Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MRE82LL/A Space Gray 2018
The 8th-gen Intel Core i5 and 8GB RAM handle basic tasks, but the 1.27kg recycled aluminum chassis and 2560x1600 500-nit Retina display are this MacBook Air’s real highlights. Its Certified Refurbished status from Best Buy includes a warranty, offering a budget-friendly path to macOS with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports delivering 40 Gb/s throughput. It’s best for students or mobile professionals who value portability and screen clarity for writing, browsing, and streaming, not for gaming or demanding creative work.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong compact (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average cpu (3th percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (33th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
- Q1 202455/100
Mixed feedback: Some buyers love their refurbished Mac; one warns of battery failure and loud fan.
- Great refurbished computer, works excellent, highly recommend.
- Great product for being refurbished, happy with purchase.
- Good product but missing original charger.
- Battery needs service, won't charge, fan loud and hot—required return.
- Q3 202367/100
Two buyers were satisfied with service or product, but one received a malfunctioning charger that did not fit.
- Service provided was helpful and made purchase easy.
- Included charger was non-Apple brand and did not fit laptop.
- Refurbished laptop was perfect for college student use.
Based on 58 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 617 |
| 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 | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MRE82LL/A | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation 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 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 617 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 71 | - | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MRE82LL/A | 3 | 33.3 | 5.4 | 49.9 | 84.7 | 93.4 | 9.8 | 96.7 | 94.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89.2 | 91.7 | 92.5 | 91.6 | 96 | 73 | 90.4 | 59.2 | 97.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 92.7 | 98.7 | 99.8 | 95.2 | 6.1 | 97.7 | 79.4 | 86.7 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 88.5 | 86.8 | 91.4 | 91.6 | 96 | 71.8 | 69.9 | 32.8 | 96.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 62.7 | 82.2 | 82 | 91.2 | 95.3 | 74.4 | 59.2 | 86.8 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.4 | 62.7 | 90.8 | 72 | 96.7 | 56.4 | 64.8 | 32.8 | 96.6 |
Usage Scores
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