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Apple MacBook Air with M1 512GB SSD (Space Grey, Silver, Gold) - $1745.10 + Delivery @ Harvey Norman

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Apple MacBook Air with M1 512GB SSD (Space Grey, Silver, Gold) - $1745.10 + Delivery @ Harvey Norman
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ajole on 30/11/2020 - 13:05 harveynorman.com.au (685 clicks)
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For those in the market for an M1 mac on the cheap, it seems Harvey Norman has stock available (for delivery at least) for a few of the variants of the M1 MacBook Air @ 10% off.

Delivery to 4000 was $9.95 for me.

Don't really like buying from HN, and same price as listed at Officeworks and JB as part of Cyber Monday sales, but neither have stock or otherwise delivers in 2021.

Linked is Space Grey. Other models that still seem to have stock available when posting:
Silver
Gold
Model with 256GB SSD in Gold only for $1,439.10

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    • qvinto on 30/11/2020 - 13:30
      +2

      It is actually not bad, I have been testing the Macbook Pro M1 with 8GB and the RAM usage is less than you would expect compared to a x86 system. I only managed to run out of ram by opening Photoshop + lightroom + outlook + safari (10+ tabs). Even then the performance does not suffer drastically, mostly there is just a longer pause (few seconds) when switching apps but once switched the system is still very responsive

      Normally I would definitely agree with on an x86 system you but with the M1 unified memory design it seems not as much ram is required. Sure 16GB is better but for non power users the 8GB in the M1 is sufficient

      • Namesareapain on 30/11/2020 - 14:49
        +1
        1. Unified memory only lowers memory usage for programs that are sharing large buffers between the CPU and GPU to do heterogeneous compute.
        2. Intel CPUs have had support for Unified memory for years (see https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/c5/9a… ), thus unless Apple disabled it for some reason there should not be a difference.
        3. CPU architecture has very little to do with memory usage (and ARM would be slightly worse than x86-64)
        4. Benchmarks have shown the16 GB Mac out performing the 8 GB in a fair few programs and programs are only going to use more RAM in the future!
        • qvinto on 30/11/2020 - 15:16
          +1

          Not sure you are correct with all those points. Regardless, after testing it myself and with years of experience with countless PC's over the years I can tell your that 8GB unified RAM in the M1 performs much better in practice than 8GB RAM in an intel Mac or a windows system.

    • poppingtags on 30/11/2020 - 13:35
      +3

      You are correct for Windows PCs - but 8GB on a Mac (especially on an M1 Mac) is very capable and should last a while for most people using it for basic computing.

      • stickymoo on 30/11/2020 - 13:37

        basic computing or editing 8k raw…

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxH3RabNWfE

        • poppingtags on 30/11/2020 - 13:38
          +5

          Yeah, there are certain tasks that would require 16GB+ ram - but you're getting into very niche territory. The M1 is an absolutely astounding chip - very seriously considering buying my first ever Mac next year with the MBP refreshes.

          • mistericho on 30/11/2020 - 13:43

            @poppingtags: reckon for new macs, go for 16gb ram to last the 10 years.I have MBP13 from 2012 and it has 8gb ram, works ok but no longer supported by Big Sur. Will probably move to Silicon in a couple of years.

            • poppingtags on 30/11/2020 - 14:42

              @mistericho: Yeah, if you can afford the 16GB, I think it would be a worthwhile investment - but 8GB on the M1 seems to perform quite a bit better than 8GB on an intel system too.

          • stickymoo on 30/11/2020 - 13:54
            +2

            @poppingtags: I got one, pretty hard pressed not to with 3% zip pay, 15% off gift cards and 10% off M1s at jbhifi.

            Amazing offer on a newly released macbook. I don't usually buy 1st generation. But I can't see the new iterations getting any cheaper any time soon.

            The price point of the new M1s is exactly what apple needed to do with the lack luster specs of their base model mbp and mpa over the last couple of years.

            Thinking outside of the box too to bring a unified platform that should wake up intel to stop resting on their laurels.

            My new 2020 mbp I got in july this year couldn't edit 4k efficiently now this base model M1 mbp can.

            either way competition and innovation is good!

            • poppingtags on 30/11/2020 - 14:46
              +1

              @stickymoo: I do hope Intel and AMD can respond with something similar - but the complete vertical integration that Apple has achieved here will be hard for PC laptop manufacturers to match, which is why I'm considering jumping ship next year - apparently we should see redesigned Macbook Pro's towards the end of 2021, I think I'll hold out till then.

              I'm keen to see what Apple gives pro users + I need to drive 2 screens at minimum, which apparently the M1 can't do without a splitter.

            • qvinto on 30/11/2020 - 15:18

              @stickymoo: Mind sharing how you got the 3% zip and 15% gift card deals? thanks

            • Christoshizz on 30/11/2020 - 22:20

              @stickymoo: How did you score 15% off gift cards?

      • optusprime on 30/11/2020 - 14:03
        +2

        yea, but $1700 for basic computing…….

        • incipient on 30/11/2020 - 14:18
          +3

          I passionately dislike Apple and thier approach, but even I must admit that $1700 for apple's build quality and reliability, a 512gb ssd and a decent screen, is actually half decent. Compare it to an inspiron 7000 or an xps and it's incredibly competitive.

