Apple MacBook Pro 13" Core i5 2.3GHz Space Gray 2017
Its 256GB PCIe SSD delivers sequential read speeds up to 3.2 GB/s, making application launches and file transfers notably fast for a dual-core Intel i5 machine from 2017. The 500-nit P3 wide color gamut display and a 1.37kg aluminum chassis provide strong color accuracy and portability that holds up well against newer budget laptops. This is best for students or writers needing a compact, high-resolution Mac for document work and media consumption, not for gaming or intensive creative tasks.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong portability (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong screen (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 107 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
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 |
| Color Gamut | P3 wide color gamut |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 13" Core i5 2.3GHz | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G12 | ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 | HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA | Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | Snapdragon X | Snapdragon X | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 35 | 57 | - | 60 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 13" Core i5 2.3GHz | 17.5 | 41.6 | 5.5 | 69.2 | 88 | 93 | 17.7 | 67.3 | 97.4 | 90.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 93.2 | 89.5 | 38 | 58 | 80.6 | 96.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G12 Compare | 50.9 | 55 | 64.3 | 75.3 | 75 | 90.5 | 38 | 67.3 | 80.6 | 77.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 Compare | 89.6 | 27.4 | 63.9 | 75.3 | 58.7 | 76.6 | 38 | 58 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA Compare | 89.6 | 27.4 | 37.7 | 86.1 | 68.1 | 79.7 | 38 | 94.8 | 32.8 | 85.3 |
| Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 61.5 | 68.1 | 74 | 62.3 | 0 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Newegg 1 offer From $215
Best Buy 5 offers From $320
Price History
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
