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coder101

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    Just day use lot of browsing and tabs.no video editing
    In this case go for a M4 Air 13inch with 256GB should be enough for you.
    If you have the budget, just get the 15inch one, it is just perfect for internet browsing and daily use.
     
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    Emios

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    In this case go for a M4 Air 13inch with 256GB should be enough for you.
    If you have the budget, just get the 15inch one, it is just perfect for internet browsing and daily use.
    15 seems too big in youtube will see
     

    coder101

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    ammo mewain gannepa mchn. mewaye devices kohen ena ewada danne na.

    If you buy Apple Products, buy from these shops:
    - Thundermac
    - Rooter
    - Gnext Store
    - Futureworld

    These are genuine places to buy.
    Out of these Rooter and Thundermac are the ones I use. I bought 4 Macbooks within the last 6 months for our office and 2 from Rooter, 2 from Thundermac. Thundermac has great service center. They have the best technicians and tools for Apple repairs.

    15 seems too big in youtube will see
    No machn.
    Please decide this by checking the laptops in person. Dont trust reviews very much.
    I have 2 laptops with me for my personal work. Macbook Pro M1 Pro 16 inch and Macbook Air 13 inch M3. And 2 weeks back I bought a 15 inch M4 Air for a collegue.
    When I compare the 13 inch Air and 15 inch air it is not that big. But screen feels sooo much better on 15 inch.
    ------ Post added on Aug 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
     
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    Emios

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    ammo mewain gannepa mchn. mewaye devices kohen ena ewada danne na.

    If you buy Apple Products, buy from these shops:
    - Thundermac
    - Rooter
    - Gnext Store
    - Futureworld

    These are genuine places to buy.
    Out of these Rooter and Thundermac are the ones I use. I bought 4 Macbooks within the last 6 months for our office and 2 from Rooter, 2 from Thundermac. Thundermac has great service center. They have the best technicians and tools for Apple repairs.


    No machn.
    Please decide this by checking the laptops in person. Dont trust reviews very much.
    I have 2 laptops with me for my personal work. Macbook Pro M1 Pro 16 inch and Macbook Air 13 inch M3. And 2 weeks back I bought a 15 inch M4 Air for a collegue.
    When I compare the 13 inch Air and 15 inch air it is not that big. But screen feels sooo much better on 15 inch.
    ------ Post added on Aug 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
    Ok thanks mchn will check it out.thundermax the safest?
     

    coder101

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    Ok thanks mchn will check it out.thundermax the safest?
    Rooter, Thundermac dekama hodai.
    Oi dekenma man aran tiyenawa macs.
    See which model you need to buy, then take the prices from both places and buy from the lowest price shop out of these 2 is what I do.
    Normally rooter eke price tikak adui. Anthimata ganipu 3ma gatthe Rooter eken.
     

    Emios

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    Rooter, Thundermac dekama hodai.
    Oi dekenma man aran tiyenawa macs.
    See which model you need to buy, then take the prices from both places and buy from the lowest price shop out of these 2 is what I do.
    Normally rooter eke price tikak adui. Anthimata ganipu 3ma gatthe Rooter eken.
    there are lot of bad reviews ne ban thundermac?
     

    coder101

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    Just mentioning here if anyone buying a Macbook.

    Check 2 things when you buy a brand new macbook.

    1. We need to check whether the device is brand new or refurbished
    2. We need to see the region of the device

    Both of these can be checked by looking at the part number in the box.
    In the box its mentioned 3 things:
    Model: A2338
    Part No: M1ABCZP/A
    Serial: XXXXXXXX

    We need to check the Part No.

