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Review on Apple MacBook MGXD2LL I7 4578U Refurbished by Adam Czajkowski ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good value for money, I recommend it.

I use it exclusively for work and have had no memory issues with my 128 GB model. The purchase has met my expectations. The office environment has improved greatly. However, it's concerning that the laptop "takes off" (heats up and makes a lot of noise) and shuts down on its own twice a day over the past month and a half. Not to mention the browser's own stripes, which both frighten and annoy. Perhaps I only wed a friend. This particular issue with this model has never been discussed anywhere else that I have looked. Despite these flaws, I find myself content. Working here is a delight.

Pros
  • The Show, the View, the Viewer, and the Keyboard As a web developer, I assumed that transitioning to a smartphone from a laptop with attached motors and a monitor would be a painful experience. True, however after adapting to it for a few days, I realized I didn't need a second screen just yet because the touchpad made everything so much more manageable. There have been no reports of slowdowns or complaints that anything takes too long to start. The image is placed at the top, and the composition is tight. The tachabr doesn't get in the way and is a neat addition, but I can't say that I'm particularly fond of it.
Cons
  • It becomes hot during development; perhaps webstorm is loading the system, and the results are not yet apparent. It occurs at his whim. There are instances when you can anticipate takeoff just by listening to the cooler. Overheating was likely the blame for the two times he abruptly shut down. Only when the charger was disconnected did it power off automatically. A mysterious strip shows on the screen of my 2022 128GB and the 2022 256GB (borrowed from a friend) for a fraction of a second before disappearing. Definitely a bug. This appears to be a browser-specific issue. A fascinating flaw came to my attention, too. Once the PC has shut down and gone to sleep. You power it back on without using the password. To put the laptop to sleep again, use esc; to turn it off, on, and off again, hold down the power button.