expired Posted by das1984 • Feb 14, 2024
Feb 14, 2024 7:14 PM
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expired Posted by das1984 • Feb 14, 2024
Feb 14, 2024 7:14 PM
Costco Members: Apple MacBook Air: 15.3", M2 8-Core CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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Now, knowing that the MBA is a CONSUMER product, and that most stores will carry the base model....it's heavily implied that most MBA consumers are using...8gb of ram.
Why should Apple switch to anything else if most folks have zero issues with it???? That doesn't make sense, eh? Every time there's a deal that's posted the ram crying crew comes out but I don't truly think they've used an entry-level MBA....OR their use cases are so big that it'd be foolish to use an entry-level MBA.
What I'm typing is the consumer are speaking, and they're saying that they don't care. Why not just get the upgraded MBA and beat your feet?
With the 13 I can just lift and go, hold with 1 palm and type with the other while running around. The 15 is also doable but I have to be more deliberate about it.
There's just more surface area and more weight. It's hard facts, what's there to get pissy about?
If you try to order a 16gb model from Apple directly, it pushes the delivery out a week or two. If you try to buy one from literally any other store, most only have it with a 1TB SSD in midnight blue.
So in my case, it was $999 for the 8gb/256 or $1199 for the 8gb/512 or $1599 for the 16gb/1000 because the 16/512 was out of stock. Now even that isn't an option anymore.
That's what really stinks. Making 8gb standard made it almost impossible to get 16gb. And I don't care what Apple says, 16gb should be the minimum when the iphone 15 comes with 6gb ram. Does it make a difference? YES IT DOES. Even something as simple as having too many browser tabs open will start to make an impact on those 8gb machines. I say that from experience.
Ultimately I went with the 8gb/512gb model because I have a powerful desktop... I can live with a lightweight laptop. I would never recommend 8gb ram for your only computer.
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Also, every ounce counts when you are traveling including but not limited to weight restrictions on carry-ons, especially international carriers. Perhaps if you get out of the gym and go see the world, you might know this.
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