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Apple Macbook Air M4 13" - 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD - $849.99

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YMMV Best buy is price matching Microcenters price online for the new M4 MacBook AIR which is currently $850 and the item does not need to be in stock or even have a microcenter near you as microcenter is an official store for price match at Best buy

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...source=PDP
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YMMV Best buy is price matching Microcenters price online for the new M4 MacBook AIR which is currently $850 and the item does not need to be in stock or even have a microcenter near you as microcenter is an official store for price match at Best buy

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...source=PDP

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Mar 18, 2025 3:17 AM
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slickdealuser123Mar 18, 2025 3:17 AM
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just did the chat and got the price match. what is the $75 pickup rewards, is everyone getting it?
Mar 18, 2025 3:54 AM
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etfreindMar 18, 2025 3:54 AM
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Quote from slickdealuser123 View quoted comment :
just did the chat and got the price match. what is the $75 pickup rewards, is everyone getting it?
Price match against which location ?
Mar 18, 2025 4:41 AM
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slickdealuser123Mar 18, 2025 4:41 AM
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Quote from etfreind View quoted comment :
Price match against which location ?
just gave them the online link, not against any particular store.
Mar 18, 2025 4:41 AM
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Abhi88Mar 18, 2025 4:41 AM
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Quote from slickdealuser123 View quoted comment :
just did the chat and got the price match. what is the $75 pickup rewards, is everyone getting it?
It is what i posted. For every $250 on apple product you get $25 back. No one is reading my deal Big Grin

https://slickdeals.net/f/18183673-my-best-buy-plus-and-my-best-buy-total-members-get-up-to-100-in-bonus-rewards?utm_term=17927782&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=share-sheet&utm_source=mobile_web&utm_content=thread
Mar 18, 2025 4:58 AM
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deal2000Mar 18, 2025 4:58 AM
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For all the people who own a MBA M1 or later model. In case you are in the camp of people who are using your laptops just for internet/email/youtube/office save your money and don't upgrade. I just got my MBA M4 16/512 and feel zero difference in regards of speed compared to my MBA M1 8/256.
I actually liked the more compact design of my M1. Also the M4 seems to burn much faster through the battery charge compared to my M1 which is at 84% battery capacity. It is too much haste to return it and I also promised my wife the M1 so I am going to keep the M4. But if you have M1, M2 or M3 juts wait until there is a revolutionary new generation. But if you are coming from PC or older MBA definitely go for the M4 especially if you can get one this cheap
Last edited by deal2000 March 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM.
Mar 18, 2025 5:19 AM
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1cabbyMar 18, 2025 5:19 AM
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🙏 Thank you

Quote from deal2000 View quoted comment :
For all the people who own a MBA M1 or later model. In case you are in the camp of people who are using your laptops just for internet/email/youtube/office save your money and don't upgrade. I just got my MBA M4 16/512 and feel zero difference in regards of speed compared to my MBA M1 8/256.
I actually liked the more compact design of my M1. Also the M4 seems to burn much faster through the battery charge compared to my M1 which is at 84% battery capacity. It is too much haste to return it and I also promised my wife the M1 so I am going to keep the M4. But if you have M1, M2 or M3 juts wait until there is a revolutionary new generation. But if you are coming from PC or older MBA definitely go for the M4 especially if you can get one this cheap
Mar 18, 2025 5:47 AM
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heckler408Mar 18, 2025 5:47 AM
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I've tried twice to get a price match through chat from BB but have been denied

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Mar 18, 2025 6:23 AM
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duckeggsMar 18, 2025 6:23 AM
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screens still easily crack?
Mar 18, 2025 11:06 AM
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OGSDERMar 18, 2025 11:06 AM
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Quote from deal2000 View quoted comment :
For all the people who own a MBA M1 or later model. In case you are in the camp of people who are using your laptops just for internet/email/youtube/office save your money and don't upgrade. I just got my MBA M4 16/512 and feel zero difference in regards of speed compared to my MBA M1 8/256.
I actually liked the more compact design of my M1. Also the M4 seems to burn much faster through the battery charge compared to my M1 which is at 84% battery capacity. It is too much haste to return it and I also promised my wife the M1 so I am going to keep the M4. But if you have M1, M2 or M3 juts wait until there is a revolutionary new generation. But if you are coming from PC or older MBA definitely go for the M4 especially if you can get one this cheap
I strongly disagree with you.

I had a MBA M1 and moved over to the MBA M4 and extremely pleased. It is noticeably faster. The M4 has a much better webcam versus the 10+ year old 720p camera in the M1. M4 keyboard is better. M4 fingerprint sensor is better.
Mar 18, 2025 12:24 PM
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deal2000Mar 18, 2025 12:24 PM
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Quote from OGSDER View quoted comment :
I strongly disagree with you.

