Best Buy has 24GB M3 MacBook Airs at $750 off the orig. price today (Open-box, 1-yr. Apple warranty)

$750 off/$948

While we are still tracking the 13-inch 24GB M3 MacBook Air down at $999 in brand new condition, we also spotted a pretty wild offer on the 15-incher at Best Buy today. As part of its open-box program, you can land the original $1,699 M3 MacBook Air down at $947.99 shipped in “excellent” condition with a full warranty. 

We have seen Amazon offering the 15-inch M3 MacBook Air with 24GB of RAM down at $1,099 in brand new condition more than a few times now. That price is a very good one for a brand new machine, but it has since jumped up and is now starting at $1,125 with most colors completely sold out. 

Best Buy is however offering the Starlight 24GB M3 model down at $947.99 shipped in “excellent” open-box condition. It “works and looks like new” and ships with a 1-year Apple warranty. 

• Geek Squad Verified
• Works and looks like new. Restored to factory settings.
• Includes all parts and accessories. Packaging may vary or be absent.
• 1-year warranty

It’s not brand new, but we are talking about a giant discount on a machine that started out at $1,899 before Apple ditched the 8GB RAM setup last fall. Here are some key historical and comparison prices to keep in mind here on this machine: 

• Original price: $1,899
• New list price after RAM upgrade: $1,699

This is the previous-get M3 MacBook Air, but you will pay $1,599 at Apple for the comparable M4 variant and today’s M3 deal is still well below the $1,399 sale price we had on the 24GB 15-inch M4 model this summer and in recent months. 

M3 MacBook Air features:

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. 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. Lightweight and under half an inch thin, so you can take MacBook Air anywhere you go.

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