What is the Best used MacBook Pro Retina 15'?

Today I'll be examining which 15" Retina MacBook Pro is the best to buy used on site like eBay and Amazon. I will show you guys which model offers the best balance between price, reliability, and performance.

[rollermog]

Nice analysis! I opted for the 2015 DG 2.5 GHz 15” and I couldn’t be more satisfied, but the 2013-2014 models are great machines still.

[movdqa]

The 2015 has much faster SSD than the 2014 (and presumably the 2013) and the 2015 supports dual 4K displays. I have the 2014 and 2015 and they are both nice. The 2013s are well below $1, 000 today.

[OlittoTV]

I have that exact model and it's still amazing today. Still amazes me how it'll be 5 years old later this year!

[pieterbikkel]

funny enough I am watching this on my mid 2012 15 inch retina MacBook Pro. And I can tell you that the screen is gorgeous.

[whoistheroach]

My mid-2012 high end MBP Retina is a beast to this day. High Sierra running Final Cut Pro X is smooth and satisfying. The one you chose is a great one. Dual graphics (have it) is great. Running Skyrim on full graphics like a champ no stuttering.

[codingraph]

I got a MBP 2015 15" (2.5 GHz) last week, so much better than my MBP 2020 that I was using.

[biblethumber]

I bought one of these late 2013 Macs maxed out in March 2014. Haven’t had a single problem with it since keyboard, screen, performance all going strong. I use it a lot and I’m very happy with it. I don’t plan on upgrading for a while ; it’s still doing all I need it to do and I do push it pretty hard sometimes... thanks for the video, Great review!

[pshhyeahh]

Okay I feel good now. I just won an eBay auction for a very clean, late 2013 15" Retina MacBook Pro with the standard i7, 16GB ram, 512GB SSD, and the GT 750M graphics card for $790. My early 2011 15" died on me for the second time due to the plagued graphics issue. The first time was covered under Apple's recall. I really liked it other than that critical issue and it lasted 7 years for me. I'm hoping the 2013 will be just as good if not better :)

[AcrOfSpades]

I own an early 2013 with a 2.7ghz i7, 16gb RAM, dual graphics. Its pretty nice

[plextoob]

I bought a mid 2015 15" and took the roll of the dice. I was blown away. Original battery 204 cycles 85% capacity, very litte internal dust. but the display... NO delamination. only very fine scratches of cleaning. I've never seen a retina display with no delamination. The only issue was the machine was dropped on the right rear corner. it crushed the corner a bit but no other damage - ports work and can be used. I think it was an corporate machine that someone dropped and maybe IT shelved it soon after the damager. According to apple's look up it was purchased in 2017. It was $190US on ebay! The display blows my mind. Its almost new looking, 8 years later.

[RodrigoVzq]

Dont do slow motion b-roll when showing the screen and moving objects. It looks like the computer is slow

[stanleychen]

I bought a 2016 MacBook Pro 13” with touch bar when it was on sale and I regret it every single day. The salesperson actually recommended the 2015 15 inch with Iris graphics which was priced exactly the same new. I should’ve bought that instead. Sad

[fernandocumbe]

I got this macbook pro, maxed up from Apple. Its a beast!!!

[jspr]

I have the late 2013, and I love it so much. I would never give it away. Even for a new one, I don't want to get rid of the ports, battery and screen

[QuiiKSyyntax]

2015 with a dedicated gpu would be the best option. Editing Software supports Metal now and basically turns this macbook into a beast again.

[karljo]

SSD standards are different in 2015 and 2014, resulting in 1000MB/s difference using the evo 970 SSD.

[natthan]

Just bought an early 2013 15” mbp retina for 5k pesos (~250 dollars). Seller claimed it was garbage because of the delamination issue which I’m ready to fix with some listerine 😜

[josh]

i have and using right now is a 2007 macbook pro that i got for $80 fixed the cooling problem cause was never cleaned runs like a dream now

[larsolav_larsolav]

always get as secondary MacBook because today my 2014 retina MacBook pros charger broke and my 2012 unibody saved me once again

[TechnoGenysis]

Just purchase 3 days ago and enjoying it 😇