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 drooopy on Monday March 04, 2024 @12:46PM (#39593413)

So, the cheapest configuration with 16 GB of RAM (and still with a measly 256GB of SSD) begins at €1479 (previously incorrectly stated as €1700) in the EU with VAT and that's with the older M2 chip. As for the external display thing, you basically have to "sacrifice" the laptop's screen and built in keyboard and trackpad in order to use a 2nd display. Jesus wept. CORRECTION: The price for 16/256 is at €1479.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by kjkjadksj on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:05PM (#39593721)

You can get open box macs from some retailers a few months after the sku releases for huge savings sometimes almost 20%. I got a mbp for like over $400 off iirc from best buy with three cycles on the battery. At that price it didn’t even make sense to go with apple refurbished.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by deskamess on Monday March 04, 2024 @07:44PM (#39598076)

Would it still be under the default warranty? 1 year or so?

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by kjkjadksj on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:45PM (#39607597)

Yup same 1 year.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by dataworm on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:50PM (#39594329)

I don't think many people use a laptop with an external display without closing the lid. Laptops are terrible for ergonomics and the only solutions are using a stand with a separate keyboard and mouse or closing the lid and using it like a desktop. In both cases the built-in keyboard and trackpad aren't being used.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by Trollmann on Monday March 04, 2024 @12:59PM (#39593633)

Where in the EU? In Germany they ask for 1429€ for the configuration you specified.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by drooopy on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:17PM (#39593868)

That was my bad. I was looking at the 512 GB model + an additional 8 GB of RAM. Even so, €1429 for 16 GB of non-upgradeable RAM in 2024 is ludicrous.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by Trollmann on Monday March 04, 2024 @04:14PM (#39596207)

Oh I agree, just thought that there was a place in Europe were the prices are even more outrageous.

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