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xaw5126
post Mar 31 2020, 12:44 PM

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it will have to pass customs & MCMC approval... so if MCO ends April 14th, then possible to see it early May? smile.gif
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post Mar 31 2020, 12:56 PM

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QUOTE(Zaryl @ Mar 30 2020, 08:09 PM)
This.

Why oh why Apple would continue to screw up on this one?
Or they wanted customers to get the upcoming MBP 2020 which will have all the proper designs?

How typical of Apple.  whistling.gif
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Yeah.. expecting a good MBP, intel ice lake, scissor keyboard, better speakers ? , 14 inch screen ? brows.gif
Seems like a long wait though with all that's happening now.

Saw a review where the YouTuber water cooled the MacBook Air, instant performance gains and much lower thermals. But seems that Apple set a hardware limit because temp is cool but processor didn't boost further.

This post has been edited by ultra_nyamuk: Mar 31 2020, 12:58 PM
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post Apr 2 2020, 11:21 PM

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I still thinks the MBA will have the fans as loud as the world war 2 bomber planes. And that is actually a deal breaker still .
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post Apr 3 2020, 01:49 PM

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QUOTE(DiRecToRofSaTaN @ Apr 2 2020, 11:21 PM)
I still thinks the MBA will have the fans  as loud as the world war 2  bomber planes. And that is actually a deal breaker still .
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Saw Max Tech youtuber recommend to use Turbo Boost app to effectively control the CPU load vs Temp on MBA2020.
Perhaps this is the best solution so far.

Or we could just wait for Apple to release “firmware” to solve the thermal throttling issue altogether. laugh.gif
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post Apr 3 2020, 04:04 PM

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Well that defeat the purpose when you are paying top dollar for apple hardware right .
Its suppose to resolve these little things by design.
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post Apr 3 2020, 08:33 PM

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QUOTE(adriankan @ Mar 30 2020, 01:04 PM)
with student discount the base Macbook Air is RM3.9k, this is a very good buy at that price!
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My sister is a teacher, am i able to buy it under her name? How do they check?


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post Apr 4 2020, 10:39 AM

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QUOTE(TrollNoob @ Apr 3 2020, 08:33 PM)
My sister is a teacher, am i able to buy it under her name? How do they check?
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Not too sure. I only bought it under student conditions once years ago. Teacher I have no clue haha
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post Apr 4 2020, 03:08 PM

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QUOTE(TrollNoob @ Apr 3 2020, 08:33 PM)
My sister is a teacher, am i able to buy it under her name? How do they check?
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AFAIK, your’re gonna need her email address (must end with .edu) to make an account. Although I’ve heard some places you can just walk in and tell them you wanna buy under education discount. Certain places like the Taylor’s branch allow for walk-ins and apply for it. This is pretty dated information though. I remember reading it on the forum quite some time ago.

Your best bet to purchase during this MCO is to ask her to make an account on Apple using her school/college/uni email address (must end in .edu).
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post Apr 4 2020, 05:18 PM

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QUOTE(adriankan @ Apr 4 2020, 10:39 AM)
Not too sure. I only bought it under student conditions once years ago. Teacher I have no clue haha
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No prob.

QUOTE(marquis @ Apr 4 2020, 03:08 PM)
AFAIK, your’re gonna need her email address (must end with .edu) to make an account. Although I’ve heard some places you can just walk in and tell them you wanna buy under education discount. Certain places like the Taylor’s branch allow for walk-ins and apply for it. This is pretty dated information though. I remember reading it on the forum quite some time ago.

Your best bet to purchase during this MCO is to ask her to make an account on Apple using her school/college/uni email address (must end in .edu).
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Defeat purpose then because i am the user. Should be my account la.

Have to buy normal price then.
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post Apr 4 2020, 06:36 PM

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QUOTE(TrollNoob @ Apr 4 2020, 05:18 PM)
No prob.
Defeat purpose then because i am the user. Should be my account la.

