My nephew’s birthday happens to be a few weeks before he finally starts high school, so I finally get to flex my “I don’t have kids” money. Now, instead of borrowing his mom’s 9-year-old Dell for the next four years, I’m getting him his own computer, and it even comes with a few extras. I went with this bundle, which pairs a MacBook Pro with a lifetime license for Microsoft Office, because no relative of mine is paying software subscriptions if they don’t have to. Also, it was all on sale for $419.99 (reg. $1,799).
What’s included
The MacBook is a 13-inch model from 2020, refurbished but in near-mint condition. It has 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, which is more than enough for school stuff and the occasional YouTube spiral, but not so much that he can lose all his time to games like I did at his age. My GPA never recovered from The Witcher 3.
The keyboard is nice to type on, and the Touch ID means he won’t forget his password every week. It also has four Thunderbolt ports and a battery that should last through most of the school day, or at least long enough to look busy.
The bundle also includes Microsoft Office, which I know sounds boring, but it’s the kind of thing that saves him (and probably his mom) from the panic of not having Word installed the night before something’s due. The license is tied to his account and lasts forever, so nobody is going to be getting calls about renewing anything.
Time to see if this makes me seem like the cool or boring aunt.
If you need a gift idea for pretty much any school-aged person, you can still get this bundle with a MacBook Pro and a Microsoft Office lifetime license for $419.99.
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MSO Home & Business for Mac 2021 Lifetime License + MacBook Pro 13” (2020)
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