Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 (2020 Model) $1,097 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ C&C) @ Officeworks

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Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 (2020 Model) $1,097 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ C&C) @ Officeworks

Ljmlbourne on 12/07/2024 - 10:14 officeworks.com.au (4382 clicks)
Last edited 12/07/2024 - 12:21 by 1 other user

First time poster, please be gentle.

Seems to have dropped a further $100, to a very low $1,097. Does not appear to be active stock in store, but available for free Metro delivery, or Click and Collect from Monday 15th July (at least in Melbourne).

I noticed that Walmart in the US have the Macbook Air M1 2020 on an exclusive retailing arrangement for USD$650 - I wonder if this is the case in Australia for Officeworks?

Apparently in the US they are still being manufactured by Apple for this promotion - this is not stock left-over nor refurbished.

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GeneralKeen on 12/07/2024 - 11:05

Can this play Dota?
Faiz on 12/07/2024 - 11:10

+1

How long will it get updates considering it’s a four year old device? Probably one more year.
- netsurfer on 12/07/2024 - 11:18
  
  At least another 2 years, most likely much longer. Apple will still support Mac Intel 2018 or later in the next OS. Laptop CPUs are more powerful than iPhones.
  - orangutan on 12/07/2024 - 11:52
    
    Really? Thought all 2018/19 Air no longer supported in Sequoia?
    
    To be honest, I used to live with older OS back in the days when OS update cost money, and I don't feel missing out as long the hardware still working.
    
    Nonetheless, tt was much easier to repair and upgrade back then, so very easy to extend hardware life, unlike now where it is virtually impossible to repair and/or upgrade…
    - netsurfer on 12/07/2024 - 13:03
      
      Meant Macbook Pro 2018.
      
      From Apple Web site: macOS Sequoia is compatible with these devices.
- Randolph Duke on 12/07/2024 - 11:20
  
  I'd expect more like 6 to 7 years.
  
  https://eshop.macsales.com/guides/Mac_OS_X_Compatibility
- littlesoldier on 12/07/2024 - 11:21
  
  The latest MacOS release (with Apple Intelligence) in the coming September will be supported by all the silicon chip (including M1) macbook
  so its likely Macbook Air M1 will still get continuous support for number of years
- doobey1231 on 12/07/2024 - 11:52
  
  Apple promises at least a couple more years of support, but knowing apple they will probably do another 5-6 years at my guess. What they guarantee and what they actually deliver on varies quite a lot, thankfully in this case it always more than what they guarantee.
- sw2018 on 13/07/2024 - 08:37
  
  Apple only recently stopped selling it so expect at least 4-5 years.
drillvoice on 12/07/2024 - 11:11

+1

This is a killer price for a great device. I have one from several years ago, still going strong, although battery life doesn't seem as good as it was. So convenient to just flick open, so what you need, flick shut. Sips battery. I recommended it to my sister, who said she was a Windows gal and it wasn't for her. But she gave it a shot and is now won over.
- Korban Dallas on 12/07/2024 - 17:24
  
  -1
  
  4 year old specs for 1.1k?
  - rhyme324 on 12/07/2024 - 17:54
    
    M1 chip was a revolutionary step forward when released in 2020. Then m2m3m4 are just marketing things.
Roe Jogan on 12/07/2024 - 11:20

+2

i remember before the m2 was announced this went on sale for like 900 dollars, this was like 2-3 years ago, what a good deal that was, i went for a shitty window $1100 laptop coz i cant work with the mac OS and it was also 15 inch instead of 13 which is too small of a screen, i regretted it as soon as it arrived from the annoying fan noise at idle, it was a decent machine too one that is closest to a macboook in terms of hardware, it was an intel m15 macbook. i still have used it probably like 10 times since i bought it which is crazy. i shoulda gotten this
Krayzii on 12/07/2024 - 11:31

Never owned or know much about Macbooks so not too sure, but would this still be ok editing 4k vids/lightroom/etc?

