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If you bump up the binned M2 chip of the 13" to the 15" then the price diff becomes $100
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Matters only if person has the funds to "upgrade" from 13" M2 to 15" model.
Those on tight budget shouldnt, unless with 15" model they can get away with not buying external display and thus putting money intended for external monitor towards upgraded 15" Air.
Those on tight budget shouldnt, unless with 15" model they can get away with not buying external display and thus putting money intended for external monitor towards upgraded 15" Air.
And it also only matters if you want a 15 inch instead of keeping it more compact for travel/everyday carry. That is a much bigger factor for me than the price difference.
Agree, tho OP seems to be talking only about price difference and nothing else.
The point is that “like for like“ the screen upgrade is only $80. We should delete this thread before Apple increases it.
The $100 GPU ”upgrade” is pure profit for Apple. They are likely reducing core count and charging $100 to enable the full set. More importantly, most users don’t benefit from more GPU cores.
It’s like being forced to buy the optional tow hitch or 7-seat config on the Model Y.
It’s like being forced to buy the optional tow hitch or 7-seat config on the Model Y.
What does the GPU do for someone who just web browses, YouTube - ie. no specialist work? Does it come into play at all with this kind of usage?
The GPU cores of the M2 are sufficient for 99% use case for the MBA 15".
Those who complain want the GPU performance of a 4090 that cost $1599 just for the dGPU card + 450W of power just for the part.
Inside a $1299 15" laptop that sips 35W-70W of power.
The assumption being that everyone from their baby sib to their 100+yo nan are playing video games.
Does the 8 or 10 gpu matter for the use case outlined? Also, sorry, didn't meant to hijack the thread.
For people who did not know what a GPU was it is likely the 8 GPU core is sufficient for what they want to do. This isn't meant to be a disparaging remark but their use cases would be MS Office, email, browsing, casual gaming, FaceTime, iMessage, etc.
I made this thread to highlight that if you aligned all the parts of the 13" & 15" to be identical to each other then that price diff of a larger screen is just $100.
Although this is the cheapest 15" Mac laptop ever sold many are still whining about the price.
There's even an option to lower it down further via 3rd party dealers and Apple's back to school promo with EDU & MIL discounts.