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Apr 24, 2025 6:27 PM

Micro Center: Apple MacBook Air: 13.6" Liquid Retina, M4 10-Core, 24GB RAM, 256GB SSD

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Select Micro Center Stores have Apple MacBook Air 13.6" Laptop (Early 2025 Model, Midnight, Z1CX000V7) on sale for $1,097.99. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise you may check your local store to verify stock and purchase.

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Specs:
  • 13.6" Liquid Retina IPS Display
  • Apple M4 10-Core Chip
  • Apple M4 Chip 10-Core GPU
  • 24GB Unified Memory
  • 256GB SSD
  • Wireless LAN WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3
  • macOS
  • 2.7 lbs

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Select Micro Center Stores have Apple MacBook Air 13.6" Laptop (Early 2025 Model, Midnight, Z1CX000V7) on sale for $1,097.99. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise you may check your local store to verify stock and purchase.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.Wajahat for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Specs:
  • 13.6" Liquid Retina IPS Display
  • Apple M4 10-Core Chip
  • Apple M4 Chip 10-Core GPU
  • 24GB Unified Memory
  • 256GB SSD
  • Wireless LAN WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3
  • macOS
  • 2.7 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $121.01 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $1,219.

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M5Rahul
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Great chip, but...crippled by the measly 256 GB storage!
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FuschiaLocket2777
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no, soldered in
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Apr 25, 2025 12:57 AM
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rationalspenderApr 25, 2025 12:57 AM
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Quote from FabulousDeer6032 View quoted comment :
512 will run out pretty fast for regular users. To college students: 4 years of studying need at least 512.

Don't ever think you can use external ssd. It will be a pain in the ass. What you want from a laptop is to grab and go sit at any starbucks and your data is still safe in public networks. If you drop your external ssd somewhere, you know the consequences.

24/256 is a very very bad choice. 2Tb icloud with this combo is a no as well. You need to have enough storage to hold something on icloud. Imagine you have 300gb zip file on 2Tb icloud, where to store it temporarily on your 256 if you download it from icloud.
300gb zip file? What do you have inside that? You can get a TB4 hard drive if you are that hard up to carry around all your porn.
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Apr 25, 2025 1:05 AM
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BigbanksApr 25, 2025 1:05 AM
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Quote from SensibleGuide4349 View quoted comment :
Idk, I've never needed all that much storage for a laptop I guess? I'm not saying it's not all that much, but idk if I'd say crippled though.
It's is good... What are people keeping on their computers? Get a NAS. Computer only needs files to work with. But I have multiple computers.
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Apr 25, 2025 1:17 AM
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FabulousDeer6032Apr 25, 2025 1:17 AM
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Quote from dealstorm View quoted comment :
"data is safe in public networks" sounds questionable.

What are the consequences, other than the cost of the SSD? Is hardware encryption that easy to break?
I apologize for saying that. I've attempted to attach my SSD to the back of my MacBook screen using a magnetic strip, but it occasionally drops.
Apr 25, 2025 1:19 AM
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FabulousDeer6032Apr 25, 2025 1:19 AM
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Quote from rationalspender View quoted comment :
300gb zip file? What do you have inside that? You can get a TB4 hard drive if you are that hard up to carry around all your porn.
Hey. If someone wants to edit some imovie or capcut projects and their projects unexpectedly grow more than hundreds of Gb. What should they do? Just try to save someone money and frustration man!!!
Apr 25, 2025 1:24 AM
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FabulousDeer6032Apr 25, 2025 1:24 AM
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Quote from rationalspender View quoted comment :
300gb zip file? What do you have inside that? You can get a TB4 hard drive if you are that hard up to carry around all your porn.
Additionally, 24gb of ram give this m4 a great performance, ones can do some amazing projects, why they are limited to install some cool heavy apps in 256?
Apr 25, 2025 2:43 AM
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ShrewdRoute1983Apr 25, 2025 2:43 AM
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Just letting folks they should consider the Mac OS storage needs (approximately 40 GB on fresh install) + Apple ecosystem (iMessage, applications, photo sync, etc) footprint when deciding. Also note that Apple Updates can take around 20-25 GB in space. Also, Mac OS storage requirement will steadily increase over the next 5 years as it gets "bigger and better".
I was once someone who said a 64 GB iPhone is enough because I don't take any pictures. 5 years later, I have to go down to bare minimum on apps just so I can download and install updates. OS + System Data takes up 40% of my space.
Apr 25, 2025 3:21 AM
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sqlallstarApr 25, 2025 3:21 AM
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Over $1000 for a $256GB drive. $200 more for double? Hilarious people pay the premium they do.

