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Apple Macbook Air Laptop (Late 2020 Model): M1 Chip, 13.3", 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM

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B&H Photo Video has Apple Macbook Air M1 13.3" Laptop (Late 2020 Model, Various Colors) on sale for $1199. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-Core CPU
  • 13.3" 2560 x 1600 Retina IPS Display
  • 1TB Solid State Drive SSD
  • 16GB Unified RAM
  • 8-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard
  • Force Touch Trackpad | Touch ID Sensor
  • macOS
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

B&H Photo Video has Apple Macbook Air M1 13.3" Laptop (Late 2020 Model, Various Colors) on sale for $1199. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member loopydealsfor finding this deal.

Available:
  • Gold (MGQP3LL/A) $1199
Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-Core CPU
  • 13.3" 2560 x 1600 Retina IPS Display
  • 1TB Solid State Drive SSD
  • 16GB Unified RAM
  • 8-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard
  • Force Touch Trackpad | Touch ID Sensor
  • macOS
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars based on over 525 customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • B&H Photo Video's return policy details are here.
  • No longer available:

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HappySink807
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Ladies and gents, this thread is about 16gb ram M1 mba. If 8gb M macbook satisfies your needs, good for you. You are more than welcome to feel strong about your opinion but that doesn't always mean it's true. I honestly don't even understand why ppl would come here and explain others how sufficient 8gb m1 macbook is. Ppl are here because this is a good deal. I don't think anyone would disagree that a 16gb ram macbook would go further than a 8gb macbook. This is not a cheap product and that's why we are all here. To buy good products at a good price that would hopefully last for a long time.
OMGItsJustin
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B&H is definitely legit have you not heard of it lol
gqukyo
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It does not matter, as efficient as the M chips are, that doesn't mean the apps you use are all optimized. If one app uses 4gb of ram then it uses 4gb of ram. And that's one app. Even if the apps uses only a few hundred, end of the day, 16gb allows more apps open and running simultaneously (especially background apps). I also speak from actual experience of owning a M1 Air 8GB. I figured 8gb should be fine on a Mac especially an M1 chip but nope. That thing got slow a lot and I'm not even a power user. Traded that in for the base model 14" pro with 16GB ram. Works so much better.

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Dec 23, 2022 05:19 AM
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shopgirlieDec 23, 2022 05:19 AM
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Some knowledgeable input would be appreciated — This or keep the $800 Apple 2020 MacBook Air Laptop M1 Chip, 13" Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD?
Dec 23, 2022 05:53 AM
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kevinaaaDec 23, 2022 05:53 AM
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Quote from shopgirlie :
Some knowledgeable input would be appreciated — This or keep the $800 Apple 2020 MacBook Air Laptop M1 Chip, 13" Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD?
Depends on your wallet 😄
Dec 23, 2022 05:56 AM
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sleekwalletDec 23, 2022 05:56 AM
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Quote from shopgirlie :
Some knowledgeable input would be appreciated — This or keep the $800 Apple 2020 MacBook Air Laptop M1 Chip, 13" Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD?

this would last you longer cuz of the RAM, maybe 10 months or so
Dec 23, 2022 05:11 PM
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palmgearDec 23, 2022 05:11 PM
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Had M1 for about a year and got the same spec of M2 around $1800, but didn't feel any difference performance wise other than the outlook.
This is a great deal for an amazing laptop.
Dec 23, 2022 07:51 PM
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mahdegoDec 23, 2022 07:51 PM
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Quote from sprintermatt :
Got it for this price around Black Friday and ain't sorry. Scored a Wacom Cintiq One and i now have a mini version of my work MBP at home for less than 1/3 the price.

QUIET AS A MOUSE.
What does having Wacom Cintiq One do/add to this macbook air? I'm having wife take interior design courses and am debating between this air or MBP 14"... but difference is nearly $500 and mbp is 512gb. So if going with air was also looking into drawing tablet
Dec 23, 2022 08:48 PM
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kevinaaaDec 23, 2022 08:48 PM
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Quote from palmgear :
Had M1 for about a year and got the same spec of M2 around $1800, but didn't feel any difference performance wise other than the outlook.
This is a great deal for an amazing laptop.
Even performance wise they are similar, M1 model is 2 year older than M2 and Apple will make M1 obsolete two year earlier than M2.

Well I still think the money saved to have M1 worth it though.
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Dec 23, 2022 09:23 PM
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palmgearDec 23, 2022 09:23 PM
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One thing worthy to mention is that normally the larger SSD gets bigger TBW, meaning longer lifespans in general. Also the 16GB RAM helps reduce the swapping between memory and disk. It's a clear winner over the same price M2 of 8GB/256GB model at this price point.

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Dec 23, 2022 11:36 PM
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thebriezeDec 23, 2022 11:36 PM
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Quote from VTHokie86 :
I want to get my first MacBook, specifically the base M2 Air. Like you said in previous post, I like the better screen. It's also the refresh this year makes it look esthetically more appealing to me.

You mention getting by with 8 GB for normal workloads. I would primarily use the MacBook for: Zoom calls; Microsoft Word; web-browsing; Maybe Netflix. Would these things be considered "normal workload"?
I think 8gb should be fine.
If you regularly open lots of browser tabs (10-20 or more), do image editing with large images (or raw photo processing) or videos editing etc. or have other demanding apps then 16 will be better.
Also if you do these activities occasionally, you'll be fine.
Dec 24, 2022 05:47 AM
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DavemahDec 24, 2022 05:47 AM
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Checkout closed until Dec 24th 3pm
Dec 24, 2022 06:12 AM
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RidolphDec 24, 2022 06:12 AM
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This is a great deal on a great loaded computer. I would snatch it if I didn't have one. Don't bother with the M2.
Dec 24, 2022 02:39 PM
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TealDesk629Dec 24, 2022 02:39 PM
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this or 8gb/256gb MBA M1 deal?
Dec 24, 2022 07:23 PM
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azeedoDec 24, 2022 07:23 PM
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Quote from TealDesk629 :
this or 8gb/256gb MBA M1 deal?
I went with this deal, my reason was the space and ram, over the performance if any....
Dec 24, 2022 07:25 PM
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shsdDec 24, 2022 07:25 PM
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Quote from TealDesk629 :
this or 8gb/256gb MBA M1 deal?
How could you compare apple with orange?
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Dec 24, 2022 10:58 PM
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TealDesk629Dec 24, 2022 10:58 PM
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Quote from shsd :
How could you compare apple with orange?
was just trying to get some opinions is all…

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Dec 25, 2022 04:40 AM
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InterestingIDec 25, 2022 04:40 AM
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Quote from TealDesk629 :
this or 8gb/256gb MBA M1 deal?
Honestly, this deal is for software developers or people do heavy video editing, or just rich folks don't mind the cost. Otherwise 8gb 256g ssd should suffice for most daily tasks(web browsing, emails, edit Office document and even some coding task and light weight video editing)

Think of the base model of air is a nice plus of iPad, to do stuff that an iPad can't perform efficiently but have to run on a laptop, then the price and config does make much more sense(current discount to $800). And same as iPad, there are options to upgrade to better ram and storage but most people can work with base model of iPad just fine for common usage
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