A quick search says it's still good but would like to hear from others, considering I've never owned an Apple product (that's a lie I had the iPhone 3 back then)

Thanks

Edit: For context I have the Legion 5 Pro 2023 (RTX4060 version) 7745HX
- doobey1231 on 12/07/2024 - 11:54
  
  +4
  
  Its perfectly fine for lightroom - I know a few people that do photo editing on the fly with a macbook air in their camera bag. For 4k video, your biggest issue will be rendering time, because the Air lacks active cooling it means that extended loads will cause bottlenecks. If you are rendering anything more than a few minutes long I would be opting for something with active cooling like a pro.
  - Krayzii on 12/07/2024 - 17:31
    
    +1
    
    Ah ok did not know there was no active cooling on this one
    
    Thanks all for your helpful input
- CrispyChrispy on 12/07/2024 - 12:00
  
  +5
  
  4K video editing on 8GB RAM will not be a fun experience
- Aureus on 12/07/2024 - 12:05
  
  +4
  
  Just use your current machine, which is more capable.
- idonotknowwhy on 12/07/2024 - 12:14
  
  +2
  
  As much as this is a great machine with a great screen and battery life for general use, youd be better off sticking with your Legion 5 Pro. If you want a macbook for 4k video editing, you'd want at least an M1 Max
Dontreadthis on 12/07/2024 - 11:46

+2

I have an original Macbook Air M1 8GB 256GB and it's awesome for office work, still feels brand new. I have an XPS 15 9520 with 64GB (virtual machines) as my daily driver and I can do at least 50% of my job on the Macbook air to this day. 8GB of ram doesn't bottleneck MacOS as badly as Windows for general office suite, browsing and cloud admin tasks. Although it's still limiting if you really push it.

Not to mention it doesn't make a sound and the battery life is at least twice that of my XPS, and its much lighter by comparison. Although I'm not exactly comparing apples to apples in that regard as they are different machines. Depends on your use case.
beltdrive on 12/07/2024 - 11:47

8GB RAM is all I'll ever need. Ever. In my entire lifetime
- taki on 12/07/2024 - 12:21
  
  +1
  
  Hi S. Jobs ;) Of course - in your lifetime
- Velocita on 12/07/2024 - 21:30
  
  Planning on getting hit by a bus tomorrow? :(
taki on 12/07/2024 - 12:29 Comment score below threshold.
- jmlbourne on 12/07/2024 - 12:33
  
  +3
  
  That Acer laptop you linked to is $2,299.
  
  What (decent) Acer laptop can you purchase for $1,100?
  - beltdrive on 12/07/2024 - 13:20
    
    +1
    
    (decent)
    
    Acer laptop
    
    pick one
    
    (maybe Acer has improved in recent years, idk, but I still associate them with cheap consumer junk)
    - tightm8 on 13/07/2024 - 13:43
      
      First to admit Apple has overpriced products, but I will never ever ever go back to a windows laptop after overpaying for a MBP 6 years ago that is still as fast as release day for what I use it for.
      
      Had nightmare experiences with HP and Acer laptops on the past and never ever ever again. My work laptop is a newish Lenovo and it honestly sucks compared to the MBP.
- superroach on 12/07/2024 - 12:49
  
  +2
  
  Why are you doing these ai sounding comments.
- doobey1231 on 12/07/2024 - 13:12
  
  +1
  
  "here's a suggestion that costs literally double the price"
  
  Your head is in the clouds over AI mate.
- ihfree on 12/07/2024 - 13:28
  
  Being a tech visionary generally involves more than rattling off a spec sheet of some random old PC.
  
  Swift 14 AI Copilot+ PC Snapdragon X
  
  It's a barely proven platform. Really coming off as a shill.
- orangutan on 12/07/2024 - 14:24
  
  I would agree if this is selling at RRP, but with $1100 it is quite good value.
  
  I find it hard to "future proof" with any Macs, there isn't any way to upgrade and/or repair in the future when things gone wrong, which they will in a few years. Used to own Powerbook 5xx, Powerbook G3, iBook G4, first gen Intel MacBook Pro, etc…, they all failed one way or another in less than 5 years, some minor like cracks on case, some severe like failed mainboard. Sadly it is also quite true with Snapdragon machines… less upgradable/repairable.
  
