Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MRE82LL/A Space Gray 2018
The 8th-gen Intel Core i5 and 8GB RAM handle basic tasks, but the 1.27kg recycled aluminum chassis and 2560x1600 500-nit Retina display are this MacBook Air’s real highlights. Its Certified Refurbished status from Best Buy includes a warranty, offering a budget-friendly path to macOS with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports delivering 40 Gb/s throughput. It’s best for students or mobile professionals who value portability and screen clarity for writing, browsing, and streaming, not for gaming or demanding creative work.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong compact (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong screen (83th percentile) 83th
Cons
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.
- Q1 202455/100
Mixed feedback: Some buyers love their refurbished Mac; one warns of battery failure and loud fan.
- Great refurbished computer, works excellent, highly recommend.
- Great product for being refurbished, happy with purchase.
- Good product but missing original charger.
- Battery needs service, won't charge, fan loud and hot—required return.
- Q3 202367/100
Two buyers were satisfied with service or product, but one received a malfunctioning charger that did not fit.
- Service provided was helpful and made purchase easy.
- Included charger was non-Apple brand and did not fit laptop.
- Refurbished laptop was perfect for college student use.
Based on 19 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 617 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | Mac OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MRE82LL/A | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 617 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 100 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MRE82LL/A | 3.8 | 45.7 | 5.4 | 51.3 | 83.4 | 93.2 | 9.3 | 96.4 | 93.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.6 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 66.5 | 95.6 | 72.8 | 90 | 58.6 | 97.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.8 | 92.5 | 90.5 | 97.9 | 94.7 | 8.6 | 97.5 | 78.9 | 90.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 82.9 | 90.4 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.6 | 85.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 66.5 | 95.1 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 96.5 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.3 | 60.6 | 84.1 | 82.9 | 72.5 | 77.7 | 69.4 | 32.1 | 96.5 |
Usage Scores
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