You will never get anywhere close to selling it privately.
And FWIW, a 3rd party company handles trade-ins so its not Apple setting the prices.
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Video Comparison: M1 MacBook Air vs. M2 MacBook Air
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And FWIW, a 3rd party company handles trade-ins so its not Apple setting the prices.
I saw the new MacBook Air a few days after it first came out and thought to myself: "I like the M1 design better for the air...but...I like all of the updates and power (except the lack of a fan) of the new." If I had to get a new general laptop, it would be a good choice regardless.
I still have a MacBook Air i7 2013 (maxed) and I still use it on occasion and like it still, even in 2022. EVEN though I have MacBook Pro 2018 & the best laptop overall ever: 16" MacBook Pro 2021. I don't know why...but I still prefer that design, feel etc. (the bezels I don't mind either). MacBook Air 2013 actually feels like it is on air compared to the weight of the last few. It also feels very balance in the hand. I even had the first MacBook Air 2008...and loved it too. Apple actually asked for it and swapped it out for a new 2010 when I brought it into a store...it was in perfect condition and they were shocked that there was not a scratch and no finger prints etc. (I was fanatical at the time to keep it looking "like new". They wanted it for whatever reason. At the time I said, "yeah...better tech, specs and a swap and not paying...oh yeah, take it". And I got a new laptop with newer tech.
The Air does not have to be just a smaller cheaper version of the MacBook Pro. I liked the difference in designs to distinguish the Air from Pro...but...can live (or have too) with it if I need the new MacBook Air (I don't right now). It's still a great option regardless of my preferences.
You’re too focused on outliers. The majority of people who bought the M1 Air purchased the base model so we can assume an even greater % of users will purchase the base M2 Air model due to the big price jump and the fact that 14” and 16” MBP’s didn’t exist when the M1 Air launched. Not to mention, by the time you bump it to 16/512 it’s almost the same price as the 14” MBP (street price) so you’d need to be someone with more money than sense to buy an M2 Air at that point.
20% faster “in almost all cases” is a fantasy. It’s even faster than Apple’s marketing claims, and they claim a lot! Sure, it’s faster if you’re running single apps and/or synthetic benchmarks for 5 minutes at a time, but single core is what’s used for most basic computing tasks and that’s closer to 10% faster which in real world use is not noticeable. Anyone who renders anything on a regular basis will have bought/be buying a 14” MBP or better… or even th 13” MBP.
Fact- new chipset
Fact- faster chipset
Fact- redesigned body
Your claim- redesign is a thinner rehash of a 20 year old design.
Yep. It’s a clamshell laptop. Every laptop on the planet is that.
Your claim- it’s ‘much’ slower.
No, it isn’t. The base model ssd is a bit slower.
Your claim- it has minimal differences in weight, screen size and performance.
The screen is bigger. It’s lighter. It’s a higher performance chipset.
Your claim- it’s 20% higher priced.
🤷♀️ it is yes. Don’t buy it if you don’t want it. Stuff’s pretty pricey these days. My phone was a grand. That said I earn enough so I buy what I want to use. Plenty of cheaper options around, including the last gen MacBook Air.
Totally agree
Way too many tech reviewers give far too much benefit for just being "new" or "slightly different than before".
I also own a 2010 MacBook Air which still works. I used it through all of the years that Apple struggled with it’s “butterfly” keyboard issues which proves that new is not necessarily better. I just picked up a M1 MacBook Pro. No significant difference to me and the notch is the stupidest design mistake ever made.
My mid-2012 MBA is still the greatest MBA I own. It's also the only one I own but that's beside the point.
So basically if it’s something you care about it’s fact, but a 50% slowdown in SSD performance is considered a claim and only “a bit slower”?
Here’s a fact for you: just because something is new doesn’t make it better, and it certainly doesn’t make it a better value when the price jumps by 20%.
I obviously won’t be buying it. I’m just warning people who might not have done their research from making a mistake and giving their money to Apple which will only encourage them to take advantage of its customers.
The fact that you’re taking my comments so personally now makes sense. You’re going through pre or post-purchase dissonance and you’re doing everything you can to justify your purchase. If you didn’t have doubts about your purchase, you’d be too busy enjoying your M2 Air instead of defending it every chance you get.
the butterfly keyboard with three attempts right the issues was a definite fail by Apple.
althought my Macbook Pro has it and seems fine. fingers crossed it continues.
the notch gets so much hate. i dont love it but the extra screen space on either side is well used.
and as i said before, withthe right wallpaper, it disappears.
like all the phones (not just Apple ones) that use somewhat cunning wallpapers in their ads to minimise the notches or punch holes or teardrops that chew screen. the one under screen camera I have in an Oppo is dreadful. no notch but the front facing cam is horrible.
so i dont see the notch as a design fail. current tech under screen not mature enough to remove it. this is a workaround.
You can get the 14” even cheaper than that now. So many deals on it. That’s why I canceled my Air M2 preorder and went for a MacBook Pro.
Actually, after a lifetime of Apple devices I can state that prices don't change so much as value keeps increasing exponentially. E.g. my 2011 MBP (4 GB RAM) cost about $4k, my 2016 MBP cost ~$4k and when I buy an M2 MBP (64 GB RAM) it will cost me ~$4k.
Watching the video w/out reading it was a "review", I thought it was PR.
Especially the end, instead of criticizing the lack of storage or RAM, he recommends $$$$ paying more $$$$ and "you'll thank me later."
At least he's got a sense of humor.
A computer/phone company ventures into chipmaking for the first time and comes out with its first chip series called the M1, which works very well. Then they come out with a second generation called M2 a year and a half later.
Anyone who does not believe that there are myriad improvements (many unannounced) in that company's v2 chip does not understand the world of high tech at all. Buying last generation tech - especially version 1 last generation tech - may save some $$, but it will always be tech a very important generation behind.
Edit: TBH the M1 is technically not Apple's first foray onto chipmaking, but that does not change my argument at all.
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Your brain has been wormed by clickbait. Seek help.
For $200 more, you can get the M1 with 16GB RAM or 512 GB upgrade. The M2 is $200 more with slower SSD and same the 8GB/256GB as the base M1. Apple is very stingy with RAM and storage for a $1200 laptop.
But you get a bigger, brighter and better screen, better battery life, gpu, lighter, faster in everything but a swap file. No brainer to get the m2 air over the m1 unless you ‘demand’ a $1000 price point.
But wasn’t the point you can get more RAM m1 unit for less than m2 base cost? and therefore end up w a more useful machine?
We don’t all have piles of money lying around..
I have worked in IT for over 30 years. In all of those years, I have never encountered a single laptop fallen to the ground because somebody tripped over a cable. So the answer is No.
How is it more useful?
From memory, my M1 in 2020 (16GB Ram with 512GB SSD) was the same price as the current M2 with 512GB SSD GB RAM. And I’ve found out that 16GB Ram was overkill. The M2 would beat it in every metric.