The Apple MAcBook Air M2 with 16GB of RAM just got heavily discounted. Should you get this version, or save more cash with the 8GB version?

The $200 cash discount drops the 13-inch MacBook Air M2 16GB model down to an all-time low price of $799 leading up to Black Friday.

The Black Friday vibe settled in early this year because the M2 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM just dropped to $799, a $200 discount from its MSRP and $400 off the price it was just a week ago before Apple updated it. This is easily the best price we’ve seen for this laptop.

Apple had transitioned most of its Macs to 8GB of RAM by 2016. But now, after eight years, that quantity feels increasingly insufficient. Reviewers have criticized the entry-level RAM as limited since at least 2022. Local AI features like Apple Intelligence, which need constant RAM to work, have only accentuated the need to change things.

Last year, Apple’s VP of Worldwide Product Marketing Bob Borchers claimed that “8GB [of RAM] on an M3 MacBook Pro is probably analogous to 16GB on other systems” because its machines make more efficient use of memory through advanced memory compression and a unified memory architecture.

The Mac mini is finally back with two M4 chip options, 16GB of unified memory in its starting configuration, and a refreshed design for the same price as before.

Apple just made 16GB the standard minimum RAM for its M4 Macs and the MacBook Air, so the new M4 MacBook Air will be unbeatable.

Amazon is selling the M3 MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage for $1,399, a savings of $600 and the best price we’ve ever seen for this configuration. It’s hard to believe you’re going to find a deal better than this for this configuration ...

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