Go refurbished and save $550

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The struggle is always real for MacBook Pro fans to find a good deal on a brand new laptop. You don’t want to sacrifice performance, but good luck finding a steep discount on a 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro with a handy dandy Touch Bar. If you can settle for a refurbished model, then PCMag Shop is here to help. 

Right now, you can purchase a 2017 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch with Touch Bar for $1,699. That’s $550 off the normal price with this configuration, plus you get free shipping for bonus savings. 

This MacBook Pro is Grade-A Third Party Refurbished, which means it doesn’t qualify for AppleCare. However, your purchase includes a 2-year accidental damage extended warranty. That’s enough coverage to help overcome any remaining qualms you might have with a refurbished model.

What makes this a deal to check out is the amount of quality and performance you get at this price. The 15-inch models are recommended for various professionals, such as software developers and video or photo editors. That’s because they feature a large screen with plenty of processing horsepower. Under the hood, you get a quad-core i7 processor, a Radeon graphics GPU, and 16GB of RAM, which should be plenty for most tasks. 

But best of all, you get the unique Touch Bar, that thin strip of glass on top of the keyboard that provides multi-touch controls for a variety of programs. Use it as a shortcut log into your laptop, or quickly open up your favorite apps and software. It adapts to those programs instantly, allowing you simple access to hot keys in Final Cut Pro or different brushes in Photoshop. If that doesn’t sound useful enough, the Touch Bar makes it easier than ever to type with emoji while you work on your genius screenplay in Starbucks.

You won’t enjoy many chances in the near future to get a MacBook Pro 15-inch for just $1,699. It’s hard enough to find a powerful laptop in a sleek package that only weighs four pounds. You have to be lucky to find one for even $200 off the regular price, let alone the $550 discount available through PCMag Shop.