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Jul 8, 2022 8:44 PM

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.
  • 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.

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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.

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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 10, 2022 4:27 AM
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TenderVolcano255Jul 10, 2022 4:27 AM
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Quote from biggiep View quoted comment :
The SSD on the M2 base model is 50% slower than that of the M1, so the SSD swap the Mac depends on to offset the low memory is worse on the M2. If you're getting the M2 you'll need to upgrade either the SSD or the RAM to get the same type of performance as the M1 when it comes to memory and swap. That's already $400 more than what the M1 costs. Forget about Mac vs. PC argument - it's not even clear cut that the M2 models are even worth the premium over M1.
this applicable to MacBook Pro 13 2022 but not to Air 2022 since nobody tested it yet. It doesn't mean that all M2 models will have slow SSD
Jul 10, 2022 4:36 AM
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chiJul 10, 2022 4:36 AM
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Quote from caveman017 View quoted comment :
The M1 Macs don't fully "sleep" -- they're constantly pinging Apple's servers -- IE, I still hear notifications for text messages, even with the screen closed.

Went away for a week long vacation in May, and both my personal and work mac were completely dead when I got back, both were over half full when I left.

It's not an issue if you're constantly plugging in and whatnot, but it's an annoyance when you don't use it for a few days and you're down a decent percentage.

Again, they're generally fine machines, but value per $$ isn't there with the new crop of Air's
I've noticed that my M1 mac does indeed wake up. I have Teamviewer on all of my computers, and when one of my devices connect to the network I get a notification and once in awhile it says my M1 mac is online even though the lid is closed and unused.
Jul 10, 2022 4:49 AM
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plantseedJul 10, 2022 4:49 AM
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Quote from TenderVolcano255 View quoted comment :
this applicable to MacBook Pro 13 2022 but not to Air 2022 since nobody tested it yet. It doesn't mean that all M2 models will have slow SSD
It probably will because there is an NAND contamination in two big manufacturers, and the slow SSD is because its one NAND flash rather than two and it affects the base model only if i am not mistaken.
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Jul 10, 2022 5:02 AM
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Quote from ehong33234 View quoted comment :
Waiting on the MacBook Pro M2. Macbook Air is good for students and seniors but not serious users.
What do you consider 'serious' work? 8K/4K video editing? Pro-audio work? Edit Pro-res video? The M2 Air can handle it all. Pretentious, ignorant nerd!
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biggiepJul 10, 2022 5:17 AM
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Quote from TenderVolcano255 View quoted comment :
this applicable to MacBook Pro 13 2022 but not to Air 2022 since nobody tested it yet. It doesn't mean that all M2 models will have slow SSD
We'll find out soon enough. You really think the model that is $100 more expensive is going have a worse NAND configuration?
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Jul 10, 2022 5:31 AM
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biggiepJul 10, 2022 5:31 AM
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Quote from Spock1234 View quoted comment :
You are sooo wrong about everything! Really, where do you people come from?

The M2's SSD is NOT 'half speed'! The _net_ write speed is lower on the base M2 Pro because Mac OS has only ONE SSD to work with, versus TWO in the base M1Air. This 'problem' would disappear if Apple choose to put two 128gb SSDs in the M2 Air instead of one 256gb SSD as in the M2 Pro.

There is absolutely nothing about the M2 that makes it use more swaps or RAM than the M1. God, some people are so dumb!!
Lol you need to shut the hell up. I am well aware that the M1 uses 2 128GB NAND chips in RAID while the M2 uses just one 256GB. But for all intents and purposes the net speed is down. I deliberately chose not to speak to the minutia behind the tech. Do the semantics matter? I never said the M2 uses MORE swap or RAM. All I said was that the swap it would use ends up being slower. Stupid Apple fanboy prick.
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fintlewoodlewixJul 10, 2022 6:29 AM
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Quote from KSilver2000 View quoted comment :
The day Apple incorporates touch screen into their Macs, it will be labeled the "MacBook Pro Plus Max Touch with Touchbbar" and will be called the revolution of notebook computing, carrying an equally revolutionary price starting at $2,999.
Keep that one away from the choir boys.
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Jul 10, 2022 8:16 AM
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maxspiderxJul 10, 2022 8:16 AM
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Quote from JoshuaAfterDark View quoted comment :
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.
Confirmed via live chat that the gift card is returnable along with the laptop as long as it's not been redeemed. Or you can choose to keep it for $150.
Jul 10, 2022 3:33 PM
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TenderVolcano255Jul 10, 2022 3:33 PM
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Quote from biggiep View quoted comment :
We'll find out soon enough. You really think the model that is $100 more expensive is going have a worse NAND configuration?
MacBook Pro 13 M1 doesn't have this issue. So we can only guess for now. I've ordered 16/256 and 16/512 for my friend. Will see it on my own but I believe that reviews will be earlier than I receive both of them Big Grin
Jul 10, 2022 3:54 PM
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PurpleNarwhal693Jul 10, 2022 3:54 PM
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is this the best way to buy a macbook air and an iphone? Use the 150 gift card towards an iphone? Lifelong android user with a 2015 mbp that's showing its age.
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Jul 10, 2022 3:58 PM
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gen2Jul 10, 2022 3:58 PM
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Quote from PurpleNarwhal693 View quoted comment :
is this the best way to buy a macbook air and an iphone? Use the 150 gift card towards an iphone? Lifelong android user with a 2015 mbp that's showing its age.
If you plan on buying both, then yes. You can't really get an iPhone at a discount anywhere unless you want to deal with carrier bs.
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anerdnamedjoshuaJul 10, 2022 4:39 PM
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Quote from maxspiderx View quoted comment :
Confirmed via live chat that the gift card is returnable along with the laptop as long as it's not been redeemed. Or you can choose to keep it for $150.
THANK YOU for confirming this! I wasn't entirely sure but I'm glad this is an option in case I regret purchasing the base model.🙏🏼

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Can you use the gc on a repair? Was thinking about grabbing this and getting the battery changed on an older Mac before seeing.

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