  Would suggest just buy what you need now at the lowest price possible and switch to the next in the future when your need changed. This offer seems reasonable.
SuperGreen on 12/07/2024 - 12:48

-3

I had the 2019 model, great machine for 2 years, then it died to a “power surge”
I still refuse to believe that was the case as it was always charged through a surge protector and nothing else in my house was affected. Still turned on now and again to then shut down after logging in. Took it to Apple, they tried turning it on and when it didn’t they just said probably a power surge, $750 to repair.
Sworn off Apple since.
- ihfree on 12/07/2024 - 13:29
  
  Did you tell them about your untripped surge protector?
- Nom on 12/07/2024 - 13:52
  
  +1
  
  great machine for 2 years, then it died
  
  $750 to repair
  
  Did you go through this process as an out-of-warranty repair ? If so, a $750 repair cost isn't unprecedented, depending on what needed replacing.
  
  "power surge" is meaningless - if it died out of warranty then there's going to be a repair cost no matter what the spurious reason.
  
  Sworn off Apple
  
  Why ? Were you expecting them to repair your machine for free ?
  - SuperGreen on 12/07/2024 - 14:14
    
    -1
    
    I was expecting more than the “genius” to plug his diagnostic tool in for one second and say “probably” a power surge.
    I still have a working 2010 MacBook Pro, I guess I just expected more from a newer model.
    - ihfree on 12/07/2024 - 14:28
      
      I was expecting more than the “genius” to plug his diagnostic tool in for one second and say “probably” a power surge.
      
      Did you just say "OK" and leave the shop at that point?
      - SuperGreen on 12/07/2024 - 14:32
        
        @ihfree: I asked if he could open it up and have a proper look, to which he just said they could but it’ll cost me $150 on top of whatever the repair would be. I left after that, wasn’t prepared to spend close to the cost of a new MacBook to do a repair.
        
        ihfree on 12/07/2024 - 15:00
        
        @SuperGreen: Would 100% been worth getting a second opinion on that one
        
        Escalate within store to a manager
        
        Find a second employee
        
        If not from Apple, take it back to the store and quote ACL.
        
        SuperGreen on 12/07/2024 - 15:20
        
        @ihfree: I agree. Hindsight….I was fuming and just wanted out of there before I told him off.
        It’s been a couple years now, and the whole experience just left a bad taste in my mouth.
        
        Korban Dallas on 12/07/2024 - 21:16
        
        +1
        
        @SuperGreen: Yeah I had a bad experience with their repairs and support 10 years ago. So bad, I never bought a apple product again.
        
        Said it was water damaged. That was a lie. Finally…
        
        Wouldn't repair it because I replaced it with a genuine apple battery. Issue wasn't related to the battery at all.
        
        Think I was quoted about 1k for a 3 year old laptop.
        
        Sold it broken for $600 and I paid 1k 3 years earlier.
    - bio on 12/07/2024 - 15:28
      
      I was expecting more than the “genius” to plug his diagnostic tool in for one second and say “probably” a power surge.
      
      Why does that matter? It was after the 2 year warranty period, and if the diagnostic tool said that (for example) the mainboard was fried it was going to cost $750 whether it was because of a power surge or something else.
      
      If you were planning to play the statutory warranty card (I did that with a swollen MBP battery and they accepted to replace it for free), sure, then it would have made sense, but obviously you didn't.
- kogi on 12/07/2024 - 18:21
  
  That's why I pay for applecare+. It includes battery replacement. So pre-paying for battery replacement covers you for everything except smashing it.
  Even if you smash it, it's a reasonable fee.
superroach on 12/07/2024 - 12:53

+3

An M1 is still relevant and speedy today. Ideally it should be sub $1,000 for 8gb though. You'd be buying this as an email/light web machine, knowing that it has a full warranty if that's your thing.
- Korban Dallas on 12/07/2024 - 21:17
  
  So laptop of equivalent $500 or so.
  - magic8ballgag on 12/07/2024 - 21:40
    
    If you're referring to a $500 laptop running Windows, save your money.
thewiseone on 12/07/2024 - 12:54

+7

Don’t forget to stack with this deal for ultimate gift cards, another 8% off https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/855838
- BugsBunnyAUS on 12/07/2024 - 19:51
  
