I think this is the way to go for the value-conscious Apple fan. It used to be that you could buy a base model and then upgrade it later. Since everything is so

I think this is the way to go for the value-conscious Apple fan. It used to be that you could buy a base model and then upgrade it later. Since everything is soldered nowadays, buying used or previous-gen will get you pretty much the same computing experience for less money, especially since performance gains for each generation are diminishing.