Anonymous

1)App compatibility issue, you have to use Rosetta2 for most software. 2)Unified memory architecture causes extremely excessive rewriting on SSD which is soldered and irreplaceable. //@sza: Don't be the beta testers. There many people who had totally dead M1 Macbook Air and Pros. There are lots of discussions on reddit and other sites. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/m1-macbook-air-wont-power-on.2272304/

4 years ago Up 70 | Reply

sza

Don't be the beta testers. There many people who had totally dead M1 Macbook Air and Pros. There are lots of discussions on reddit and other sites. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/m1-macbook-air-wont-power-on.2272304/

5 years ago Up 56 | Reply

Anonymous

for normal computer usage, you cannot ask for anything more. this computer is ideal!

4 years ago Up 34 | Reply

Anonymous

Much better deal than an iPad Pro

5 years ago Up 6 | Reply

Anonymous

$899.00 https://www.adorama.com/acmgn93lla.html?&emailprice=t

5 years ago Up 2 | Reply

Harry

Added to post, thank you. //@anonymous: $899.00 https://www.adorama.com/acmgn93lla.html?&emailprice=t

5 years ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Adorama is the worst retailer ever in US. They will cancel or not honor your order especially for discounted items. Be aware! //@Harry: Added to post, thank you. //@anonymous: $899.00 https://www.adorama.com/acmgn93lla.html?&emailprice=t

5 years ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Isn’t it $1249 at Costco ?

5 years ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Must be a different model //@anonymous: Isn’t it $1249 at Costco ?

5 years ago Up 5 | Reply

sza

Don't be the beta testers. There many people who had totally dead M1 Macbook Air and Pros. There are lots of discussions on reddit and other sites. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/m1-macbook-air-wont-power-on.2272304/

5 years ago Up 56 | Reply

Anonymous

It is horrible to install modules in Apple ml to do ML/DL. for example, still don't know how to install pytorch, don't know how to install hdf5 and so on. Don't buy at this moment.

5 years ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

11.2.3 update fixed the issue with 3rd party usb-c hubs, therefore no more complaints after 4/6 in that macrumors thread. //@sza: Don't be the beta testers. There many people who had totally dead M1 Macbook Air and Pros. There are lots of discussions on reddit and other sites. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/m1-macbook-air-wont-power-on.2272304/

5 years ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

Costco offers $899

5 years ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Use Costco $100 off coupon code, got one for $799, nice deal!

5 years ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

How did you get the coupon code //@Anonymous: Use Costco $100 off coupon code, got one for $799, nice deal!

5 years ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

ARM processor. useless for most of STEM professionals

5 years ago Up 7 | Reply

Anonymous

Isn't it the same price as Apple.com? Why it's a deal?

5 years ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

it is $100 less than apple.com //@Anonymous: Isn't it the same price as Apple.com? Why it's a deal?

5 years ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

not really. Just use Rosetta for intel applications. The performance is not too shabby compared to newer intel CPUs.
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/15/m1-chip-emulating-x86-benchmark/#:~:text=Despite%20the%20impact%20on%20performance,multi%2Dcore%20score%20of%207%2C433. //@Anonymous: ARM processor. useless for most of STEM professionals

5 years ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

How to get $100 coupon from Costco ? //@anonymous: How did you get the coupon code //@Anonymous: Use Costco $100 off coupon code, got one for $799, nice deal!

5 years ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Costco sent you in email if you are a club member and selected //@Anonymous: How did you get the coupon code //@Anonymous: Use Costco $100 off coupon code, got one for $799, nice deal!

5 years ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Will change soon. In the old days, STEM students use Sun workstation and UNIX, now PC, Mac, and Linux. Things keep changing //@Anonymous: ARM processor. useless for most of STEM professionals

5 years ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

Apple sells $999 //@Anonymous: Isn't it the same price as Apple.com? Why it's a deal?

5 years ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

Most STEM professionals aren't aware that there are many non-STEM professionals in the world. //@Anonymous: ARM processor. useless for most of STEM professionals

5 years ago Up 8 | Reply

Anonymous

This is a really nice laptop. Thank you.

