Apple’s most affordable 15-inch 16GB M4 MacBook Air hits new online low at $108 off, more from $900

$108 off/$1,091

While there are still some great trade-in opportunities top flip your older MacBook for the new M4 MacBook Air – you can get one at $550 off with an M3 trade, our continued efforts to uncover the best straight up cash deals for folks without gear to trade rolls on. We are still tracking a chance to score $99 off the base 13-inch model, but we also just spotted a sweet “excellent” condition open-box unit that has the most affordable 15-inch M4 MacBook Air starting at the best price we have tracked online. Details below. 

As of right now, Amazon’s brand-new listings on the base model 15-inch M4 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and the 256GB SSD are starting at $1,149 (that’s within $10 of the best we have tracked to date) and a great price considering how new this model is. 

That said, Best Buy’s open-box listings in “excellent” condition with a full 1-year Apple warranty are now starting down at $1,090.99 for the Midnight model. That’s a $108 off the list price and the lowest price we have tracked online for a new 15-inch M4 MacBook Air. The only deals we have seen for less than this were short-lived brick and mortar in-store affairs.

The other colors aren’t dropping down this low at the time of writing. 

Here are the details from Best Buy on these open boxes:

• Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty
• Geek Squad Verified
• Works and looks like new. Restored to factory settings.
• Includes all original parts, packaging and accessories (or suitable replacement).

For some folks, the $108 isn’t going to be quite enough to warranty going open-box, and we completely get it. But if you are looking for the best price on one of these machines in the early days, it should at least be on your radar. 

Here’s how the best brand-new pricing we can find online shakes out across the lineup right now:

• 13-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $949 (Reg. $999)
• 13-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB from $1,144 (Reg. $1,199)
• 13-inch M4 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,329 (Reg. $1,399)
• 15-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $1,149 (Reg. $1,399)
• 15-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB $1,334 (Reg. $1,399)
• 15-inch M4 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,524 (Reg. $1,599)

Apple M4 MacBook Air features:

The 15-inch MacBook Air with the M4 chip lets you fly through work and play. With Apple Intelligence, a spacious Liquid Retina display, up to 18 hours of battery life, and a strikingly thin and light design, it’s built to last and can take on just about anything, anywhere.