Score Apple’s 13-inch 24GB M3 MacBook Air at $500 off the orig. list price ($300 less than M4)

$500 off/M3 Air

With the early Black Friday deals going to into full swing as ushered in by the now live Best Buy event (among others), and the latest M4 MacBook Air lineup now at $200 off across the board, we wanted to shine a light on this M3 model. For some, a previous-generation machine just isn’t worth the investment, but at $500+ off the list price others might want to give it a look before it’s completely sold out. 

B&H is currently offering the 13-inch M3 MacBook Air with 24GB of RAM and the 512GB SSD down at $999 shipped. This deal is only live on the silver model at this point as other options have quickly sold out since it first went live. 

As a quick refresher, this M3 MacBook Air configuration originally debuted at $1,699 and then dropped to $1,499 after Apple did away with the 8GB RAM tier (this effectively dropped the price across the lineup as Apple did not alter prices despite offering higher RAM counts). That means today’s deal is $700 less than the price this model launched at and $500 under the MSRP is carried in October of 2024. 

As far as how this compared to the new M4 models, let’s dive in:

• 13-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $799 (Reg. $999)
• 13-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB $999 (Reg. $1,199)
• 13-inch M4 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,199 (Reg. $1,399)
• 15-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $999 (Reg. $1,199)
• 15-inch M4 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB $1,199 (Reg. $1,399)
• 15-inch M4 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,399 (Reg. $1,599)

As you can see from the list of early Black Friday deals on the new M4 MacBook Air models above, all of which deliver $200 off the list prices, today’s deal on the M3 24GB/512GB is $300 under the $1,399 list on the comparable M4 model and $200 under the current sale price. 

Again, the M3 chip might be a non-starter for some folks, and understandably so, but this is still a more than capable machine – I know folks with this exact configuration and they still love this thing – and one that might be worth considering for those looking to land a deep deal on a MacBook this holiday season. The chances, after all, of seeing the newer M4 24GB/512GB model at $500 off, or rather down at $999, are very, very small. 

Apple M3 MacBook Air features:

• LEAN. MEAN. M3 MACHINE — With a powerful 8-core CPU and 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.