Base M2 13/15 MBAir owners - when are you upgrading?

[WalsallSaddler]

In my opinion, Air M5 has two issues if you’re buying it for long-term use.

1. Old design. They usually refresh the design every 4–5 years, so it’s very likely that the next generation will feature a new design.

2. 60 Hz. But this isn’t important to everyone — personally, I see a big difference between 60 and 120 Hz. In 2026, buying outdated tech that could also be updated soon (as seen with the base iPhones) — that’s not ideal.

If you don’t care about that — it’s a great laptop.

 

[tenordrum]

I honestly didnt know you could do that. So you didnt technically trade it, you sold it to Apple for $445, and they paid out cash and not a gift card?

no, they paid using an Apple gift card. If they would have matched price on the M5, and allowed the 12 month financing, the $445 trade would just have subtracted from the overall total due. If I had traded it to BB, their trade value was $350, and that was "up" from $200 a week ago.

 

[1BadManVan]

no, they paid using an Apple gift card. If they would have matched price on the M5, and allowed the 12 month financing, the $445 trade would just have subtracted from the overall total due. If I had traded it to BB, their trade value was $350, and that was "up" from $200 a week ago.

Yea see that kind of ruins the value proposition for me unless I had an immediate usage for the gift card since you can’t take that gift card and apply the credit to the Mac you bought at Best Buy.