In recent years, home is just a place to sleep for me. Every day, I get dressed and go out once I get up and get back to sleep once I back home at midnight. There are few reasons: busy work, don’t wanna go home, and, the problem of computer!
To make work easier, I moved my iMac to my office. Although it’s a 2012 product, I upgraded it to the highest standard which costed HK$27,000. It’s now still very smooth. And the computer left in my home is a 2011 old PC and slow! Slow! Slow! Besides, I use iPhone and so the PC is not a good one for synchronization. I got a lot of things that need to be done by computer. Under this situation, you may know why I like to stay at office until mid-night.
This year, luckily I don’t have any performance work during the Chinese New Year which means I will have a whole 5-days holiday! OK, how to spend it? I don’t think I can have so many outdoor activities to schedule it. And I don’t want to go back to office just for using computer! I also don’t want to bring my iMac back to home just for 5 days. So I decided to buy a new MacBook.
最近幾年，家對我來說，就只像一個旅館的，基本上我每天起床就會換衣外出工作，然後到深夜回家後，就立即洗澡睡覺，造成這樣的生活習慣的原因其實很簡單，就是工作繁忙和不愛回家，還有電腦配置的問題。
幾年前為了工作方便，我把自己的iMac搬到公司使用。我的iMac雖然是2002配置的，但當年我將它的規格都升到最高，最後換來一部價值HK$27,000的超強iMac，至今使用仍是非常順暢，而在家的，只餘下一部2011年的舊PC，運行速度極慢，且與我的iPhone不太合拍。我有很多事情都需要一部電腦去處理，在這樣的環境，和這樣的對比下，我越來越少在家，因為沒有電腦用！
直到今年，難得的農曆新年沒有任何工作演出，我可以放一個完整5天的假期！但是，我是一個不太愛外出的人，且就算我不斷安排活動，也不能塞滿5天吧，那，剩下的日子在家怎麼辦？我不想農曆新年回公司用電腦，也不想把整部iMac搬回家，所以，我終於決定再添置一部MacBook在家使用。
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I have the need of video editing, so I don’t think MacBook or MacBook air is suitable. I think I need a MacBook Pro with upgrade to 512GB SSD. And the price is HK$15,000. So expensive! I searched the web to see if there is any way of discount and asked my friends working in Apple or still studying at school. And then, I found a term called the Apple Certified Refurbished! And there’s my model!
我有剪輯影片的需要，所以我不會使用功能較弱的MacBook和MacBook air，就算是MacBook pro也至少要把SSD升到512GB，我看一看價錢，這需要HK$15,000，好貴！所以我就上網尋找有沒有什麼優惠了，也在問一些在蘋果工作及還在讀書的朋友。就這樣搜尋下，竟讓我發現蘋果原來有官方翻新產品，還有我需要的型號！
(captured from apple.com)
Apple Certified Refurbished are the products that refurbished by Apple through the 2nd hand market. I think there is quality guarantee! And the price is 15% off! So, don’t think and I ordered one! The next, my new MacBook Pro arrived!
蘋果的官方翻新產品都是由蘋果從二手市場回收及翻新的產品，應該有保證吧，且價錢是原價的是85折，便宜了二千多塊，我就膽粗粗的訂購了一部，結果，第二天就送來了！
Opening the box and it’s a newly packed MacBook Pro!
把箱子打開，就是一部重新包裝好的MacBook Pro!
Time to open it!
要開封了，很緊張！
From the appearance, it’s just like a new MacBook. I couldn’t find anything broken. And all the chargers and instructors were included.
老實說，從外觀來看，這就像是一部新的MacBook，沒有任何破損的地方，且有齊了充電器、說明書等配備。
How about the software operation? Let’s try!
外觀上很好了，那實際運作上呢？讓我們來試試，開機吧！
Again, it’s just like a new one. The operation is smooth and all the specifications are same as what I need.
我感覺這部MacBook就和新的一樣，運作良好，且和我要求的配置完全一樣。
Finally was the network function. Let Steemit be the first website of this MacBook! I am satisfied for the whole thing: 15% off discount, one day delivery, and the MacBook is just like a new one! I never know that there is Apple Certified Refurbished before! I think I need to share with you guys! If you are planning to buy a new apple products, try it!
最後試試網絡功能，就用steemit成為這部MacBook的第一個網站吧！整件事情我都感覺很滿意，85折的價錢，只需一天的運送時間，還有根本就和新機一樣，沒想到蘋果會有翻新機這種玩法，我實在還是太年輕了！如果你們也要買蘋果，不妨到它的官網找找翻新吧！
Thanks for spending your time to read my articles. I like to share stories of Hong Kong. I wish you may support me and I will keep going!
謝謝你能抽空閱讀這篇文章，我平日喜歡分享香港的故事，希望大家多多支持，我會繼續努力！