TECHNOLOGY

Should I Give Up My M1 MBAir?

I don’t need the money but I almost never use this machine

Not quite unloved, my MBAir is seldom used. Photo by author

For the past few months I have been thinking about trading in my M1 MBAir. Not for an M2 upgrade, not to switch to a desktop machine, but for cash. Apple would give me $540.00 for it if I commit this morning.

I just hit the button to do that a few seconds before typing this sentence. I’m still not 100% sure that I want to do this, that I should or shouldn’t do it, but I’ve locked in the price for a little bit while I think it over.

I don’t need the money. On the other hand, I don’t seem to need this machine either. We’ve spent many thousands of dollars on home repairs and upgrades this year; that $540 wouldn’t even make a dent in that, but none of it is debt.

Still, interest rates are climbing toward 5%, why not add that money to the pile?

Yes, I know Apple gives me a gift certificate, not cash. But money is fungible: my wife and I will be buying new watches this fall, so using that gift certificate instead of drawing money from savings is exactly equivalent to adding $540 to savings.

Why did I buy this machine?