5 years ago Up 9 | Reply

Anonymous

Good price! Is 8GB enough or should go for 16GB?

5 years ago Up 6 | Reply

Anonymous

8 GB is enough for regular usage and light video editing. //@anonymous: Good price! Is 8GB enough or should go for 16GB?

5 years ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

for normal computer usage, you cannot ask for anything more. this computer is ideal!

4 years ago Up 34 | Reply

Anonymous

Is this a good price ?

1 month ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

No, you can get the M5 version that was just announced instead for the same price. 16GB and 512GB comes standard now. //@Anonymous: Is this a good price ?

1 month ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

How to get 1149 from Costo (showing up as 1349)

1 month ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB memory is so generous in 2524.

2 years ago Up 23 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB memory is so generous in 2524.

2 years ago Up 23 | Reply

Anonymous

8gb must be a typo , u mean 16gb?

2 years ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

It is OK, it is for Apple users. If Apple don't give them 16gb, they won't need it.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB and 16GB M chip Mac have no performance difference, YouTube has a lot of performance test on 8/16 gb M? Mac’s.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Lol, why does Apple sell 16GB, 32GB models? //@anonymous: 8GB and 16GB M chip Mac have no performance difference, YouTube has a lot of performance test on 8/16 gb M? Mac’s.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB is not enough. It is very possible in the next 2-3 years Apple will not allow iOS update due to not enough memory .

Here is the comment from XDA.

By setting the minimum memory requirement for Predictive Code Completion higher than what base-model Macs offer now, Apple is effectively admitting that 8GB isn't really enough. Even if it is enough for today, it certainly won't be enough for much longer.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Apple claims to be an environmentally friendly company but continues to release 8GB laptops with tiny SSDs, neither of which can be upgraded.
Why do they do it? Well they know these devices won't last very long because the OS and apps quickly use over 8gb leading to ssd being used as ram(virtual memory), making ssd die prematurely from repeated writes to same location. Thus, they can be fairly certain many of these users will need a new laptop in 3-5 years. Not only that but as other's mentioned, they also can make 16gb the minimum for mac OS in ~2-3 years from now and all those users won't be able to upgrade. At least then they'll finally stop selling 8gb models by then ... which they've been selling for the last 20 years or so.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Apple IS environmentally friendly, what are we going to do with all those 8gb ram that nobody wants? The specs are trash but Apple charges the hell outaya, that's the enviornmental fees kicks in. //@Anonymous: Apple claims to be an environmentally friendly company but continues to release 8GB laptops with tiny SSDs, neither of which can be upgraded.
Why do they do it? Well they know these devices won't last very long because the OS and apps quickly use over 8gb leading to ssd being used as ram(virtual memory), making ssd die prematurely from repeated writes to same location. Thus, they can be fairly certain many of these users will need a new laptop in 3-5 years. Not only that but as other's mentioned, they also can make 16gb the minimum for mac OS in ~2-3 years from now and all those users won't be able to upgrade. At least then they'll finally stop selling 8gb models by then ... which they've been selling for the last 20 years or so.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Our economic is more fragile //@anonymous: Apple claims to be an environmentally friendly company but continues to release 8GB laptops with tiny SSDs, neither of which can be upgraded.
Why do they do it? Well they know these devices won't last very long because the OS and apps quickly use over 8gb leading to ssd being used as ram(virtual memory), making ssd die prematurely from repeated writes to same location. Thus, they can be fairly certain many of these users will need a new laptop in 3-5 years. Not only that but as other's mentioned, they also can make 16gb the minimum for mac OS in ~2-3 years from now and all those users won't be able to upgrade. At least then they'll finally stop selling 8gb models by then ... which they've been selling for the last 20 years or so.

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

With the M4 chip, Apple set the machine base memory is 16GB - no more 8GB. Something is about to change in the next few years that caused Apple to make that decision.
Apple machine is not cheap. You may have spend above $1K to buy a machine that can be crippled/excluded to future updates because of the hardware limitation. And there is no way to upgrade the memory, storage to bigger capacity on a Mac If you definitely have to buy a Mac, get the 16 GB memory.

