Like MacBook Pros before it, the current version has a vast 4.1 x 3-inch touchpad that doubles as one massive button. Equipped with an ambient light sensor, the keyboard is backlit as well, one of the advantages the 13-inch MacBook Pro has over the 13-inch Air. They also make little sound when hit, yet provide a satisfying click. The laptop's big square keys have a soft finish and are arranged in an island-style setup, offering plenty of spacing. The bottom back end of the 13-inch MacBook Pro did get toasty, logging a temperature of 109 degrees we consider anything over 100 degrees cause for concern.įolks familiar with the MacBook Pro know that its keyboard is one of the best around.

After playing a Hulu video at full screen for 15 minutes, we measured a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit at the center of the keyboard, while the notebook's underside returned the same reading. Back cover looks like it was pried off with a crowbar, feet are missing, but I don't care about that (installed 4 felt pads you can get for furniture or something).Īll in all, a really good machine for such a low overall price.ĮDIT: Initially, I was thinking the battery could easily hold the charge for 4 hours, but after testing it, it's more like 2-2.5 hours, so changing the battery might be a future improvement.Despite its metallic construction, the MacBook Pro mainly kept its cool on our heat tests. $100 in total, for a pretty darn good MacBook (also, this is my first Mac machine, I'm not a huge fan of the MacOS system, but for that low of a price, this was a steal, might manage to sell it for profit a bit later on if I get bored lol).īattery is okay, 367 cycles, holds for about 2-2.5 hours of browsing and youtube I'd say, never got to test it to the max. I had to pay for their scrips since I couldn't get it to work with their manual process), removed the power resistor from the board (and got the sleep mod jumper installed as well, since I was planning to use High Sierra). I managed to score a 15' early 2011 MBP with 4GB of RAM and 500GB HDD with defective Radeon graphics for $65 just yesterday.īought a $20 120GB SSD, added a 4GB stick I had laying around (only up to 6 GB now, since it came with 2x2GB sticks, but I might get it up to 8GB, maybe even 16GB if needed).ĭisabled the Radeon graphics in the UEFI (using the RealMacMods.

Macbook pro 2012 price late 2011