• esp211@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I still don’t believe it. M1 Air is $750 when it goes on sale. They already built it and I’m sure it sells a lot. If anything, I can see the M2 taking its place with M3 coming out since it is a newer design.

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      1 year ago

      Right? Apple has never been this cheap before. I got my M2 mac Mini + upgraded ram and 3-year apple-care for $1,300 Canadian which is like $1,000USD? My Sister and I are going to grab the AIR for our Mom. When i was young you couldn’t buy 1 apple laptop for what I’m going to spend on the mini + Air. Also I know in America they had some insane student deal for the Minis. I really don’t see how they could make it cheaper and who would not just cope for the AIR?

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        1 year ago

        You could buy a Windows laptop that has similar speeds, more ram, more storage, and is cheaper than the M1 Air.

        There isn’t much value in the M1 Air outside of it being cheaper than the M2 model for people. Plus, who wants to buy a 3 year old machine when you could buy a newer windows laptop for cheaper??

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          1 year ago

          M1 Air will almost definitely be better than any similarly priced Windows laptop in terms of performance, build quality, trackpad and keyboard, and screen quality/resoution.

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          1 year ago

          There’s this thing called battery life that 99% of people will prefer for a portable device.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah I’m intrigued… I’ll be in the market to replace my very old MBP but I am a basic user. Have my eye on the air so it will be interesting to see how it compares

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        1 year ago

        Why not? They do this with the A series and the cheapest iPhones. Previous gens get knocked down and the one before is discontinued. I think it’s much more likely than not that the M series gets the same treatment with Airs.

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          1 year ago

          The reason the iPhone 14 will get knocked down to the 13, which gets knocked down to the 12, etc. is because the base price at release has been the same.

          The M1 released for $999. The M2 released for $1199. Sure the M2 details for 1099 today, but again that’s still higher than the M1 has ever cost. So that’s why I don’t see the M2 ever selling (new) for $750.