1 year ago Up 7 | Reply

Anonymous

16GB at $1049 during Nov/Dec 2024 was a much better deal

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

dayajun

just stop producing 8g+512 or 16g+256.. //@Anonymous: 8GB memory is so generous in 2524.

10 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

It’s $1599 in Amazon not $1549

2 years ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

Clip the $49.01 off coupon offered by Amazon. //@anonymous: It’s $1599 in Amazon not $1549

2 years ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

14.2 M3 pro 18G 512 G at $1,499 is a better option

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

Overpriced, I got 1099 at Best Buy

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

13” //@anonymous: Overpriced, I got 1099 at Best Buy

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

256GB at $1049 in Nov/Dec was a better deal.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

13” //@Anonymous: 256GB at $1049 in Nov/Dec was a better deal.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Get the M4 version using education discount

1 year ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

8 gb ram was the standard 10 years ago. Apple play tricks so that you pay $400 more to get more ram. It’s a despicable margin booster

2 years ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

Apple taxes some ppl for IQ. //@Anonymous: 8 gb ram was the standard 10 years ago. Apple play tricks so that you pay $400 more to get more ram. It’s a despicable margin booster

2 years ago Up 7 | Reply

Anonymous

multiplying zero is always zero though. //@Anonymous: Apple taxes some ppl for IQ. //@Anonymous: 8 gb ram was the standard 10 years ago. Apple play tricks so that you pay $400 more to get more ram. It’s a despicable margin booster

2 years ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

This is Air, 8GB ram + 512GB SSD is perfect for a high schooler with a lot of pictures + video or an elderly surfing the Net virus free.

I am an old man and I am looking for 15 inch, 8GB, 512GB for under 1000. M2 is fine

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

this was $849 not long ago.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

I know many old men who are still smart and not been taxed for their IQ by Apple. Don't give up. //@Anonymous: This is Air, 8GB ram + 512GB SSD is perfect for a high schooler with a lot of pictures + video or an elderly surfing the Net virus free. I am an old man and I am looking for 15 inch, 8GB, 512GB for under 1000. M2 is fine

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

2 years ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

It’s the year of 2542 now. 8 gb and 256 gb. Come on apple. //@anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

2 years ago Up 6 | Reply

Anonymous

Oh wooh! 2542, someone from some 500 years future. //@Anonymous: It’s the year of 2542 now. 8 gb and 256 gb. Come on apple. //@anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

2 years ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

If Apple puts 16G RAM / 512GB SSD for the entry model, more people would just buy the basic config without paying extra for the upgrade.

2 years ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

When it comes, APPL still puts 8GB on MacBooks //@anonymous: Oh wooh! 2542, someone from some 500 years future. //@Anonymous: It’s the year of 2542 now. 8 gb and 256 gb. Come on apple. //@anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

2 years ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

You can't change RAM but you can upgrade flash chip to 2T or 4T. Find someone help you to solder a new flash chip for upgrade.

2 years ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

Somebody can do this can also upgrade RAM modules for you //@anonymous: You can't change RAM but you can upgrade flash chip to 2T or 4T. Find someone help you to solder a new flash chip for upgrade.

2 years ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

You have to open the chip packaging //@anonymous: Somebody can do this can also upgrade RAM modules for you //@anonymous: You can't change RAM but you can upgrade flash chip to 2T or 4T. Find someone help you to solder a new flash chip for upgrade.

2 years ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Costco - another 2% off if you have Executive membership + 2 years warranty instead of 1. No brainer choice.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Yep. For 1999. //@Anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Still only midnight and silver are for $849, and there is no clip coupon for the other two colors.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

all colors are $849 after $50 clip coupon now... //@Anonymous: Still only midnight and silver are for $849, and there is no clip coupon for the other two colors.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

At Costco it's $849.99 with 2-year-warranty

1 year ago Up 7 | Reply

Anonymous

I still remember at 1999, when i played red alert,it only required 16mb to run. //@anonymous: Yep. For 1999. //@Anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

I'm still playing red alert as of today with rtx4060 32gb ram //@anonymous: I still remember at 1999, when i played red alert,it only required 16mb to run. //@anonymous: Yep. For 1999. //@Anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

8 gb pass

7 months ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

gotta be kidding me since 2025 with 16gb and m4 cost only $70 more

7 months ago Up 8 | Reply

Anonymous

Apple, if you want to get rid of overstocked laptops, just offer better prices !!!

