8gb ram is criminal. For $100 more Air is the one to buy.

proxysna 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's called "Apple price ladder". Basically pushing consumer in small increments up the range of products with " but with just $$amount you can get X product with 2*Y of Z!" until consumer hits their limit instead of buying the cheapest working option.

	▲	mrbombastic 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		how much money I have lost to this damn ladder

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NoLinkToMe 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The newest entry-level Air is $1100, this is $600, or $500 difference. It's significant.

Apple released the M1 MBA for $999 and it was considered insane value, and it had 8GB of RAM as well.

I don't think it's criminal, sufficient for plenty of casual users. Of course not for everyone.

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NetMageSCW 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Where is a $699 Air available?

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kilroy123 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I agree. Especially now, with the insane RAM prices.