Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core i5 2.3GHz Space Gray 2017
Its 256GB PCIe SSD delivers sequential read speeds up to 3.2 GB/s, making application launches and file transfers notably fast for a dual-core Intel i5 machine from 2017. The 500-nit P3 wide color gamut display and a 1.37kg aluminum chassis provide strong color accuracy and portability that holds up well against newer budget laptops. This is best for students or writers needing a compact, high-resolution Mac for document work and media consumption, not for gaming or intensive creative tasks.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong portability (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong screen (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 107 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | P3 wide color gamut |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core i5 2.3GHz | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US | ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 | HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA | Samsung Galaxy Book4 NP750XGK-KS2US | Dell Latitude 7400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | Snapdragon X | Snapdragon X | Intel Core 7 150U | Intel Core i7 8665U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | Intel Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Graphics | AMD Intel UHD Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 10 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 57 | - | 60 | 35 | 60 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core i5 2.3GHz | 18 | 42.2 | 5.2 | 65.4 | 87.7 | 93 | 16.2 | 68 | 97.5 | 90.6 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US Compare | 50.8 | 55.5 | 63.6 | 78.6 | 74.5 | 90.4 | 51.7 | 68 | 80.7 | 98.3 |
| ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 Compare | 89.3 | 27.9 | 63.2 | 72.2 | 57.7 | 76 | 36.6 | 58.7 | 59.9 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA Compare | 89.3 | 27.9 | 37 | 84.5 | 67.3 | 79.4 | 36.6 | 95 | 32.8 | 85.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 NP750XGK-KS2US Compare | 46.3 | 55.5 | 54.9 | 95 | 54.3 | 53.8 | 36.6 | 0 | 80.7 | 97.3 |
| Dell Latitude 7400 Compare | 13.5 | 97.4 | 66 | 69 | 52.5 | 72.7 | 79.7 | 0 | 32.8 | 80.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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