Can I customize a refurbished MacBook Pro's keyboard with both Arabic and English characters?

I am looking to buy a refurbished macbook but need to change the keyboard to have both Arabic and English charcters. Is that possible?



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Posted on Apr 25, 2025 11:36 AM

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Posted on Apr 25, 2025 12:05 PM

No. Refurbished products are not customizable. They are sold as they are.


You are free to change the input language via System Settings in macOS to Arabic if needed, and the keyboard will act like an Arabic keyboard. The Printed characters on the keys have no actual bearing on the input language. It's just a visual aid when typing. But if you know where the characters are in Arabic on the keyboard normally, you can set the language to Arabic and type in Arabic regardless of what the keyboard characters have printed on them.


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Apr 25, 2025 12:05 PM in response to eng_asa

No. Refurbished products are not customizable. They are sold as they are.


You are free to change the input language via System Settings in macOS to Arabic if needed, and the keyboard will act like an Arabic keyboard. The Printed characters on the keys have no actual bearing on the input language. It's just a visual aid when typing. But if you know where the characters are in Arabic on the keyboard normally, you can set the language to Arabic and type in Arabic regardless of what the keyboard characters have printed on them.


Apr 25, 2025 5:30 PM in response to eng_asa

True Apple factory refurbs are only available in certain countries and from the Apple online store. Go to the bottom of your country's Apple home page and look for this among the small gray links there:



You cannot order from Apple's US online store for shipment to a non-US address. All other "refurbished" Macs are suspect. If you cannot use the US online store, there is a directory of international Apple online stores here:


Choose your country or region - Apple


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