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Review on (Renewed) Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch Core 🖥️ i5 Retina 2.7GHz (MF840LL/A), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD by Micha Puzio ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The right product for me, there were no problems.

Wow. I don’t know where to start) It’s 2022 in the yard, and I still use the old man’s plug. I have the following config: Intel Core i5 2.6Ghz, 8 RAM, 500 GB SSD. American version. It has a fresh Catalina on it. Honestly, I'm still shocked by the fact that it works at all, it's also so fast) Current problems: - One speaker broke - The battery is very tired, but even with this fact, it can plow for 4 hours at an average load without recharging. (the problem is solved by replacing the battery) - The coating of the display matrix or oleophobic (I don’t know what exactly) deteriorates: there are a lot of spots and muddy stripes along the edges of the screen. It happens gradually, for reasons unknown to me. I wipe the screen only with a cloth included in the kit. Manufacturer's recommendation: lightly dampen a cloth with water and wipe the screen with it. Without any alcohol liquids, etc. I read somewhere that there is such a problem with screens. Replacement is expensive. I cleaned the insides for the entire period of operation only 2 times at the masters. With the advent of fresh axis firmware, it’s getting harder for the old man to take out my requests. Although I think this problem would be calmly solved by the presence of 16 GB of RAM on board. It’s a pity you can’t upgrade, due to the complexity of assembling the insides. It would take a long time to explain this. The laptop even took out AutoCAD working in Parallels, it was needed at one time for study. The laptop is definitely not for gaming. Firstly, on a poppy, a very hemorrhagic installation of ported games, and secondly, hardware is simply not intended for these purposes. He doesn’t even take out the old nfs MW, let alone more serious games. Well, for these purposes, I have a console, so I'm not very sad)

Pros
  • 1) Build quality. Just out of competition. Similar offers, comparable in quality, appear only now. Even though it's been years since it was released. To this day, everything that needs to be pressed and opened works just perfect. 2) Stable, simple and high quality axle. I work on both Mac and Windows. Believe me, I have something to compare. macOS is out of competition. Who does not like this axis, probably just did not use it or did not want to understand it a little better. There are a lot of pluses: No unnecessary divisions into partitions in the hard drive (system or non-system), incredibly convenient gestures on the trackpad, the best and very usable utilities and they are all installed in two clicks. And if you have any iOS device or watch - expect the best bunch of them in work, the ecosystem of devices is very well thought out. There are a lot of functions for the connected operation of devices, I use them every day. 3) Display quality. No comments. Again, I notice worthy competitors only in the last couple of years. Before that, they simply did not exist. Watching movies, working with photos, just surfing the internet is a thrill. 4) Operating time - with a whole battery, it will calmly take out a full working day with a bunch of open applications and tabs, without recharging.
Cons
  • There are many nuances related directly to macOS, and not to the device itself. Below are some of them 1) Bro, this is iTunes. I use this program only to create backups and listen to music through AppleMusic. Here, of course, Apple has a defeat. And so, an absolutely useless hat that does not allow you to interact with the device. 2) There is no adequate function for viewing photos. Cons of the device: 1) Poor charger that just stupidly decomposes over time. 2) Slipping, after 6 years, the protective coating of the display (see comments) 3) Over time, the legs also fell off (I bought new ones on Ali, they stood up like family) 4) The device has no more minuses.