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Apple Macbook Air M2 13.6" Laptop + $150 Apple GC: 2560x1664, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

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Apple Education Store has Apple Macbook Air M2 13.6" Laptop + $150 Apple eGift Card (Email Delivery) starting at $1,099. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member dh010447 for finding this deal.
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About this product (base model):
  • 13.6" 2560x1664 500-nit True Tone Liquid Retina display
  • Apple M2 octa-core processor / octa-core graphics processing unit / 16‑core Neural Engine
  • 8GB LPDDR4X 3733MHz RAM
  • 256GB PCIe solid state drive
  • 1080p FaceTime HD camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard w/ Touch ID
  • Four-speaker sound system
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6 / Bluetooth 5.0
  • 52.6 WHr battery
  • macOS
  • Weight: 2.7 lbs.
  • Ports
    • 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) w/ USB4 support
    • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Includes 30W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 1-Year AppleCare Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This deal offer $100 off (8.33% savings) the listed retail price of $1199 (before counting the $150 gift card).
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by PCMag.
  • About this store:
    • Click here to view Apple Store's return / exchange policy.

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Apple Education Store has Apple Macbook Air M2 13.6" Laptop + $150 Apple eGift Card (Email Delivery) starting at $1,099. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member dh010447 for finding this deal.
  • Note: Gift card added to cart automatically during checkout.
About this product (base model):
  • 13.6" 2560x1664 500-nit True Tone Liquid Retina display
  • Apple M2 octa-core processor / octa-core graphics processing unit / 16‑core Neural Engine
  • 8GB LPDDR4X 3733MHz RAM
  • 256GB PCIe solid state drive
  • 1080p FaceTime HD camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard w/ Touch ID
  • Four-speaker sound system
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6 / Bluetooth 5.0
  • 52.6 WHr battery
  • macOS
  • Weight: 2.7 lbs.
  • Ports
    • 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) w/ USB4 support
    • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Includes 30W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 1-Year AppleCare Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This deal offer $100 off (8.33% savings) the listed retail price of $1199 (before counting the $150 gift card).
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by PCMag.
  • About this store:
    • Click here to view Apple Store's return / exchange policy.

Original Post

Written by dh010447

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caveman017
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There's plenty of laptops today with the 5000 or 6000 series Ryzen chips and OLED or similar panels that will give these new MacBook Air a run for their money.

Imho, the M1 air at the 999 (and sale price of 8-850) was a good deal, but it's too hard to excuse 8/256 in a $1300 laptop.
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Hat-Trick
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Pretty much wrong on all counts. I *am* an IT person (over 30 years) who mostly uses/manages/sells Windows-based machines, but also have clients who are all Mac-based so I own Windows desktops, laptops and 2 MacBook Pro's (a 14" M1 Pro and a 16" M1 Pro) and had a M1 Mac Mini and yes, I do look at specs. You're shooting in the dark if you don't.

I will be completely honest in saying that while using my MacBook or Dell XPS laptop, I don't notice that one is any better (performance-wise) than the other. They run different OS's but the MacBook definitely isn't night/day better than the Dell or vice versa.

With regards to minimal RAM and swap to SSD, we'll see how the SSD wear is on that Mac SSD in a few years vs a system with 16/32GB RAM, where swap to disk is minimal. And while SSD is fast, RAM is magnitudes faster.

Having the flexibility to upgrade RAM or SSD is great. Buy small, pay less to upgrade yourself compared to giving Apple 10X more money for the same thing and having it fixed in there for life.
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JoshuaAfterDark
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BE CAREFUL with this, because you're actually buying the $150 gift card as the total is deducted from the purchase price of the MacBook. So if you return the MacBook you don't get a refund for the gift card; you're stuck with it.
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Jul 9, 2022 7:33 AM
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lFrostmourneJul 9, 2022 7:33 AM
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anyone know how long the gift card promo will last for?
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Quote from caveman017 View quoted comment :
There's plenty of laptops today with the 5000 or 6000 series Ryzen chips and OLED or similar panels that will give these new MacBook Air a run for their money.

Imho, the M1 air at the 999 (and sale price of 8-850) was a good deal, but it's too hard to excuse 8/256 in a $1300 laptop.
Haha they last half as long. Amd soc engineers wish they could work at apple fool
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Quote from TenseMitten8647 View quoted comment :
Then don't add the ram
I got my m1 MacBook Air on launch 256gb/8gb
No regrets. No need for 16gb
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Quote from caveman017 View quoted comment :
There's plenty of laptops today with the 5000 or 6000 series Ryzen chips and OLED or similar panels that will give these new MacBook Air a run for their money.

Imho, the M1 air at the 999 (and sale price of 8-850) was a good deal, but it's too hard to excuse 8/256 in a $1300 laptop.
I don't think there is any laptop that can match Macbook's battery life/power efficiency. Other than that, yes, there are plenty of laptops that are as powerful, and offer screens that are just as good, plus more memory/storage, for 2/3 of the price or less
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Good job encouraging fraud.
What is the crime again
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TenseMitten8647Jul 9, 2022 2:10 PM
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What is the crime again
The crime of getting a lifelong education!
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Only midnight color is available
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intence01Jul 9, 2022 2:46 PM
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Quote from PoopyMcPoopyFace View quoted comment :
Overpriced. 16GB for anything serious. Storage is a total ripoff. No touchscreen. Maybe at employee pricing?
Apple doesn't do touchscreens on laptops. M1/M2 architecture currently blows away everything else.
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Quote from caveman017 View quoted comment :
There's plenty of laptops today with the 5000 or 6000 series Ryzen chips and OLED or similar panels that will give these new MacBook Air a run for their money.

Imho, the M1 air at the 999 (and sale price of 8-850) was a good deal, but it's too hard to excuse 8/256 in a $1300 laptop.
Apples and oranges bud. If you're too dense to know the difference don't comment. M1/M2 is a whole new architecture and having one company design the CPU, the hardware and the OS/software is a very different experience.

M1 was at Costco for $850, still a solid machine at that price with all day battery life
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intence01Jul 9, 2022 2:52 PM
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Quote from rwalle View quoted comment :
I don't think there is any laptop that can match Macbook's battery life/power efficiency. Other than that, yes, there are plenty of laptops that are as powerful, and offer screens that are just as good, plus more memory/storage, for 2/3 of the price or less
True, but like most things in life, deep down you know if you want the Apple or not and if you want it, those other mish mash machines where the hardware, CPU, and OS all come from different companies will give you a very different experience.
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Hat-TrickJul 9, 2022 3:48 PM
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Quote from intence01 View quoted comment :
Apples and oranges bud. If you're too dense to know the difference don't comment. M1/M2 is a whole new architecture and having one company design the CPU, the hardware and the OS/software is a very different experience.

M1 was at Costco for $850, still a solid machine at that price with all day battery life
It's only Apples and oranges if you think it is a better experience, which is the opinion of the buyer. There are certainly advantages to Intel/AMD machines that you don't get from Apple, including the ability to shop different manufacturers to get the options you want (like the ability to upgrade RAM and SSD when needed).
For me, spending $180 for 8GB of RAM and $200 for 256GB of SSD is a very different experience. But it's definitely NOT a better one! Not sure who should be embarassed more -- Apple for charging those prices or buyers for paying those ridiculous prices for upgrades.
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Quote from lFrostmourne View quoted comment :
anyone know how long the gift card promo will last for?
Until the end of summer… it's the normal annual back to school sale

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ipad is also on sale too.
Do they check student status?
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