No , if you ' re gonna buy a 2012 Unibody , I recommend going with a used one instead of refurbished . You CAN get one from Apple ' s refurb store , but I recommend eBay . Here ' s a link to one for $ 429 . MACBOOKPROMID 20121325 GHzi 54 GBRAM 320 GBHDDA 1278 tel 7 ? hashitem 2 cb 639 b 067 gh 4 sAAOSwcUBYNlSTBuy this , then buy an SSD and upgrade it . Upgrading to an SSD takes 10 minutes plus an hour to reinstall , and makes a world of a difference . Any monkey can upgrade to an SSD in one of these older machines . Here ' s a link to a few good SSDs depending on the size you need . 256 GB SSDUltimateSU 800256 GB 3 DNAND 25 I n c h S A T A I I I I nternalSolidStateDrivetel 25 ? hashitem 4655 ed 9225 g 7 rAAAOSwAuZX 68 Fj 512 GB SSD 850 EVO 500 GB 25 InchSATAIIIInternalSSDMZ 75 E 500 BAMtel 0 ? hashitem 282007542 agDAsAAOSwKOJYIlqZHope this helps ! You should also upgrade it to 8 GB RAM , and if you replace one of the sticks of RAM with an 8 GB Stick , you ' ll have a total of 10 GB , which is awesome . Here ' s a link to a good stick of RAM . You ' ll only need one . SinglePC 3 L 12800 SODIMM 204 PindpB 006 YG 8 X 9 Yrefsr 11 ? ieUTF 8 qidtelsr 81 keywords 8 gbddr 3 laptopSo if you get that MacBook Pro , a 256 GB SSD , and the 8 GB RAM stick , you ' ll have a GREAT machine for just under $ 550 , which is almost $ 250 LESS than the one on Groupon , with MUCH BETTER SPECS ! TlDr , no , that ' s a bad deal . Get what I recommended . Also , there are guides on iFixit . com to show you how to replace the hard drive with an SSD and replace the RAM . All you need is a screwdriver and 1015 minutes .