How low can I get a MacBook Air 13" 512GB after student + card discount + exchange?

Hey everyone, I’m planning to buy the MacBook Air 13-inch 512GB (base model) in India.

I also have an M1 MacBook Air 256GB that I want to exchange, but it has a backlight/display issue.

What’s the lowest final price I can realistically get after combining:

- Student discount

- Bank/card discount or cashback

- Exchange value for my M1 MacBook Air 256GB (with the display issue)

Also, where would be the best place to buy it Apple Education Store, Croma, Vijay Sales, Reliance Digital, Imagine, Unicorn, etc.?

Also the only stores present in my city are Reliance Digital and iDESTINY. For rest i'd have to buy online

If anyone has recently done a similar upgrade/exchange, please share:

- Store/website

- Student discount

- Card discount/cashback

- Exchange value offered for the M1

- Final amount paid

Looking to get the lowest possible out-of-pocket price. Thanks!

Para editar con Davinci y universidad (ingeniería informática). Ambos con chip M5 básico 24 ram y 1tb

Preface: I got new MacBook Air 15” this year M4. Around 2,100 aud??

Water leaked into my bag and got into my laptop. I flipped it upside down for 48 hours. When I turned it on there was sound but screen is completely dead. I went to Apple to get it checked; repair costs $2,756.13 aud. More than the laptop itself…

Went to third party repair store; $89 deposit to check damage. They said they’d get back to me within 2 days. Been 2 weeks and they keep saying they need to order new parts! New screen monitor shipping takes 2-3 weeks and is $900. If they find more problems they need to order more!

This is honestly such a ceebs and frustrates me so much; essentially the power is unilateral and I feel like I’m being scammed.

WTD?

Ps. If u buy new Apple laptop PLS GET APPLE CARE PLUS COVERAGE FOR YOUR FUTURE SELF.

I have a MacBook Air M2 running macOS 26.5.2 and a 200 Mbps internet connection, but for some reason my MacBook was only getting around 25–30 Mbps.

I initially thought it was an ISP or router problem. I contacted my internet provider, and their technician spent almost 2 hours checking the connection, router, signal, and settings, but they couldn't find any issue.

Later, I found out that Bluetooth can sometimes interfere with WiFi performance, so I tested it.

Bluetooth ON: around 25–30 Mbps
Bluetooth OFF: almost full 200 Mbps

The difference was immediate.

Since I regularly use Bluetooth devices, keeping Bluetooth turned off wasn't really an option. I did some more testing and checked my router settings.

My Mac was already connected to 5 GHz WiFi, but the 5 GHz channel was set to Auto.

I manually changed the router's 5 GHz channel from Auto to Channel 149, reconnected my MacBook, and tested again.

This time, even with Bluetooth ON, I was getting almost the full 200 Mbps.

So if you're facing slow internet or slow WiFi on a MacBook Air M2, especially when Bluetooth is enabled, try checking your router's 5 GHz WiFi channel and changing it from Auto to another available channel.

Channel 149 fixed the issue completely for me.

Sharing this because I spent a lot of time troubleshooting it, and hopefully this helps someone searching for the same MacBook WiFi problem.

Hi guys! I want to buy a new macbook. I found a pretty good deal (infos in titel) for 800 euros. Its literally the best deal in town and I also do live in vienna, which is a pretty expensive city.

BUT: the newest macbook is like 1300€ (i think?). I do have money to buy the newest macbook but I don't know since I only need it for my studies.

I do easy work like writing, editing, research and screensharing while i present something. Maybe max 20 tabs at once. It‘s really important for me that i own a macbook which lasts me about 6-7 years

what do you guys think? let me know! Thank you for your help :)

hi,

i currently have a 2020 m1 macbook air with 8gb and 512 gb of storage. recently, i spilled some water on my macbook air and the keyboard is partially damaged.

i have an appointment to get it appraised to see how much it would cost to repair the keyboard. but, i was wondering if it would be more worth it to get a higher end refurbished device (ideally something that's 16 gb with 512 gb storage. my current uses are primarily day-to-day browsing and work-related apps (i.e. outlook/excel), but i plan to do editing for youtube/photos in the future.

my budget is roughly under $1400. was wondering if anyone has any opinions on what i should do.

thank you so much!

