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Refurb: Apple MacBook Air: 13", M1, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD $498.99
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Refurbished sold by The Cellular Professor eBay Store [ebay.com]
Available in Silver and Space Gray.
"1-year warranty: This item has a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate."
https://www.ebay.com/itm/15632337...5000
Available in Silver and Space Gray.
"1-year warranty: This item has a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate."
https://www.ebay.com/itm/15632337...5000
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Refurbished sold by The Cellular Professor eBay Store [ebay.com]
Available in Silver and Space Gray.
"1-year warranty: This item has a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate."
https://www.ebay.com/itm/15632337...5000
Available in Silver and Space Gray.
"1-year warranty: This item has a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate."
https://www.ebay.com/itm/15632337...5000
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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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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
Source?
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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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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"college student also shouldn't need 1TB of storage"
Source?
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.
True. Get a laptop with at least 8TB of storage built in.
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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"
Source?
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.
"college student also shouldn't need 1TB of storage"Source? 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.
I'd be grateful to meet any college age kids who do anything remotely content-focused enough to require more local space. but this just isn't the case for the vast, vast majority, and the ones who will need storage...they'll be shopping for a laptop without your help.many of my students don't even have a primary computing device besides what schools give them (in high school), and use phones for everything. jumping from that low bar to suddenly needing many TB is not likely.the ones with photos and such will use cloud or external storage. the ones who need scratch space for projects will not be looking at this machine (they'll want a stronger SOC)that being said, the m1 still feels plenty fast now in 2025. it was such a huge jump in 2020 that it suffered from the 1080ti effect.
You only have to look at their parents to find out why kids behave the way they do.
"Cloud storage" is wildly expensive for what little you get.
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