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Not $400, but €300, so $334

> 1000GB SSD. Gen4 PCIe Over-Provisioned storage + €303,71

32gb is the only reason.. but then again, doesn't matter, because developers claim RAM is cheap anyway.. so there's no problem buying a macbook pro instead.

The screen is not 4k, trackpad not as good, it's plastic, It has this oldschool barrel powercharger, etc. etc. etc.



Except you can just buy whatever M.2 SSD you want and slot it in and it doesn't even void the warranty. So for the same $400 to get a 1TB MBA you can easily get a 1TB Samsung 980 Pro (~$160) + 32GB RAM (~$130) and still have money left over.

Plastic is a pro IMO anyways, doesn't have to feel cheap and it also doesn't get nicked or dented nearly as easily.




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