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Apr 25, 2025 3:31 AM
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FeistyMarmot1232Apr 25, 2025 3:31 AM
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Quote from FabulousDeer6032 View quoted comment :
512 will run out pretty fast for regular users. To college students: 4 years of studying need at least 512.

Don't ever think you can use external ssd. It will be a pain in the ass. What you want from a laptop is to grab and go. If you drop your external ssd somewhere, you know the consequences.

24/256 is a very very bad choice. 2Tb icloud with this combo is a no as well. You need to have enough storage to hold something on icloud. Imagine you have 300gb zip file on 2Tb icloud, where to store it temporarily on your 256 if you download it from icloud.
You can get USB thumb drives with very small foot print sitting flush to the device. Not all that expensive either. Even external ssd you speaking of can be attached to the body of the laptop. What prevents you from "grab and go"?

I agree that this is a terrible price for similar spec/weight of windows pc. But if someone has to have an apple device for whatever reason, extra storage is cheap.
Last edited by FeistyMarmot1232 April 24, 2025 at 08:38 PM.
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Apr 25, 2025 3:36 AM
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FabulousDeer6032Apr 25, 2025 3:36 AM
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Quote from FeistyMarmot1232 View quoted comment :
You can get USB thumb drives with very small foot print sitting flush to the device. Not all that expensive either. Even external ssd you speaking of can be attached to the body of the laptop. What prevents you from "grab and go"?
someone above just prove 256 won't help you last 4-5 years with new macos updates. It just makes your life a little harder. Frown
Apr 25, 2025 3:39 AM
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FeistyMarmot1232Apr 25, 2025 3:39 AM
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Quote from FabulousDeer6032 View quoted comment :
someone above just prove 256 won't help you last 4-5 years with new macos updates. It just makes your life a little harder. Frown
Why is it limited to 256 when 1-2tb thumb drive can be plugged in flush to the body?

Someone prove what exactly? That OS+@ is about 100gb? That his 64gb iphone was too small? Do apple devices not let you install things in a usb drive?
Last edited by FeistyMarmot1232 April 24, 2025 at 08:47 PM.
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Apr 25, 2025 3:54 AM
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robmiglioreApr 25, 2025 3:54 AM
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Quote from SensibleGuide4349 View quoted comment :
Idk, I've never needed all that much storage for a laptop I guess? I'm not saying it's not all that much, but idk if I'd say crippled though.
I couldn't do a full back up for my 256GB iPhone, which is how I typically upgrade phones.
Apr 25, 2025 5:56 AM
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axd1152Apr 25, 2025 5:56 AM
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I'd rather have 256gb internal storage + $200 4tb external ssd than 512gb internal storage. I think this shows clear winner here.
Apr 25, 2025 11:57 AM
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SensibleGuide4349Apr 25, 2025 11:57 AM
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Quote from robmigliore View quoted comment :
I couldn't do a full back up for my 256GB iPhone, which is how I typically upgrade phones.
Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to use iCloud for that? If you're concerned about privacy, ADP ensures your iPhone backups are encrypted.
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M5RahulApr 25, 2025 5:26 PM
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Quote from SensibleGuide4349 View quoted comment :
Idk, I've never needed all that much storage for a laptop I guess? I'm not saying it's not all that much, but idk if I'd say crippled though.
Generally speaking, aside from the bang for your buck argument, folks who need more than 16GB RAM are pushing some load on their system, and consequently would need more storage.

If your needs are trivial ( probably 90% of the people ) then even this is an expensive purchase.

The cloud storage argument is again a fallacy. Not only do you pay monthly ( or annually ) but are also inducing risk of breach, loss of privacy, and limited accessibility ( dependent on internet coverage )

Finally, on a 256GB SSD ( with just the OS installed ) you have ~217ish GB available. Yeah you can dongle an external SSD, but try working with that everyday! ( been there )

From a business POV, it's a brilliant model. Reduce an already inflated price on a non-up-gradable system, and then offer (up-sell) cloud storage ( recurring income and dependency ). The customer psychologically believes they got a great deal, and it's only a *few more bucks* monthly should they need more storage.

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Apr 25, 2025 11:55 PM
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ShrewdRoute1983Apr 25, 2025 11:55 PM
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Quote from FeistyMarmot1232 View quoted comment :
Why is it limited to 256 when 1-2tb thumb drive can be plugged in flush to the body?Someone prove what exactly? That OS+@ is about 100gb? That his 64gb iphone was too small? Do apple devices not let you install things in a usb drive?
My point, for anyone who is considering this laptop, is that not only will you have to consider your own disk usage before purchasing this laptop - but also you have to consider how much Apple is going to use up as well. You can go bare minimum but eventually you'll be forced to upgrade and no thumb drive is going to save you when Apple says it needs 20 GB of system disk space to install updates. (btw, this isn't limited to just Apple - no laptop should come equipped with 256 GB).

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