Opinions before buying upgraded used MBA 13 2014

[Roykatz]

Hello everyone
I’m about to purchase a used MBA 13 2014 with i7, 8gb ram and a newly upgraded 500gb ssd.
I want to use this machine for writing my yearly research work for the upcoming year.
How good will it run with the latest Mac OS?
Will it be able to handle Windows Office apps smoothly?
Would love to hear your opinions about it.

 

[MultiFinder17]

It should run the latest versions of MacOS with no problems whatsoever. For your stated needs, it’ll run like a peach Enjoy your Air!

 

[Audit13]

Will the machine come with an OEM Apple SSD or nvme drive with a pci-e adapter?

 

[Roykatz]

Will the machine come with an OEM Apple SSD or nvme drive with a pci-e adapter?

I’ve been told that it’s a new one (don’t know the type) and it was just updated recently.

 

[Audit13]

I’ve been told that it’s a new one (don’t know the type) and it was just updated recently.

Confirm that it is an OEM Apple SSD. Using a third party drive prevents deep sleep from working properly.

 

[Macdctr]

Confirm that it is an OEM Apple SSD. Using a third party drive prevents deep sleep from working properly.

I'm using a 512GB Samsung 970EVO NVMe M.2 drive with Sintech adapter in my 2015 MacBook AIR and have not experienced any deep sleep issues. My laptop has all the current firmware updates and when I open the laptop it wakes up from sleep every single time.

I'm only posting this because I have not experienced any issues with my AIR using a third party drive.

 

[Audit13]

The 2015 and 2017 air and 2015 Pro do not have hibernation problems. Hibernate mode 25 in the 2013 and 2014 Pro and Air will cause kernel panics when waking from sleep.

The panics have been discussed here:

Upgrading 2013/2014 Macbook Pro SSD to M.2 NVMe

This thread is about upgrading MacBook Airs & Macbook Pros (2013-2015) with new high speed and/or high capacity NVMe SSDs. This thread was one of the first to talk about MacBook Pro NVMe SSD upgrades on Macrumors, and was started by user "maxthackray", which we can thank and give tribute for...

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The only way to have hibernate mode 25 working in the 2013 and 2014 model is to flash a modded bootrom.

 

[Macdctr]

The 2015 and 2017 air and 2015 Pro do not have hibernation problems. Hibernate mode 25 in the 2013 and 2014 Pro and Air will cause kernel panics when waking from sleep.

The panics have been discussed here:

Upgrading 2013/2014 Macbook Pro SSD to M.2 NVMe

This thread is about upgrading MacBook Airs & Macbook Pros (2013-2015) with new high speed and/or high capacity NVMe SSDs. This thread was one of the first to talk about MacBook Pro NVMe SSD upgrades on Macrumors, and was started by user "maxthackray", which we can thank and give tribute for...

forums.macrumors.com

The only way to have hibernate mode 25 working in the 2013 and 2014 model is to flash a modded bootrom.

That's good to know! Thanks for the clarification