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expiredapplegeek19 posted Jul 28, 2021 11:44 PM

My Best Buy Students: MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop: 2560x1600, M1, 8GB, 256GB SSD

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Best Buy has for My Best Buy Student Members (free to join): MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop (Space Gray, Gold or Silver) on sale for $749.99 when you follow the deal instructions below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member applegeek19 for finding this deal.

Note, must be a My Best Buy Student Member and logged into account to able to apply the coupon.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Log in to your Best Buy Student account (or enroll for free if you're not already a member).
  2. Select your color:
  3. On the product page, check the box next to "Save $100 with your Student Deal."
  4. Add to cart.
  5. Price will be $849.99 - $100 w/ Student Deal = $749.99 w/ free shipping.
  6. Proceed to checkout and complete your order.
Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU
  • 13.3" 2560x1600 Retina IPS LCD Display
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 7-Core GPU
  • Intel HD Graphics 500
  • 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Integrated 720p FaceTime HD Camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with Force Touch Trackpad
  • Aluminum casing
  • macOS Big Sur 11.0
  • Ports
    • 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4 Ports
  • Weight: 2.8 lbs
  • Includes 1-Year Warranty (Parts & Labor)

Editor's Notes

Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This is the lowest price we've seen for this MacBook, $50 less than a previous Frontpage deal from earlier this month.
    • Our research indicates that MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop is $130 lower (14.77% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $879.99 at the time of this posting.
  • About this product:
    • 4.8 out of 5 stars rating at Best Buy
  • About this store:
    • My Best Buy Members are eligible for 15-Day for Return or Exchange.
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional deal ideas & discussion. -persian_mafia

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Written by applegeek19
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Best Buy has for My Best Buy Student Members (free to join): MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop (Space Gray, Gold or Silver) on sale for $749.99 when you follow the deal instructions below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member applegeek19 for finding this deal.

Note, must be a My Best Buy Student Member and logged into account to able to apply the coupon.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Log in to your Best Buy Student account (or enroll for free if you're not already a member).
  2. Select your color:
  3. On the product page, check the box next to "Save $100 with your Student Deal."
  4. Add to cart.
  5. Price will be $849.99 - $100 w/ Student Deal = $749.99 w/ free shipping.
  6. Proceed to checkout and complete your order.
Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU
  • 13.3" 2560x1600 Retina IPS LCD Display
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 7-Core GPU
  • Intel HD Graphics 500
  • 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Integrated 720p FaceTime HD Camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with Force Touch Trackpad
  • Aluminum casing
  • macOS Big Sur 11.0
  • Ports
    • 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4 Ports
  • Weight: 2.8 lbs
  • Includes 1-Year Warranty (Parts & Labor)

Editor's Notes

Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This is the lowest price we've seen for this MacBook, $50 less than a previous Frontpage deal from earlier this month.
    • Our research indicates that MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop is $130 lower (14.77% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $879.99 at the time of this posting.
  • About this product:
    • 4.8 out of 5 stars rating at Best Buy
  • About this store:
    • My Best Buy Members are eligible for 15-Day for Return or Exchange.
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional deal ideas & discussion. -persian_mafia

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Jul 29, 2021 02:46 AM
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manfromnowhereJul 29, 2021 02:46 AM
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Quote from rossirage :
I have a Surface Pro 7 and I got to use a macbook air m1 for couple of days. While the hardware is great, adaption to mac os was a huge pain for me. It is a steep learning curve if you have never used mac before and some of the features that are just present and work in Windows are either just not there or are complicated to replicate in mac. I'm sure that is true for some of the mac features as well with regards to Windows.
Despite the struggle I'm still debating whether to go with the mac or not.
I returned my first MacBook like 12 years ago for the same reason. Tried again a couple years later and have had a Mac for my primary machine since then. There's a definite learning curve but I'm happier on macOS. That being said though, I still have a Windows machine in case I ever need it and also to troubleshoot when friends/relatives have problems.
Jul 29, 2021 02:49 AM
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conceptvbsJul 29, 2021 02:49 AM
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Quote from rossirage :
Do you guys know anyone who actually owns one? How real is the memory swap issue with this 8GB/256GB combo? I'm only holding off cz I don't want the SSD to die in a couple of years and Apple charging me like $500 to fix it. Frown
What memory swap? It's not user replaceable. It's saudered in. Yes, the SSD will eventually fail.
Jul 29, 2021 02:50 AM
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E.eJul 29, 2021 02:50 AM
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Does anyone know if you can apply this student offer buying in store?
Jul 29, 2021 02:50 AM
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cleardesignersJul 29, 2021 02:50 AM
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Quote from kapoom12 :
Aw, I bought last week for $800 from Bestbuy, will they price match?
Yes they will, we just called them
Jul 29, 2021 02:51 AM
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ThriftyPartner4466Jul 29, 2021 02:51 AM
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Why so little storage space? Wtf? What's with PCs and laptops being sold with such small hard drives someone please explain and what's the solution if I buy?
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Jul 29, 2021 02:52 AM
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rossirage
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Jul 29, 2021 02:52 AM
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Quote from conceptvbs :
What memory swap? It's not user replaceable. It's saudered in. Yes, the SSD will eventually fail.
This will explain it much better than I can - moreynchi.in/how-to-reduce-swap-memory-usage-on-m1-mac/
Jul 29, 2021 02:53 AM
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glennlovesyouJul 29, 2021 02:53 AM
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Thanks OP. Bought and repped. This is my first Apple product. I hope it works out.

