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2020 Apple MacBook Air Laptop: Apple M1 Chip, 13” Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage at Costco/Amazon - $849.99

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2020 Apple MacBook Air Laptop: Apple M1 Chip, 13" Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID.

https://www.costco.com/macbook-air-13.3%22-%e2%80%93-apple-m1-chip-8-core-cpu%2c-7-core-gpu-%e2%80%93-8gb-memory-%e2%80%93-256gb-ssd-%e2%80%93-silver.product.100688289.html​ [costco.com]

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Nephilim
01-22-2022 at 07:26 AM.
01-22-2022 at 07:26 AM.
Of note, these were $749 for "students" and $799 at various retailers last year. They are also 8GB RAM, which is fine for most as the M1 chip in these uses RAM differently.

That said, good price on one the best price/performance MacBooks ever.
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01-22-2022 at 07:44 AM.
01-22-2022 at 07:44 AM.
What percentage of people would you say automatically buy Applecare?
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01-22-2022 at 08:06 AM.
01-22-2022 at 08:06 AM.
I would wait for M2 coming soon this year.
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01-22-2022 at 11:59 AM.
01-22-2022 at 11:59 AM.
Quote from avatarx :
I would wait for M2 coming soon this year.

When's the expected month?
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01-22-2022 at 05:30 PM.
01-22-2022 at 05:30 PM.
Quote from T1NY :
When's the expected month?

It's looking like fall or winter of 22. Was supposed to be out by April
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01-23-2022 at 06:16 AM.
01-23-2022 at 06:16 AM.
Is this a good laptop. 256 GB of memory looks too low, if you consider that even smartphones come with a default 128 GB
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brando37
01-23-2022 at 07:45 AM.
01-23-2022 at 07:45 AM.
Quote from msiva1981 :
Is this a good laptop. 256 GB of memory looks too low, if you consider that even smartphones come with a default 128 GB

This has 8gb memory and 256gb of storage. How much storage someone needs depends on they are storing. I have this same laptop and keep all my very large files on a Synology NAS or external hard drives and it's working out great.
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01-23-2022 at 12:29 PM.
01-23-2022 at 12:29 PM.
Quote from msiva1981 :
Is this a good laptop. 256 GB of memory looks too low, if you consider that even smartphones come with a default 128 GB
If you're not sure if 256 GB of storage is sufficient for you, are you even sure you need a laptop?

This tablet has 1 TB of storage, and if you don't want to type on-screen, there are many inexpensive keyboard options available:

https://home.woot.com/offers/2020...neration-3

But, I think before you buy anything, you need to list (write it down so you see it in black and white) what you actually need. Include things like screen size and actually measurements of how big your files will be. Will you even have files, or are you storing everything on the Internet?

Etc., etc.

Don't put the cart before the horse. Ask not, "is this a good laptop?"... ask, "what am I going to do with it? ... what void is it meant to fill?"

If portability and lots of storage are paramount for you, those are mutually exclusive with this laptop especially, but with Macbook Airs in general. If you don't care about portability (read: being away from an electric outlet or moving it all the time), but lots of storage is important to you, why are you even looking at laptops at all?
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01-24-2022 at 09:18 AM.
01-24-2022 at 09:18 AM.
Quote from Claydavisismyhero :
It's looking like fall or winter of 22. Was supposed to be out by April

If it's a decent jump in capability I wouldn't expect either $999 to hold or large discounts from there. Apple is getting cheaper recently despite 6-7% inflation, that won't last probably.

So if you want an M2 in 9 months at >$1000, wait, if not $850 now for M1.

I wouldn't be surprised if they keep selling these, maybe at $950 or $900 officially, while new ones are more expensive.
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ThriceQ
01-24-2022 at 02:41 PM.
01-24-2022 at 02:41 PM.
Waiting for M2 with 16gb for under $800
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PTBKoo
01-25-2022 at 07:39 PM.
01-25-2022 at 07:39 PM.
Also available at same price @ bestbuy with free applecare+ if you are a totaltech member
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01-28-2022 at 02:20 PM.
01-28-2022 at 02:20 PM.
Quote from avatarx :
I would wait for M2 coming soon this year.
Just make sure to avoid M5, according to Captain Kirk. In any case, don't wear a red shirt when near the M5 Smilie
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01-30-2022 at 01:09 PM.
01-30-2022 at 01:09 PM.
Quote from PTBKoo :
Also available at same price @ bestbuy with free applecare+ if you are a totaltech member
Not really. Free if you renew total tech at $ 199 each year. That's what active means. Total Tech has been severely reduced in value, without a decrease in price. Please check it out and respond. I think it's BB Total-tech not AppleCare.
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