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expiredwildbird12 posted Jul 17, 2025 10:02 PM

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

$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.

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

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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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Written by wildbird12
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Deal Details
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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.

Original Post

Written by wildbird12

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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.
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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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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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ZiggstJul 19, 2025 2:00 AM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 :
It's 8gb of ram in 2025. Safe to say it's a piece of ewaste, even more so given it's a "refurb".

Direct from Apple refurb? Probably going to be fine. Refurb from anyone else? Garage sale item with a spit-shine....maybe more spit than shine.

And you're arguing against communicating with your offspring and their school to find out the right tool they need? Please be serious.
You'r trying to preach to people you know nothing about on a topic you know very little about. You might be a great parent, but this is the wrong place.
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4SKZ8Jul 19, 2025 2:26 AM
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I got one for my dad who likes to gamble the stock market 🚀 🌕 💎 🙌 🦍

Before the macbook he was trading with a chromebook. With the MacBook Air he loses money faster
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CTRL-ALT-DEALSJul 19, 2025 3:07 AM
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Quote from Luigis3rdcousin :
This is a way worse value considering there's newer M series MacBooks showing up for 700$ with 16gb memory
I was looking for my comment to reply, but you saved me some time...M4 MacBook Air for $699 and no tax! https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/t/18467503 If the M1 Air still has 5 years left, this M4 has 8-10. Also, it's several generations of improvements and more sufficient memory in base model -16GB.
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RumbleTheBisonJul 19, 2025 3:53 AM
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Quote from JoeW2891 :
Jiminy Christmas all the bias here is insane. a brief Google search shows a history of news articles about problems with the 8 gb M1 absolutely thrashing SSDs for mem swap bringing about the early death of some of these devices. Love Apple or not you have to accept the reality that the same laptop with 16 gb of memory may not be significantly faster but will likely remain functional significantly longer than the eight gig version.
I'll let my wife know her M1 is going to one day die on her. Can you tell me when? It's been 4 years but I gotta prepare her!!!!
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slimdunkin117Jul 19, 2025 4:15 AM
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Quote from CalmRain713 :
Ubuntu arm does not work on these m series. There is only 1 distro called asahi linux that works. I think its based on fedora
no there is ubuntu asahi. although i think some got the arm ubuntu to work
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slimdunkin117Jul 19, 2025 4:18 AM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 :
It's 8gb of ram in 2025. Safe to say it's a piece of ewaste, even more so given it's a "refurb". Direct from Apple refurb? Probably going to be fine. Refurb from anyone else? Garage sale item with a spit-shine....maybe more spit than shine.And you're arguing against communicating with your offspring and their school to find out the right tool they need? Please be serious.
you're not educated. end of story old man.
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timbertopJul 19, 2025 5:05 AM
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Stack Social is a boiler room operation run by scammers. Fortunately I only got burned on a pre-paid cellular sim card that was worthless. After they were caught lying they just dug themselves in deeper. My strong advice is don't accept delivery and start a charge back right away.
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Action101Jul 19, 2025 6:50 AM
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I have this exact model that I purchased from Best Buy for $750 a few years ago (around 2020/2021). The screen flickers, and a local repair shop quoted me $400 to replace the whole screen—when it likely just needs a new ribbon cable. At that price, I'm considering just buying this one again instead of repairing the old one.
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NavyDolphin310Jul 19, 2025 7:04 AM
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Is stacksocial a reputable website?
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LavenderPickle7682Jul 19, 2025 7:24 AM
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Quote from slimdunkin117 :
you're not educated. end of story old man.
You keep harping on "educated" like it's some sort of insult.

It isn't.

There are many both educated and uneducated people in this world. Their schooling doesn't diminish what they have to say. Please stop being unkind to others.
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GreenMountain684Jul 19, 2025 7:54 AM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 :
Then be prepared to endure hitting that swap memory like it's a Marine finding a vintage box of crayons after a long deployment.
This is wildly overstated.
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LavenderPickle7682Jul 19, 2025 8:51 AM
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Quote from GreenMountain684 :
This is wildly overstated.
Nah, not really. A family member has a 16gb Macbook Air, and that swap memory gets hit like it owes money. I was against them getting a 16gb machine back in 2022, but it was the largest amount of ram you could cram into that entry-level M1 machine.
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PurpleScene795Jul 19, 2025 9:11 AM
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Quote from unkoil :
I haven't had a Mac since the early 2010's. Is the Air model upgradable? I would want to add more ram.
Yes it is.

Go ahead and buy this now while its on sale. and when you have the time and money you can always upgrade it later on.

You can also upgrade the SSD storage too.
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slimdunkin117Jul 19, 2025 9:17 AM
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Quote from LavenderPickle7682 :
You keep harping on "educated" like it's some sort of insult. It isn't.There are many both educated and uneducated people in this world. Their schooling doesn't diminish what they have to say. Please stop being unkind to others.
yea you stop being unkind
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