Amazon has 24GB M3 MacBook Air at $450 off the list price ($200+ under the M4 model)

$450 off/$1,249

While you’re not going to find this particularly notable deal on all of the colors, and it’s certainly not the new M4 model, we wanted to shine a light on the 24GB silver M3 MacBook Air this morning. Amazon is now offering the 15-inch version of this configuration down at $1,249 shipped – that’s $450 under the regular $1,699 list price. 

As we reminded folks yesterday, the M3 MacBook Air got an RAM upgrade when Apple eschewed the old 8GB configurations – this resulted in an effective price reduction across the lineup. 

The model we are featuring here today carried a regular list price at $1,899 before the RAM bump, and a $1,699 list after. That means that at $1,249 you’re paying $650 under the price Apple charged for this machine last September, and $450 under the price it charged between then and the release of the new M4 models this year. 

Speaking of which, let’s compare this M3 model’s deal with the M4. The 15-inch M4 MacBook Air with 24GB of RAM carries a $1,599 list price (Apple dropped the MSRPs on the new models by $100) and is currently on sale for $1,449. That’s not a bad deal by any means, but we have seen them go for lower in select colors, and it is also $200 more than the M3 deal we are featuring here today. 

There’s nothing quite like bringing home the brand new generation MacBook or iPad, but if you don’t need the M4, chances are the M3 will be just fine for folks who would prefer to save the cash. 

M3 MacBook Air features:

• SPEED OF LIGHTNESS — MacBook Air with the M4 chip lets you blaze through work and play. With Apple Intelligence, up to 18 hours of battery life, and an incredibly portable design, you can take on anything, anywhere.
• SUPERCHARGED BY M4 — The Apple M4 chip brings even more speed and fluidity to everything you do, like working between multiple apps, editing videos, or playing graphically demanding games.
• 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.
• UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE — MacBook Air delivers the same incredible performance whether it’s running on battery or plugged in.