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expired Posted by iHao • May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024 2:41 AM
Apple MacBook Air 15.3" Early 2024 - Midnight, M3, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD - $1499
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I have no idea and I too want to know.
Maybe this?
https://slickdeals.net/f/16729310-microcenter-in-store-apple-macbook-air-mid-2023-15-3-apple-m2-8-core-cpu-8gb-ram-256gb-sd-1199-99?v=1&src=Site
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You could price match at BestBuy and some Pro models were also included in a similar post.
And then the step up would be the pro or max chips right?
Thinking about getting a MacBook Air for web development. Do you reckon it's up to the task?
Thanks!
And then the step up would be the pro or max chips right?
The "Pro" term gets confusing when you can have use it with the M3 or MacBook (ex. M3 MacBook Pro vs M3 Pro MacBook Pro).
The "Pro" term gets confusing when you can have use it with the M3 or MacBook (ex. M3 MacBook Pro vs M3 Pro MacBook Pro).
M3: 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
M3 Pro: 11- or 12-core CPU with 5 or 6 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
M3 Max: 14- or 16-core CPU with 10 or 12 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
Just name them!!!!!!!!!!
Imagine:
Alder Lake with 2 efficiency cores
Alder Lake "Pro" with either 4, 6 8 or 10 cores and 5 efficiency cores
Alder Lake "Max" with 12 16 or 24 cores and 3 efficiency cores
WHAT?!?!?!?!
Thinking about getting a MacBook Air for web development. Do you reckon it's up to the task?
Thanks!
You could price match at BestBuy and some Pro models were also included in a similar post.
Yes this was for the 13". The 15" was available around $1221 or so with 16GB/512GB. It was deal of a life time as I've never seen a brand new product for that cheap before.
The same 15" machine was $1599 from Apple EDU website. I know cuz I bought one of them!!!!
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The "Pro" term gets confusing when you can have use it with the M3 or MacBook (ex. M3 MacBook Pro vs M3 Pro MacBook Pro).
M3 - this is in the Air models and base "Pro". 8 CPUs and 7-8 GPUs. Modest machine and 16GB can let you run local LLMs of 8B parameters which is around 5GB in size. You can run smaller models on 8GB machines. There are trade-offs but you can sure do a lot even with 8GB on some of the cool toys and hip AI trends.
M3 Pro - this is in the "Pro line" but need to check the CPU because the base 14" Pro has the regular M3 chip just like the Air. It's annoying but it happened. CPU is between 8 to 12 CPUs depending on pricing. GPU you can look it up but I don't think you're worried about that
Mind you that the base M3 chip is VERY fast, it is the fastest Single Core CPU right now on the Macbooks, M4 will be even faster but that's only in the iPad Pro right now. 16GB will last you a while, some people will poo poo on 8GB but I find it ok for students and casual users who are not running heavy apps required for "Engineering" as an example. For most people, if you're asking, you probably don't need Pro lines CPUs. Because if you are in a specific profession, you'd probably know the power you need and have already been exposed yourself or co-workers who knows which machine spec is necessary.
M3 Max - higher spec 14 or 16 CPUs and 30 or 40 GPUs
Mx Ultra - no M3 Ultra this time but should come on the M4 Chip later this year or latest 2025. Most people cannot exhaust M3 Max as it is, M4 is just going to be even more OP but if you can afford it, go for OP!