It really depends on your upgrade cycle. A used M2 sells for about $200 more than a used M1 these days. If you continually upgrade every 2-3 years you are better off getting an M4 as future resale will be better and you enjoy a faster machine. If you keep them for 6+ years it probably doesn't matter as you are typing it into the ground at that point.. battery is short, out of date etc.
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My 50 Cents beef….
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I love Space Grey…cry me a river emoji….and 32GB is AMAZING (for longevity and tabs galore).
I’m torn between a 15” MacBook Air and 14” MacBook Pro. But you can’t get base model Pro with 32. You have to go 24 (arguably enough, but why offer 32 on the Air anyways then??¿¿ OR 64 which just makes it INSANELY expensive. So…cry baby emoji I guess.
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I love Space Grey…cry me a river emoji….and 32GB is AMAZING (for longevity and tabs galore).
I’m torn between a 15” MacBook Air and 14” MacBook Pro. But you can’t get base model Pro with 32. You have to go 24 (arguably enough, but why offer 32 on the Air anyways then??¿¿ OR 64 which just makes it INSANELY expensive. So…cry baby emoji I guess.
And why just be complacent with whatever Apple releases instead of having some basic demands?
And billions of people? The laptop market share of Apple is 8% or something so most people actually disagree with the strategy of Apple.
Apple is doing amazing without critical customers and they don’t focus on market share but on high profit margins and that’s completely fair. No offense taken. But most people don’t understand your line of thinking and that’s also completely fair.
I'm very surprised you can claim "billions of people are satisfied with the direction Apple is going" yes. Did you get that from Apple Intelligence Siri?
True but it has terrible graphics performance. If you don’t need it you good to go. I have to use windows on my work machine, but find macOS so much more reliable.
Fair enough. However, another way to put it is that the M4 price drop mainly just applies to the 256 GB model.
OTOH, with the poor exchange rate now in Canada vs. the US dollar, pricing in Canada is actually cheaper than in the US, both at retail and at the edu store. Apple chose to swallow that currency exchange hit instead of pass down the hit to Canadian consumers. Currently the conversion rate is 1 CAD = 0.696055 USD or 1 USD = 1.43667 CAD.
US$899 (CA$1292) - USA edu M4 16/256
US$1099 (CA$1579) - USA edu M4 16/512
US$1299 (CA$1866) - USA edu M4 24/512
US$999 (CA$1434) - USA retail M4 16/256
US$1199 (CA$1722) - USA retail M4 16/512
US$1399 (CA$2010) - USA retail M4 24/512
CA$1249 (US$870) - Canada edu M4 16/256
CA$1549 (US$1078) - Canada edu M4 16/512
CA$1849 (US$1287) - Canada edu M4 24/512
CA$1399 (US$974) - Canada retail M4 16/256
CA$1699 (US$1183) - Canada retail M4 16/512
CA$1999 (US$1392) - Canada retail M4 24/512
Pricing is close, but nonetheless the US pricing ranges from about 1% to 3.5% more expensive than the Canadian pricing.
Exactly my thoughts. Early 2015 MBP in almost mint condition. Trade in value $85 - wow
Have you seen them in a store? They’re completely different breeds so I recommend doing that if you haven’t yet. I’m sure the decision will be easy to make then.
I wasn't talking about only laptops but I probably didn't make that clear. And you're right, you shouldn't be complacient but repeatedly complaining about something isn't going to change Apple's mindset. Hitting them in the pocketbook will however.
That’s unusual, Canada usually costs more for most things. Be glad you are on this kind of position.
I bought one of those in mint condition and new battery (and top case) in 2021 for like $350 (8 GB i5) for my kid. My kid is still fine with it though. Maybe I'll wait until 2027 before replacing that with a MBA.
OTOH, I will be replacing my wife's 2017 MacBook Air this year with an M4.
That happens every few years, especially when there are significant shifts in the exchange rate.
Sure, this is a discussion forum, and it's totally fair to express disappointment or disagreement with Apple's decision on the display. I'd just also suggest keeping in mind that this is a non-issue for the great majority of users, so I understand Apple's decision to keep the screen as-is. I've never heard a user complain about the Air's screen except on tech discussion forums.
The majority of the time, I’m connected to a 4k 27” monitor, so I figured why spend the extra $200. Also, 13” in a lot more portable. If the laptop was my only screen, I would have stuck with the larger one.
These machines don't need any innovation at all. Just gradual improvements every (other) year is enough.
Look at the MBA. It's essentially the same machine today as it was in 2008, which is a great thing. It has only had three large changes, in 2010 , 2020 and 2022.
And yet, it is the best Mac ever produced my Apple.
Let me tell you how old I am....my first laptop was a Zenith Data Systems machine that was given to me by my Dad after his employer finally gave him a new one. This was late 80's.
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Please do post that specific reference. As for profits, you know how much of that is made up by Macs? Single digit %.
I don't game on laptops so it's fine that it's just merely comparable to AMD and Intel's offerings.
