Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" MR9U2LL/A Silver 2018
The quad-core Intel Core i5 and 13.3-inch 2560x1600 Retina display with True Tone deliver crisp visuals and competent performance for everyday tasks in a 1.37kg aluminum chassis. The Touch Bar with Touch ID and four Thunderbolt USB-C ports offer convenient authentication and high-speed connectivity for productivity-focused workflows. It’s best suited for students and business users who prioritize portability and macOS ecosystem integration, but not for graphics-intensive gaming.
About This Laptop
Geek Squad Certified Refurbished products are thoroughly, painstakingly and lovingly tested, so you can be sure that your device will work right, right away. Geek Squad Certified Refurbished products.The new MacBook Pro has quad-core Intel Core processors with compute speeds that are up to twice as fast.¹ A brilliant and colorful Retina display featuring True Tone technology for a more true-to-life viewing experience. And the versatile Touch Bar for more ways to be productive. It's Apple's powerful 13-inch notebook. Pushed even further.
- Quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
- Brilliant Retina display with True Tone technology
- Touch Bar and Touch ID
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong compact (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong screen (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile) 6th
- Below average storage (18th percentile) 18th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 |
| Type | discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 x 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Mac OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" MR9U2LL/A | ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 | AMD Radeon | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 70 | 99 | 15 | - | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" MR9U2LL/A | 39.6 | 50.8 | 5.5 | 69.6 | 78.2 | 91.2 | 18 | 96 | 89.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.1 | 80.2 | 99.9 | 77.5 | 89.2 | 92.7 | 81.1 | 57.9 | 99.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 90 | 90.2 | 98.1 | 94.3 | 8.5 | 81.1 | 78.1 | 99.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.4 | 64.2 | 80.8 | 66.7 | 93.2 | 85 | 73.2 | 78.1 | 94.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.1 | 64.2 | 80.8 | 83.3 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.2 | 57.9 | 87.7 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.5 | 64.2 | 90.2 | 72.9 | 96 | 54.9 | 63.7 | 31.6 | 94.4 |
Usage Scores
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