do not recommend it and don't buy it at 999 only buy it if you can get that cheapest version it does have a higher end with a quad core heck look you can even get an i7 processor in this thing like you can get an i7 look at that a quad core i7 don't buy the quad core i7 you're wasting if you spend that kind of money putting a processor of that size in a machine that has heating problems you're basically all the money this hundred and fifty dollars you're throwing it away macbook air let's move on let's move on from the macbook air so the next up is actually the computer we're using right now is the macbook pro 13 from 2020 now this also has its own fair share of thermal problems it's not the best thermally optimized computer on the planet but i do recommend this one as like the lowest end of the macbook line if you are looking to get some power usage out of it so we can go over to the text oh this one also has a 13-inch macbook pro 1199 or education store definitely get that one if you can now i personally use this lowest end model the 1.4 gigahertz quad-core with turbo boost up to 3.9 gigahertz uh it does have eight gigabytes of ram 256 gigabyte solid-state drive um it's got the retina panel all of that stuff if i were to buy this as my only computer and i was looking to save the most amount of money possible but get the best performance i would get the base model with the 16 gigabytes of ram i when i use this computer yes it will do final cut fine it will do premiere fine but it only does one thing at a time i can't have final cut rendering in the background and then browse the internet it's just too much active memory needed for that so at the very minimum get the 16 gigabyte ram option i know 200 bucks for eight extra gigabyte of ram kind of expensive i mean it they call it the apple tax for a reason but if you're going for the cheapest the fort to this 1499 version probably where i would go i would not get the quad core i7 if you're gonna get this base model macbook pro 13. but if you do need a little more power and you want a macbook pro 13 with a little more oomph then i would go up to the 1799 version and in that base model you get a 2.0 gigahertz quad core i5 but this i5 is the 10th generation the newest generation of intel chipsets whereas this the cheaper base model has an older version but you get a couple other benefits getting the 1799 model you get actual you get dual fans instead of just the single fan on here you also get four thunderbolt 3 ports as opposed to two thunderbolt 3 ports you get better speakers and you can also upgrade it a little more if you want to where you can get things like a quad core i7 that's a 10th generation i7 you can get up to 32 gigabytes of ram you can also get up to a four terabyte solid state drive but okay gary you're telling us all these great things how much does this cost us well team that'll run you about 3 600 which okay i would recommend this version if you just have to have the most powerful well-equipped most amount of storage that you can get in a tiny laptop then yes get this version you can actually get and i'll show you here in a second you can get much more for your dollar thirty six hundred dollars is it's a lot i wouldn't spend this on a macbook pro 13. but if like i said if you can only carry this tiny amount around then yes i would say go ahead and get this one but let's say you need some actual power your power user much like me you got videos to edit you've got photos to edit at the same time that the videos are rendering you are crunched for time that's where the macbook pro 16 comes in and yes the macbook pro 16 is now there could be a refresh right around the corner in the fall sometimes but i don't ever really recommend waiting if you have a need now buy what you need now because even if they refresh this it's not going to be that big of an upgrade so the 16 inch is insane and i'm a very big fan of it it's what i use in my personal work at the base model for 23.99 which also goes on sale actually these go on sale all the time let's see if it's on sale right now unlike amazon so let's see your macbook so look it you could get the macbook pro 16 the one that we're about to talk about for two thousand ninety nine dollars so heck you can save 300 bucks off the apple website right off the bat so what do you get for that 2099 dollars well you get a standard six core i7 processor which is is pretty darn powerful you get a dedicated graphics card an amd radeon pro 5300 with four gigabytes of memory you get 16 gigabytes of ram 512 gigabytes of storage like that is a beefy system and you can get actual work done with this system like the base model 16 like when i say i like the base model macbook pro 13 it is a powerful computer it does everything that i needed to do but there are a few caveats thermal performance eight gigabytes of ram just isn't enough the processor is powerful but it could do better there's almost no downside for the base model 16-inch macbook pro unless you have like serious requirements even i don't necessarily need more than that but if you're looking to get like something what i have here's the personal specs that i have on my macbook pro 16 which gets me through everything handles all the work here on the channel doesn't ever really even break a sweat so i have the macbook pro 16 with the intel 8 core i9 processor i have 32 gigabytes of ram and i have the radeon pro 5500 just because it was 100 bucks if you're already buying the macbook pro you might as well get the version with a little bit better graphics for 100 bucks so that will run you around 3 500 or will it so welcome to the second part of the macbook pro buyer's guide buy refurbished so let's actually check out the refurbished section for all of this stuff so yes so if you have to buy new buy that 2099 version on amazon that is a good deal but what i like to do especially now that macbook pro 16s show up on here i buy my macbooks refurbished so macbook pro sizes 16 inch look at this so it's not as impressive with that deal that you can get on amazon for brand new but let's go oh they don't have that many on the market today this refreshes all the time so right now it doesn't show everything but i got mine the one that you just saw that would cost around thirty six hundred dollars i got that for around three thousand dollars so keep pay attention to the refurbished market because you can find some fantastic deals in here i mean heck look if that sale does stop on amazon there there you can save your 360 bucks on the base model does this come with any upgrades or is it just the standard base model uh 16 gigabytes 512 yep this is the standard base model released in november let's see here so what does this one get us the i9 8 core let's see if we were going to spend the same amount that we talked about earlier what would we get we would get 32 gigabytes of ram the i9 4 terabyte solid state drive and we would still get the radeon pro 5500 so look you should buy refurbished when you can so yes that is so those are my recommendations when it comes to each like system if you're looking for a specific computer what i personally recommend in certain like use cases if you're going to school and all you need is just like a running around school laptop get the macbook pro 13 the cheapest model and if you can afford a couple hundred extra dollars and give yourself a lot more capability get that version with the 16 gigabytes of ram if you only if you know for a fact that you're never ever ever gonna do like video editing or photo editing the eight gigabytes ram is totally fine if you're looking for more of a pro device you're trying to like you've got lots of photos lots of video videos that you're processing or you just want something that could replace a desktop because of how well it works together and how well the thermals perform yeah the macbook pro 16 that is such an easy recommendation because every great thing that i've said about the macbook pro 13 it does better i've never ever had a heating problem on the macbook pro 16. so everything that's good about the macbook pro 13 that does so much better standard it comes with four thunderbolt 3 ports it can manage more monitors it can do everything better the only thing that the macbook pro 16 has i guess that you could call a negative is it needs such a beefy power source that you pretty much have to use the included power brick to get the full power out of it so if you do set it up on like a home office doc most docs don't supply the power and you will get like some battery drain as you're using it a lot of people in the comments have told me that they're perfectly fine with that but it just plugs in it's too easy to just plug it in right and then if you are working from home you get you kind of can split the difference right if you're only going to be doing like webex meetings or facetime stuff the macbook pro 13 will do fine if you were doing stuff like coding or compiling yeah absolutely go with the macbook pro 16. so yeah this is my buyer's guide for macbooks in summer of 2020 if you're going to school or you're working professional or you stay at home all the time and heck if you are looking if you buy one of these machines and you're looking to get some accessories to take it to the next level well good news i've got videos on both on accessories for both the macbook pro 13 and the macbook pro 16. i'm going to like put them both right here there's going to be two videos right here and you should watch both when you get a moment i mean you know whatever if you want to you've got time watch both videos and you can click here to watch those click click click click click click click thanks for watching this video\n"