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frontpageFutureTechFreak posted Jun 5, 2023 7:26 PM

Apple Student Discount: MacBook Air 15" M2 Chip Laptop + $150 Apple eGift Card

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Apple Store is offering their Apple MacBook Air M2 Chip Laptop on sale/pre-order with Apple Education Discount listed below. Additionally, earn $150 Apple eGift Card w/ purchase (automatically added to cart). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member dineshkumar.erd for finding this deal

Note, ensure that you purchase this device on your verified Apple Student Discount account to avoid any issues/any verification status.

This product is currently available as a pre-sale and available starting June 13, 2023

Available Products(s)Specs/Key Features
  • Apple M2 Chip w/ 8-Core CPU/10-Core GPU/16-Core Neural Engine
  • 15.3" Liquid Retina Display w/ True Tone + 1080p FaceTime HD Camera
  • 8GB Unified Memory
  • 256GB/512GB Solid State Drive SSD
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard w/ Touch ID
  • MagSafe 3 Charging Port
  • 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
  • Two Thunderbolt/USB 4 Port

Editor's Notes

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  • Ensure that you purchase this device on your verify Apple Education Discount/account; may have to show current status/etc.
  • Your Apple eGift card will automatically be added to cart and sent to your email within 24 hours of purchase being shipped/confirmed for pickup at an Apple store
  • This is a great offer/discount for the newly released/announced Apple MacBook Air M2 laptop
  • Offer valid while promotional price/gift card offer last
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Written by FutureTechFreak
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Community Notes
About the Poster
Apple Store is offering their Apple MacBook Air M2 Chip Laptop on sale/pre-order with Apple Education Discount listed below. Additionally, earn $150 Apple eGift Card w/ purchase (automatically added to cart). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member dineshkumar.erd for finding this deal

Note, ensure that you purchase this device on your verified Apple Student Discount account to avoid any issues/any verification status.

This product is currently available as a pre-sale and available starting June 13, 2023

Available Products(s)Specs/Key Features
  • Apple M2 Chip w/ 8-Core CPU/10-Core GPU/16-Core Neural Engine
  • 15.3" Liquid Retina Display w/ True Tone + 1080p FaceTime HD Camera
  • 8GB Unified Memory
  • 256GB/512GB Solid State Drive SSD
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard w/ Touch ID
  • MagSafe 3 Charging Port
  • 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
  • Two Thunderbolt/USB 4 Port

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Ensure that you purchase this device on your verify Apple Education Discount/account; may have to show current status/etc.
  • Your Apple eGift card will automatically be added to cart and sent to your email within 24 hours of purchase being shipped/confirmed for pickup at an Apple store
  • This is a great offer/discount for the newly released/announced Apple MacBook Air M2 laptop
  • Offer valid while promotional price/gift card offer last
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SharpDeer386
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Not sure what your question is exactly. The USB-C to MagSafe cable and power adapter are always included and do not have to be bought separately.
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It shows up in your bag
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8/256 is a joke.
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Jun 5, 2023 8:22 PM
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coolcoderJun 5, 2023 8:22 PM
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Quote from MrSkeptic :
I'd argue that it's not today-proof. Same with 256GB of storage.

To get a well-equipped model with 1TB, the price is $1609 WITH the ed. discount and gift card (that you can buy only other overpriced Mac stuff with). This is typical Tim Apple hype: horribly underpowered computer price points and kill people with the cost of upgrades: 3-4 times the price of equipping a Windows machine with extra storage and RAM.