    1. Check whether brand new or refurbished:
    Look at the Model Number / Part Number (e.g., FQ123LL/A).
    • If it starts with M → New retail unit (standard).
    • If it starts with F → Refurbished by Apple.
    • If it starts with N → Replacement unit (given during service).
    • If it starts with P → Personalized (engraved).
    Eg:
    • MQD32LL/A → New retail MacBook.
    • FQD32LL/A → Official Apple refurbished MacBook.
    2. Check the region:
    The last 2–3 letters before “/A” are the region code.
    There is a big list.
    But I recommend to buy only USA, UK, Aus, Singapore region macbooks. Avoid the Indian and UAE ones as much as possible.

    CodeCountry / Region
    LL/AUSA
    B/AUK / Ireland
    X/AAustralia / New Zealand
    ZP/ASingapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia
    HN/AIndia
    J/AJapan
    CH/AChina
    KH/AKorea
    TA/ATaiwan
    ZA/ASouth Africa / UAE
    RS/ARussia
    PP/APhilippines

    there are lot of bad reviews ne ban thundermac?
    Ade just checked and saw now after seeing your reply. Yes there has been negative reviews recently.
    For me my experience is good so far. I am sure I am not getting any special treatment. But this seems bad.
    Check the rooter then.
    ------ Post added on Aug 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
     

    Emios

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    Just mentioning here if anyone buying a Macbook.

    Check 2 things when you buy a brand new macbook.

    1. We need to check whether the device is brand new or refurbished
    2. We need to see the region of the device

    Both of these can be checked by looking at the part number in the box.
    In the box its mentioned 3 things:
    Model: A2338
    Part No: M1ABCZP/A
    Serial: XXXXXXXX

    We need to check the Part No.

    1. Check whether brand new or refurbished:
    Look at the Model Number / Part Number (e.g., FQ123LL/A).
    • If it starts with M → New retail unit (standard).
    • If it starts with F → Refurbished by Apple.
    • If it starts with N → Replacement unit (given during service).
    • If it starts with P → Personalized (engraved).
    Eg:
    • MQD32LL/A → New retail MacBook.
    • FQD32LL/A → Official Apple refurbished MacBook.
    2. Check the region:
    The last 2–3 letters before “/A” are the region code.
    There is a big list.
    But I recommend to buy only USA, UK, Aus, Singapore region macbooks. Avoid the Indian and UAE ones as much as possible.

    CodeCountry / Region
    LL/AUSA
    B/AUK / Ireland
    X/AAustralia / New Zealand
    ZP/ASingapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia
    HN/AIndia
    J/AJapan
    CH/AChina
    KH/AKorea
    TA/ATaiwan
    ZA/ASouth Africa / UAE
    RS/ARussia
    PP/APhilippines


    Ade just checked and saw now after seeing your reply. Yes there has been negative reviews recently.
    For me my experience is good so far. I am sure I am not getting any special treatment. But this seems bad.
    Check the rooter then.
    ------ Post added on Aug 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
    It seems to be a better place
     

    NEMISIS

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    Just mentioning here if anyone buying a Macbook.

    Check 2 things when you buy a brand new macbook.

    1. We need to check whether the device is brand new or refurbished
    2. We need to see the region of the device

    Both of these can be checked by looking at the part number in the box.
    In the box its mentioned 3 things:
    Model: A2338
    Part No: M1ABCZP/A
    Serial: XXXXXXXX

    We need to check the Part No.

    1. Check whether brand new or refurbished:
    Look at the Model Number / Part Number (e.g., FQ123LL/A).
    • If it starts with M → New retail unit (standard).
    • If it starts with F → Refurbished by Apple.
    • If it starts with N → Replacement unit (given during service).
    • If it starts with P → Personalized (engraved).
    Eg:
    • MQD32LL/A → New retail MacBook.
    • FQD32LL/A → Official Apple refurbished MacBook.
    2. Check the region:
    The last 2–3 letters before “/A” are the region code.
    There is a big list.
    But I recommend to buy only USA, UK, Aus, Singapore region macbooks. Avoid the Indian and UAE ones as much as possible.

