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Who’s getting an M1 for Christmas?
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I can't believe how big the trackpad is on this M1 MBA. I wonder why Apple made it so big.
Picked up a MBP 8/512 today at Best Buy. I am actually gonna wrap it and open it when my wife opens her new iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch tomorrow morning. I know I have the new MBP but she does not know she has those things coming....I'm actually more excited for her surprise gifts than me opening my MBP tbh.
MBA
Space Gray
8 core CPU
8 core GPU
16GB RAM
1TB SSD
Original delivery estimate was 12/24.
I’ve been watching the M1 order thread and I’ve seen similar MacBook Airs that were ordered on 11/30 and 12/1 that have shipped but mine hasn’t yet.
This morning I saw a M1 MBP 16GB/1TB in stock at the local apple store but I just don’t think I can handle the touch bar.
My 16gb / 1 tb SG MBP arrived yesterday. Yay!
Just got my M1/16GB/1TB from apple store :d
You are a good man. That is the way to take care of your wife. Well done.
I also managed to get a m1, 16gig, 1tb model in rose gold in store. I was quite surprised to find a custom one there as they are usually quite rare from when I’ve looked in the past. It’s for my wife whose coming from a 2012 MacBook Pro so hopefully will see a nice improvement in performance
F.Y.I you can configure the touch bar to what ever you like. Mine's set for the "F" keys.
Ok, that’s it... I’m stalking Apple until I can find one for in-store pickup. I’m actually glad to hear you say that the tack pad is larger since I‘ve missed the travel with my previous MBAs.
The trackpad is 4 11/16” wide and about 3 1/4” tall.
I absolutely prefer the large trackpad. It makes gestures so much easier to perform. Try it once on a Mac and then try it on a Windows machine with a small trackpad then you'll wonder why they don't do it like Apple.
Yeah, I’ve read that it’s more configurable than it use to be. I just prefer the tactile feedback on the actual “F” keys. I’ve also heard that the minimum brightness of the touchbar can be too bright, but it’s not something I can test in a well lit store.
Is it still a Christmas thing if I've been using it since Sunday? Gift for myself, of course. $1000 Xmas gifts (or even $500) aren't really a thing in my family. 
In got used to the Magic Keyboard trackpad and then seeing the MBA trackpad today was a huge difference. I don't mind how big it is just not sure how I will be able to make use of it all.
Speaking of M1, the screen saver option in preferences is blank. Anyone else have this? It isn't blank on my Mac mini. Is there a way to fix this? I am on 11.1.
Edited to add: That is very weird. I tried a 5th time and it now looks like it should. Strange.
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We’ll just say that it’s an early Christmas present. 😉Is it still a Christmas thing if I've been using it since Sunday?
MBA and mini... opened early. Zomg they’re blazing fast.
I don't know there is workaround about this but I've been reading quite a few people have this issue.
It seems to have fixed itself just now. Since I just updated to 11.1 a few minutes ago, maybe it was still updating in the background with that screen. Who knows lol Thanks for the reply, though.
I am! It’s the “higher end” MBA with 16gb ram and 512gb storage. I bought it for myself when it first came out last month, but haven’t opened it yet. It’s still sealed and everything!
I wrapped it up real nice and put it under my tree. Gonna open it up tomorrow and act surprised. Since I expected not to get any gifts from anyone I know, I bought myself this gift to open on Christmas.
I wrapped it up real nice and put it under my tree. Gonna open it up tomorrow and act surprised. Since I expected not to get any gifts from anyone I know, I bought myself this gift to open on Christmas.
Very nice combo. Congrats on your new toys.
Kudos on owning a bulldog. My favorite breed.
You have a lot of Apple willpower not to have opened it and used it already.
I hear ya about the brightness. It's not overly bright for me in the early mornings and I keep my house fairly dim when it's dark outside.