Apple’s M5 Max is currently the company’s top-end SoC to be found in the MacBook Pro, but there’s no universe in which the M4 Max would be considered diminished in any way because it’s still a ridiculously powerful SoC, and a downright expensive one at that. Naturally, any portable Mac featuring the previous-generation silicon would be sold at a premium, but one lucky customer managed to find a top-notch configuration from the most unlikely of places: a pawn shop, for just $1,501.
Near-top-tier specifications of the M4 Max MacBook Pro found in a pawn shop featured 64GB of unified RAM and a 4TB SSD
The cheapest M5 Max MacBook Pro offered with a 4TB SSD and 64GB of unified memory will set you back by $4,899 from Apple’s online store, so to grab just a single-generation-old machine equipped with an M4 Max at less than one-third of the price is genuinely one of the best deals we’ve heard about in a while. Reddit user ‘Ben10dee’ doesn’t mention whether it was the 14-inch or 16-inch available at the pawn shop, but the battery level was at 92 percent, with the rest of the details mentioned below:
“I found a used M4 Max, 64gb ram, 4tb SSD MacBook Pro at a Pawn shop today. Ran all the tests on it while in store and everything passed. Battery is at 92% max charge. It was priced at $1501. I was looking at a 4tb external drive too. Walked out the door with both for a total of $1501 including tax. Hard drive has less than 8 days of power on time, MacBook Pro is now registered to my Apple account and shows to have AppleCare through July of this year. I keep waiting for something to go wrong. But Cinebench ran great. Everything is as it should be. I'm so happy to be a part of this amazing community now!”
Pawn shops function as second-hand retailers where owners are willing to purchase items at a much lower price for a cash handout, meaning that the M4 Max MacBook Pro was probably sold at a lower price. The best part of the deal is that the machine was practically new, with only 8 days of power on time. It’s possible the previous owner was looking for some quick cash for whatever reason, and during the time of sale, the pawn shop owner was the only one to take it off their hands.
With the M4 Max MacBook Pro now in Ben10dee’s possession, his Apple account is now registered to this machine, with AppleCare coverage said to expire in July this year. Sometimes, all it takes is a little luck to change your fortunes, and for the new customer, his stars appeared to have aligned at the same time.
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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