Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" GSRF 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 (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average ram (26th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 34 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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" GSRF MR942LL/A | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS | ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 15.4" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Pro 560X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 80 | 75 | 66 | 65 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" GSRF MR942LL/A | 24.6 | 56.7 | 26 | 100 | 91.2 | 51.5 | 37.7 | 97.3 | 75.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS Compare | 94.4 | 81.8 | 57.7 | 95.2 | 91.7 | 13.6 | 62.3 | 80.5 | 97.2 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare | 88.1 | 78.3 | 66.3 | 95.2 | 94.9 | 44.7 | 80.5 | 59.7 | 79 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 25.5 | 80.9 | 64.1 | 89 | 57.3 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 94.9 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.9 | 63.9 | 67.6 | 80.7 | 74.5 | 82.1 | 80.5 | 32.8 | 98.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare | 67.2 | 66.7 | 52.1 | 68.9 | 95.8 | 87.3 | 52.3 | 80.5 | 98.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From $499
Best Buy 3 offers From $815
Price History
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