Where to buy a Macbook and minimum specs for a junior position?

Question

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I decided to buy myself a MacBook on m1 for testing (I want to try IOS development).

Because I am somewhat unfamiliar with the apple market, I ask for help/advice. Can you tell me, please, in which store it is worth buying it? In theory, I understand what is best on the official website, but in other stores you can find the same equipment for 10-20 thousand rubles cheaper, especially in networks like Eldorado, CSN, M-video.

Therefore, it seems that some troubles will arise. Accordingly, one of the main problems is the guarantee.

But Apple, as far as I understand, has its own excellent warranty. And the question is, will it work if I buy a MacBook in these stores, will I have to contact the store in case of problems? Or does it only apply to in-store purchases?

Also, ios developers, tell me how much minimum RAM is needed to work as a jun in the company.

Answer 1

1) I’m already buying the second macbook in the CSN (delicious stocks come in, in March there was a discount of 25 thousand relative to Apple)
2) the only reasonable reason to take it on Apple’s offsite is that within a month you can return the beech back without question in case you think that maybe you don’t like something or are not sure that this particular configuration / model
will suit you 2upd) not, not the only one - you can still order a keyboard layout on the offsite - by default in the Russian Federation there is a European keyboard with a narrow vertical Enter in two rows, but on the site you can choose without "Russian letters", you can choose "American" with a long shift / enter, etc. for lovers
2.1) with a guarantee, I advise you not to bother and in case of a jamb, go not to the store, but immediately to an authorized SC (their list is on the Apple website). Why do I think so - the store loves your money and does not like your problems. You come to them with money - oh, you are our favorite customer, they lick your heels. You come to solve the problem - cast-iron-reinforced concrete faces, man, we don’t know you, attitude as if you are an alcoholic neighbor who came to borrow money for the fifth time and has not yet given the previous four. Plus, they (such a feeling) collude to include a fool and, like parrots, repeat that the guarantee is a year (and it is two in the Russian Federation, and Apple and SC confirm this). And all the same, in the end, your beech will end up in an authorized SC - then the point is in intermediaries, if there is one in your city - you can attribute it yourself.
3) according to the Russian ZoZPP, a two-year warranty is for the PCT product, this is an argument to take this one, and not a European / American on the conditional Gorbushka
4) if you optimize by the "price" parameter, then the optimal device for iOS development is MacBook Air M1 16/256. There is never a lot of RAM, take it to the maximum (16), a large disk is generally cool too, but imho they went nuts with prices - if necessary, you can take a larger external SSD much cheaper. I already have a second beech with 256 and more than enough.
good luck

Answer 2

The warranty will work regardless of the place of purchase, in addition, the official store is not restore, but apple.com , and yes, they sell in Russia. Of course, you should not buy in the left places, but in large chain stores such as MVideo or Eldorado, there should be no problems.
In terms of RAM, any configuration is enough, but in general, 16 GB is now considered the minimum for comfortable development.

Answer 3

Buy only from the official. The price cannot be lower if this is not some kind of promotion, because the prices for apple products from distributors are regulated by apple itself

Answer 4

I bought from some left IPshnik .... the box must be sealed, the laptop is not activated (it should not have been turned on at all), the serial number must be on the apple website and show the correct guarantee (that is, in your case that the device is not yet activated) the
restor is miserable shit that beats overprice on everything