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Deals: Apple's 512GB M1 MacBook Pro Hits $1,299.99 on Amazon ($199 Off, Lowest Price)
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My bet is when the 14/16 comes out it both will be 16GB standard. The 13" Pro will just go away. A slightly smaller bet will be when the MBA is refreshed it will be in 13 and 15" models (but both starting at 8GB).
I hope they redesign the Air as well. They’re missing a small ultraportable machine from their lineup right now, i.e. the MacBook 12” equivalent.
My guess is that with the newer chips, they’ll be able to leverage power efficiencies to shrink the MBA 13 down to about that size, eliminating the need for an even smaller design. Or they’ll retain the size of the MBA and reintroduce an ultraportable 12” machine, which would be awesome.
I love my MB 12” and am holding onto it until they come out with an ASi version.
M1 machines must not be selling too good they gotta discount them so much.
Especially the 8GB RAM model. only enough memory to do basic things.
Especially the 8GB RAM model. only enough memory to do basic things.
Notice the discount is not on the 16GB models, if those were discounted, then I would be suspicious.
You also have to realize that the minute Apple announces the new 14"/16" MBP this model's appeal plummets. Especially if some of those configurations come with 16 GB unified memory. People just want larger screens for MBP's as well as the next Apple Silicone SoC.
16GB/1TB seems to be a standard stocked model at my local Apple Stores... although with no discount...
Yes, it would. Apple continues to sell with minimum RAM and SSD standards. I'm not planning to feed into it. So long as people buy, then there's no motivation for reasonable change.
I mean stocked at third party retailers. Some of them keep a few. Since it's a custom order. There's rarely discounts.
Mostly I want them at Costco. So, I can get a free four year warranty when purchasing with a Costco card.
Unless you purchase from a third party seller on Amazon returns and replacements are always free. I've had bad experiences with getting used stuff or wrong merchandise, but never had to pay to send it back. This discount is in-line with their past discounts and since they are an official seller now Apple will honor the warranty on their end. I see no reason to be worried.
That is a good price. It's $50 less than current educational pricing (which also includes a $50 off promo).
It's interesting that Amazon doesn't seem to offer the 16 GB model, period. As far as I could see, it's only available from 3rd party sellers (including Apple). If so, that's not by chance—Apple and Amazon must have come to some agreement on that.
It's interesting that Amazon doesn't seem to offer the 16 GB model, period. As far as I could see, it's only available from 3rd party sellers (including Apple). If so, that's not by chance—Apple and Amazon must have come to some agreement on that.
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Nobody is giving anything away these days so its my guess that sales are just meh. Hence the sale.
No, Amazon regularly have sales on MacBooks at any time of the year. This isn't a rare occurrence.
