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

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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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Written by wildbird12
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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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back2basics
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I'm a heavy user and the M1 8gb was my main computer for 4 years. These days, it's my secondary but I still use it when I don't want to bring my main M4 16gb 15". My m1 8gb hit the swap super heavy. I didn't feel a performance drop, but was worried at the amount of SSD wear it would do. 5 years later, my ssd still has 78% life remaining accord to the SMART data.
This M1 8gb won't be good for AI or heavy workloads, but is more than enough power for the average internet based user. At this price point, they only have premium chromebooks or crappy Windows laptops. I'd take my M1 8gb over any other if this was my price cap or giving it to a basic user.
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
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.

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Jul 18, 2025 12:04 AM
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SeriousHorn276Jul 18, 2025 12:04 AM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 :
That's....not how ram works, but hey, keep mansplaining things!
Actually... You're wrong. That's exactly how RAM works. The OS maximizes the amount of RAM it has in order to improve the user experience through additional caching and buffering. Not to mention, macOS has a lot of tricks like memory compression to reduce the memory pressure on lower-RAM devices.
For a lot of people 8GB will not be enough but this model is objectively better than any Chromebook and will perform very well for text editing, web browsing and streaming.
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DrRadJul 18, 2025 12:06 AM
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Quote from BeigeRoute2868 :
8gb on Mac silicon is equivalent in performance to 16gb pc because windows is memory hog

No it is not.
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Jul 18, 2025 12:08 AM
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Bobb_oJul 18, 2025 12:08 AM
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8GB isn't optimal but it's perfectly fine for what this is.
Jul 18, 2025 12:10 AM
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FerengiJul 18, 2025 12:10 AM
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Surprised this is so highly upvoted, when ebay has these at similar or cheaper pricing for the same condition
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Jul 18, 2025 12:18 AM
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SuhrobSJul 18, 2025 12:18 AM
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I've had this M1 laptop for 4 years with no issues. It's my daily driver at home for browsing and watching YouTube. I don't play games or use it with a monitor. So far, it's been great — I'm not planning to upgrade until it dies or the battery dies.
Jul 18, 2025 12:20 AM
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thewritenutJul 18, 2025 12:20 AM
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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.
Telling others to consider it EOL is terrible advice and a look at the latest macOS (Sequoia) version's list of supported devices shows how wrong it is. Sure, Apple doesn't guarantee updates but Sequoia still supports Intel devices from 2017 (iMac Pro) and 2018 (Mac Mini).
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120282
And this is an M-series chip which gives Apple more incentive to continue supporting it long term because it's their own chip.

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Jul 18, 2025 12:24 AM
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thewritenutJul 18, 2025 12:24 AM
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Quote from vertical2394 :
they could have switched to amd like oh i dont know every other computer company but no they wanted to put the phone chip in the computer so now we only have phonetops macbook was the best pc before you could boot windows macos and linux triple boot on one computer now its just an ipad with a keyboard its a phonetop u cant do anything with it when it goes obsolete i have old macbook pro with boot camp its great they want to control everything its a psy op.
If you want your points to be taken seriously, try writing them with coherent punctuation instead of this mess of a run-on sentence.
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Jul 18, 2025 12:28 AM
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kungpowchicken123Jul 18, 2025 12:28 AM
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Quote from vertical2394 :
they could have switched to amd like oh i dont know every other computer company but no they wanted to put the phone chip in the computer so now we only have phonetops macbook was the best pc before you could boot windows macos and linux triple boot on one computer now its just an ipad with a keyboard its a phonetop u cant do anything with it when it goes obsolete i have old macbook pro with boot camp its great they want to control everything its a psy op.
Oh, because people haven't figured out how to boot non-native OS's on Apple hardware before they started making their desktop chips in house, right? Because even Microsoft is making an attempt to shift to ARM64 architecture as well so Apple being ahead of the curb is dumb, yeah? The number of people commenting on this that either a) don't have even a basic, common sense understanding of computer science and/or b) assume everyone has the same or greater workload as them is wild to say "8 GiGs Is NoT eNoUgH tO bRoWsE tHe InTeRnEt. MuSt Be E-wAsTe." is astounding.

I'm a life long Windows and Linux user, so I'm not shilling when I say even I know pound for pound, performance per watt pretty much nothing comes close to Apple Silicon.
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Jul 18, 2025 12:29 AM
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BeigeRoute2868Jul 18, 2025 12:29 AM
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Quote from thewritenut :
If you want your points to be taken seriously, try writing them with coherent punctuation instead of this mess of a run-on sentence.

Linux is irrelevant for 99.99 percent of consumers and only extreme niche market software usage. AMD lags just as much as intel in the efficiency realm. I'm sorry you're so disgruntled. I last installed Linux 30 years ago. It is just as irrelevant now as then for me and 99.99 percent of people.
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Jul 18, 2025 12:35 AM
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LavenderPickle7682Jul 18, 2025 12:35 AM
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Quote from Neurotic1 :
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.
If you don't do much with your stuff, of course you won't see a difference.
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tqlla3kJul 18, 2025 12:35 AM
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Quote from SeriousHorn276 :
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
Thats apple the brand, not the silicon. People would still talk about buying a 5 year old MB, if they stayed on Intel as well.
Jul 18, 2025 12:35 AM
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kungpowchicken123Jul 18, 2025 12:35 AM
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Quote from BeigeRoute2868 :
8gb on Mac silicon is equivalent in performance to 16gb pc because windows is memory hog
Shocking how inaccurate this statement is lol
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vertical2394Jul 18, 2025 12:36 AM
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Quote from BeigeRoute2868 :
Linux is irrelevant for 99.99 percent of consumers and only extreme niche market software usage. AMD lags just as much as intel in the efficiency realm. I'm sorry you're so disgruntled. I last installed Linux 30 years ago. It is just as irrelevant now as then for me and 99.99 percent of people.
oh ok so just ignore the fact that u could play windows games on a mac just a few years ago and now you have to buy a separate computer and carry that around with you but the linux part of what i wrote was more interesting got it.
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