Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" MR942LL/A Space Gray 2018
The 6-core Intel Core i7 and Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB VRAM provide solid performance for its era, complemented by a 500-nit P3 wide color Retina display with True Tone. The inclusion of a versatile Touch Bar, Touch ID, and four Thunderbolt 3 ports offers a productive macOS experience in a 1.82kg chassis. This refurbished model is best for students or business users needing a reliable 15-inch MacBook for general productivity and media consumption, not GPU-intensive modern workloads.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average ram (25th percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.4" |
| Resolution | 2880x1800 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | P3 wide color |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" MR942LL/A | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | HP OmniBook X Flip | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 15.4" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Pro 560X | Intel Arc 140V | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 70 | - | 72 | 54 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" MR942LL/A | 25.1 | 55.5 | 25.1 | 99.9 | 91.3 | 49.2 | 38 | 97.1 | 73.8 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 67.1 | 62.5 | 68.3 | 86.1 | 82.2 | 86.1 | 81 | 80 | 98.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 77.6 | 58.9 | 84.4 | 81.3 | 74.5 | 78.9 | 68.4 | 32.4 | 97 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 63.8 | 62.5 | 93.4 | 64.6 | 96.1 | 88.6 | 63 | 59.6 | 97.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 24.4 | 53 | 69.4 | 88.3 | 88.9 | 81 | 80 | 92.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare | 67.4 | 65.2 | 53 | 69.4 | 95.7 | 86.8 | 52.9 | 80 | 97.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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