13-inch Macbook Pro ~ (2020, [4-Core 8-Threads] Core i7 2.3GHz up to 4.1GHz, 16GB, 512GB SSD) Apple
13-inch Macbook Pro ~ (2020, [4-Core 8-Threads] Core i7 2.3GHz up to 4.1GHz, 16GB, 512GB SSD) Apple
Operating System: macOS Sequoia (15). The last macOS this model supports — it does not get the newer macOS Tahoe. Sequoia still receives Apple security updates.
Fully compatible charger supplied with every Mac — tested before dispatch.
14-Day Returns · 365-Day RTB Hardware Warranty (excludes accidental damage)

Apple

13-inch Macbook Pro ~ (2020, [4-Core 8-Threads] Core i7 1.7GHz - Space - Fair Condition

Color: Space Gray
Condition: Good
Fair
Good
Excellent
Memory: 16GB
Storage: 256GB SSD
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Choose your configuration
Battery Health: 85%+

Standard

85%+ health

Great for everyday use

Maximum Battery Health

100% health

New battery or as-new original

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” True-Tone Retina Display (2560x1600, 500 nits).
  • Powered by the Intel Core i7 4-Core 1.7GHz — 8th-gen Intel with Iris Plus 645 graphics.
  • Two Thunderbolt 3 ports + Apple T2 chip — runs macOS Sequoia (not Tahoe).
  • Up to 10 hours of wireless web or movie playback — 61W USB-C charger included.
TA1 Suitability
For Casual Computing
For Heavy Workloads

Touch Bar. Touch ID. True Tone. Two Thunderbolt 3 ports. macOS Sequoia.

TA1-O52-CSG-3
Memory: 16GB
Storage: 256GB SSD
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus

Will it do what I need?

The 13” MacBook Pro 2020 (2TB3) Is Great For

Everyday & webBrowsing, email, streaming, video calls — quick and responsive, and quiet at rest. Students & universityUp to 10 hours of battery at 1.4kg — a full day of lectures at a student-friendly price. Business & starting upOffice 365, Google Workspace, Zoom and accounting software — with Touch Bar shortcuts on top. Windows & x86 softwareRuns Windows natively via Boot Camp — plus every legacy x86 app and plugin. Apple Silicon Macs can't do this.
Trading & multi-monitorDrives one 5K or two 4K external displays over Thunderbolt 3 — more than the M1/M2 13-inch, which manage one.
Programming & devXcode, VS Code and web dev run well — and Docker uses native x86 images, handy when you deploy to Intel servers. Pick a 16GB unit for Docker or VMs. Photo editingLightroom and Photoshop are comfortable for everyday edits — expect the fans on big batch exports. Music & podcastsGarageBand and Logic run well, with full x86 plugin compatibility — record with the fans at rest. CAD & 3D designBoot Camp runs Revit, Inventor and SolidWorks natively — fine for lighter models, but Iris Plus integrated graphics limit big assemblies. Heavy video editing1080p editing is fine; 4K timelines and effects-heavy exports run hot and slow — choose a 14” or 16” Apple Silicon Pro. Local AI & LLMsNo Neural Engine or unified memory — local models crawl on Intel. An M-series Pro with 16GB+ is the right tool.
Serious gamingApple Arcade and light or older titles only — even via Boot Camp, integrated graphics aren't a gaming rig.

Need the latest macOS Tahoe on an Intel 13-inch? Choose the 2020 four-port (4TB3) model. Want it faster, silent and all-day on battery? The 13” M1/M2 Pros are the Apple Silicon successors.

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 Space Gray
Battery health 85%+ guaranteed minimum — and at most 400 battery cycles
Operating system macOS Sequoia
macOS support Up to macOS Sequoia (macOS 15) — this model does not support macOS Tahoe or later

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

Processor & Performance
Processor Intel Core i7 4-Core 1.7GHz
Generation 8th-generation Intel Core (Coffee Lake) — 4 cores / 8 threads, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz (Core i5) or 4.5GHz (Core i7), 128MB eDRAM
Graphics Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 (integrated)
Security Apple T2 Security Chip — encrypted SSD, secure boot, Touch ID
Cooling Active cooling — quiet at rest, fans audible under sustained load
Released May 2020 — the entry-level 2020 13-inch, succeeded by the M1 model in November 2020

Display
Screen 13.3-inch LED-backlit Retina (IPS)
Resolution 2560 x 1600 at 227 pixels per inch
Brightness 500 nits
Colour Wide colour (P3), True Tone technology

Memory & Storage
Memory 16GB
Storage 256GB SSD
Memory type 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard — 8GB standard, 16GB configure-to-order
Storage type Apple SSD, T2-encrypted — 256GB or 512GB standard, up to 2TB configure-to-order

Battery & Power
Battery 58.2-watt-hour lithium-polymer
Wireless web Up to 10 hours
Movie playback Up to 10 hours
Charging 61W USB-C — fully compatible charger included

Camera & Audio
Camera 720p FaceTime HD
Speakers Stereo speakers with high dynamic range, Dolby Atmos playback
Microphones Three-mic array with directional beamforming
Headphones 3.5mm headphone jack

Connectivity & Ports
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0
Ports 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), both on the left — charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt up to 40Gb/s, USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10Gb/s
External displays One 5K display at 60Hz, or two 4K displays at 60Hz
Windows Boot Camp supported — runs Windows 10 natively (Windows 11 with community workarounds)

Keyboard & Trackpad
Keyboard Backlit Magic Keyboard (scissor mechanism) with Touch Bar and a physical Escape key
Touch ID Yes — via the Apple T2 chip
Trackpad Force Touch trackpad

Size & Weight
Height 1.56 cm
Width 30.41 cm
Depth 21.24 cm
Weight 1.4 kg

Software
Operating system macOS Sequoia
macOS support Up to macOS Sequoia (15) — this model does not support macOS Tahoe or later; Sequoia still receives Apple security updates
Apple Intelligence Not available on Intel Macs

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

macOS Sequoia. ✅

macOS 15 Sequoia brings effortless window tiling, iPhone Mirroring and a more focused Safari. Sequoia is the final macOS for this model — it does not support the newer macOS Tahoe — and it still receives Apple security updates. Want Tahoe on a 13-inch Intel Pro? Choose the 2020 four-port (4TB3) model.