It's not a student discount, it's an educational discount. Which is why I'm getting a new Air and I'm 70 -- because I'm a professor.Yeah nothing sus about a 30-year-old man buying a computer with his business card and student discount
It's not a student discount, it's an educational discount. Which is why I'm getting a new Air and I'm 70 -- because I'm a professor.Yeah nothing sus about a 30-year-old man buying a computer with his business card and student discount
Glad I waited as well. I‘m coming from a 2020 intel MBP and it was bad timing on my part buying it two years ago but I needed a laptop for school so It couldn’t wait. Once the M1 machines came out I was bummed out and tempted to upgrade but told myself to wait another year and I’m super glad I did. Can’t wait to offload my current noise maker on ebay and get my hands on this work of art 🙇♂️Currently have no devices that use SD cards, so shrug on the lack of a slot. Plus, one can get an USB-C card reader adapter, so why should everyone have to pay for a port they do not need?
Looks about perfect to me. Glad I waited.
From the tech specDoes anyone know yet, can the macbook air be charged through one of the usb-c ports? Like if connected to a usb-c dock.
Well, their target demographic likely isn’t “consumers who already own a M1 MacBook Air.”They added a notch on the top of the screen, MagSafe and Hellloo new MacBook Air and NEWW HIGHER PRICE. Specs are basically the same. No reason to switch for anybody who has current MBAir version.
Christ, I would hope so — if you own a 16 M1 Pro, you’re one lucky dude! You should be pumped — I’d sell my brothers kidney for one 😆Yes, which is why I went with the 16 M1 Pro…given how pricy the M2 MBA can get, I think I will stick with the 16 M1 Pro
Good point. And also there are some of us older people still going to school. I am a lifelong learner, close to retirement age, and have never stop taking college or graduate level courses since I was 18.It's not a student discount, it's an educational discount. Which is why I'm getting a new Air and I'm 70 -- because I'm a professor.
You have it the other way around. The MacBook is the most popular laptop in the world as it is. Fancy colors will just turn off a lot of people.So, it's not enough to you that you won't buy one, but you want to make sure that nobody else can either? How does having other colors hurt you?
No, I do not have it the other way around. If they release a MacBook in "fancy" colors, they will also release it in some shade of black or silver or gray. There will still be a "boring / corporate" color choice for anyone who is afraid of "fancy" colors.You have it the other way around. The MacBook is the most popular laptop in the world as it is. Fancy colors will just turn off a lot of people.
People today do seem pretty fragile to be honestNo, I do not have it the other way around. If they release a MacBook in "fancy" colors, they will also release it in some shade of black or silver or gray. There will still be a "boring / corporate" color choice for anyone who is afraid of "fancy" colors.
Or are you suggesting that the mere existence of those fancy colors will be too much to bear for the folks who have to go into the store to buy their silver MacBook. Like they'll just freak out that they saw a red one when they walked in and they'll run away and buy a Windows PC instead? Because, if so, those are some pretty fragile people.
Sorry that is totally irrelevant and does not justify what is happening with M1/M2 laptops. And you got your facts wrong. And many people I see in various forums would not agree with your assessments -- nobody likes the idea of paying $1,299 for a "pro" laptop that does not have built-in dual monitor output, especially considering that almost all Windows laptops over $600 support this basic thing.And there used to only be one iPad. Apple has been increasingly differentiating their products in ways beyond performance benchmarks, not less. RAM is another differentiator.
We all want all the things at the lowest price point. But that's not how a trillion dollar business works.
What I'm saying is that because of supply restraints due to the pandemic Apple probably had to prioritize between something that has always worked and something that might scare off a majority of the fanbase. According to sources, they were also planning to release a 15" Air but decided to wait.No, I do not have it the other way around. If they release a MacBook in "fancy" colors, they will also release it in some shade of black or silver or gray. There will still be a "boring / corporate" color choice for anyone who is afraid of "fancy" colors.
Or are you suggesting that the mere existence of those fancy colors will be too much to bear for the folks who have to go into the store to buy their silver MacBook. Like they'll just freak out that they saw a red one when they walked in and they'll run away and buy a Windows PC instead? Because, if so, those are some pretty fragile people.
Month and a half? What? Your post (#362 on July 4th) is quoting my post (#359 on June 14th), which in turn quotes your post (#358 on June 13th - literally the previous post). Looks to me like I answered you about 34 hours later and then you took 3 weeks to reply. How are you getting a month and a half out of that? Your joke is in poor taste and doesn't play well after your bad math.What I'm saying is that because of supply restraints due to the pandemic Apple probably had to prioritize between something that has always worked and something that might scare off a majority of the fanbase. According to sources, they were also planning to release a 15" Air but decided to wait.
Also, dang bruh... took you a month and a half to respond? You didn't attempt to commit suicide after my post, did you?
Yeah, you're right, you answered me immediately. It's just that the notification for your reply I didn't receive until yesterday or whatever, so I made a mistake.Month and a half? What? Your post (#362 on July 4th) is quoting my post (#359 on June 14th), which in turn quotes your post (#358 on June 13th - literally the previous post). Looks to me like I answered you about 34 hours later and then you took 3 weeks to reply. How are you getting a month and a half out of that? Your joke is in poor taste and doesn't play well after your bad math.
You seem to still be suggesting that due to supply constraints, if they made any in pastel colors, they couldn't also release one in some color like black, gray, or silver. I would expect them to always release one in a black/gray/silver color whether or not they release any of those other scary colors. Like if they wanted to do seven colors, and then decided they could only do 4, or 3, they wouldn't keep all the pastels and drop black, silver, and gray, they'd drop some of the pastels and keep at least, say, silver. They'll always keep a "corporate friendly" color in the lineup, because they know some of their customers can't tolerate anything remotely fun or pretty.
Do you think red iPhones and Watches are made with polycarbonate, or some kind of inherently red metal? They're not. They made with either steel or aluminum. The aluminum is anodized to color the surface, the steel is treated with something like a PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) or DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) process. They start with the same chassis and casing regardless of what color they're making.Anyway, my reasoning was that the colored MacBook Airs would've probably been made from different materials than the standard ones (polycarbonate for white, for example), that's how it looked from the photos. Rather than creating 2 models it was more efficient for Apple to stick with one.