Hopefully, this is a start for Walmart to sell even new products such as new iPhones full price without the monthly payment.
I’d say this is a stupid move but it’s really about getting people hooked on services. This isn’t your dad’s apple apple anymore. Pure profit is above all else no matter what they say
Didn't Steve Jobs once say that Dell sells computer by being Walmart, Apple sells computers by being innovative? How things have changed.
The Mac being sold at Walmart has changed, of course they have had iPods and iPads and such but it hasn't been since at least the Performa days that the Mac has been sold at Walmart.What has changed? Apple and/or third party Apple retailers have been discounting Apple products for over 40 years, especially devices that have been out for a while as is the case with the M1 MacBook Air.
The Mac being sold at Walmart has changed, of course they have had iPods and iPads and such but it hasn't been since at least the Performa days that the Mac has been sold at Walmart.
Apple almost never discounts their products directly (unless it is a permanent price drop). They want to keep their image of a premium reseller.I don’t understand why Apple doesn’t just keep selling it at this price point. The profits would still be there, I’d imagine.
Yeah, the webcam is essentially unusable in a professional environment. It would have been considered low quality 13 years ago... I was genuinely astonished how bad it was when I bought an M1 when it came out. It was as bad as laptops a decade old already.This is actually a great deal considering the M1 is STILL a powerhouse! I have this bad boy and it’s still going strong to this day!
However, the only downside is the piss poor webcam.
Yeah, the webcam is essentially unusable in a professional environment. It would have been considered low quality 13 years ago... I was genuinely astonished how bad it was when I bought an M1 when it came out. It was as bad as laptops a decade old already.
30%? An M3 MBA is almost 60% more expensive. $699 vs $1,099.If you don't need more than 8gb of ram and 256gb of SSD, I don't see why the 30% more expensive M3 MBA would be a better buy AT ALL.
I think 5 years ago it might, but I don’t think it would todaySort of humorous
Will expansion down into the “lower end” tarnish the brand appeal?
(Cuts to Tim Cook individually counting beans)Look guys - they had 3 warehouses of old potato cams they still had to work through, ok?
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Didn’t find a Vivobook 15 with 24GB/1TB. Found 16/512…which model are you referring to?True, if you're not interested in a Windows laptop with 3x the RAM and 4x the storage with an i7 CPU and 15" screen for the same price? (Asus Vivobook 15). Now the measly 8GB RAM and puny 256GB SSD in the MBA M1 don't seem like that great a deal especially when Apple could double both of those and increase their cost about $40 (if that).
I was just quoting Steve JobsOk but your post was "...by BEING Walmart" (not necessarily AT Walmart) which I took to mean as being any kind of discounter/discount retailer. I was pointing out that Apple and/or third party Apple retailers have been discounting Apple products (especially those out for a while) for over 40 years (not unlike how Walmart may sell products at a discount) and I don't think the "Walmart" factor here really changes any of that. Apple was no more or less "innovative" then because their products were being sold at a discount as they are today when their products are being sold at a discount.
From my experience it is considerably worse than PC laptops that cost the same. Maybe $250 Chromebooks or Windows laptops are on a par with the M1 Air? I haven't tested them.Awesome machine, for those concerned about camera quality there's a likely easy improvement. If you have an iPhone you can use its main camera through Continuity Camera, center stage an all. It's really better than most dedicated webcams.
That said, the integrated one is 720p and no different than equivalent laptops'. But it does kinda stick out more in the MBA due to the rest of the components/performance being so good
M3 MBA is 57% more expensive.If you don't need more than 8gb of ram and 256gb of SSD, I don't see why the 30% more expensive M3 MBA would be a better buy AT ALL.
Apple has had secret Walmart partnerships for a while now.Didn't Steve Jobs once say that Dell sells computer by being Walmart, Apple sells computers by being innovative? How things have changed.
I don’t understand why Apple doesn’t just keep selling it at this price point. The profits would still be there, I’d imagine.
Apple would make more money selling it themselves at this price.
But at this point in the M1 lifecycle, I see it more as a process to gracefully wind down the M1's extensive production supply chain inventory, and not an attempt to continue with M1 production for the long haul. There are likely a lot of remaining new M1 MBA-specific components within the supply chain that would otherwise have nowhere to go.
In either case, I have fleet of M1 MBAs and will be looking to maximize their mileage. They're the best computers I've ever owned. A purchase of one for a kid today could almost certainly get them all through high school and/or college.
What’s stupid about making products available at a more accessible price point for customers?