Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" MR9U2LL/A Silver 2018
The quad-core Intel Core i5 and 13.3-inch 2560x1600 Retina display with True Tone deliver crisp visuals and competent performance for everyday tasks in a 1.37kg aluminum chassis. The Touch Bar with Touch ID and four Thunderbolt USB-C ports offer convenient authentication and high-speed connectivity for productivity-focused workflows. It’s best suited for students and business users who prioritize portability and macOS ecosystem integration, but not for graphics-intensive gaming.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong compact (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 |
| Type | discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 x 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Mac OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" MR9U2LL/A | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2000 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 100 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" MR9U2LL/A | 40.7 | 51 | 5.4 | 69.5 | 78.9 | 91.4 | 18.7 | 96.3 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 72.7 | 90 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.2 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.7 | 78.6 | 88.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.9 | 60.2 | 84 | 82.8 | 71.7 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Usage Scores
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