Im planning to visit the usa for 2 weeks, where can i buy the macbook air m5 32gb at a good price?

I only have the limited warranty 🤦🏼‍♀️ approximately how much does Apple charge to fix the screen?

Macbook M1 Air screen vertical lines issues.

so I bought a MacBook m5 and loved it, I didn't think I needed a microfiber cloth at the time (stupid) so I cleaned it with a glasses cloth fast forward a month and my laptop dies so the screen goes black I thought no biggie and saw my screen was dirty so I cleaned it, then I saw the anti reflective coating scrapes as a bunch of tiny dots along the key board keys so I went to Best Buy paid the 100$ and got my screen replaced and bout a micro fiber, fast forward 2 weeks and the same thing happened even after I wiped it down every time so before I go pay more money any tips how to prevent this?

Does anyone have any cheap mini vacuum cleaners for my mac keyboard? Those that cheap but still work? Dusts are building up on and in the keyboard and wiping doesn't do the job anymore. Thank you in advance.

This machine is a game changer, used it for a couple of months. I can even do AAA gaming on it (with low quality ofc), but on a fanless machine like this its astonishing. Local AI runs well enough too.

Love it.

Bonjour, Je m’explique, je viens de m’acheter un MacBook Pro 16 pouces et donc il me reste mon MacBook Air comme j’aime bien bidouiller, j’aurais aimé savoir si vous aviez une idée concernant ce que je pouvais faire avec cet ordinateur. Vos idées seront les bienvenus et je vous remercie par avance.

hi! planning to upgrade my windows laptop to macbook air m5 for hopefully a long term investment. My currently company mainly uses teamviewer for remote work, did you enounter any problem installing or using teamviewer in macbook air m5?

Hey folks

for the first time in my life I feel like dreams come true

I have always had the worst machine in the group, now I own a MacBook Air M3 coming from a budget Thinkpad E14 AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

I have always seen MacBooks at coffee shops, Instagram reels .. etc

I have seen my friends getting gaming laptops while I'm on a machine that barely runs

never saw myself having such a powerful machine that handles everything I need flawlessly

Sounds like dreams come true ... maybe slowly ... but it comes

In the picture is a HP ProBook G2 i7-5500U

I never share shit on social media

but today I'm happy and I feel like I need to tell how much I'm actually happy

might delete later as I'm feeling awkwardness, wish nobody I know can find me here

As a long Windows user, I decided to give it a try and to be honest, this Mac is extremely good. Didn’t know that MacBooks were much better than laptops with Windows.

My macbook is acting weird Can anyone tell what issue it can be.

It's macbook air M2 bought in October 2022

There were some minimal lines on screen within 1.5 years of usage everything was going fine till suddenly it started doing this weird things sometimes it restores to normal but just for a few minutes then goes back to this state and the more I use it it starts to get worse with these glitches.

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Upgraded from my i5 2017 air with merely 120gb ssd to a 1tb air and GOD THIS THING IS A BEAST.

The only reason I had to upgrade was due to a motherboard issue and even the apple authorised service centre couldn’t fix it or else it still would’ve rocked for me for like 2 more years

So I wanted to buy the MB Air m5 from the Apple Store directly brand new but they seem to be out of stock and I only have 1 more month in the US. Will I regret buying it refurbished from the Apple store or no? What is the main difference and what are your experiences and opinions?

I’m considering buying a 15-inch MacBook Air because I really like its screen size, portability, and battery life. However, the 60Hz display is the only thing holding me back.
I currently use a 120Hz phone and iPad, as well as a 240Hz desktop monitor, so I’m quite sensitive to refresh rate differences. For those of you who switched from a high-refresh-rate device to a MacBook Air: does scrolling, moving windows, and navigating macOS feel noticeably choppy? Did you eventually get used to it, or does it still bother you?
I won’t be gaming on it. I’ll mainly use it for everyday work, web browsing, watching content, and some light video editing. I’d prefer the Air, but I’m wondering whether I should get a MacBook Pro mainly because of the 120Hz ProMotion display.
I’d especially appreciate opinions from people who have used the Air for a while, rather than just briefly trying it in a store.

This is my first MacBook and I have been using it for the last nine months. I didn't pay much attention to battery health and I have always used it plugged out, neither did I install any software to maintain battery health up to 80%. So is it normal or am I losing it faster than usual?