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Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MQD32LL/A Silver 2017
CPU Intel 5th Generation Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 13.3" 1440x900
GPU Intel HD Graphics 6000
OS Mac OS
Weight 1.3 kg
59 Overall Score
Price $220
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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 13-inch MacBook Air features 8GB of memory, a fifth-generation Intel Core processor, Thunderbolt 2, great built-in apps, and all-day battery life.* It’s thin, light, and durable enough to take everywhere you go—and powerful enough to do everything once you get there.
- Dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
- Intel HD Graphics 6000
- Fast SSD storage
- 8GB memory
- Two USB 3 ports
- Thunderbolt 2 port
- SDXC port
- Up to 12 hours of battery life*
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi
- Multi-Touch trackpad
- *Battery life varies by use and configuration.
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong compact (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile) 5th
- Below average cpu (5th percentile) 5th
- Below average storage (9th percentile) 9th
- Below average screen (9th percentile) 9th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 6000 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 1440 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Mac OS |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MQD32LL/A | Lenovo ThinkPad T460s | HP Chromebook 14" HD Student | Dell Latitude E7440 | Microsoft Surface Pro Surface Pro 4 | ASUS Vivobook Go L410KA-WB03-CB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 5th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core i5-6200U | AMD Ryzen 5 4500 | Intel Core i5 8GB | Intel Core i5-6300U | Intel Celeron |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 128 | 64 | 1024 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 13.3" 1440x900 | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 1366x768 | 14" 1280x720 | 12.3" 2736x1824 | 14" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 6000 | AMD Intel HD Graphics 520 | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Intel HD Graphics | AMD Intel HD Graphics 520 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| OS | Mac OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 S | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | - | 0.8 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | - | 42 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MQD32LL/A | 5.4 | 96.5 | 4.9 | 83.4 | 8.7 | 91.9 | 8.7 | 96 | 88.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T460s Compare | 13.6 | 96.5 | 5.5 | 47.5 | 39.2 | 81.5 | 8.7 | 78.2 | 80.9 |
| HP Chromebook 14" HD Student Compare | 47.2 | 45 | 2.4 | 58.3 | 6.2 | 72.1 | 28.4 | 31.6 | 94.4 |
| Dell Latitude E7440 Compare | 3.6 | 96.5 | 14.2 | 47.5 | 1.8 | 56.6 | 61.7 | 31.6 | 77.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro Surface Pro 4 Compare | 7.9 | 96.5 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 81.8 | 95.3 | 18 | 78.2 | 52.7 |
| ASUS Vivobook Go L410KA-WB03-CB Compare | 2.4 | 45 | 2.4 | 41.1 | 32.4 | 94.2 | 6.4 | 57.9 | 25.6 |
Usage Scores
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