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Mac Studio M2 Max Refurbished
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When Apple have a consistent enough supply of them which they don't currently. Here in the UK their refurb store is very dry, no 14" or 16" Apple silicon MB Pros for a week or so, and one Max Studio which is the Ultra model so very expensive still.
Resurrecting.
Anyone seen a supply of base M2 max studio in the refurb store? I understand they are selling for ~ $1699. Been nothing the last several days.
There's a base M2 ultra currently listed at $3399, but for all Apple products I prefer base models and upgrading more often due to zero upgrade paths.
Anyone seen a supply of base M2 max studio in the refurb store? I understand they are selling for ~ $1699. Been nothing the last several days.
There's a base M2 ultra currently listed at $3399, but for all Apple products I prefer base models and upgrading more often due to zero upgrade paths.
No… I saw plenty when this website announced they had started selling them, unsurprisingly they sold out in a couple of days and I have not seen any back in the store since, only a bunch of M1’s.
Yeah, nothing being listed. Just bought a new base-configured M2 Max Studio. Pared it with an LG C3 42-inch OLED. Great combo. Not going back to iMac.
I am saving for one, just splurged out for a new desk yesterday which I need, an electric height adjustable one and it was not cheap, still should last a few years, so need to put the spare cash into saving for the Studio now.
It's a stellar PC. Fast, great ports, rock-solid so far, HDMI 2.1 is driving this 42-inch OLED at 120hz and it looks amazing. Base model will likely be perfect for what you need. There are lots of decently-priced SD cards for extra storage too, even the latest uhs-ii versions (I picked up a uhs-i with 512 GB for a decent price).
But still no refurb models, in fact no 2023 Studios in the refurb store at all. People holding on to them. Kinda glad I didn't wait longer and instead bought a new one.
They've had M2 Max/Ultra Studios up on the refurbished store over the last few months, the popular configurations just tend to sell out within 3-4 hours usually. Sign up for something like Refurb Tracker and you'll get notified within a few minutes of refurb models going up on the store, usually with plenty of time to purchase one if you want.
So a number of M2 studios were uploaded to the refurbished store the other day. At this moment, all but three are gone (and two of the three are M2 ultras with 4TB and 8TB SDD). They sell extremely quickly.
I just happened to refresh the page yesterday when the refurbished Mac Studio M2 models were back in stock. The most popular configurations sold out in less than 30 minutes. Luckily, I was able to order one while they were still in stock.
I signed up with Refurb Tracker, but they didn't email me until an hour later and by that time the two configurations they notified me about were both sold out.
I signed up with Refurb Tracker, but they didn't email me until an hour later and by that time the two configurations they notified me about were both sold out.
I've been searching for one myself, but I suspect the Refurb Store won't have any for a few more months. I was waffling between getting a new mini (or waiting until an M3 version drops). But for less money I can get a way more capable M2 Studio. I noticed quite a few for sale on eBay though.
I saw most, if not all of the memory and storage configurations available for these 2 models:
Refurbished Mac Studio Apple M2 Max Chip with 12‑Core CPU and 30‑Core GPU
Refurbished Mac Studio Apple M2 Max Chip with 12‑Core CPU and 38‑Core GPU
Even some M2 Max versions in the refurbished store today (none the configuration I was looking for).
I think that people are returning their recent studios after seeing how well the M3 max performs (they are going to wait on the M3 Max Studio).
I think that people are returning their recent studios after seeing how well the M3 max performs (they are going to wait on the M3 Max Studio).
After a few weeks of looking in the Apple refurbished store, I finally found and bought the m2 Max Studio I was looking for 
. I ended up saving over $400 over a similar new one from Apple.
I found the Apple store seemed to refresh anywhere from Tuesday to Friday but no set time (you have to keep checking).
. I ended up saving over $400 over a similar new one from Apple.I found the Apple store seemed to refresh anywhere from Tuesday to Friday but no set time (you have to keep checking).