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expired Posted by diskcopy • Feb 17, 2024
Feb 17, 2024 2:55 AM
Apple MacBook Air Laptop: M2, 15.3" 2880x1864 Retina, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
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It's really hard to argue in favor of the macbook air tbh. I bought one because I wanted one. I don't want a gaming laptop because I have a desktop that offers a far, far better gaming experience anyway.
I wouldn't recommend the 8gb ram macbook airs for one's only computer. As a second like mine? Sure!
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If not I would go with the this air, the 16GB and 1TB storage will serve you better. The air is still plenty fast and can still handle a lot just fine- photoshop, regular editing, etc.
If you really need more power I would keep an eye out for a Pro deal that has 16GB vs a base M3 with only 8, like this recent post:
https://slickdeals.net/f/17297068-ymmv-costco-in-store-only-new-macbook-pro-m2-pro-14-2-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-10cpu-16gpu-cores-space-gray-1199-97?src=SiteSear
Or keep an eye out for M3 Pro 18GB deals, though lowest price I've seen is $1799 so far.
It's really hard to argue in favor of the macbook air tbh. I bought one because I wanted one. I don't want a gaming laptop because I have a desktop that offers a far, far better gaming experience anyway.
I wouldn't recommend the 8gb ram macbook airs for one's only computer. As a second like mine? Sure!
A 15" Air gives people access to a larger screen without having to pay for a 16" MBP.
The Zenbook 4 would be much better off for general and enterprise use, such as financial modeling in Excel.
Apple tax to upgrade storage and RAM comes at a significant premium, but it's deals like these that help reduce some of that premium on a purchase directly from Apple.
I have the Zenbook 14X OLED from a $700 tax free Best Buy deal last year with a 13th gen i7, 16/512, 120Hz OLED. Works well, but battery life is like 6-8 hrs.
I use Mac for video editing and Windows for data visualization.
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Either way I'd be tempted to wait for the M3 version unless the need is urgent. The base M3 is quite a healthy upgrade over the M2.