The new 2023 model is open box in "excellent condition" near me for $1760 - so, basically $200 off retail (I could get it brand new @ Costco for $1949).

I'm wondering if $200 in savings is worth the gamble that no damage was done to it. I feel like most likely it was a customer return that may not have even gotten much usage, but just curious if anyone had any input or opinions on whether it's worth the gamble for that amount of savings, or if I should just buy it new from Costco?

Has anyone purchased an open box MacBook Pro from best buy in order to save some money. What was your experience.

Hello,

I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on buying a refurbished MacBook from Best Buy?

I know buying from Apple would be ideal, but I found a deal at Best Buy that’s about $200 cheaper than Apple and only a year older.

I’ll be using the laptop predominately for schoolwork, so it doesn’t have to be amazing, just functional.

This may be the wrong subreddit to post this on but any help is appreciated.

Here is a link to both computers if that helps for more context:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-geek-squad-certified-refurbished-macbook-pro-13-display-with-touch-bar-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-128gb-ssd-space-gray/6489774.p?skuId=6489774

https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/product/FGN63LL/A/refurbished-133-inch-macbook-air-apple-m1-chip-with-8%E2%80%91core-cpu-and-7%E2%80%91core-gpu-space-gray?fnode=59da7dc52d602a2196acc51f8f65862024e89cd37ae84d90cca7a069fc16fc11837cf955ac0521c74c4b4ee30750cf2821a56c1ee0c9ca70b22a7e0233a156a51b6c4fc921eb2a661c3bd9c942986ba8

So as title says I seen lot of people buying their MacBook from Apple Store paying full price rather than buying from Best Buy at discount that are most of the time has great deals. I have long history buying from Best Buy and I know who they are,but I don’t know why people often buy their MacBook from Apple? Maybe the experience of buying though Apple Store or they just don’t know about the prices on Best Buy?