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Jul 29, 2021 02:54 AM
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Quote from manfromnowhere :
I returned my first MacBook like 12 years ago for the same reason. Tried again a couple years later and have had a Mac for my primary machine since then. There's a definite learning curve but I'm happier on macOS. That being said though, I still have a Windows machine in case I ever need it and also to troubleshoot when friends/relatives have problems.
I'm currently not in a position to have 2 personal laptops so that's why I'm being extra cautious about getting a mac cz that will mean selling my surface. Confused
Jul 29, 2021 02:54 AM
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glennlovesyouJul 29, 2021 02:54 AM
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Quote from banwaramann :
Do we need to be a student to create a student account?
No you can lie
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chipmacJul 29, 2021 02:55 AM
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One thing I'm curious about regarding only 8 GB of memory is how well it handles swapping between multiple users. How much memory is still being used on the first user that doesn't log off and how that effects the second user. Can anyone give an informed opinion?
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verdi1987Jul 29, 2021 02:55 AM
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Quote from ThriftyPartner4466 :
Why so little storage space? Wtf? What's with PCs and laptops being sold with such small hard drives someone please explain and what's the solution if I buy?
They're not traditional mechanical hard drives. It's solid state PCI-Express storage. Much more costly than a slow hard drive (but there's still an Apple premium on it). You can get an external Thunderbolt or USB 3/4 disk.
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caveman017Jul 29, 2021 02:57 AM
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Thanks OP! Picked one up for my fiancee with free delivery tomorrow. Great upgrade to her 2013 Air
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Jul 29, 2021 02:58 AM
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GreenKite4385Jul 29, 2021 02:58 AM
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Quote from ThriftyPartner4466 :
Why so little storage space? Wtf? What's with PCs and laptops being sold with such small hard drives someone please explain and what's the solution if I buy?
So they can charge another 200 for a almost just as small 512gb ssd. I mean a 1 tb ssd isn't super expensive to just put in every device and charge the difference. Maybe so they can sell more apple storage and cloud storage.

I'm pretty sure you can buy an external Mac hard drive for more storage but it's a inconvenience.
Last edited by GreenKite4385 July 28, 2021 at 09:00 PM.
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ak1Jul 29, 2021 03:02 AM
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Name 1 useful thing that you need but can't do on a Mac as efficiently as Windows? You can't. The only thing this can't do that a Windows laptop can, is play games which use directX. News flash: You already can't do that on 99% of windows laptops, unless if you get a thick ugly gaming laptop. That's literally it. If you don't play games on your laptop at crappy frame rates, then I can't see any way in which a Windows laptop would be better. The battery life on this is insanely long. Office suite works just like Windows (or you can use the free Apple version of keynotes, pages, etc.). Remote Desktop client works flawlessly. Native VPN client. Unix/bash shell.
Excel. If you build/use intense financial models for Wall Street and the like, then unfortunately Windows Excel is a necessity. I am impressed with MB hardware, know people love its OS, and recognize Wall Streeters are a tiny fraction of the population, but unfortunately this stupid reason makes Windows a necessity for me.

Maybe one day I'll be senior enough to just review pdf decks and model outputs and don't need to actually build/open up a model anymore.
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ElJefe302Jul 29, 2021 03:03 AM
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Quote from ebargainnow :
I have the Bestbuy 10% off (up to $35) but it is associate with my Chase checking account instead of on my Chase credit card. Do I have to use my debit card in order to get the 10% off?
Yes. you need to use the debit card tied to that checking account to get the 10% off.
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