Apple's M2 MacBook Air Notebooks Available for Up to $250 Off at Best Buy

[Motorola68000]

As I said, I have been buying base MBAs for years, and I have never ever felt the need to get rid of one of these computers because of insufficient memory or storage. Typically, I keep them for about 5 years, and then Apple releases a new model with features I want (but, don't necessarily need). It had nothing to do with specs.

BTW- specs play no part in how long you get MacOS upgrades. When you look at the list of eligible Macs, it is always based on model and year....not specs.

"BTW- specs play no part in how long you get MacOS upgrades. When you look at the list of eligible Macs, it is always based on model and year....not specs."

Who on earth suggested otherwise? Not me. At least you are honest inasmuch as you apparently are not interested in specifications, which I suspect applies to quite a few consumers. For our business though we have to consider making money from the devices we purchase, but the payback period is to be fair quite quick for us. But specs for us are everything. If specs are not and its features which usually are software related, then upgrading is more on an obsolescence/non working basis.

For us its all about specs., but even then there has to be sufficient improvement in the specs/performance that warrant the business decision to buy. That's one reason we left the M2 devices alone.

 

[Mainsail]

But is she hunting for deals on Macs?

Nope, she is very happy with her base M1 MBA. But, my point stands. Many base MBA consumers don't give a hoot about RAM, which is the reason ads don't feature it prominently.

BTW - When you click to purchase on the BB website the memory and storage are prominently displayed.....you can't miss it.

 

[Mainsail]

"BTW- specs play no part in how long you get MacOS upgrades. When you look at the list of eligible Macs, it is always based on model and year....not specs."

Who on earth suggested otherwise? Not me. At least you are honest inasmuch as you apparently are not interested in specifications, which I suspect applies to quite a few consumers. For our business though we have to consider making money from the devices we purchase, but the payback period is to be fair quite quick for us. But specs for us are everything. If specs are not and its features which usually are software related, then upgrading is more on an obsolescence/non working basis.

For us its all about specs., but even then there has to be sufficient improvement in the specs/performance that warrant the business decision to buy. That's one reason we left the M2 devices alone.

I just mentioned it (ergo BTW) because, in terms of "future proofing" against OS updates, specs make no difference.....just year and model.

 

[CarAnalogy]

Nope, she is very happy with her base M1 MBA. But, my point stands. Many base MBA consumers don't give a hoot about RAM, which is the reason ads don't feature it prominently.

BTW - When you click to purchase on the BB website the memory and storage are prominently displayed.....you can't miss it.

That’s good. It’s only in the title on Amazon which is a bit of a tech soup, and not mentioned anywhere else.

People don’t care now, but they might in a year or two when 8GB is very quickly not enough.

 

[svish]

Looks like the current price is expected to remain especially when M3 Air is expected in April 2024

 

[GuruZac]

The 15" 16GB RAM M2 is very tempting but the M3 is around the corner (Spring?) and I swore I would never buy another computer that has ports only on the left.

 

[psingh01]

Yup... totally kills the value, for parts that cost a few dollars.

I wouldn’t buy it either but it is hard to say how much the ram would cost since it is integrated into the M2 chip. If they make much fewer M2 with more ram it will be more expensive.

 

[Agincourt]

I wouldn’t buy it either but it is hard to say how much the ram would cost since it is integrated into the M2 chip. If they make much fewer M2 with more ram it will be more expensive.

Making 16 GB an upgrade will make it more expensive, but making it the base would then cost less. Therefore the logical move would be to increase the base to 16 GB, given the computers are already amongst the most expensive laptops on the market.

 

[6787872]

Because most customers of the base M2 MBA don’t care about RAM or even know what it is. I know it is hard to believe for people on this tread, but as an example, my daughter holds a Masters from Johns Hopkins and makes a very very good living in consulting. She has a base M1 MBA and has absolutely no idea how much RAM it has. Loves her computer BTW.

congratulations. i'm still correct.