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
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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 | macOS Mojave |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MRE82LL/A | Lenovo Yoga Book 9i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 617 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | macOS Mojave | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 88 | 15 | - | 62 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MRE82LL/A | 3.7 | 45.2 | 5.4 | 51.5 | 82.8 | 93.4 | 9.2 | 96.3 | 93.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9i Gen 10 Compare | 85 | 64 | 67.9 | 94.4 | 95.8 | 83.2 | 64.2 | 78.6 | 87.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.9 | 60.2 | 84 | 82.8 | 71.7 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85 | 64 | 90.3 | 73 | 96 | 55.6 | 64.2 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 93.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 87.1 | 64.2 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Best Buy 4 offers From $330
Price History
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