Have to buy normal price then.
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Well you did ask if you can buy it under her name. The laptop won’t be hers. It’s just the account to purchase it will be under her name. But hey, if you’re ok with paying full price, go ahead thumbup.gif
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post Apr 5 2020, 04:43 AM

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Just go to apple.com/my and click shop for university

You can get education pricing there.

Apple Education Pricing
Available to current and newly accepted college students and their parents, as well as faculty, staff, and homeschool teachers of all grade levels.*

https://www.apple.com/my-k12/shop


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post Apr 5 2020, 04:13 PM

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QUOTE(Nauts @ Apr 5 2020, 04:43 AM)
Just go to apple.com/my and click shop for university

You can get education pricing there.

Apple Education Pricing
Available to current and newly accepted college students and their parents, as well as faculty, staff, and homeschool teachers of all grade levels.*

https://www.apple.com/my-k12/shop
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but how can we buy from there? we still need some verification that were eligible ya ?
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post Apr 8 2020, 10:43 AM

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QUOTE(Zaryl @ Apr 3 2020, 01:49 PM)
Saw Max Tech youtuber recommend to use Turbo Boost app to effectively control the CPU load vs Temp on MBA2020.
Perhaps this is the best solution so far.

Or we could just wait for Apple to release “firmware” to solve the thermal throttling issue altogether.  laugh.gif
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Or the latest is him saying to forget about the Quad i5 and go for the basic Dual i3 haha
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post Apr 9 2020, 07:08 PM

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QUOTE(xaw5126 @ Mar 31 2020, 12:44 PM)
it will have to pass customs & MCMC approval... so if MCO ends April 14th, then possible to see it early May? smile.gif
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Macbook Air is already passed by SIRIM on 6th April.

Well, let’s estimate for fun.
The new iPad Pro 2020 was passed on SIRIM on 1st April 2020 and was launched today (9th April) which gives us about 8 days period.

So 9+8 = 17th April 2020.

But since 17th’s a Friday, maybe they will allow us to buy on the 16th April which is a Thursday, same as today for the iPad Pros.

TLDR; My MBA 2020 estimation is 16th April 2020.
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post Apr 10 2020, 11:21 AM

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QUOTE(ultra_nyamuk @ Apr 5 2020, 04:13 PM)
but how can we buy from there? we still need some verification that were eligible ya ?
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nah they don't usually verify...
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post Apr 16 2020, 09:07 AM

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QUOTE(PoisonSoul @ Apr 9 2020, 07:08 PM)
Macbook Air is already passed by SIRIM on 6th April.

Well, let’s estimate for fun.
The new iPad Pro 2020 was passed on SIRIM on 1st April 2020 and was launched today (9th April) which gives us about 8 days period.

So 9+8 = 17th April 2020.

But since 17th’s a Friday, maybe they will allow us to buy on the 16th April which is a Thursday, same as today for the iPad Pros.

TLDR; My MBA 2020 estimation is 16th April 2020.
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As per I've predicted, you can now pre-order it and it will be delivered in about 1-2 weeks time. biggrin.gif
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post Apr 16 2020, 09:22 AM

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QUOTE(PoisonSoul @ Apr 16 2020, 09:07 AM)
As per I've predicted, you can now pre-order it and it will be delivered in about 1-2 weeks time. biggrin.gif
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Great prediction bro 👍👍
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post Apr 16 2020, 12:54 PM

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QUOTE(PoisonSoul @ Apr 16 2020, 09:07 AM)
As per I've predicted, you can now pre-order it and it will be delivered in about 1-2 weeks time. biggrin.gif
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You're the man

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pratt
post Apr 16 2020, 03:42 PM

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Just ordered mine . Opted for the i5 16gb 1tb...
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post Apr 16 2020, 05:05 PM

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QUOTE(pratt @ Apr 16 2020, 03:42 PM)
Just ordered mine . Opted for the i5 16gb 1tb...
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Just wanna ask, with those specs, could have bought a pro. Why settled for air?

Serious asking as i am also buying it with i5 but maintain speed at 8g ram and 256gb

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