I was responding to this.
And again, I tell you that particular existing speculation is not trustworthy. You also keep forgetting that they just announced a brand new product that won't even ship until early next year THAT STILL HAS AN M2! Do you realize how bad it would be for optics if Apple released Vision Pro with M2 months after Macs with M3 release? Incidentally, go count how many devices were released with M1 following the launch of the M2 MacBook Air and M2 13-inch MacBook Pro. Actually, you can't because there weren't any.
As I pointed out, there is, in fact, something rumored to replace it — a 13” M3 MBA in October. ✅ The person who asked about buying should keep that in mind and read the stories I cited before deciding to buy right away.
...Alternatively, anyone buying ANY Apple product should do a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the rumors to see which ones are actually likely and credible compared to the ones that aren't!
I thought that particularly important to mention given your advice:
Unless someone desperately needs a 13” MBA right now, they'd be better off waiting just a couple of months to see what happens and whether the rumor pans out!
Depends on how long they intend to keep the computer and how important it is to them that they have the maximum amount of time with the product while it is still current.
Toward that end, I'd never recommend that anyone buy the current iPhone generation any later than March because new ones reliably come out in the fall and the price on existing ones generally fall at that point.
Contrastingly, while we may be past the standard M2's half-life in the MacBook Air, unless maximizing this time is of utmost importance (and for most shopping for a MacBook Air caliber machine, it usually isn't), there's no practical reason to wait relative to how long the machine will last.
Many people also don't understand how that buyer's guide actually works. It's also the case that there are many situations in which a person or guide or post is wrong, but many people still agree with it anyway. The buyer's guide is mostly based on the statistical average time that passes in between updates. Apple's average time in between updates is INCREASING in the Apple Silicon era; not decreasing.Indeed, Mac Rumors itself, in its buying guide, has a red flag saying DON'T BUY the 13” MBA right now. See
https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#mac
(scroll down the page to 13” MacBook Air)
Many people would agree with that advice!
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