Amazon clears out upgraded 24GB 15-inch M3 MacBook Airs at the $1,349 low ($550 under the orig. price), more

$550 off/$1,349

While we are still tracking some solid $50 price drops on most of the new M4 MacBook Air configurations, Amazon has just brought back its all-time low clearance pricing on the 15-inch M3 MacBook Air with the upgraded 24GB of RAM. Originally $1,899, and now carrying a regular price at $1,699 after Apple upgraded its stock RAM offerings, you can now score the 24GB 15-inch MacBook Air with the 512GB SSD in all four colorways down at $1,349 shipped. 

Before Apple upped its RAM offerings the 24GB 15-inch MacBook Air with the M3 chip carried a regular price at $1,899, that means with today’s deal you’re looking at a still more than capable machine at $550 off the original price, or $350 off the new MSRP we saw after the RAM update last fall. Today’s deal is matching our previous mention and only the second time we have seen this configuration down this low at Amazon. 

Now clearly this is the previous-generation M3 model we are looking at, but it is also lower in price than the comparable M4 machines despite the lighter price tags those models released with this year. Let’s take a quick look at the best discounted prices on the M4 machines for reference here:

• 13-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $949 (Reg. $999)
• 13-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB from $1,169 (Reg. $1,199)
• 13-inch M4 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,349 (Reg. $1,399)
• 15-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB from $1,139 (Reg. $1,199)
• 15-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB $1,344 (Reg. $1,399)
• 15-inch M4 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,549 (Reg. $1,599)

Clearly you could score the 13-inch M4 MacBook Pro with the same 24GB of RAM and 512GB storage option we are featuring on the 15-inch today at the same price, and we certainly wouldn’t blame you for taking that route. But, as you can see above, the M3 model we are highlighting is $200 less than the deal price on the regular $1,599 15-inch M4 MacBook Air with the upgraded internals. If you can make do with the 13-inch display, we recommend just going with the newer M4, but if not, it will likely be quite a long time before we see a 15-inch M4 with 24GB of RAM in the $1,400 range, never mind $1,349. 

Apple M3 MacBook Air features:

• LEAN. MEAN. M3 MACHINE — With a powerful 8-core CPU and up to 10-core GPU, the blazing-fast MacBook Air with M3 chip is a superportable laptop that sails through work and play.
• BUILT FOR APPLE INTELLIGENCE—Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data—not even Apple.*
• PORTABLE DESIGN — Lightweight and under half an inch thin, so you can take MacBook Air anywhere you go.
• UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE — Amazing, all-day battery life so you can leave the power adapter at home.
• MORE ROOM FOR WHAT YOU LOVE — The 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display supports 1 billion colors.
• LOOK SHARP, SOUND GREAT — Everything looks and sounds amazing with a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, three mics, and six speakers with Spatial Audio.

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