UK Mac buyback - by post, nationwide
Sell Your MacBook Air M2
The quick answer
We buy every M2 MacBook Air - the redesigned 13-inch and the first 15-inch model - working or broken. Fixed quote by email within 2 working hours, free insured postage from anywhere in the UK, and payment by bank transfer within 24 hours of passing inspection.
The M2 Air introduced the current flat design, so it still looks like a new Mac - a big reason it holds value well. A 13-inch fetches around £480 with us in 2026, the 15-inch around £560. Two newer generations now exist, so the curve is steepening. Quotes are locked for 14 days.
- Free insured shipping
- Paid within 24h of inspection
- Data wiped to NIST standards
- Free returns if you decline
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Get your MacBook Air M2 quote
See an indicative price before you give us any contact details. Apple Silicon only (M1 and newer). Your fixed quote is emailed within 2 working hours and locked for 14 days.
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We buy Apple Silicon Macs only - M1-generation and newer (2020 onward), working or broken. We do not buy Intel Macs.
Today's money
MacBook Air prices by generation
Indicative - your emailed quote is the price we pay. Quotes are locked for 14 days.
Prices reviewed
| Model | Good condition | Faulty / broken |
|---|---|---|
| MacBook Air 13" M5 | up to £850 | up to £390 |
| MacBook Air 15" M5 | up to £950 | up to £430 |
| MacBook Air 13" M4 | up to £720 | up to £330 |
| MacBook Air 15" M4 | up to £820 | up to £380 |
| MacBook Air 15" M3 | up to £650 | up to £300 |
| MacBook Air 13" M2 | up to £480 | up to £220 |
| MacBook Air 13" M1 | up to £320 | up to £140 |
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How it works
Three steps from quote to cash: free insured post, no fees at any point.
Get your quote
Tell us your Mac's model, spec and condition in the two-minute form. We email a fixed quote within 2 working hours, 7 days a week, locked for 14 days.
Post it free
We email a prepaid, fully insured shipping label. Box your Mac, drop it at any Post Office, and we carry the transit risk, not you. Desktops are collected by courier.
Paid within 24 hours
We inspect your Mac on the day it arrives and pay by bank transfer within 24 hours of it passing inspection. Decline a revised quote? We return your Mac free.
The design that keeps the M2 sellable
Used buyers shop with their eyes: the M2 Air is indistinguishable from an M4 Air across a coffee table, and that keeps demand - and prices - firmer than the chip's age alone would suggest. It's the oldest Air that still 'looks current', and it will keep that advantage until Apple next redesigns the line.
Under the surface, though, the M2 is now two generations behind, and each new launch takes a bigger slice. It's a strong sale today; it will be a merely decent one next year.
MagSafe, Midnight and other resale details
The M2 generation brought back MagSafe charging - include the original charger and braided cable if you have them, they add a little and help the grade. Midnight-colour machines often show fingerprint wear; a quick microfibre clean before assessment photos honestly never hurts.
As with all Airs, 16GB RAM and 512GB+ storage quote above base spec. Fill in the quote form with your exact configuration and your fixed quote arrives by email within 2 working hours - faulty units included, quoted instantly.
How long will an M2 Air keep getting macOS updates?
This is the question used buyers ask most, and the answer works in your favour. Apple Silicon Macs receive many years of macOS updates, and the M2 - released in 2022 - sits comfortably inside that support window with several more major releases still expected. A machine that will keep getting security and feature updates is a safe buy, and purchasers pay accordingly.
That long software runway is a big reason the M2 Air still commands confident money in 2026, two generations on. The one caveat is direction of travel: each year the remaining support window shortens, and in time that will begin to weigh on prices. Selling while the runway is still long keeps you on the right side of that curve.
Good to know
MacBook Air M2 - FAQs
Everything sellers ask us before posting their Mac - answered straight.
How much is a MacBook Air M2 worth in 2026?
Indicatively, around £480 for the 13-inch and £560 for the 15-inch in good condition. Faulty units typically fetch around £220-£260. Your emailed quote is the exact price we pay, locked for 14 days.
Is the M2 Air still worth good money?
Yes - because it shares the current Air design, buyers still see it as a modern Mac and pay accordingly. But it's now two generations behind and depreciating faster each year, so an idle M2 is losing £10-£15 a month sitting in a drawer.
I have the 15-inch M2 Air - is it worth more?
Around £80-£100 more than the 13-inch in the same condition. It was the first 15-inch Air ever, demand for big-screen budget Macs is steady, and used supply is thinner than the 13-inch.
Do you buy M2 Airs with dents or cracked screens?
Yes - describe the damage in the quote form and you'll get an instant faulty-grade quote, typically 45-50% of working value. No photos needed, and the price doesn't change on arrival if your description was accurate.
About the buyer
What is SellMacBooks?
SellMacBooks is a UK buy-back service for Apple computers only. We have no shops and no drop-in counter: every sale runs by post, anywhere in the country. You describe your Mac, we email a fixed quote within 2 working hours, you post it free on a fully insured label, and payment leaves by bank transfer within 24 hours of the machine passing inspection.
We buy Apple Silicon Macs only - M1-generation and newer (2020 onward), working or broken. We do not buy Intel Macs. Macs are the only thing we handle, so the person pricing yours knows what the model is worth this month rather than reading it off a generic gadget table. See how it works or read about us.
The inspection
Everything we check before quoting a MacBook Air M2
Your quote is built from what you tell us, and the bench check on arrival exists to confirm that description rather than renegotiate it. Here is exactly what we look at:
- Power-on and a clean boot to the desktop
- Screen: cracks, dead pixels, backlight and marks
- Chassis and cosmetics: dents, deep scratches, worn palm rests
- Battery health percentage and cycle count
- Keyboard, trackpad, speakers and every port
- Storage size, memory and chip against the spec you quoted
- Find My / Activation Lock signed out (we cannot buy a locked Mac)
- Accessories included, such as the original charger
The quoted price is fixed and locked for 14 days. If the machine differs from your description, you get photos and a plain explanation with a revised offer - accept it, or decline and we return the Mac free and insured. Full detail on the three grades is on our grading page.
Versus the alternatives
How we compare
Selling a Mac in the UK usually comes down to a big trade-in site, a marketplace listing, or a specialist buyer like us. The differences that cost sellers money are these:
- Big trade-in sites can keep you waiting days after delivery. We pay within 24 hours of your Mac passing inspection.
- eBay takes roughly 14% in fees, plus postage, plus return and scam risk. Our quote is the amount that lands in your bank.
- Some buyers put the courier damage risk on you in their small print. Our label is insured at our expense, both ways.
- Return fees for declining a revised offer are common in this market. Ours are always free, both ways, whatever inspection finds.
- Most quotes quietly expire or float with the market. Yours is locked for 14 days.
The longer version, option by option, is in our guide to the best place to sell a MacBook in the UK and our MacBook trade-in comparison.
Different chip or model?
Back to the main MacBook Air page, or jump straight to: MacBook Air M5 | MacBook Air M4 | MacBook Air M3.
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