For some the previous-generation Apple gear is underwhelming at best. But for others it presents an opportunity to score what was very much a top of the line machine just a few years ago with a serious deal, and that’s what we are looking at right now. Best Buy is offering the 13-inch M1 MacBook Air down at $509.99 shipped. This is no M3 machine, nor is it an M2, but we are talking about a perfectly good casual laptop that carried a sticker price at $999 originally and still sells for $759 in refurbished condition from Apple.
Again, this is not the latest and greatest, and not by a long shot. But we are talking about a brand new Apple MacBook Air at $510 here. For comparison’s sake, the M2 model starts at $849 on Amazon right now and the latest M3 is going for $999 on sale. So we are looking at nearly 50% off the latest model and $339 under the M2.
There’s no denying this is an older machine, but there’s also no denying the value here. Maybe you just need a secondary beater, something for the kids, or to send the teens off to college without spending a fortune. Either way, this M1 machine is still eligible for fresh new macOS updates down the line and is compatible with the upcoming Apple Intelligence features.
More of this week’s best Mac deals:
- Here’s another chance at scoring $500 off the M3 Pro MacBook Pro with 18GB of RAM
- Apple’s elevated 1TB M3 MacBook Pro just dropped down to $1,499 ($300 off)
13-inch M1 MacBook Air features:
Apple’s thinnest and lightest notebook gets supercharged with the Apple M1 chip. Tackle your projects with the blazing-fast 8-core CPU. Take graphics-intensive apps and games to the next level with the 7-core GPU. And accelerate machine learning tasks with the 16-core Neural Engine. All with a silent, fanless design and the longest battery life ever — up to 18 hours.¹ MacBook Air. Still perfectly portable. Just a lot more powerful.
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