  Can you use it though, max value on Amazon is $500? Does OW allow multiple card payment?
- Ruddaga on 13/07/2024 - 13:14
  
  And also it's online only. How would you use the gift card when you can't use in store.
musicinbed69 on 12/07/2024 - 12:54

-2

This is still better than any of those new loud snapdragon laptops.
shabaka on 12/07/2024 - 14:23

for those who cry about 8GB in 2024, here's the same model RFB direct from Apple with 16/256 for $320 more

https://www.apple.com/au/shop/product/G1243X/A/refurbished-1…

or 16/512 and 8-Core GPU (as opposed to 7-Core) for $1700:

https://www.apple.com/au/shop/product/G1252X/A/refurbished-1…

Although I would grab this M2 15" with 16/1TB and close the laptop question for years to come

https://www.apple.com/au/shop/product/G18N3X/A/refurbished-1…
giventofly on 12/07/2024 - 14:55

My M1 iPad is still blazing quick - unfortunately iPadOS doesn’t utilise it fully but it’s still as fast as the day I bought it
sportivocamry on 12/07/2024 - 15:07

+5

Successfully priced matched with OW with DigiDirect for a few dollars cheaper and got 5% off.
https://www.digidirect.com.au/catalog/product/view/id/53474/…
giventofly on 12/07/2024 - 15:13

Argh, I am so tempted but do want the M3.

It’s purely for the headphone jack that has a better DAC in it lol
- ttkc on 12/07/2024 - 15:18
  
  +1
  
  I reckon it's worth a few hundred dollars to upgrade to M3, or wait for M4.
  - tempco on 12/07/2024 - 20:33
    
    M4 in the Air will be a while
- djevoultion on 12/07/2024 - 18:13
  
  Buy this and get an external headphone dac/amp.
Lets Make Sandwiches on 12/07/2024 - 17:15

-2

8GB ram…..lol apple fanboiz love being simps for apple
- tightm8 on 13/07/2024 - 13:45
  
  ‘Zomg guys I can build a 128gb ram laptop for this price bahahahaha lame people’
PurchaseAnxiety on 12/07/2024 - 18:23

Good laptops. While I don't love Mac OS, I can't argue with the fact that my M1 Air still runs like it's fresh out of the box. the 256GB storage does disappear quickly though.
- Drone166 on 12/07/2024 - 20:34
  
  True, 512GB at least, if you care about those who will be using it.
paloverde88 on 12/07/2024 - 18:36

-2

M1 to go obsolete in Dec 2024
- ihfree on 12/07/2024 - 18:45
  
  Source?
  - Pheam on 12/07/2024 - 20:46
    
    +5
    
    Trust me bro
  - paloverde88 on 13/07/2024 - 17:07
    
    -1
    
    no sauce just ketchup
- orangutan on 12/07/2024 - 21:48
  
  Apple no longer make or sell new M1, but the products still supported, although replacement parts could be from refurbished units or old stock. Technically not obsolete but you could be right that it may come to an end soon.
Mike Nolan on 13/07/2024 - 01:25

Keep an eye out for these on eBay too. Picked up a 16GB/256GB in May with 6 battery cycles for a seller offer of $800.
mctock on 13/07/2024 - 10:04

I bought one of these new for my wife’s work and was just thinking how bloody well it’s still going. We replaced a ThinkPad that we bought and immediately regretted. Nothing a bargain if it is a POS and you can’t wait to be rid of it.

If you need a daily driver and want to spend about a grand on it, highly recommend.
firecall on 14/07/2024 - 11:51

+1

IMHO almost no one should buy a 8GB/256GB Macbook!

It's the 256GB that will get you in the end!
- PainToad on 14/07/2024 - 12:30
  
  +1
  
  Agreed. 256 is the killer.
- ihfree on 14/07/2024 - 19:15
  
  +1
  
  256gb is fine in many cases. For example if you have a NAS, use this as a secondary device, light user, make use of cloud services, etc.
  
  I've had a base model m1 for 3+ years and storage has never been an issue.

Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 (2020 Model) $1,097 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ C&C) @ Officeworks

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