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)
New Battery

Apple

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2020) M1 8-Core CPU - Good Condition - Silver - New Battery

Color: Silver
Condition: Good
Fair Good
Excellent
Memory: 8GB
TA1 SSD: 256GB SSD
TA1 Graphics Card: Apple 7-Core
Battery Health: 100%

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-inch True-Tone Retina Display (2560x1600).
  • Powered By Apple M1 8-Core 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-B100-3
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 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 — it may have a tiny scratch, but all screen 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 someone bought this machine and used it for a couple of months.)

Example |Good| Condition
Example |Good| 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 Good
Colour Silver
Battery health 100% 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

Memory 8GB unified memory
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

The short version: next-day delivery on most orders, 14 days to change your mind, a 12-month hardware warranty, and a real human on WhatsApp if you're ever unsure. Everything below applies to UK orders only — outside the UK, message us before ordering.

Delivery

MacBooks & laptops — DPD Next Day, Before 12

Most orders ship with DPD Next Day (Before 12) — so most Macs arrive before noon the next working day. DPD delivers on weekdays; orders placed over the weekend head out on Monday.

iMacs — DHL Express Next Day

iMacs ship with DHL Express Next Day. Order before 1pm and your iMac can arrive the next working day — though in general, allow 1 working day of handling time for iMacs, as they take longer to pack safely.

Returns — 14 days, always

Every order comes with our standard 14-day return policy.

If in doubt or unsure what to buy — don't buy. Reach out first and have a chat with us on WhatsApp: +44 7477 143031 (that's Denis), or email support@ta1macstore.co.uk. We'd much rather help you pick the right Mac than have you guess — and whatever you choose, the 14 days is always there.

Returning a MacBook or laptop

We'll send you a DPD return label at no cost to you and book a collection from your doorstep. Just hand the Mac to the DPD driver, keep the collection slip they give you, and we deal with everything else.

Returning an iMac

For iMacs, return shipping is at your cost — typically £35 for an insured DHL return. But get in touch anyway and we'll arrange the collection and handle all the logistics for you.

Please keep the packaging

Hold on to the original box and packaging, at least until you're sure you're keeping your Mac. Getting it back to us securely packed is your responsibility — so you'll need a sturdy box.

Faulty item? We handle everything.

If your Mac develops a genuine fault, that's on us — we'll cover the return, the repair or replacement, all of it.

Our defect rate is very, very low: we refurbish with original Apple displays and original Apple parts (batteries are the one exception — those are model-specific). But if anything does go wrong — say the Mac won't turn on — and it's a hardware issue rather than accidental damage, we'll cover a repair or replacement under our 12-month return-to-base (RTB) hardware warranty.

Accidental damage — a dropped Mac, a cracked screen, a spilled drink — isn't covered by the warranty. But don't disappear on us: we're Mac refurbishment specialists, so we'll do our best to help and keep out-of-warranty repair prices low. Our customers are like our community — we do our best to look after each other.

Get in touch

None of the above affects your statutory rights.

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.