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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Oct 18, 2022 10:39 AM

MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop: 2560x1600, M1 Chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

$799

$999

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Amazon has MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop (Space Gray, Gold or Silver, Late 2020 Model) on sale for $799. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member phoinix for finding this deal.

Available Colors: Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU
  • 13.3" 2560x1600 Retina IPS LCD Display
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 7-Core GPU
  • 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 3/ USB 4 Ports
  • Weight: 2.8 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $200 lower (20% savings) than the list price of $999.
    • This offer matches a recent Frontpage deal that required Prime membership.
  • About this product:
    • 4.8 out of 5 stars rating at Amazon based on over 13,000 customer reviews
  • About this store:
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion.

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Written by phoinix | Staff
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Community Notes
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Amazon has MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop (Space Gray, Gold or Silver, Late 2020 Model) on sale for $799. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member phoinix for finding this deal.

Available Colors: Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU
  • 13.3" 2560x1600 Retina IPS LCD Display
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 7-Core GPU
  • 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 3/ USB 4 Ports
  • Weight: 2.8 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $200 lower (20% savings) than the list price of $999.
    • This offer matches a recent Frontpage deal that required Prime membership.
  • About this product:
    • 4.8 out of 5 stars rating at Amazon based on over 13,000 customer reviews
  • About this store:
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion.

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Written by phoinix | Staff

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AmusedPlastic6071
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They need to put the 512gb on sale already. I learned my lesson to never buy any computer with 256gb SSD.
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oppayah
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This laptop will probably be $699 during BF. So $649 with no warranty is not a great deal
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mail4asim
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The 2012 iMac came with 8GB... and apple still thinks in 2022... 8GB is enough memory. This is called planned obsolesce.
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Oct 19, 2022 5:27 AM
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TicalisoulOct 19, 2022 5:27 AM
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Not really a deal at this price point. The 13' Macbook Pro M1 is $100 more, and you get built-in fan, 1 extra core, brighter screen, better speakers, touchbar (which I personally find useful) and longer battery life. Overall it just feels like a more premium product
Last edited by Ticalisoul October 19, 2022 at 12:43 AM.
Oct 19, 2022 5:34 AM
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HapShaughnessyOct 19, 2022 5:34 AM
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Quote from JollyJuice3134 :
How do you use cloud storage when you can't connect to it, huh genius?
And it would be next to impossible to restore an entire drive from the cloud, would take forever, and be very expensive for those who don't have unlimited broadband Internet.
I've restored many systems over the years -- with external drives and backup apps like CCC. That remains the safest system backup method. Time Machine cannot restore that way.
Oct 19, 2022 5:36 AM
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HapShaughnessyOct 19, 2022 5:36 AM
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Quote from Defensivetackle99 :
Interesting. If it plan obsolescence, then let me ask you this then?

Then how come my iPhone SE 2016 is still being supported on iOS 15.4 today? I mean I know it won't be getting iOS 16 but some of the apps are still supporting it.

Maybe I'm just living in borrow time? Curious to hear your input.
Maybe you should have checked before saying that...

The First-Gen iPhone SE Is Dead
Unfortunately, this is the end of the road. While the original tiny iPhone SE was able to hold on for iOS 15, the upcoming iOS 16 will drop the 2016 iPhone SE from support along with any other device sporting a chip older than Apple's A10. Jun 6, 2022
- gearpatrol.com
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Oct 19, 2022 5:44 AM
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Spaceman6969Oct 19, 2022 5:44 AM
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Quote from MrSkeptic :
Maybe you should have checked before saying that...

The First-Gen iPhone SE Is Dead
Unfortunately, this is the end of the road. While the original tiny iPhone SE was able to hold on for iOS 15, the upcoming iOS 16 will drop the 2016 iPhone SE from support along with any other device sporting a chip older than Apple's A10. Jun 6, 2022
- gearpatrol.com
I understand that but I still don't get why it isn't completely dead yet? For examples:

YouTube, Google Maps and other productivity apps for exampleS don't require me to update to iOS 16.

I can still send and receive text message.

I can still use safari.

LTE is still available to use.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what define dead or insupportable ☹️
Oct 19, 2022 5:48 AM
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HapShaughnessyOct 19, 2022 5:48 AM
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Quote from Defensivetackle99 :
I understand that but I still don't get why it isn't completely dead yet? For examples:

YouTube, Google Maps and other productivity apps for exampleS don't require me to update to iOS 16.

I can still send and receive text message.

I can still use safari.

