On my 2015 13inch MBA I'm running a Samsung 950PRO NVMe M.2 drive (shown below) with no issues.
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2017 or 2018 MacBook Air?
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On my 2015 13inch MBA I'm running a Samsung 950PRO NVMe M.2 drive (shown below) with no issues.
On my 2015 13inch MBA I'm running a Samsung 950PRO NVMe M.2 drive (shown below) with no issues.
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Nice. Did you need to use an adapter like the other poster said?
MBA 2018 with Apple Care might work for me because I am retired and rarely have time critical deadlines.
For my college freshman son, Apple Care does not cut it. A failed keyboard when working on a critical term paper with a midnight deadline is a disaster, and waiting a week or two for a computer repair is a non-starter......even if it is covered by warrantee or Apple Care.
It's all detailed in this thread how I installed my NVMe M.2 drive inside my 13inch MBA...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macbook-air-2017-ssd-compatibility-with-samsung-ssd.2099405/
OP’s poll is completely meaningless without prices.
Case in point: Here’s a loaded top of the line 2017 MacBook for $999 https://iphone.appleinsider.com/art...he-line-macbook-air-discounted-to-999-550-off
Case in point: Here’s a loaded top of the line 2017 MacBook for $999 https://iphone.appleinsider.com/art...he-line-macbook-air-discounted-to-999-550-off
I understand what you are saying, however it's not 100% certain that you or anyone else will have an issue with the keyboard. Yes there have been issues, which is why the 1st and 2nd generation are included in a repair program.
The 3rd gen keyboard inside the Macbook Air might have less failure rates. The reason i say MIGHT is because we just don't know, people on the forum may point to there being reports of such issues and there is even a thread about it, however what we don't know is how many Air's have been sold and how many people have had issues, most of the time people don't post when everything is working ok.
Additionally, a sticky key is not necessarily a showstopper. It's annoying, but it's not a loss of data or a loss of I/O or something like that.
It sucks, but it's not that serious and it probably won't happen. If you're that worried, there are cheap dust-proof keyboard covers, but I really wouldn't worry about it on the 2018 MBA.
I voted for the 2017 MBA and just now put my money where my mouth is... Amazon is selling new 2017 13" MBA i7 8GB/128GB for $799. (I got a great trade-in value on my 2014 11" MBA to get in on a killer deal on a Pixelbook, but I find that I'm in need once again of a portable macOS device)
I tried a Pixelbook. It's just not enough computer for me and the design with the giant bezels is just a bit behind, IMHO.
Congrats on your new purchase!
I think $800 for the 2017 MBA is a great deal. You can use it for a few years, and by then, maybe Apple will finally fix this Butterfly keyboard problem. At that point you can make a decision, sell the MBA and buy a new MacBook or stick with what you have.