7 months ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

In my state, it is illegal to sell a computer with 8GB memory in the year of 2025. They just passed this law.

6 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Only $100 more than M3/16GB/256GB?

1 year ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

with M4 MacBook Air being released, should expect older M2, M3 versions of MacBook see additional drops in price.

1 year ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

Is it real the heating issue reported for this chipset?

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

I am typing on the same machine. I don't find any heating issues. //@Anonymous: Is it real the heating issue reported for this chipset?

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

i still want to the m3 chips of either mba or mini, because external monitors dont work well with m4.

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

its work for me, don't know why its not working for you //@Anonymous: i still want to the m3 chips of either mba or mini, because external monitors dont work well with m4.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Who said so? //@Anonymous: i still want to the m3 chips of either mba or mini, because external monitors dont work well with m4.

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

256GB? Apple are push you pay expensive iCloud monthly fee.

11 months ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

Listed price at Costco.com is $949 (06/19/2025)

10 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Costco is $849.

10 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

I'd pay $50 more for the 15' at $899

10 months ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Where? //@Anonymous: I'd pay $50 more for the 15' at $899

10 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Really? Where //@anonymous: I'd pay $50 more for the 15' at $899

9 months ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

That’s the military price and the commenter forgets not everyone qualifies for that. So not apples to apples comparison //@anonymous: Really? Where //@anonymous: I'd pay $50 more for the 15' at $899

8 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

256 gb. Even the phone has more storage

6 months ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

If you use cloud storage, that is more than enough //@Anonymous: 256 gb. Even the phone has more storage

5 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

i think apple just wants to push people to buy its cloud subscription. 2TB plan is good enough for a bunch of devices for a whole family, if do family sharing.

5 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

waiting for 120hz screen

5 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Thanks, got 1 at BestBuy with the matching price. 11/6/25 @$749

5 months ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

I am coder and I used Apple Air for one year. Now about 300G used. If you clean it harder, $256GB is probably OK. But 512 GB is in sweet spot.

5 months ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Got the 512 GB version for about 800 total after eBay 20% pay in 4 discount

5 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Costco 's online price is $849.99. Price will expire tomorrow 8/23/2026.

2 months ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

wasn't this $749 last Nov/Dec...

1 month ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

That was 8GB memory //@Anonymous: wasn't this $749 last Nov/Dec...

1 month ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

No. M4 does not have a 8 gb //@Anonymous: That was 8GB memory //@Anonymous: wasn't this $749 last Nov/Dec...

1 month ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

what happened to tariff

1 year ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

This IS because of tariffs. More products are shipped to the US stocking in warehouses in the attempt to avoid tariffs. //@anonymous: what happened to tariff

8 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

This price can buy 2 NEO for 2 students.

1 month ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

256G is too small. iOS, photo and video will take a lot of disk

1 month ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

It really depends, MacOS takes much less space compare to Windows 11. For reference, I have an 2018 MBP, macOS takes 12GB and applications takes 65GB. So if you are not using the laptop for storage purpose, 256G is likely enough.
Obviously we'd rather have 512GB if the price is right.., What I am saying is, while 256 GB is a show-stopper for Windows machine, it may not be so for a Mac //@Anonymous: 256G is too small. iOS, photo and video will take a lot of disk

1 month ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

how about picture and video? Really no difference compare to Windows.
256G is way too tiny!
Apple sale this item, the goal is to earn your iCloud subscription for storage. //@Anonymous: It really depends, MacOS takes much less space compare to Windows 11. For reference, I have an 2018 MBP, macOS takes 12GB and applications takes 65GB. So if you are not using the laptop for storage purpose, 256G is likely enough.
Obviously we'd rather have 512GB if the price is right.., What I am saying is, while 256 GB is a show-stopper for Windows machine, it may not be so for a Mac //@Anonymous: 256G is too small. iOS, photo and video will take a lot of disk

3 weeks ago Up 0 | Reply