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Posted 23 April 2023
Apple MacBook Air M2 (2022) 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD - £999.98 Members Only @ Costco
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Edited by Shino, 30 April 2023
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sorted byCheaper than both Apple's student store and refurbished store. (edited)
If Apple tech was actually good, would Apple encourage this type of marketing hype?
Anyway, they are unreliable across time, having terrible engineering faults that tend to show up after the warranty period is up (quelle surprise). Of course Apple would argue its state-of-the-art design is only made for around 3 years of continuous use, after which you go buy a new model. But then again form follows function, so of course they are made delicate and flimsy, with no physical space to engage in more reliable engineering- which is why they sell on this trend. Sadly, as Apple starts to deploy 'super-computer' SoC designs, the actual potential of the chip, even when you can find software that runs on it, is crippled by the form factor- which I find quite sad.
I've had numerous out of warranty repairs done on my macbooks for free under consumer law claims and they have never been difficult or resistant when requested. My macbook 2017 has had a graphics issue after 6 years of use and they are even going to replace it with a new model. If you buy from resellers, this wouldn't be possible or as easily done as they need to send to authorised repairers to assess etc.
Apple are fantastic with aftercare and its why i always buy direct via them, its worth that piece of mind.
Edit - also - always go for the 16gb RAM! trust me it makes a huge difference and should be the minimum now! (edited)
Make them pay £100+ for 16GB and double storage that's standard in rival products (edited)
I personal have the M1 base spec air which will do me fine for years to come. The midnight colour has the allure and the professor is definitely quicker. Other comments are correct that the SSD is slower but in day to day tasks I’m sure you won’t notice.
If I didn’t have the M1 I’d be on this in a flash.
It’s insane that they still made the M1 with that old garbage webcam, but that’s apple for you.
8gb shared memory
gimped harddrive
terrible outdated OS (this aint manjaro)
whats not to love
8gb is far better on Mac OS than Windows, very few people using this as a basic laptop will need more.
hard drive is fin3, just slower at intensive read/write tasks than the 512gb, but still faster than a physical drive by a long way.
How is the OS outdated? It’s the latest one.
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16gb RAM (LPDDR5)
512gb ssd (Gen 4 speeds)
Ryzen 7 6800u (rDNA graphics)(Power efficient) Much better GPU
2.8k oled display touchscreen
67Whr battery (Up to 19hrs)
Under 1kg
Magnesium alloy unibody
Active cooling solution
Dolby Atmos
User replaceable ssd
And most importantly...
No ugly notch
I really don't get the hype with the air series.
It really is a great little machine
Has anyone got experience of running iPad apps on MacBooks - just wondering if this works well?
Also does anyone have the midnight colour, does it scratch and mark easily? Ta