• Kaqtukaq@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Right? Apple has never been this cheap before. I got my M2 mac Mini + upgraded ram and 3-year apple-care for $1,300 Canadian which is like $1,000USD? My Sister and I are going to grab the AIR for our Mom. When i was young you couldn’t buy 1 apple laptop for what I’m going to spend on the mini + Air. Also I know in America they had some insane student deal for the Minis. I really don’t see how they could make it cheaper and who would not just cope for the AIR?

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      1 year ago

      Yeah I’m intrigued… I’ll be in the market to replace my very old MBP but I am a basic user. Have my eye on the air so it will be interesting to see how it compares

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      1 year ago

      You could buy a Windows laptop that has similar speeds, more ram, more storage, and is cheaper than the M1 Air.

      There isn’t much value in the M1 Air outside of it being cheaper than the M2 model for people. Plus, who wants to buy a 3 year old machine when you could buy a newer windows laptop for cheaper??

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        1 year ago

        M1 Air will almost definitely be better than any similarly priced Windows laptop in terms of performance, build quality, trackpad and keyboard, and screen quality/resoution.

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        1 year ago

        There’s this thing called battery life that 99% of people will prefer for a portable device.