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Grade A Refurb: Apple MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop: M1, 2560x1600, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

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$400

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StackSocial has Grade A Refurbished: Apple MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop (2 Colors) for $399.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member wildbird12 for finding this deal.

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Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU + 7-Core GPU
  • 13.3" 2560x1600 Retina IPS LCD Display
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Integrated 720p FaceTime HD Camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with Force Touch Trackpad
  • Weight: 2.8 lbs
  • Ports
    • 2x Thunderbolt 3/ USB 4 Ports

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  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this product:
    • This product is listed with a Grade "A" rating. It arrives in a near-mint condition and may have very minimal to zero amounts of scuffing on the case. To learn more about refurbished products, click here.
  • About this store:
    • Returns accepted within 30 days of shipment for orders within the Contiguous US.

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StackSocial has Grade A Refurbished: Apple MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop (2 Colors) for $399.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member wildbird12 for finding this deal.

Available:
Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU + 7-Core GPU
  • 13.3" 2560x1600 Retina IPS LCD Display
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Integrated 720p FaceTime HD Camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with Force Touch Trackpad
  • Weight: 2.8 lbs
  • Ports
    • 2x Thunderbolt 3/ USB 4 Ports

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this product:
    • This product is listed with a Grade "A" rating. It arrives in a near-mint condition and may have very minimal to zero amounts of scuffing on the case. To learn more about refurbished products, click here.
  • About this store:
    • Returns accepted within 30 days of shipment for orders within the Contiguous US.

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PurpleBorder8835
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Now that's a deal! I would take an M1 MacBook over a Chromebook any day.
PurpleBorder8835
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Not everyone has $850 to drop. Some people have a hard cap of $400 or $500, which would have kept them out of the MacBook market until today.
IPrince
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If you can afford the difference, this sells for $599 brand new at Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Apple-.../715596133

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aragorn2000
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CPU is fine, but 8GB should be a deal breaker for most people in 2025
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 :
8gb of ram is the real detriment on this. It's 2025 -- 32gb is considered the bare minimum standard anymore. Such a paltry 8gb amount was the low end back in....what, 2013?

With casual admin use (email, discord, onenote, firefox), I'm hitting 65-70% on a 16gb M1 Air. You'll be slamming the swap memory -- or having to treat it like a mobile by single tasking. Just with that stuff alone, I'm occasionally hitting that swap memory like it owes me money.

You're better off looking at the entry-level M4 Air which routinely hits $850. Yes, it's more than twice the price -- but you're getting a CPU that is significantly better AND twice the ram (just in the base config). For $1000, you can get that same config in a 15" chassis. All with the option to get a spanking fresh 3-year warranty.
Don't let this guys exaggerated post sway you. I just traded in my M1 8/256 for an M4 16/256 and for general use, you will barely notice a difference. I liked the form factor of the M1 so I kinda regret selling it.
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 :
8gb of ram is the real detriment on this. It's 2025 -- 32gb is considered the bare minimum standard anymore. Such a paltry 8gb amount was the low end back in....what, 2013?

With casual admin use (email, discord, onenote, firefox), I'm hitting 65-70% on a 16gb M1 Air. You'll be slamming the swap memory -- or having to treat it like a mobile by single tasking. Just with that stuff alone, I'm occasionally hitting that swap memory like it owes me money.

You're better off looking at the entry-level M4 Air which routinely hits $850. Yes, it's more than twice the price -- but you're getting a CPU that is significantly better AND twice the ram (just in the base config). For $1000, you can get that same config in a 15" chassis. All with the option to get a spanking fresh 3-year warranty.

33gb bare minimum standard??? Hello??? Not even close. Apple has consistently good memory management and this device is still stellar for most. Especially those who can't afford a Mac over twice the price… like you mentioned…
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This should be considered end-of-life. Apple does not guarantee updates. Even Chromebooks get 10 years. It was outdated at launch with 8gb.
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To bad this isn't user upgradeable.

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Quote from vertical2394 :
yes that too, not upgradable so the apple silly con is e waste, before when it was a real laptop u could replace the ssd and ram, but now its a phonetop so everything is soldered, its too bad bc mac used to be the best computer, now its not even a computer just a phonetop
Intel shill? The fact we're even talking about people buying a 5 year old laptop is testimony to how good Apple Silicon is compared to competition
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 :
8gb of ram is the real detriment on this. It's 2025 -- 32gb is considered the bare minimum standard anymore. Such a paltry 8gb amount was the low end back in....what, 2013?

With casual admin use (email, discord, onenote, firefox), I'm hitting 65-70% on a 16gb M1 Air. You'll be slamming the swap memory -- or having to treat it like a mobile by single tasking. Just with that stuff alone, I'm occasionally hitting that swap memory like it owes me money.

You're better off looking at the entry-level M4 Air which routinely hits $850. Yes, it's more than twice the price -- but you're getting a CPU that is significantly better AND twice the ram (just in the base config). For $1000, you can get that same config in a 15" chassis. All with the option to get a spanking fresh 3-year warranty.

lol that's crazy. I run this model (8gb ram) for work and have zero problems running Outlook, Teams / video calls, Edge browser, and every office application running at the same time.
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Quote from vertical2394 :
very good price for the phonetop, they used to have intel but now it has a phone chip so its not a real computer anymore, but at this price its good, i think i will buy it

You're so off this has M1. Apple silicon clobbers intel since the m1 in the efficiency/power. They dropped intel because it is crap. I have both, an intel 13 th gen laptop with a 4080 gpu and a m4 MacBook Pro. The wintel is better for gaming otherwise it's just a heavy toy that does as soon as I plugged from the wall. Learn a bit before you say such uniformed bs
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 :
8gb of ram is the real detriment on this. It's 2025 -- 32gb is considered the bare minimum standard anymore. Such a paltry 8gb amount was the low end back in....what, 2013?With casual admin use (email, discord, onenote, firefox), I'm hitting 65-70% on a 16gb M1 Air. You'll be slamming the swap memory -- or having to treat it like a mobile by single tasking. Just with that stuff alone, I'm occasionally hitting that swap memory like it owes me money. You're better off looking at the entry-level M4 Air which routinely hits $850. Yes, it's more than twice the price -- but you're getting a CPU that is significantly better AND twice the ram (just in the base config). For $1000, you can get that same config in a 15" chassis. All with the option to get a spanking fresh 3-year warranty.
we'll decide for ourselves what the "bare minimum" is. is this to be understood?
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slimdunkin117
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for 400$ this is a really good price for a solid laptop
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Quote from DrRad :
This should be considered end-of-life. Apple does not guarantee updates. Even Chromebooks get 10 years. It was outdated at launch with 8gb.
you don't have to update. I still run mojave on an older macbook pro. Or you can throw ubuntu arm on it
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Quote from BranCKY3 :
lol that's crazy. I run this model (8gb ram) for work and have zero problems running Outlook, Teams / video calls, Edge browser, and every office application running at the same time.

8gb on Mac silicon is equivalent in performance to 16gb pc because windows is memory hog
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