On sale 41%
Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" M1 Space Gray 2021
CPU M1
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.3" 2560x1600
GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
OS macOS
Weight 1.4 kg
64 Overall Score
Price $765
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong portability (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong screen (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 33 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 8 |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
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 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" M1 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | M1 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2000 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 80 | - | 66 | 54 | 82 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" M1 | 45.6 | 42.1 | 13.5 | 59.7 | 85.6 | 93.3 | 16.2 | 97.6 | 96.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 89.1 | 86.9 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 54.8 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 90.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.6 | 93.7 | 91.4 | 78.5 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 89.9 | 60.1 | 96.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.8 | 98.6 | 59.7 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 80.1 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 71.9 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 68.8 | 89.5 | 73.6 | 94 | 60.1 | 67.9 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 96.1 | 93 | 86.9 | 84.4 | 90.5 | 12.7 | 88.9 | 3.6 | 98.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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