I had a MBA M1 and moved over to the MBA M4 and extremely pleased. It is noticeably faster. The M4 has a much better webcam versus the 10+ year old 720p camera in the M1. M4 keyboard is better. M4 fingerprint sensor is better.
I don't know what you mean with faster. As I switched from my intel MBA to MBA M1 that was absolutely faster. It was like switching from a Toyota Prius to a Ferrari. The speed everything was opening and the way you could scroll through things was mind boggling. Now that I am used to the M1 speed, switching from M1 to M4 felt like I am using the exact the same computer. Unless you are doing highly complex video editing and processor heavy tasks (what I think majority of the people here does not do) web surfing speed and opening things on the computer is exact same felt speed. Maybe when you time it with a microsecond watch you will see a tiny difference but I promise you, I don't feel that difference.
Also the better keyboard thing is very minor. Fingerprint sensor is different, but better??
The only thing which you are right is the webcam but I never use that.
I still have not setup my M1 for my wife so when the battery of the M4 is empty, I switch the M1 and as I mentioned before, it feels more compact and the battery seems to last longer.
Again, it is a different story when you do more than basic stuff but I think for 90% of people that is not the case here.

BTW: I think the ssd off the 256 M1 is faster than the one of M4. I have the 512 M4 and the black magic test says the ssd is supposed to be faster but even there I don't feel a difference.
Last edited by deal2000 March 18, 2025 at 05:31 AM.
Mar 18, 2025 12:33 PM
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gnyceMar 18, 2025 12:33 PM
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Regarding RAM, I generally believe that more is preferable, although 8GB has consistently been sufficient for casual internet browsing and office work. I only say this because through the years I have gone back and forth between 8 and 16gb machines.
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dbernie41Mar 18, 2025 1:20 PM
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Quote from deal2000 View quoted comment :
For all the people who own a MBA M1 or later model. In case you are in the camp of people who are using your laptops just for internet/email/youtube/office save your money and don't upgrade. I just got my MBA M4 16/512 and feel zero difference in regards of speed compared to my MBA M1 8/256.
I actually liked the more compact design of my M1. Also the M4 seems to burn much faster through the battery charge compared to my M1 which is at 84% battery capacity. It is too much haste to return it and I also promised my wife the M1 so I am going to keep the M4. But if you have M1, M2 or M3 juts wait until there is a revolutionary new generation. But if you are coming from PC or older MBA definitely go for the M4 especially if you can get one this cheap
Having this internal debate right now.
Mar 18, 2025 2:38 PM
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deal2000Mar 18, 2025 2:38 PM
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Quote from dbernie41 View quoted comment :
Having this internal debate right now.
I had that too and thought, what the heck, I want the newest and shiniest. But I really regret having spent the extra dollars. Even the upgraded 512gb with my M4 I didn't need. My MBA is just for internet surfing and emails and 256 was more than enough. For my purposes the M1 was a better computer. Felt more portable and had longer battery life. BTW I have been fighting this fight to upgrade since the M3 came out but I already knew it will be waste of money. All these shiny paid YouTube Videos who tell you to upgrade from M1 to M4 are BS. Is the same with IPhones. When you have an IPhone 8, yes it makes sense to switch to IPhone 16 but if you have an IPhone 13 or 14 makes zero sense to go to 16 unless you really really want the small changes which majority of people will never use.
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Mar 18, 2025 3:22 PM
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slickdealuser123Mar 18, 2025 3:22 PM
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Quote from deal2000 View quoted comment :
I had that too and thought, what the heck, I want the newest and shiniest. But I really regret having spent the extra dollars. Even the upgraded 512gb with my M4 I didn't need. My MBA is just for internet surfing and emails and 256 was more than enough. For my purposes the M1 was a better computer. Felt more portable and had longer battery life. BTW I have been fighting this fight to upgrade since the M3 came out but I already knew it will be waste of money. All these shiny paid YouTube Videos who tell you to upgrade from M1 to M4 are BS. Is the same with IPhones. When you have an IPhone 8, yes it makes sense to switch to IPhone 16 but if you have an IPhone 13 or 14 makes zero sense to go to 16 unless you really really want the small changes which majority of people will never use.
the more you wait, the value of m1 keeps going down.

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Mar 18, 2025 3:27 PM
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rpearlbergMar 18, 2025 3:27 PM
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What about upgrading from a 2018 1.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 w/ 8GB.

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