Budget Value Index
Best MacBook Pro under $2,500
47 MacBook Pro configurations we track trade for $2,500 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 $2,500
Newest that fits
14" M5 24GB/1TB (2025)
$1,806 fair value · from $1,779 with returns at Apple Certified Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
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 24GB/1TB (2025)
$1,806 fair · from $1,779 with returns at Apple Certified Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
14" M5 Pro 24GB/1TB (2025)
$2,037 fair · from $2,000 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
16" M5 Pro 24GB/1TB (2025)
$2,428 fair · from $2,160 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
14" M5 16GB/512GB (2025)
$1,451 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data
14" M5 16GB/1TB (2025)
$1,669 fair · from $1,609 with returns at Apple Certified Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
M4 generation (2024)
14" M4 Pro 48GB/512GB (2024)
$1,950 fair · from $2,100 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
16" M4 Pro 48GB/512GB (2024)
$2,066 fair · from $2,200 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
14" M4 Pro 48GB/1TB (2024)
$2,269 fair · from $2,469 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago · above market range
14" M4 Pro 48GB/2TB (2024)
$2,389 fair · from $2,441 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
16" M4 Pro 48GB/1TB (2024)
$2,411 fair · from $2,470 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen 1h ago
14" M4 Max 36GB/1TB (2024)
$2,263 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data
14" M4 Pro 24GB/512GB (2024)
$1,570 fair · from $1,590 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
14" M4 24GB/1TB (2024)
$1,597 fair · from $1,490 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
14" M4 Pro 24GB/1TB (2024)
$1,811 fair · from $1,804 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen 1h ago
16" M4 Pro 24GB/512GB (2024)
$1,859 fair · from $1,610 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
14" M4 Pro 24GB/2TB (2024)
$2,008 fair · from $1,966 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
16" M4 Pro 24GB/1TB (2024)
$2,145 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data
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)
16" M3 Max 48GB/1TB (2023)
$2,208 fair · from $2,400 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago · above market range
16" M3 Pro 36GB/512GB (2023)
$1,602 fair · from $1,430 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
16" M3 Pro 36GB/1TB (2023)
$1,864 fair · from $1,700 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
14" M3 Max 36GB/1TB (2023)
$1,939 fair · from $1,776 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen 1h ago
16" M3 Max 36GB/1TB (2023)
$2,205 fair · from $1,952 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
16" M3 Pro 36GB/2TB (2023)
$2,283 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data
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
16" M3 Pro 18GB/1TB (2023)
$1,600 fair · from $1,440 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
14" M3 Pro 18GB/1TB (2023)
$1,601 fair · from $1,750 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen 1h ago · above market range
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 Max 32GB/1TB (2023)
$1,545 fair · from $1,600 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen less than an hour ago
16" M2 Max 32GB/1TB (2023)
$1,631 fair · from $1,700 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen 1h ago · above market range
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)
14" M1 Max 64GB/2TB (2021)
$2,145 fair · from $1,480 with returns at eBay Refurbished · last seen 1h ago
16" M1 Max 64GB/2TB (2021)
$2,338 fair · no recent eligible returns-backed offer in our data
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
Other budgets
Fair values are derived from live listings and recent sold prices. Listings change quickly. Informational only.