Apple 15" MacBook Air (M4, Midnight) 32gb Ram, 1TB SSD $1699

rkrkrk21

Nov 28, 2025 05:51 AM

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rkrkrk21Nov 28, 2025 05:51 AM

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is this a good deal for 1tb ssd + 32gb macbook air 15"? It will probably end up at 1800 mark when taxes get added. can anyone please comment?

holly_molly

Nov 28, 2025 06:45 AM

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Quote from rkrkrk21

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is this a good deal for 1tb ssd + 32gb macbook air 15"? It will probably end up at 1800 mark when taxes get added. can anyone please comment?

I don't know man...If you need 32gb then likely Air isn't for you.

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rdr

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Nov 28, 2025 06:47 AM

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rdr

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Quote from holly_molly

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I don't know man...If you need 32gb then likely Air isn't for you.

Had similar thoughts but getting a pro with 32gb is like $500-$700 more.

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slimdunkin117

Nov 28, 2025 06:52 AM

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Quote from holly_molly

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I don't know man...If you need 32gb then likely Air isn't for you.

it's the same chip as the pro macbook (non pro chip).
It's adequate

holly_molly

Nov 28, 2025 06:53 AM

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Quote from rdr

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Had similar thoughts but getting a pro with 32gb is like $500-$700 more.

There is raw hardware and power but you will likely end never get to use it full because it would heat before that. Maybe if you dont want to spend another $500 then you might need to get a laptop stand with fan

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holly_molly

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Quote from slimdunkin117

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it's the same chip as the pro macbook (non pro chip).It's adequate

Its more about the cooling in the Air. A 32gb means usage is on heavy side which would heat the processor. But Air would not be able to sustain it for long before throttling

rkrkrk21

Nov 28, 2025 07:26 AM

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Quote from holly_molly

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Its more about the cooling in the Air. A 32gb means usage is on heavy side which would heat the processor. But Air would not be able to sustain it for long before throttling

Thanks for putting this into perspective. Based on the comments above i think a 32gb is well suited for a macbook pro than macbook air. and 24gb would just the job fine if i decide to go with the air

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Wand

Nov 28, 2025 08:22 AM

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Quote from rkrkrk21

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is this a good deal for 1tb ssd + 32gb macbook air 15"? It will probably end up at 1800 mark when taxes get added. can anyone please comment?

I've been looking for an 13" Air with 32GB I would say this is a pretty good price. Don't listen to fanboys saying if you need 32GB you need to go with pro. The pro I believe is over a pound heavier and feels like brick. 32GB should be the minimum in any laptop in an age where most phones come with 16 GB RAM. Just a chrome with 20-30 tabs will gobble up 60% of that 32GB.

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holly_molly

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Quote from Wand

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I've been looking for an 13" Air with 32GB I would say this is a pretty good price. Don't listen to fanboys saying if you need 32GB you need to go with pro. The pro I believe is over a pound heavier and feels like brick. 32GB should be the minimum in any laptop in an age where most phones come with 16 GB RAM. Just a chrome with 20-30 tabs will gobble up 60% of that 32GB.

And then 2 months from now the Chrome with 60-80 tabs would require 64GB. At that point, its not the device.

LavenderPickle7682

Nov 28, 2025 08:40 AM

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Quote from holly_molly

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I don't know man...If you need 32gb then likely Air isn't for you.

32gb was base configuration back in 2015 for our company's laptops. So....yeah. No idea why you think it's suddenly "too much" to have in 2025.

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holly_molly

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Quote from LavenderPickle7682

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32gb was base configuration back in 2015 for our company's laptops. So....yeah. No idea why you think it's suddenly "too much" to have in 2025.

my apologies. I didn't realize the corporate is on this site looking to purchase 32gb+ equipment through slickdeals.

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LavenderPickle7682

Nov 28, 2025 09:13 AM

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Quote from holly_molly

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my apologies. I didn't realize the corporate is on this site looking to purchase 32gb+ equipment through slickdeals.

You missed my point entirely. Let me rephrase.

It's 2025. 16gb of ram today is laughably underspecced. It's quite literally barebones. For a point of comparison, I offered that people who actually care about productivity made 32gb the baseline standard...*an entire decade ago*.

It's not absurd to want/need 32gb of ram, as much software has higher RAM requirements (mostly due to all this Al nonsense and sloppy coding). The M1 through M4 base chips are typically more than enough to handle non-video/non-media workflows.

I personally have one of those barebones 16gb Macbook Airs (M1) -- and it hits the swap memory like it owes money. For all but the lightest of use, it's woefully inadequate.

Also, they neglected to include a fan on the Air as a cost-cutting measure -- which is a real joke too. They call it "passive cooling"....like a car without an engine is called "vintage Flintstones".

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windowsjesse

Nov 28, 2025 01:54 PM

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This is a perfect build for a power user that is not encoding youtube videos as a primary task.

Example- heavy docker or lightroom (me)

This is the perfect build for travel and that use case.

I already have a 15" 24gb 512gb and I need more storage. Will be buying this and selling my old one.

Wand

Nov 28, 2025 04:23 PM

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Quote from holly_molly

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my apologies. I didn't realize the corporate is on this site looking to purchase 32gb+ equipment through slickdeals.

I know you one of them bill gates genius who thinks 640kb is all you ever need to run a computer smoothly. And if you need to to any higher you need a Blackwell processor.

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slimdunkin117

Nov 28, 2025 04:26 PM

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Quote from holly_molly

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Its more about the cooling in the Air. A 32gb means usage is on heavy side which would heat the processor. But Air would not be able to sustain it for long before throttling

The throttling isn't bad. People use iPads for processing nowadays and their thermal dissipation is much worse than the air

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