So, I'll be holding on to my mid-2015 MBPro happily running Mojave for quite a while yet.
$740 extra for a 2TB SSD when you can buy a fast 2TB NVMe for $100. LOL. F Apple.
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Jun 5, 2023 8:25 PM
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HapShaughnessyJun 5, 2023 8:25 PM
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Quote from coolcoder :
$740 extra for a 2TB SSD when you can buy a fast 2TB NVMe for $100. LOL. F Apple.
That's how Supply Chain Tim rolls. FYI, years of support from Steve Jobs-directed 2015 Macbook Pros dropped by 1.4 years with Cook's 2016s. And that has accelerated dramatically since. Ending support earlier and making everything non-serviceable / non-repairable speeds up the replacement cycle, accelerates obsolescence, and makes Apple billions more dollars annually. Not to mention generating more mountains of e-waste than under Jobs.
Last edited by MrSkeptic June 5, 2023 at 01:31 PM.
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Jun 5, 2023 8:26 PM
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fordhamdudeJun 5, 2023 8:26 PM
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Quote from coolcoder :
$740 extra for a 2TB SSD when you can buy a fast 2TB NVMe for $100. LOL. F Apple.
I mean, I'll probably buy one of these because I'm in the market, but with the way storage prices have come down, this is ridiculous. It's like they do this so this so the other models don't look so puny.
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Jun 5, 2023 8:27 PM
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PaulP6715Jun 5, 2023 8:27 PM
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Quote from MrSkeptic :
The base Air has mostly been recently the same thing as a Mac Mini in a laptop.

Which Digital Trends says to avoid. 'Nuff said.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/com...ing-guide/

Until reviewers tear it down and see what's in it, we must presume the base Air will be afflicted the same way as its predecessor: "Similar to the MacBook Air M2, Apple went cheap on the SSD for the 256GB [Mini]l. It uses a single NAND chip for storage, resulting in up to 50% slower SSD performance. The MacBook Pro M2 Pro has this same issue, which is a big reason why reviewers are saying to avoid the 256GB model."

But Tim Apple fanboys will be fanboys.
you may not be wrong, but will 95% of buyers EVER notice a difference in the speed?
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Jun 5, 2023 8:33 PM
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gentlyJun 5, 2023 8:33 PM
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8/256 is a joke.
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Wildpir8Jun 5, 2023 8:33 PM
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Quote from dineshkumar.erd :
I would definitely recommend to buy 16GB RAM, since 8GB RAM is not future proof.
Have to agree. The 8/256 configuration works for my 2020 M1 MBA but I wouldn't be paying a premium for the same configuration in a 2023 model.
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bleuikoJun 5, 2023 8:34 PM
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Quote from fordhamdude :
I mean, I'll probably buy one of these because I'm in the market, but with the way storage prices have come down, this is ridiculous. It's like they do this so this so the other models don't look so puny.
It's to boost iCloud subs. And it is working.
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HapShaughnessyJun 5, 2023 8:38 PM
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Quote from bleuiko :
It's to boost iCloud subs. And it is working.
And increases sales of Applecare. Because these things cannot be repaired and get thrown into a pile of e-waste when they break. Like when the main board shorts out the flash storage, as it is prone to do. The opposite of modular 2016 and earlier iterations. Even many main boards could be repaired by third parties. Not anymore.
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PaulP6715Jun 5, 2023 8:40 PM
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Quote from MrSkeptic :
Most buyers are morons who believe the hype rather than properly vetting their purchases. Which Tim Apple is counting on.
again, you may be right, but that doesn't mean that most buyers should pay more for the 16-gb version, right? If those (stipulated) morons can't tell the difference in performance, they have no business paying even a dollar more...
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Adding 8GB Ram cost $180...
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caveman017Jun 5, 2023 8:52 PM
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Quote from Wildpir8 :
Have to agree. The 8/256 configuration works for my 2020 M1 MBA but I wouldn't be paying a premium for the same configuration in a 2023 model.
That's the biggest slap in the face IMHO. It was quasi-forgivable in 2020 especially with supply chain shortages, but for $1300? Give be a break. Even the base model Dell XPS laptops (which would be comparable to these Macs) come with 16/512 and those start at $900 for the 13.
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Jun 5, 2023 8:54 PM
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coolcoderJun 5, 2023 8:54 PM
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Quote from knslee07 :
Adding 8GB Ram cost $180...
But we all know they use real diamonds in their RAM.
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Bouncy_FurbalJun 5, 2023 8:54 PM
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Quote from TracingLines :
I think this comment lives up to its username.
Before speaking on product performance. Please test it for yourself. Apple's new M series computers run laps around any Windows machine I have ever owned. I am a long-time user of Windows and will recommend these new Macbooks to anyone.
If you are using the 8gb for more than browsing your just writing to you Ssd, it isn't using ram in any special way. Page file exists in all the OS's
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