Best Buy has for
My Best Buy Plus or Total Members:
Apple MacBook Air 15" Laptop (Midnight, Z18U2LL/A) on sale for
$1399.
Shipping is free.
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here and Total membership
here. Price for non-Plus or Total Members is $1449; open-box options are available as well; click "Open-Box: from $xxxx" on product page to check prices/availability.
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Dr.Wajahat for sharing this deal
Specs:- Apple M2 Chip w/ 8-Core CPU/10-Core GPU/16-Core Neural Engine
- 15.3" Liquid Retina Display 2880x1864 w/ True Tone + 1080p FaceTime HD Camera
- 16GB Unified Memory
- 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
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Search on reddit for better info on your specific use case to see whether a pro model might be better for you. In mine, the smaller screen size of the 14" pro is a huge downgrade because my primary usage is logic sessions and won't be using an external monitor. Depending on things like how complex the projects you work on are, and the plugin libraries you're working with, i think you are going to find yourself needing to freeze tracks a lot sooner on a base mbp m3 than this machine because of the 8gb. However for the same money or less you can get an apple certified upgraded refurb m1 mbp 14" at microcenter and get better performance at certain things so that may be something to consider if you'll be doing those things with it.
If you're doing more CPU intensive stuff all the time like mixing a ton of audio tracks then the Pro would be better.. but this Air is no slouch, I use it myself. This 16/512 was the perfect balance for me to do stuff away from the desktop.
When it comes to ram, it depends how you work. If you use mostly small groups of audio samples then 8gb would be okay, but when you start using VST plugin synths and the likes, the ram starts taking a heavy hit. I use a lot of Kontakt libraries and 16gb is the bare minimum I can use. When I do bigger orchestral arrangements then I sometimes have to go to my Mac Studio with 32gb of ram.
Like I mentioned above, I use this model myself and I've had no problems. I tried the base model with 8gb ram and it was a disaster. The extra ram gives you a lot more headroom.
Edit to add: Since the 14" MBP M2 is on sale for $1600 right now that would be a better choice for many, but for me the screen was not quite big enough for my liking. I would have liked the 16" but it is a big beast to carry around and a lot more expensive. Just depends on your preference.
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I am a CS professional and need this machine for quick access and programming/XCode development.
This machine should be able to handle all my needs (including code/application dev with regular day work)
PS: I already have a refurbished trash can Mac with Xeon Processor and loads of RAM for $500 off eBay that I will be using for heavy load.
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