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Refurbished: 13" Apple MacBook Air: M1 Chip, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
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The M1 is a good chip for basic uses, yes. However, based on what I have seen with other deals, you can pick up a brand new macbook air for around $600 with 16GB ram and 256GB SSD. It won't have 1TB of storage, but the new mac's will have better resale value and will update for many more years as this model is already 5 years old. According to your post as far as usage for a college student, it will be enough, but a college student also shouldn't need 1TB of storage. A new laptop for $100 more will last a lot longer is a better value overall
Good for a beginning college kid for basic use? Anyone have experience with the eBay seller?
The M1 is a good chip for basic uses, yes. However, based on what I have seen with other deals, you can pick up a brand new macbook air for around $600 with 16GB ram and 256GB SSD. It won't have 1TB of storage, but the new mac's will have better resale value and will update for many more years as this model is already 5 years old. According to your post as far as usage for a college student, it will be enough, but a college student also shouldn't need 1TB of storage. A new laptop for $100 more will last a lot longer is a better value overall
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Because in today's storage-hungry world, we always need more storage. If this student is doing ANYTHING media related (photo/video), they'll gobble up 1tb like it's nothing. That's one project's worth of storage. If they're working with anything software development, some projects there can grow in size very quickly.
And you're not just buying it for them, today, in their freshman year. This is something that'll last them 4+ years. Imagine what their storage needs will be in 2029.
You know what, instead of "imagining" what their needs would be, why don't you ask them yourself? Ask them, ask the school. Find out what they need/recommend...instead of buying a garage-sale used item off ebay without consulting ANY of the parties affected by the decision.
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Good for a beginning college kid for basic use? Anyone have experience with the eBay seller?
The M1 is a good chip for basic uses, yes. However, based on what I have seen with other deals, you can pick up a brand new macbook air for around $600 with 16GB ram and 256GB SSD. It won't have 1TB of storage, but the new mac's will have better resale value and will update for many more years as this model is already 5 years old. According to your post as far as usage for a college student, it will be enough, but a college student also shouldn't need 1TB of storage. A new laptop for $100 more will last a lot longer is a better value overall
"college student also shouldn't need 1TB of storage"
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Because in today's storage-hungry world, we always need more storage. If this student is doing ANYTHING media related (photo/video), they'll gobble up 1tb like it's nothing. That's one project's worth of storage. If they're working with anything software development, some projects there can grow in size very quickly.
And you're not just buying it for them, today, in their freshman year. This is something that'll last them 4+ years. Imagine what their storage needs will be in 2029.
You know what, instead of "imagining" what their needs would be, why don't you ask them yourself? Ask them, ask the school. Find out what they need/recommend...instead of buying a garage-sale used item off ebay without consulting ANY of the parties affected by the decision.
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