Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip

Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by jwagenet on Monday March 04, 2024 @12:26PM (#39593077)

I think for the general public this is a reasonable comparison, since the performance is good enough for most things on a 2 year old eng pc for less than half the msrp. I would expect most corporate refurbs on eBay to be moderately reputable, and eBay is know to be consumer friendly.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by gnicholas on Monday March 04, 2024 @12:45PM (#39593398)

I would consider buying a used computer from a person, if I could test it in advance. I don't think I'd ever buy a computer sight-unseen off ebay. They may be customer friendly on balance, but they're unpredictable enough that I wouldn't want to spend that kind of cash and risk being completely screwed.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by WesleyLivesay on Monday March 04, 2024 @12:42PM (#39593363)

Shouldn't you then compare it to a 2 year old Air? They seem to be in the $600-$700 range on eBay.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by justinclift on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:04PM (#39593704)

Probably a good comparison point as well. :)

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by bombcar on Monday March 04, 2024 @06:05PM (#39597365)

You can get a refurbished Air direct from Apple for $749. Cheaper from other places online.

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