Gossip be true! The supposed bargain MacBook Air be not fresh - arrr, I be mighty displeased!
2024-03-19
Avast ye scurvy dogs! The whispers of a purse-friendly MacBook Air be naught but bilge! 'Tis no new vessel, but the M1 MacBook Air that Walmart be sellin' for a mere $699 pieces o' eight. Shiver me timbers!
Last year’s whispers about a new, more affordable MacBook had me all aflutter, but alas, it seems the talk was of the MacBook Air (2020, M1) getting a price slash to $699. Instead of a shiny new MacBook to rival Chromebooks, it’s an older model at a slightly lower price tag, exclusively at Walmart - a real dagger for us non-US folks.The M1 MacBook Air, born in 2020, was recently discontinued by Apple, but fear not, Walmart has them at a bargain $699 price, down from $999. These are fresh, not refurbished, units, according to MacRumors. It’s not the exciting new MacBook Air we hoped for, just a deal on a trusty old model - a real letdown.For bargain hunters eyeing a MacBook, this is great news, but for me, dreaming of a new affordable MacBook to challenge Chromebooks, it’s a bitter pill. The 2020 MacBook Air with the M1 chip still packs a punch, but being four years old, it’s no futureproof paradise. If indeed these rumors were of the M1 MacBook Air, I’ll grumble a bit (okay, a lot), and hope for a truly new affordable MacBook Air in the future.