Apple MacBook Air 13.3" Core i5 1.6GHz Space Gray 2019
The fanless design and 1.25kg weight make this one of the quietest, most portable laptops available, though its dual-core 8th Gen Intel Core i5 and 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM limit it to basic tasks. The 13.3-inch 2560x1600 IPS display delivers sharp text and accurate colors for a refurbished device in this price range. This is best for students or writers who need a silent, lightweight macOS machine for web browsing, document editing, and media consumption.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong portability (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong screen (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| 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 | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.3" Core i5 1.6GHz | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 617 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 71 | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.3" Core i5 1.6GHz | 3.1 | 36.2 | 5.2 | 40.9 | 83.4 | 94.6 | 16.2 | 97.5 | 84 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.9 | 59.9 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 7.2 | 97.3 | 80.7 | 87.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.7 | 66.6 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 87 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.1 | 94 | 59.9 | 54.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 90.9 | 57.3 | 79.7 | 80.7 | 80 |
Usage Scores
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