Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MVFM2LL/A Gold 2019
The 2560x1600 Retina display with P3 wide color delivers sharp, detailed images at 400 nits, while the fanless design ensures silent operation at just 1.25kg. It uniquely retains two USB-A ports alongside Thunderbolt 3, offering legacy connectivity in a modern aluminum unibody. This is best for students and writers who prioritize a lightweight, quiet macOS machine for web browsing, document editing, and media consumption.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong compact (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong social proof (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong screen (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (21th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 11 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 1.6 GHz apple_ci5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 |
| 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 | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | P3 wide color |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | Mac OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MVFM2LL/A | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1.6 GHz apple_ci5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 99 | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MVFM2LL/A | 20.5 | 46.6 | 5.3 | 60.8 | 85.8 | 93.3 | 9 | 96.7 | 91.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 87 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 92 | 96 | 72.8 | 90.3 | 59.1 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.7 | 79.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89.1 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.5 | 81.7 | 32.5 | 96.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.6 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.2 | 59.1 | 86.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.4 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.7 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
Usage Scores
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