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

$750
$999.99
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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 sr_deal 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 & Price Research

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  • About this deal:
    • Offer Valid 8/2/21 to 9/5/21.
    • This price matches our previous +347 FP Deal for this Macbook Air model.
    • Our research indicates that MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop is $150 lower (16.7% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $899.99 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.

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Model: Apple Macbook Air 13.3" 3.2Ghz M1 8-Core 8Gb 256Gb Ssd Space Gray

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Info about Best Buy Student Deal.
No ID verification involved in signing up or purchase at all. Simply use the link in description (free to join) to join and get the deal

If you do not see the deal , what could be the reason?
This deal is available to anyone who follows instructions in description. If you do not see it , look for one of the below reasons
i) Make sure to enroll for Student Deals using the (free to join) link in description.
ii) You have not used a Student Deal recently on the account you are using. If you have (even for a different product) , and you do not see the checkbox to apply the discount below the price , then use another account / create a new one to get the deal. Use the same in case you want to buy more than 1
iii) Some people have reported having issues applying the deal in the BBuy app , so try a browser. if it doesn't work , try another browser.

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It depends, this new UNIFIED MEMORY concept with the super fast SSDs will get you through almost all daily activities. I have 3 google chrome logins with ~15 tabs open on each all the time. 3-4 Safari tabs and work with Notes / Numbers and convert my iPhone videos to MP4 all the time. The system never feels laggy at all. I really mean NEVER
because a handful of people spread rumours on shady websites that the screen "spontaneously cracks" .
There was a guy in the old thread who said he had 2 of them crack. But it was all made up I think , he mentioned apple was asking him to pay for shipping his laptop for service, I can guarantee that Apple will always cover shipping both ways in case you need service.
That's the way to sweeten it.
If you would be adding Applecare+ , do not buy at BestBuy instead call Apple support and ask for the Student Deal on Applecare+ , they are giving 20% off. ~$160+taxes for 3 year coverage.

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08-26-2021 at 08:12 PM.
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08-26-2021 at 08:15 PM.
08-26-2021 at 08:15 PM.
Been waiting for it to go back to this price. I'm going to use my rewards and also use my Best Buy credit card for an additional 10% back in rewards.
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08-26-2021 at 08:19 PM.
08-26-2021 at 08:19 PM.
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according to last batch of people ordered the deal, many returned the macbook. hard pass
why did they return them?
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08-26-2021 at 08:20 PM.
Quote from ashotofclarity :
Been waiting for it to go back to this price. I'm going to use my rewards and also use my Best Buy credit card for an additional 10% back in rewards
That's the way to sweeten it.
If you would be adding Applecare+ , do not buy at BestBuy instead call Apple support and ask for the Student Deal on Applecare+ , they are giving 20% off. ~$160+taxes for 3 year coverage.
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08-26-2021 at 08:24 PM.
08-26-2021 at 08:24 PM.
Quote from hydrolic :
why did they return them?
because a handful of people spread rumours on shady websites that the screen "spontaneously cracks" .
There was a guy in the old thread who said he had 2 of them crack. But it was all made up I think , he mentioned apple was asking him to pay for shipping his laptop for service, I can guarantee that Apple will always cover shipping both ways in case you need service.
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08-26-2021 at 08:27 PM.
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8GB RAM is just too little. But that's all Apple sells at big box stores for the masses. For future-proofing, 16 GB. Storage is secondary, because you can always add external drives.
It depends, this new UNIFIED MEMORY concept with the super fast SSDs will get you through almost all daily activities. I have 3 google chrome logins with ~15 tabs open on each all the time. 3-4 Safari tabs and work with Notes / Numbers and convert my iPhone videos to MP4 all the time. The system never feels laggy at all. I really mean NEVER
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08-26-2021 at 08:28 PM.
08-26-2021 at 08:28 PM.
I returned mine for a wide variety of issues.

I'm being honest. From random crashes to memory warnings to sub-optimal battery life (less than 8 hours new out of the box) to a lot of software compatability issues when running emulation (Big Sur)...

...Wanted to love it.

...Did not.

Maybe I received a bad unit? If not, there are too many issues, hack and workarounds required for someone used to Windows 10 and typical Office and Adobe apps where it becomes an issue.
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08-26-2021 at 08:29 PM.
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Quote from sr_deal :
It depends, this new UNIFIED MEMORY concept with the super fast SSDs will get you through almost all daily activities. I have 3 google chrome logins with ~15 tabs open on each all the time. 3-4 Safari tabs and work with Notes / Numbers and convert my iPhone videos to MP4 all the time. The system never feels laggy at all. I really mean NEVER
As it should. But look at your likely swap file use: EEK! 10 GB is common with these. Combined with soldered storage, that does not bode well over time. Since 2016, Apple has made only disposable computers, unlike during Steve Jobs' days.

App bloat will soon follow the adoption of M1/M1X processors. It always does with faster processors. That will make your 8GB even worse.

These entry level M1 laptops, including the Pros that are not really Pros, are like having a Ferrari engine in a Hyundai Elantra.
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Quote from IndigoGorilla347 :
I returned mine for a wide variety of issues.

I'm being honest. From random crashes to memory warnings to sub-optimal battery life (less than 8 hours new out of the box) to a lot of software compatability issues when running emulation (Big Sur)...

...Wanted to love it.

...Did not.

Maybe I received a bad unit? If not, there are too many issues, hack and workarounds required for someone used to Windows 10 and typical Office and Adobe apps where it becomes an issue.
Windows to Mac transition unfortunately takes time .. I still screw up on the shortcuts frequently. But the amount of shortcuts with MacOS is amazing (if you lookup solutions on youtube you'll certainly find one easily)
For the battery life and crashes , I'd think you must have been using non-M1 optimized apps, they run through a translation layer Rosetta which converts Intel x86 instruction to a form that M1 can understand. If you jumped in right at launch , it was a common issue but now (specially since July) , almost all apps that I need have a M1 optimized version and the battery life is AMAZING , you can go through 2 full workdays (~15hrs) withouot plugging this in.
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As it should. But look at your likely swap file use: https://static.slickdealscdn.com/images/smilies/eek.gif 10 GB is common with these. Combined with soldered storage, that does not bode well over time. Since 2016, Apple has made only disposable computers, unlike during Steve Jobs' days.

App bloat will soon follow the adoption of M1/M1X processors. It always does with faster processors. That will make your 8GB even worse.

These entry level M1 laptops, including the Pros that are not really Pros, are like having a Ferrari engine in a Hyundai Elantra.
I hear you but the swap "issue" was for non-optimized apps running through Rosetta , since July almost all apps that I use are M1 optimized and there are 0 swap or any other issues

For your comment on App Bloat , I was thinking on your lines for 10 years that Apple hardware will age and become useless. But they manage their app ecosystem very very tightly, you can buy a 7 year iPad today and you'll find it's as snappy as the latest one 80% of the time. Apple HARDWARE ages better than ANYTHING ELSE
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