Budget Value Index

Best MacBook Pro under $1,500

19 MacBook Pro configurations we track trade for $1,500 or less. The newest generation that fits is M5 (2025). Fair values come from live listings and recent sold prices, and update continuously.

Our pick under $1,500

Newest that fits

14" M5 16GB/512GB (2025)

$1,451 fair value · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data

How we pick: the newest chip generation whose fair value fits the budget, then the most memory, then the lower price. A newer chip gets more years of macOS updates, and memory can never be upgraded later.

M5 generation (2025)

14" M5 16GB/512GB (2025) $1,451 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data

M4 generation (2024)

14" M4 16GB/512GB (2024) $1,241 fair · from $1,300 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago 14" M4 16GB/1TB (2024) $1,499 fair · from $1,529 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago

M3 generation (2023)

14" M3 Pro 18GB/512GB (2023) $1,164 fair · from $1,060 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago 16" M3 Pro 18GB/512GB (2023) $1,335 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data 14" M3 16GB/512GB (2023) $1,034 fair · from $1,200 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago 14" M3 16GB/1TB (2023) $1,210 fair · from $1,253 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago 14" M3 8GB/512GB (2023) $912 fair · from $945 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago 14" M3 8GB/1TB (2023) $1,152 fair · from $997 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago

M2 generation (2023)

14" M2 Pro 16GB/512GB (2023) $986 fair · from $900 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago 14" M2 Pro 16GB/1TB (2023) $1,145 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data 16" M2 Pro 16GB/1TB (2023) $1,326 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data 16" M2 Pro 16GB/512GB (2023) $1,375 fair · from $1,040 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago

M1 generation (2021)

16" M1 Max 32GB/1TB (2021) $1,099 fair · from $1,799 with returns at Best Buy Open Box · last seen less than an hour ago · above market range 14" M1 Max 32GB/1TB (2021) $1,482 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data 14" M1 Pro 16GB/512GB (2021) $694 fair · from $730 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago · above market range 16" M1 Pro 16GB/512GB (2021) $721 fair · from $650 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen 1h ago 16" M1 Pro 16GB/1TB (2021) $776 fair · from $810 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago · above market range 14" M1 Pro 16GB/1TB (2021) $804 fair · from $750 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago

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Fair values are derived from live listings and recent sold prices. Listings change quickly. Informational only.