No Magsafe on the M1. The USB ports are actually Thunderbolt 3 but the target customer does not care about that or even knows what Thunderbolt is. I think the main upgrade is the A18 Pro is about 50% faster in single core and matches the M1 in multicore. Which is going to make everything feel a lot snappier for the kind of tasks they're targeting. Plus I think the $100 upgrade to double the storage space and get Touch ID is actually going to be pretty popular.
replyMacbook Nano will probably be supported with security updates for a lot longer.
replyApple try to provide updates for a certain number of years after the model was originally released. The M1 Air was released many years ago now.
Actually Apple tries to provide updates for a certain number of years after final sale. It is Google that goes by initial release.
replyAverage user doesn't know to look at refurb, the M1 Air will slowly drift out of manufacturing due to component sourcing etc.
replyWhere can you buy these reliably?
replyVIPOUTLET which is Walmart liquidation, they have been going here solid for months, price went up slightly but its 340-350 for reburb or open box with coupon code.
replyhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/136699644252
https://www.ebay.com/itm/136452780686
The refurb M4 Air are on Apple website.
The M4 does not have Apple’s groundbreaking memory integrity enforcement (MIE) whereas the CPU in this (the A18 Pro) does -- although it is possible that Apple decided against enabling it (to segment the market).
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