Apple - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished MacBook Pro 15.4" Laptop - Intel Core i7 with 4GB Memory - 500GB HDD - Silver
Price range: $1799.99
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Outperforms 24% of laptops, but costs more than 83%.
$1800 is 80% above the $999 category median.
$1800 is 80% above the $999 category median.
Brand: Apple
Category: Laptop
The 2011 Apple is a 15.4" laptop powered by the Intel 4770HQ with 4 GB of DDR3 SDRAM RAM and a 500 GB SSD. Its LED display delivers 1440 × 900 (WXGA+) resolution. It ships with EPEAT Gold certification and ENERGY STAR certification.
PQS: 80 (computed 2026-03-16 07:03:18.783278+00:00)
GTIN-14: 00400065487073
Key specs
A human-friendly subset of specs (non-null)
CPU
Intel 4770HQ
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 3000 · 3DMark: 350
RAM
4 GB
Storage
500 GB SSD
Display
15.4", LED, 1440 × 900 (WXGA+)
Ports
- USB-A: 2× USB-A 3.0
- USB-C: 1× USB-C
- Audio: Yes
Operating system
Mac OS
Weight
2.54 kg
Release
2011
Certifications
EPEAT Gold · ENERGY STAR
Warranty
90 Days parts & labor
How this Laptop compares vs. 1763 laptops
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Gaming
3
Poor
Why this score?
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+2.4 pts
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500.0GB
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+0.4 pts
/40.0
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350.0pts
GPU Benchmark is in the Bottom 1%
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(40% weight)
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+0.3 pts
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4.0GB
RAM is in the Bottom 3%
of all laptops
(10% weight)
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Travel
17
Poor
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+9.4 pts
/15.0
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15.4"
Screen Size is in the mid-pack (62th pct)
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biggest contributor
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500.0GB
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+2.3 pts
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2.54kg
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Software Dev
15
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+7.3 pts
/15.0
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500.0GB
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/10.0
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15.4"
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+0.7 pts
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2.54kg
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+0.5 pts
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4.0GB
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Video Editing
12
Poor
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+6.2 pts
/10.0
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15.4"
Screen Size is in the mid-pack (62th pct)
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+4.9 pts
/10.0
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500.0GB
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+0.5 pts
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4.0GB
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+0.1 pts
/15.0
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350.0pts
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Full specs
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| CPU model | Intel 4770HQ |
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| GPU model | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 |
| Screen size (in) | 15.4 |
| Resolution | 1440 x 900 (WXGA+) |
| Panel type | LED |
| Weight (kg) | 2.54 |
| Ports | USB-A: 2 x USB-A 3.0; USB-C: 1 x USB-C; Audio: Yes |
| OS | Mac OS |
| Release year | 2011 |
| Reconciled at | 2026-03-09 06:21:39.894027+00:00 |
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