Stocks reach the shop already? Waiting for Apple to release?

Looking forward!

but there's someone here asked machine, they said it is available this week.
which one is true??

Just buy from from superdeal. Same price as apple store. If could get shopee points then it will be a bargain.

If by 12.12 no concrete news on availability in malaysia i might consider superdeal unit.

Order from apple store, delivery by 3-5 business day

Just curious, why didnt go for MBP instead?

Those that buying this new Macbook M1, from which year's macbook you upgrading from? Mine is 2012 Pro but still running well.

where did you hear this news though? its why I also ordered on the same preorders were opened.

Anybody get this double 12.12 deal from Apple?

Yes, i didnt notice the price different initially, until they emailed out the order confirmation. Upon checked through only realized i get lower price.

Hi everyone, do you think 7-core GPU is fine while I only use for web-surfing + Microsoft Office?

I'm taking Macbook Air (base model), then upgrade to 16GB and 512GB SSD
It's a bit cheaper than Macbook Air (8-core GPU) with 16GB/512GB

Wait. If the M1 Chip is 8-core, how is there a 7-core version of the new MacBook Air?

By now, you’re probably wondering why there is a 7-core MacBook Air with an M1 chip if the M1 is specifically an 8-core SoC. That’s a great question with a fairly simple answer.

In manufacturing, companies sometimes practice what’s called “product binning.” Essentially, product binning is when you’re able to re-use a component that may be defective to a certain degree, but one that does not contradict manufacturer claims or sacrifice overall quality.

In other words, companies use it to create another (or lesser) product than the one the component was originally intended for. The name refers to these parts being placed aside in a bin that is then used later for another product line. When this process involves computer chips, we call it “chip binning.”

What is chip binning?

When it comes to chips, we’re specifically looking at cores. Sometimes in chip manufacturing, some cores may fail or not meet expectations. Rather than waste the entire chip, the faulty core is disabled and the chip is underclocked. In the case of the 8-core M1 chip, if one of the cores fail testing, it then becomes a 7-core M1 chip. The chip is essentially added to a bin and then these chips are used to create the less-expensive, 7-core MacBook Air.

It’s not in any way a broken chip But it is now a 7-core device, rather than an 8-core device, so they sell it for a lower price point making it easier to obtain an M1 MacBook Air; albeit one with less performance power.

Ben Lovejoy, 9to5Mac, has a great explainer:

"No chip fabrication process is perfect and as the process gets smaller, the challenges of producing a perfect chip increase. When you’re operating at nanometer levels of precision, even the cleanest of clean rooms will still contain some microscopic elements of contamination. So what companies often do is aim for a particular spec, then separate out those chips which fall short and sell those as a lower-spec version. The chips are, in the parlance, placed in a different sorting bin.

So it’s all about cost savings.

"Apple isn’t asking TSMC to produce a version of the M1 chip with a 7-core GPU instead of an 8-core one. Rather, it is taking those chips which suffered a tiny amount of damage to the GPU such that only 7 of the 8 cores work properly. Those are designated 7-core versions and allocated to the base model MacBook Air.

Should I upgrade to an 8-core model instead?

In a word: probably. It really comes down to your budget and your needs; but, to get the full M1 experience, you’ll want to get the 8-core model. It’s a matter of opinion, but I think if you’re buying an M1 device, you should really experience it the way it’s meant to be experienced.

Again, at the end of the day, it’s up to you. It’s what you need or want, and what you can afford. Maybe 7-cores is all you need. Either way, it’s a major improvement over Apple’s previous MacBook Airs, and the 7-core version starts at just $999. So choose one that works best for you.

Rather, it is taking those chips which suffered a tiny amount of damage to the GPU such that only 7 of the 8 cores work properly.

My friend's Macbook supposed to arrive on 25Dec++ but it arrived 1 week earlier (18Dec), non-BTO though.
You might still have chance to receive by christmas based on your arrival ETA.

Meanwhile mine is ordered on Dec 16th and the arrival estimate is already early Jan'21.

For those who ordered via apple store, how long did it take for the order to go from "processed" to "shipped"? I ask because I'm waiting for my card to be charged so I can convert to 0% instalment via MBB promotion which ends 31st Dec. I ordered on the 15th, still stuck at "processed"

Delivery date is 05/01/21 

Did you upgrade your unit? Order a MBP on the 10th 9.15am and it's scheduled me for 22nd-30th December but I'm also still in progress