I live in Bristol, I ended up driving to Birmingham this morning to collect the MBA 16gb and then one in cribs becomes available later today 😂
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16gb unified RAM M1 MacBook Pro in-store stock
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Ouch, that was a long round trip. Well at least you managed to get one
Hope you enjoy, I have had mine for a month, love it.
It's a CTO model. CTO models are only ever in stores in limited supply. I agree that they ought to have a 16GB standard model, but they don't, and that's why you have this issue.
Apple Stores and other retail outlets will have SOME stock of popular CTO models, but never as much as stock models and it's never a guarantee.
Probably by this point stores really aren’t getting much extra stock. Apple supply chain is kinda FUBAR right now. AirPod Max, 3 months. Good luck finding any iPad you want. CTO intel Mac? Lol, wait until February. Same with M1. HomePod (OG and mini), several weeks. iPhone Pro, weeks. MagSafe accessories, several weeks. Regular 12, plenty in stock. AirPod Pro, plenty in stock. Got to wonder where all the new store closing’s stock goes. I can’t imagine it sits in stores unsold.
I would check early in the morning, about 6AM, that is when I managed to find a M1 MBA 16Gb on launch day.
... and as mentioned above, gotta check at other times too - when I was shopping in late November, stores showing no availability early in the morning would show availability at random times later in the day.
Definitely keep checking throughout the day.
I'm looking at the MBAs and check for availability of a few models at my local Apple stores on occasion. Up until very recently (last few days) only the base MBAs seemed to be available at my local Apple stores. In the last week they added the option of checking for availability for the Space Grey (but not the Silver or Gold) 16GB/1TB MBA.
Checked a few times today (I have shortcuts set up on my phone) for the Space Grey 8GB/512GB, Silver 8GB/512GB, and Space Grey 16GB/1TB MBAs. None were available in store early in the morning before work today. All showed up as available when I checked shortly before lunchtime (first time I've seen the 16GB/1TB variant in stock). I think the Space Greys sold out quickly though as when I checked again after lunch only the Silver 8GB/512GB was still in stock.
It finally worked! 4th time checking today and the MBP 16GB/1TB showed up available in 5 local stores. Picking it up tomorrow morning. I’m still unsure if I want a MBA or MBP so I’ll see if I don’t mind the weight of the MBP. I’ve been using as 2018 12.9 IPP as my primary device for the last two years.
The weight difference is negligible 200g. Its not a point of difference. But the MBA does have a better design for holding and typing imo and seems to 'feel' lighter.
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yeah, I like the tapered design of the MBA. I’ll mostly be using this for minor photo editing, watching videos, surfing the web, etc so I have a feeling I’ll be going for the air eventually but given this showed up in stock, I figured I’d give it a try.
At least your Apple stores are open. They are all closed here in California.
I think I have figured out the availability pattern of my local Apple store(s) based on a few days' worth of stalking their MBAs available to pickup (I created a shortcut on my phone so it's really easy to check).
From these few days' worth it seems like new stock pops up around 11am. My guess is that they open at 10am or so, get new deliveries, then make the newly delivered stock available for pickup until it becomes all reserved. How long the stock takes to run out varies though, the other day the 16GB/1TB MBA became available around 11am, and was still available in the evening before going back to unavailable when I next checked the next day; whereas today it became available for just a short period of time.
From these few days' worth it seems like new stock pops up around 11am. My guess is that they open at 10am or so, get new deliveries, then make the newly delivered stock available for pickup until it becomes all reserved. How long the stock takes to run out varies though, the other day the 16GB/1TB MBA became available around 11am, and was still available in the evening before going back to unavailable when I next checked the next day; whereas today it became available for just a short period of time.
Looks like B & H has the 16/512 model in space grey & silver in stock:
www.bhphotovideo.com
Oops that was the Air, not Pro, sorry
Apple 13.3" MacBook Air M1 Chip with Retina Display (Late 2020, Space Gray)
Buy Apple 13.3" MacBook Air M1 Chip with Retina Display (Late 2020, Space Gray) featuring Apple M1 8-Core CPU, 16GB Unified RAM | 512GB SSD, 13.3" 2560 x 1600 Retina IPS Display, 8-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Bluetooth 5.0, 2 x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 Ports, Backlit...
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Oops that was the Air, not Pro, sorry
I don't know if you can buying directly in-store. If you order online for pick up though, it seems you can get EDU or EPP discounts.
I think our main problem here is that Apple seems to think anyone wanting more RAM or SSD will also want "the Pro".
No - Apple - In fact this particular Air is the best Air since perhaps 2011 era.
We have a 13" Pro (older) and m1 MBA here and it's incredible how much more enjoyable to use the Air "wedge" form factor is. One wouldn't think it from the small differences, but it really does matter.
I don't even know why they made the existing m1 13" Pro honestly. Should have waited on an M1 13" Pro with more ports and more differentiation from the Air if you ask me.
No - Apple - In fact this particular Air is the best Air since perhaps 2011 era.
We have a 13" Pro (older) and m1 MBA here and it's incredible how much more enjoyable to use the Air "wedge" form factor is. One wouldn't think it from the small differences, but it really does matter.
I don't even know why they made the existing m1 13" Pro honestly. Should have waited on an M1 13" Pro with more ports and more differentiation from the Air if you ask me.
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Probably right.
I still think they should have just done the Mini and the Air for the first M1's.
Crank 'em out and have 'em fly off the shelves.
I'm wondering if the Pro's are selling well. They are $100 off at many retailers, whereas the Air's are instantly out of stock all over the place.
I agree, in notebookcheck.net review they pretty much said the same
"All in all, the new MacBook Pro 13 M1 seems to be filler product that does not make much sense. We cannot find any real arguments to prefer the Pro over the new Air. We suspect Apple will eventually discontinue the entry-level MacBook Pro 13 in the not-too-distant future and only offer a single (and more expensive) MacBook Pro 13 (or maybe MacBook Pro 14) with a more powerful M1X processor."
If anyone is in the Atlanta area I noticed that several of the stores have the M1 16GB/1TB (MBA & MBP) in stock.