Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 13.3" Silver 2019
The quad-core 8th Gen Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz drives a 13.3-inch 2560x1600 Retina display featuring True Tone technology for color accuracy. The Touch Bar and Touch ID offer contextual controls and secure login, housed in a compact 1.37kg chassis with up to 10 hours of battery life. This refurbished MacBook Pro is best for students and business users needing a portable macOS machine for productivity tasks, not graphics-heavy gaming.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong portability (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong screen (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th 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
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.4 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 13.3" | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core 7 240H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 75 | 48 | 66 | 65 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 13.3" | 18.1 | 42.2 | 5.4 | 40.9 | 83.5 | 93.1 | 8.5 | 97.5 | 92.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 65.5 | 80.8 | 80.4 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.9 | 87.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.5 | 68.1 | 90.5 | 63.6 | 81.8 | 87 | 62.4 | 59.9 | 98.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 Compare | 75.1 | 55.5 | 87.4 | 91 | 68.1 | 85.3 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 94.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.9 | 80.8 | 63.6 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 95.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.9 | 65.5 | 67.6 | 80.4 | 74.9 | 82.4 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 98.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Best Buy 1 offer From CA$500
Price History
Usage Scores
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