Well if you buy now with $150 Back to School promo + education discount then you would get almost same discount as refurbs. Just don’t go for fully speced out configs!
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M2 MacBook Air Shipping Estimates Slip, July 15 Delivery No Longer Available
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That is strange. One I ordered at 5AM PT is arriving after one I can order now. I think this is because local stores will have it in stock and that stock can be used for deliveries.
Would be interesting to know how many Airs were purchased in the first week of ordering as the perceived demand today for BTO hasn't taken off as I expected.
Yep, usually, you can get a online-backordered device Mac, iPad, whatever) in store within a week. Keep checking inventory every day.
That other guy doesn't know what he's talking about. 4GB even on a lite Chromebook isn't sufficient for more complex web sites. Recommend 8GB on Chromebook or Linux. On MacOS that uses more memory you need >8GB and the next step up is 16GB since there's no 12GB option.
And not just those 2 groups; lots of techtubers were saying the same. I should’ve been smarter when I made my purchase. Then again, I had no intention of making a Mac my main computer at the time I made the purchase (hence my 8GB/256 MBP).
Same boat as you. Sad they didn’t go smaller. It is what it is I guess. Torn between silver and midnight. Hard to tell without seeing.
Right. Buy one these now, and wait for Apple to come to their senses and come up with a 12".
People want them. They do.
From the videos i've seen the Midnight color looks gorgeous. It really comes down to, can you deal with fingerprints and smudges you will have to constantly clean if that were to bother you because it was mentioned in several videos i've seen, including the video made by Marques. The smudges are pretty visible even in the video.
Most?! You uh… you got any stats to back that up? Lol
I'm not sure if your reply, as well as your pre-edited reply (which was sent to me) was in response to my post, but eh?
What concerns me is the way Apple has tried to supplant sufficient RAM with swap files, dumping the load onto the SSD. People think this is ok because hey they’re both solid state memory chips right? Except one is designed for that sort of read/write and one isn’t. Treating the SSD like an extension of RAM is like getting a flat and just leaving the undersized spare on because hey a tire is a tire right?
While I don’t think anything more than 512GB of storage is necessary for everyone, if folks plan on holding onto their MBA’s for more than a couple years, spend the extra money for 16GB of RAM. 8GB has been the minimum requirement for a couple years now. At these prices, why start with the minimum?
I wonder if some of the ‘features’ of the Pro hurt it a little. If there was no news on the 256 SSD or overheating, blind pre-orders would have amassed unabated, but now peeps are probably proceeding with more caution and waiting to see which configs fair best in reviews.
Sigh I over slept. Hopefully I’m able to pickup a midnight 512gb 8gb ram stock at the Apple store nextweek Friday.
I find it funny how Apple is “deliberately restricting supply” when their products sell out too quickly, but when they have stock, it’s because they have lost their way and nobody wants them.
I think what's being missed is that there are those of us who might've ordered on-the-spot, but are holding based on the M2 MBP stupidity.
I want to know what I'm getting first. I can wait a month or three.
I want to know what I'm getting first. I can wait a month or three.
I wanted midnight but after seeing those USB-C ports already scratched I decided to go with silver. Also I’m not sure if midnight has the same issue as space gray of the discolouration in the palm rests.
For a Mac this is really something. But they ****ed up with the single chip thing. This was going to be my very first Mac but I can’t buy it until we get some reviews
I'm looking to finally get back into the Mac ecosystem with one of these new M series laptops. This one looks sleek and powerful enough. But I really want actual speakers (assuming these are under the keyboard) and that super nice Mini LED screen on the M1 Pros. Ugh