LTE is still available to use.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what define dead or insupportable ☹️
Essentially unsupported. Your apps will continue to work, but new versions may require newer iterations of the OS over time. No new OS features, decreasing usability and security.
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Oct 19, 2022 5:49 AM
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Spaceman6969Oct 19, 2022 5:49 AM
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Quote from MrSkeptic :
Essentially unsupported. Your apps will continue to work, but new versions may require newer iterations of the OS over time. No new OS features, decreasing usability and security.
Thank you.
Oct 19, 2022 6:17 AM
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techjunkie78Oct 19, 2022 6:17 AM
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Quote from SelfPropelledFive :
Therefore I have concluded the bottleneck to this machine is ram and heat. Which is why 16gb and active fan is what I want in my next laptop.
100% spot on. The machine will be lickety split fast right up until it starts swapping RAM to SSD, and then it's going to heat up and slow down. ARM may be easier to implement efficient code and low power consumption etc., but the folks who think it's somehow a new paradigm in computing which obviates the need for RAM or even substantially reduces the need for RAM are missing the boat.

If you're a light user who doesn't even know how much RAM you use on a normal basis and you have 5 tabs open, you're going to do just fine. But if you're coming from a power user perspective and currently use a laptop with 32GB or more RAM (as I am), these little M1 laptops are complete non-starters.

I'm not anti-Apple. I have two intel mac mini's (with upgraded RAM), several iPhones, an apple TV, airpods, blah blah blah. I'd like to try an m1 machine - but they haven't made one suitable for my needs yet.

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Oct 19, 2022 6:23 AM
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AznCrackerOct 19, 2022 6:23 AM
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Quote from AmusedPlastic6071 :
They need to put the 512gb on sale already. I learned my lesson to never buy any computer with 256gb SSD.
256gb is still doable if it has an sd slot. I.e. most windows computers.

I've been doing fine on my dell xps 256gb ssd with a 128 gb sd card.
Oct 19, 2022 7:45 AM
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CoreyR2384Oct 19, 2022 7:45 AM
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Quote from SlickSmiles :
Exactly why apple products in general are not "slick deals." They also deliberately nerf their phones to make them feel slow with the software update when new phones come out. Shady ass company.
You're getting down votes, but you're not wrong. Batterygate was a thing. Apple was fined close to a billion dollars in total for the planned obsolescence of iPhones because of lower than expected new phone sales. All their devices have been moving more and more towards planned obsolescence and reduced repairability. Their M Series chips are pretty impressive, but Apple is probably the single most anti-consumer tech company in the world.
Oct 19, 2022 7:47 AM
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OMG_BeCkYOct 19, 2022 7:47 AM
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256GB in the year 2022 lol. This is clearly a laptop for the ladies (or NoFap males). Hard pass!
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Oct 19, 2022 9:55 AM
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Philip212Oct 19, 2022 9:55 AM
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Quote from CoreyR2384 :
You're getting down votes, but you're not wrong. Batterygate was a thing. Apple was fined close to a billion dollars in total for the planned obsolescence of iPhones because of lower than expected new phone sales. All their devices have been moving more and more towards planned obsolescence and reduced repairability. Their M Series chips are pretty impressive, but Apple is probably the single most anti-consumer tech company in the world.
Their products retain value better than most other brands though. I think observed market data is better than opinion.

https://www.gizmochina.com/2021/0...her-brand/

Basically if apple is bad in this regard almost everyone else is still worse.
Oct 19, 2022 10:34 AM
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mail4asimOct 19, 2022 10:34 AM
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Quote from livingaboard :
You should educate yourself on the different types of memory how it relates to Apple's own chips
Why don't you tell me then.. because all I know is what I learned in my computer science classes. Seems to me you've bought into marketing BS.
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Oct 19, 2022 11:50 AM
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Crod8712Oct 19, 2022 11:50 AM
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I'm not very techy, but my spouse and I purchased a Sony 4K video camera a while back when we found out we were having a baby. We tried transferring content to an older MAC and the graphics were terrible. Made me wonder why I spent so much on a good camera.

Would this computer be okay for creating 4K movies? I could save the movies on a separate memory card so memory isn't a huge issue for me. Would be nice not having to pay more than double for MabBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip, which of course Apple recommended to me. Thanks!
Oct 19, 2022 11:57 AM
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SergeiPOct 19, 2022 11:57 AM
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Quote from mail4asim :
The 2012 iMac came with 8GB... and apple still thinks in 2022... 8GB is enough memory. This is called planned obsolesce.
That's not called planned obsolescence, it's just called poor specs. You know what youre getting into.

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Oct 19, 2022 11:59 AM
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LovelyStep957Oct 19, 2022 11:59 AM
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Quote from frugalbrutus :
For me, it was Xcode. It takes up a LOT of space, and insists on being on the boot drive. So if you have just a couple of apps, you have it filled up! Crazy town. 256 is only enough if you do everything on the web. A few "horsepower" type apps and it is full. What a royal pain. They should put that in the ad somewhere. "Not recommended for more than 1 app, and def not Xcode"
But if you're a user who needs Xcode, why are you using an Air to begin with? You should be using a Pro model.

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