The refurbished M1 Air from Apple is a much better deal than that MacBook Pro from Best Buy. That Pro only has a 128GB SSD, and it has a potentially unreliable butterfly keyboard. I'd avoid those keyboards if I were you. More on reddit.com

Take a look at the Apple Refurbished site, their machines have full factory warranty and are eligible for AppleCare. And they are truly just like new. More on reddit.com

Not a MacBook, but I bought a gaming laptop from them open box and I couldn’t find a flaw with it. It looked perfect. More on reddit.com

When Apple refurbishes a product, the product is sent back to the factory where faulty or damaged parts - including parts with scratches or blemishes - are removed and replaced with brand-new parts. Then it undergoes a battery of low-level and high-level tests to ensure all parts function correctly. When you receive an Apple-refurbished product, it is virtually indistinguishable from a new product. It quite literally looks and smells new. And it comes with the same standard warranty and support as a new product. The only noticeable difference you will see when purchasing a refurbished product from Apple is that the packaging is plain rather than being the standard retail packaging, and of course the price is often significantly reduced compared to a new product. I’ve purchased Apple refurbished products for years and have been pleased with every single one. But other retailers do not use Apple’s process when they refurbish items. Each one is different. Some give you a product with scratches, blemishes, and even fingerprints on it. Some do little more than wipe the product with a rag and throw it back in the box. A few do component-level (soldering, etc) repairs that may or may not actually fix all of the problems. Many don’t even bother testing full device functionality after “repair” is done. And often there is no adjustment to the original manufacturer’s warranty, which means depending on the age of the device, you’re only going to get a partial warranty - assuming the warranty wasn’t invalidated by whoever “repaired” it before you got it. For this reason, I don’t recommend buying refurbished Apple products from anyone but Apple directly. More on reddit.com