Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" GSRF MR942LL/A Space Gray 2018
The 6-core Intel Core i7 and Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB VRAM provide solid performance for its era, complemented by a 500-nit P3 wide color Retina display with True Tone. The inclusion of a versatile Touch Bar, Touch ID, and four Thunderbolt 3 ports offers a productive macOS experience in a 1.82kg chassis. This refurbished model is best for students or business users needing a reliable 15-inch MacBook for general productivity and media consumption, not GPU-intensive modern workloads.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average ram (26th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.4" |
| Resolution | 2880x1800 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | P3 wide color |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" GSRF MR942LL/A | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.4" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Pro 560X | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 75 | 80 | 66 | 65 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" GSRF MR942LL/A | 24.6 | 56.7 | 26 | 100 | 91.2 | 51.5 | 37.7 | 97.3 | 75.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 63.9 | 80.9 | 80.7 | 91.3 | 96.3 | 72.5 | 59.7 | 86.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare | 88.1 | 63.9 | 90.7 | 80.7 | 96.2 | 73.1 | 80.5 | 59.7 | 96 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS Compare | 94.4 | 81.8 | 57.7 | 95.2 | 91.7 | 13.6 | 62.3 | 80.5 | 97.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 25.5 | 80.9 | 64.1 | 89 | 57.3 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 94.9 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.9 | 63.9 | 67.6 | 80.7 | 74.5 | 82.1 | 80.5 | 32.8 | 98.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon.ca 1 offer From CA$495
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