Operating System: Latest macOS Tahoe.
Fully compatible charger supplied with every Mac — tested before dispatch.
14-Day Returns · 365-Day RTB Hardware Warranty (excludes accidental damage)

Apple

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2020) M1 8-Core CPU - Fair Condition - Silver

£999.99 £379.99 Save 62%
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Color: Silver
Condition: Fair
Fair
Good
Excellent
TA1 Memory: 8GB
TA1 SSD: 256GB SSD
TA1 Graphics Card: Apple 7-Core
Choose your configuration
Battery Health: 85%+

Standard

85%+ health

Great for everyday use

Maximum New Battery

100% health

Brand-new battery fitted

Even our Standard beats the ~80% most refurb marketplaces guarantee — and every TA1 Mac has under 400 charge cycles.

⚡ Order by 16:00 (Mon–Fri) — ships same day, delivered next working day.

Free insured express delivery — select at checkout.

Prefer pickup? Free collection at The TA1 Computer Shop — usually ready in 24 hours. Evening & weekend slots often possible, just ask.

Every Mac gets a final TA1 pre-ship test, the latest macOS update and photos before packing — so it's ready to go straight out of the box. In busy periods this can add one working day.

  • Beautiful 13.3-inch True-Tone Retina Display (2560x1600).
  • Powered By Apple M1 8C/7C Chip.
  • High Demand Mac - loved by the pros & students for it's speed and simplicity.
  • Up to 15hrs of wireless web browsing, Up to 18hrs of movie playback.
TA1 Suitability
For Casual Computing
For Heavy Workloads

Powerful. Portable. True Tone. Touch-ID. Backlit Keyboard.

TA1-N2-CSIL-4
TA1 Memory: 8GB
TA1 SSD: 256GB SSD
TA1 Graphics Card: Apple 7-Core

Will it do what I need?

Great For

Everyday & webBrowsing, email, streaming, video calls — instant and silent.
Students & universityAll-day battery, 1.29kg, handles everything a degree throws at it.
Business & starting upOffice 365, Google Workspace, Zoom, accounting tools — the perfect first business laptop.
Photo editingLightroom and Photoshop run beautifully — choose 16GB for large multi-layer files and heavy batch edits.
Music & podcastsGarageBand and Logic Pro fly — and the fanless design means zero fan noise on your recordings.
Social video & CapCutCapCut, iMovie and 1080p content creation feel effortless on M1.
Programming & devXcode, VS Code and web dev fly on M1 — pick 16GB for Docker or VMs.
Local AI & LLMsLearn AI and run small local models (Ollama, 7B-class) — choose 16GB. For bigger LLMs, M-series Pros with 32GB+ unified memory are the sweet spot. Trading & multi-monitorTradingView, IBKR and crypto platforms run great — but the M1 Air drives only ONE external monitor. Multi-screen setups need a 14"/16" Pro (2-4 displays). Heavy video editingGreat at 1080p; for 4K multicam or heavy After Effects choose a 14" or 16" Pro. CAD & 3D designAutoCAD for Mac & Fusion 360 run natively. Revit, Inventor & SolidWorks are Windows-only.
Serious gamingApple Arcade and light titles only — Macs aren't gaming machines.

Need even more power? The 14” & 16” MacBook Pros take everything here further. Need Windows-only software? We stock refurbished Windows laptops too.

TA1 Grading

Example Fair Condition

Noticeable scratches, scuffs, or light dents on the casing. Screen is excellent — may have the odd tiny scratch, but all marks are invisible when the display is on. Fully working, battery at 85%+ health with under 400 cycles, and covered by the same 12-month RTB warranty as every TA1 Mac.

(Imagine a student bought this machine and used it daily for a year or so.)

Example |Fair| Condition
Example |Fair| Condition
Example |Fair| Condition
Example |Fair| Condition
Example |Fair| Condition
Example |Fair| Condition

Example photos show typical cosmetic condition for this grade — the exact unit you receive is equivalent, tested and verified.

This Refurbished Mac

About this listing

Condition Fair
Colour Silver
Battery health 85%+ guaranteed minimum — and at most 400 battery cycles
Operating system Latest macOS Tahoe

Delivery & Warranty

In the box Your Mac + a fully compatible charger
Delivery Free express next-day delivery (weekdays only) — allow up to 2 business days
Outside the UK Please don't order directly — reach out first on WhatsApp 07477 143031 and we'll sort a personal shipping quote. We ship worldwide via fully insured DHL Express, qualifying orders export at 0% VAT (you save the UK tax), and you pay your country's customs duty on arrival — no hidden surprises.
Warranty 365-Day RTB Hardware Warranty
Returns 14-day returns

The Details

Chip & Performance

Chip Apple M1 (5-nanometer)
CPU 8-core (4 performance + 4 efficiency cores)
Graphics Apple 7-Core GPU
Neural Engine 16-core
Cooling Fanless design — completely silent
Released November 2020

Display

Screen 13.3-inch LED-backlit Retina (IPS)
Resolution 2560 x 1600 at 227 pixels per inch
Brightness 400 nits
Colour Wide colour (P3), True Tone technology

Memory & Storage

Storage 256GB SSD
Memory type LPDDR4X onboard unified memory

Battery & Power

Battery 49.9-watt-hour lithium-polymer
Wireless web Up to 15 hours
Movie playback Up to 18 hours
Charger 30W USB-C Power Adapter included

Camera & Audio

Camera 720p FaceTime HD
Speakers Stereo speakers, wide stereo sound, Dolby Atmos playback
Microphones Three-mic array with directional beamforming
Headphones 3.5mm headphone jack

Connectivity & Ports

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0
Ports 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4 (USB-C) — charging, DisplayPort, up to 40Gb/s
External display One external display up to 6K at 60Hz

Keyboard & Trackpad

Keyboard Backlit Magic Keyboard with ambient light sensor
Touch ID Yes
Trackpad Force Touch trackpad

Size & Weight

Height 0.41 - 1.61 cm (wedge profile)
Width 30.41 cm
Depth 21.24 cm
Weight 1.29 kg

We offer an Express Next-Day Delivery as standard on all orders now.

14 Day Returns, 365-Day RTB Hardware Warranty (excludes accidental damage!)

Every TA1 Mac is graded against the criteria below, fully tested and battery-verified. Read the full grading guide here.

Excellent Condition

Fully Working & Battery >=85% <400cycles.

Excellent Condition

Like New - May have one or two very faint hairline scratches, only visible under direct light — nothing visible after 30cm. Screen is clean with no marks.

(Imagine someone bought this machine and used it carefully for less than a month.)

Good Condition

Fully Working & Battery >=85% <400cycles.

Good Condition

Light signs of use — a couple of small scratches or scuffs on the casing visible after 30cm, but no dents.

Screen again perfect - may have a little tiny scratch but all screen marks are invisible when the display is on.

(Imagine someone bought this machine and used it for a couple of months.)

Fair Condition

Fully Working & Battery >=85% <400cycles.

Fair Condition

Noticeable scratches, scuffs, or light dents on the casing.

Screen is excellent also - may have the odd tiny scratch but all marks invisible when the display is on.

(Imagine a student bought this machine and used it daily for a year or so.)

Operating System

Latest macOS Tahoe. ✅✅

macOS 26 Tahoe brings effortless window tiling, web browsing with fewer distractions, new iPhone Mirroring and support for Apple Intelligence.