          • optusprime on 30/11/2020 - 14:29

            @incipient: but you can get a pretty decent asus laptop that cost about 2/3

            • bouncybear on 30/11/2020 - 14:58

              @optusprime: You bend other people's comments a little:

              basic computing or editing 8k raw…

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxH3RabNWfE

              • optusprime on 30/11/2020 - 15:02
                +1

                @bouncybear: err, no

                poppingtags 1 hour 26 min ago
                +2 votes
                You are correct for Windows PCs - but 8GB on a Mac (especially on an M1 Mac) is very capable and should last a while for most people using it for basic computing.

                • bouncybear on 30/11/2020 - 15:07

                  @optusprime: My bad.

                  Still it's defs not $1700 for basic computing capabilities, but for a pioneering - and apparently great, from reviews, piece of hardware.

            • poppingtags on 30/11/2020 - 15:00
              +2

              @optusprime: Asus build quality won't match Apple's, especially not at that price point. Given the optimisation of the M1, it could likely last longer than the Asus as well, offsetting the initial price difference. Additionally, if someone is already tied to the Apple ecosystem - especially if they have an iPhone, a Mac is usually the best way to go.

              That said you're right - you can get some very decent Windows laptops at or near the $1000 point. Different strokes for different folks!

            • incipient on 30/11/2020 - 15:01

              @optusprime: With completely different build quality. I personally think asus offers great value, but no one can deny apple/xps/etc materials (nice metal shell etc) is in a completely different league. They're just not compatible target markets.

              • optusprime on 30/11/2020 - 15:04
                -3

                @incipient: well I'm only replying to the statement about basic computing and what I see as high price for basic computering, you can prob get a laptopmade out of gold for 50k but then what's the point.

                • stickymoo on 30/11/2020 - 15:46
                  +1

                  @optusprime: There's no parallel for the price.

                  Show me another 13" laptop of this weight and size that can edit 8k raw with discrete graphics and not plugged in for $1700

                  It isn't basic computing. It's revolutionary computing, redefined. Which can't be argued and is competitive in a lot of price points.

                  Your irrelevant gold computer example and basic computing comment shows your lack of comprehension on the subject.

                  intel and the decades old x86 have the resources to do the same and should have. Now they are playing catch up to AMD and Apple

                  • optusprime on 30/11/2020 - 15:57

                    @stickymoo: lol, my lack of comprehension, because I was replying to someone talking about basic comuting? let me show you the door…..or windows

            • Icecold5000 on 30/11/2020 - 22:46

              @optusprime: With about 1/2 the battery life as well.

  • wbloodc on 30/11/2020 - 14:18
    +1

    wow, why this many downvote for a friendly reminder? Our apple fan boy can't stand for any constructive advises? I'm a mac user myself and need to get a new laptop for my partner. I'm quite skeptical for the new macbook with arm chips, not just the ram but also the processor itself. Thinking of the fast iteration of iphone chips, i'm not sure if the first gen chip can last for a longer period, maybe 4-5 years tops?

    • ajole on 30/11/2020 - 14:37
      +3

      Longevity is definitely something I've been thinking about a lot with this purchase. It's replacing a MBP 13 that's 7 years old. That machine did cost me ~$3k though.

      Planning this machine to be my new WFH daily driver, but also light enough to take on the road with a battery that lasts all day. The 5th gen Surface Pro I have for this is not really cutting it anymore for the constant MS Teams and Zoom-athons COVID life has brought us. Thermal throttling is the worst!

      Agreed first gen is always a risk, though this has been on the roadmap for sometime particularly with iPad Pro etc being quite punchy. Early indications show Rosetta 2 is solid and might make the transition relatively painless (compared to PPC to Intel at least).

      At the end of the day though, for me 8GB is more than enough for my daily (corporate) purposes, and re SSD wear, my cycle of purchasing tech seems to be shortening anyway.

  • congo on 30/11/2020 - 16:43

    Any issues running Zoom?

    • ajole on 08/12/2020 - 10:18

      None - runs it better than my Surface Pro

      The reviews are right though - the webcam is terrible quality. Borderline worth returning the machine tbh.

  • aec on 30/11/2020 - 16:55

    I can bear with 256gb, but I need 16gb ram. What’s the best price I can get for a m1 air or pro with 16gb ram?

  • UltimateAI on 30/11/2020 - 17:36
    +2

    These are frigging brilliant, use stuff all memory and very fast. Longevity is an unknown , but hardware wise they run so cool, no fans to bring in the dust ect.. people speculate they will last a LOONG LOONG time with less failures. Gen 1 there could be a bug\issue that causes Apple to drop support sooner than expected, as with Gen 1 phones, but doubt this as they are dedicated to showing their commitment to the M series.

    While the performance and snappiness of these things is crazy, like seriously game changing for power efficiency, they are ENTRY LEVEL products and no dedicated GPU's.

    While you would be crazy to purchase an Intel Mac now, again ENTRY LEVEL if you need performance WAIT until next YEAR.

    I get it's confusing because they are damn fast, but this is not the product for high-end users, just wait!!
    Like how good is x86\x64 emulation!!, a very small exception and will only get better. Microsoft ARM can't even do x64 emulation.. just shows how good Apples emulation is.

  • Sm91 on 30/11/2020 - 22:03

    Went to purchase one of these this afternoon in store but decided to sleep on it just because it was Harvey Norman

    Is there any disadvantage to buying through HN in terms of warranty or anything? Or is it all managed through Apple?

    • Icecold5000 on 30/11/2020 - 22:49
      +1

      Apple have an extended return period until Jan no questions asked but confirm the actual date with others

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