    CodeCountry / Region
    LL/AUSA
    B/AUK / Ireland
    X/AAustralia / New Zealand
    ZP/ASingapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia
    HN/AIndia
    J/AJapan
    CH/AChina
    KH/AKorea
    TA/ATaiwan
    ZA/ASouth Africa / UAE
    RS/ARussia
    PP/APhilippines


    Ade just checked and saw now after seeing your reply. Yes there has been negative reviews recently.
    For me my experience is good so far. I am sure I am not getting any special treatment. But this seems bad.
    Check the rooter then.
    ------ Post added on Aug 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM

    මේකෙන් ඔය region එක හොයන ටික ඇරෙන්න අනෙක් ටික මම වෙරිෆයි කරා ඒක හරි. region එක වෙරිෆයි කරන එක ශුවර් නැහැ

    මම පර්සනලි යූස් කරන මැක්බුක් දෙකක් තියනවා දෙකම Singa වලින් අරගත්තෙ(ගනිපු දෙවනි එක ගත්තෙ ලංකාවෙ තැනකින්, එතනින් සිංගා වලින් ගත්තෙ කියලා කන්ෆර්ම් කරා Apple care ඇක්ටිවු කරද්දි). ඒ දෙකේම LL/A කෝඩ් එක තියෙන්නෙ
    ඔෆිස් එකෙන් දීපු ලැප් එකත් සිංගා වලින් අරන් තියෙන්නෙ ඒකෙ තියෙන්නෙත් LL/A, මට හිතෙන්නෙ වෙන රටකින් උනත් US keyboard layout එක ගන්නවා නං US මොඩල් එක තමයි එන්නෙ කියලා. සිංගා ඇරෙන්න වෙන රටකින් ගනිපු මැක් එකක් හොයාගන්න බැරි උනා ඕක වෙරිෆියි කරන්න.

    අනික් එක තමයි ඔය region එකෙන් කොලිටි එකේ වෙනසක් නෙමෙයි තියෙන්නෙ ලොකුවටම WiFi/Bluetooth වල යූස් කරන චැනල් සහ frequency වල වෙනස තියෙන්නෙ. US වලට සපෝට් කරන ඩිවියිස් එකක් ගත්තම අපේ ලඟ තියන රවුටර් අරව මේව එක්ක තියන competibility එක වැඩි වෙන්න පුලුවන්.
     

    infernocus

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    මේකෙන් ඔය region එක හොයන ටික ඇරෙන්න අනෙක් ටික මම වෙරිෆයි කරා ඒක හරි. region එක වෙරිෆයි කරන එක ශුවර් නැහැ

    මම පර්සනලි යූස් කරන මැක්බුක් දෙකක් තියනවා දෙකම Singa වලින් අරගත්තෙ(ගනිපු දෙවනි එක ගත්තෙ ලංකාවෙ තැනකින්, එතනින් සිංගා වලින් ගත්තෙ කියලා කන්ෆර්ම් කරා Apple care ඇක්ටිවු කරද්දි). ඒ දෙකේම LL/A කෝඩ් එක තියෙන්නෙ
    ඔෆිස් එකෙන් දීපු ලැප් එකත් සිංගා වලින් අරන් තියෙන්නෙ ඒකෙ තියෙන්නෙත් LL/A, මට හිතෙන්නෙ වෙන රටකින් උනත් US keyboard layout එක ගන්නවා නං US මොඩල් එක තමයි එන්නෙ කියලා. සිංගා ඇරෙන්න වෙන රටකින් ගනිපු මැක් එකක් හොයාගන්න බැරි උනා ඕක වෙරිෆියි කරන්න.

    අනික් එක තමයි ඔය region එකෙන් කොලිටි එකේ වෙනසක් නෙමෙයි තියෙන්නෙ ලොකුවටම WiFi/Bluetooth වල යූස් කරන චැනල් සහ frequency වල වෙනස තියෙන්නෙ. US වලට සපෝට් කරන ඩිවියිස් එකක් ගත්තම අපේ ලඟ තියන රවුටර් අරව මේව එක්ක තියන competibility එක වැඩි වෙන්න පුලුවන්.
    I think this a Singapore thing, since there a lot of international trade happens there, they could be selling the US version of the laptop.
     

