expiredPennyFound | Staff posted Jul 08, 2024 04:50 PM
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expiredPennyFound | Staff posted Jul 08, 2024 04:50 PM
Apple MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop: M1 Chip, 2560x1600, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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it's a "hallway" computer in my home.
Apple intentionally chose to handicap a great piece of silicon in the name of margins.
it's a "hallway" computer in my home.
Apple intentionally chose to handicap a great piece of silicon in the name of margins.
As a plus, they gave me $400 to trade in my base m1 iPad Pro.
An 8GB M1 Macbook Air will be MORE than fast enough for most people and way more performant than comparably priced laptops from other manufacturers.
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Two things can be true at once: (1) it works well enough for casual use as spec'd for most people, and (2) it's criminal that 8 GB versions even exist, because simply upping it to 16 GB would massively increase the ceiling of its capabilities at vanishingly small cost to Apple.
I needed something exclusively for casual-ish use while traveling. It can run Photoshop and VS Code and other stuff beyond mindless web browsing without crashing or freezing, so I'm... fine with it.
The sad state of affairs seems to be that even 4 years after its release, it's excruciatingly difficult or impossible to find a Windows laptop with comparable ergonomics, portability, and battery life in this price range. I hate it and I hate Apple for their sociopathic product tiers where the lowest respectable spec (16 GB RAM on a laptop, 8 GB RAM on a tablet) is always like 50% above the price of an entry-level spec that shouldn't be allowed to exist, but it is what it is.
Yes, my M2 Pro mini and my M2 Ultra Studio are faster. Of course. But the iMac is absolutely fantastic, compact, and blazing fast.
I'm an actual owner and daily user.
Also imessages, spotify, etc seems to be very lightweight programs in terms of ram usage.
I actually got this for around $500 new recently using a credit card promo, but I should've paid more for an M2/M3 air for the screen. I'll probably sell the M1 on eBay & put the money toward a newer one. The M2 air has been $750 recently, that is the real slick deal.
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