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 (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong portability (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (33rd 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 | 2560x1600 (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 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 7x | HP OmniBook X Flip | Microsoft Surface Laptop | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 NP750XHD-KB1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14.5" 2944x1840 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 617 | Qualcomm Adreno | AMD Radeon 860M | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 36 | - | 54 | 75 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.3" MRE82LL/A | 3.1 | 32.8 | 5.2 | 47.7 | 85 | 94.3 | 7.4 | 97.1 | 95 |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 7x Compare | 98.9 | 24.4 | 94.1 | 87.9 | 97.8 | 71.1 | 63 | 80 | 98 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 77.6 | 58.9 | 84.4 | 81.3 | 74.5 | 79 | 68.3 | 32.4 | 97.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 24.4 | 52.9 | 58.7 | 88.3 | 88.9 | 81 | 80 | 97.1 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Compare | 84.9 | 62.5 | 65.6 | 64.6 | 81.1 | 86.2 | 37.9 | 59.6 | 98.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 NP750XHD-KB1US Compare | 60.8 | 32.8 | 52.9 | 86.1 | 42.3 | 51.6 | 52.9 | 80 | 99.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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