Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MacBook Air Space Gray 2019
The 2560x1600 Retina display and 1.25kg aluminum unibody remain standout features for a fanless design, though the dual-core 8th Gen Intel i5 and 128GB SSD are dated. Its compact build and LED-backlit keyboard offer a premium typing experience at a lower refurbished price point. This machine is best for students or writers needing a lightweight macOS device for web browsing and document editing, not media creation.
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 13.3" 2560x1600
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 617
OS Mac OS
Weight 1.2 kg
61 Overall Score
Price £0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong compact (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong social proof (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong screen (83th percentile) 83th
Cons
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average port (10th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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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 | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | Mac OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MacBook Air | 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 | Intel Core i5 | 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 UHD Graphics 617 | 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" MacBook Air | 4 | 46.6 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 82.5 | 93.3 | 9 | 96.7 | 91.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 87 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 92 | 96 | 72.7 | 90.3 | 59 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.4 | 81.8 | 32.4 | 96.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 59 | 86.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.3 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
Usage Scores
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