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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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.
TLDR - Don't buy this one if you plan on using it as an actual laptop & using the screen - pay $750 or more for an M2 air with the improved display.
Had roughly 150 tabs open over 4 profiles. That was definitely too many to handle for the 8GB when I tried rapidly switching between tabs. After closing 3 profiles to get to somewhere between 30 and 40 tabs it looked fine. Based on that I wouldn't say it should be able to handle tasks of 99% of users but probably 90%+?
The iPads are great though, but I don't use them for anything fancy. I would recommend anyone to buy an iPad for basic staff and a real laptop for serious work/usage. MBAs are great for typing text and submitting homework in K12 school years
Is this a good price for this lap top? I got a ASUS 17 inch IPS chrombook 64bit OS for 79 dollars on clearance from Best Buy in excellent condition (end of life is 2031) , that I love (actually bought 4 of them, they were so good).
I know it's an apple , so I guess my comment is a little comic relief for the thread. Be gentle and kind please. I did buy an ipad a few months ago that I love, so my next apple product could be something like this. So passively interested in this product.
With either dedicated GPU , more RAM and all with more storage
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Please stop being APPLE fanboys for 5 seconds...
Everyone here is talking about how the 8GB of ram doesn't matter, but it really does, or more accurately the 8GB limitation will matter if you care about the AI features coming to Apple devices… except ones limited by ram.
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I would have pulled the trigger on a Pro long ago had it came with OLED. I've witnessed the blooming effect that comes with miniLED on an iPad Pro and its something I'm not willing to overlook for $1,700.
For $650, I'm more forgiving. This is just to get my by till 2026 for the OLED Pros.
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.
Walmart tactics
Specs only tell one part of the story so before you try and link me to some asus laptop with a crappy Intel processor with 16GB RAM, do a little extra research.
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Please stop being APPLE fanboys for 5 seconds...
Their battery life also isn't 12+ hours that the MacBook Air is.
Also every one of those displays is significantly worse than the M1 MacBook Air
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