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Apple Discontinues MacBook Air With M1 Chip
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RIP to the wedge. As we've talked about HERE, I think it's the superior chassis design for a small, portable computer.
The August 2007 iMac was discontinued in April 2008.
It was declared vintage in April 2013.
It received the latest version of macOS until 2016, and security updates until 2018.
It is and it is an iconic design for the MacBook Air.
Gone also is the last Gold Mac laptop. I got a Gold M1 base model when they came down to $799 and lovin' it!
The best MacBook I ever had. I prefer its wedge shape.
I've been using computers since the early 80's, and the M1 Air is probably my favourite. I bought mine the week it was released and have been using it almost daily since. My only real criticism is that the usb-c ports are only on one side, which can be awkward sometimes.
Typing this on a M2 Pro 16", which isn't quite as loveable as the M1 Air.
Typing this on a M2 Pro 16", which isn't quite as loveable as the M1 Air.
RIP to the GOAT - M2/3 machines are great but the M1 was truly no compromises. Best value MacBook ever released, I reckon.
RIP the M1 MacBook Air… You will be missed by me.
And it is also time for me to upgrade, getting the M3 Air with 16 GB of Ram soon only because i have 8. I would be able to get by with my M1 Air if I got the 16 GB configuration instead of the 8.
Still a very good laptop for the average user, I can see this dropping to $699, and it being a very good deal for the average user. Highly recommend if you can get by with 8 GB of Ram.
And it is also time for me to upgrade, getting the M3 Air with 16 GB of Ram soon only because i have 8. I would be able to get by with my M1 Air if I got the 16 GB configuration instead of the 8.
Still a very good laptop for the average user, I can see this dropping to $699, and it being a very good deal for the average user. Highly recommend if you can get by with 8 GB of Ram.
This was a truly awesome MBA! Though my preference still is the 12" MacBook (without the Air part). Sure, the one port design was, well, you had to charge it up before copying large data to external, but wow was it just a little big quick laptop. Really liked it, do miss it.
I was thinking of buying the base model (8/256) for my mother-in-law via Amazon, has been at $749 for awhile, as a bday present. It's the perfect computer for her, and she has an iPhone so it would be nice integration.
Hopefully there remains plenty of stock of this at Amazon and other 3rd party retailers like Best Buy for awhile, and they do blowout sale in the coming months. At $700 or $650, I think it's incredibly compelling. Honestly, it still is today at $750, but would be nice if the new release gives a little extra discount.
Hopefully there remains plenty of stock of this at Amazon and other 3rd party retailers like Best Buy for awhile, and they do blowout sale in the coming months. At $700 or $650, I think it's incredibly compelling. Honestly, it still is today at $750, but would be nice if the new release gives a little extra discount.
That was a damn fine machine 🫡
amazing buy. best value for any apple product period. iphones are way overprized where i live but this mac with the amazing arm chip was really the best decision at that time, reflected in sales very much too.
A sad day
The wedge is iconic, and still my favorite laptop shape ever
I wish a 15" Wedge MBA had come out
The wedge is iconic, and still my favorite laptop shape ever
I wish a 15" Wedge MBA had come out
So, a nice little 100$ entry price increase for the air range now.
Read my feedly updates...
so the m2 came down to fill the gap.
Read my feedly updates...
so the m2 came down to fill the gap.
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Fantastic machine that runs 4 major versions of macOS, back to Big Sur
My PowerMac G5 ended up with five MacOS versions before Apple stopped supporting it.
My Mac Pro only had four MacOS versions before Apple stopped supporting it.
That might be the end of the line for your M1, if you’re lucky one more.
I would for sure try to get a 16GB RAM model if planning to really run it a long time
Thats speculation, unfortunately. Open Core takes advantage of how robust UEFI is on x86 machines to work around checks built into MacOS. The way I understand it, the actual firmware in an Apple Silicon Mac is much much more limited which is great for security, but means any "pre-boot" environment, including the boot options screen, is actually a version of macOS being loaded into memory. Not saying something similar isn't possible, but it will be very different.
Love the little beast. I cannot see myself upgrading for another 3-4 years. I'm glad we still still have several more years of support.
I couldn't agree more; for me it's the perfect machine!
P.S. I started using Macs in 1989...
With that being said, Apple discontinues iPhone every year, but provide generally 4-5 years of active iOS support. So I’m a bit optimistic on that one.