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    මේකෙන් ඔය region එක හොයන ටික ඇරෙන්න අනෙක් ටික මම වෙරිෆයි කරා ඒක හරි. region එක වෙරිෆයි කරන එක ශුවර් නැහැ

    මම පර්සනලි යූස් කරන මැක්බුක් දෙකක් තියනවා දෙකම Singa වලින් අරගත්තෙ(ගනිපු දෙවනි එක ගත්තෙ ලංකාවෙ තැනකින්, එතනින් සිංගා වලින් ගත්තෙ කියලා කන්ෆර්ම් කරා Apple care ඇක්ටිවු කරද්දි). ඒ දෙකේම LL/A කෝඩ් එක තියෙන්නෙ
    ඔෆිස් එකෙන් දීපු ලැප් එකත් සිංගා වලින් අරන් තියෙන්නෙ ඒකෙ තියෙන්නෙත් LL/A, මට හිතෙන්නෙ වෙන රටකින් උනත් US keyboard layout එක ගන්නවා නං US මොඩල් එක තමයි එන්නෙ කියලා. සිංගා ඇරෙන්න වෙන රටකින් ගනිපු මැක් එකක් හොයාගන්න බැරි උනා ඕක වෙරිෆියි කරන්න.

    අනික් එක තමයි ඔය region එකෙන් කොලිටි එකේ වෙනසක් නෙමෙයි තියෙන්නෙ ලොකුවටම WiFi/Bluetooth වල යූස් කරන චැනල් සහ frequency වල වෙනස තියෙන්නෙ. US වලට සපෝට් කරන ඩිවියිස් එකක් ගත්තම අපේ ලඟ තියන රවුටර් අරව මේව එක්ක තියන competibility එක වැඩි වෙන්න පුලුවන්.
    me kathawa attha machan.
    Mta kiyanna ona une USA, UK, Aus, Singapore region ewa ganna kiyana ekai Indian and UAE ewa avoid kranna kiyana ekai.
    UAE ewaye enne arabic keyboard ekak. Eka hena wadayak use kranna.
    Lagadi apple repairs karana ekek ekka kathakraddi uu qwa unta wadipurama hadanna apu macbook indian region or indian made kiyala. E nisa thamai ewa avoid kranna qwe.
    E arenna oi USA, UK, Aus, Singapore region ewa gattha kiyala wishesha wasiyak na. Habai oi umba qwa wage minor hardware scenes and keyboard layouts ehema apita ona widiyata tiyenawane.
     

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    ammo mewain gannepa mchn. mewaye devices kohen ena ewada danne na.

    If you buy Apple Products, buy from these shops:
    - Thundermac
    - Rooter
    - Gnext Store
    - Futureworld
    Rooter and LuxeryX same ownersla wage mathaka widiyata


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    me kathawa attha machan.
    Mta kiyanna ona une USA, UK, Aus, Singapore region ewa ganna kiyana ekai Indian and UAE ewa avoid kranna kiyana ekai.
    UAE ewaye enne arabic keyboard ekak. Eka hena wadayak use kranna.
    Lagadi apple repairs karana ekek ekka kathakraddi uu qwa unta wadipurama hadanna apu macbook indian region or indian made kiyala. E nisa thamai ewa avoid kranna qwe.
    E arenna oi USA, UK, Aus, Singapore region ewa gattha kiyala wishesha wasiyak na. Habai oi umba qwa wage minor hardware scenes and keyboard layouts ehema apita ona widiyata tiyenawane.
    I guess the Indian model is popular here due to hand-carry and selling, so it is natural to have high number of defective items, but not a quality problem.
     
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