Best Buy's Apple Shopping Event: Get the 128GB 2018 MacBook Air for $950 ($250 Off and Lowest Ever)

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Best Buy is back with another sale today, offering discounts on a variety of Apple products and accessories. These include the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 4, and numerous products from Beats.

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The most notable discount today is for the latest MacBook Air with 8GB RAM and 128GB of flash storage, priced at $949.99, down from $1,199.99. This is the lowest price ever seen for the notebook, and Best Buy has it in all three colors: Gold, Silver, and Space Gray.

Best Buy's Apple Shopping Event

MacBook Air (Late 2018)

MacBook Pro without Touch Bar

iMac (Mid 2017)

iPhone

Trade-in Offers

  • MacBook Air - Latest model from $999.99 when trading in working MacBook
  • iPad Air - Latest model from $349.99 when trading in any working iPad Pro
  • Apple Watch Series 4 - Starting at $299 when trading in any working Apple Watch

Beats

Our Deals Roundup has more information on other sales happening this week, like discounts on the new AirPods and an exclusive discount on the ElevationDock 4.

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Kevin2055 Avatar
Kevin2055
78 months ago
Still 128GB in 2019

('https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/01/best-buys-macbook-air-lowest/')


Best Buy is back with another sale today, offering discounts on a variety of Apple products and accessories ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple%2Fapple-shopping-event%2Fpcmcat748301171883.c%3Fid%3Dpcmcat748301171883'). These include the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 4, and numerous products from Beats.


Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

The most notable discount today is for the latest MacBook Air with 8GB RAM and 128GB of flash storage, priced at $949.99, down from $1,199.99. This is the lowest price ever seen for the notebook, and Best Buy has it in all three colors: Gold, Silver, and Space Gray.

Best Buy's Apple Shopping Event ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple%2Fapple-shopping-event%2Fpcmcat748301171883.c%3Fid%3Dpcmcat748301171883')

MacBook Air (Late 2018)
* 8GB RAM, 128GB Flash Storage ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple-macbook-air-13-3-retina-display-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-128gb-flash-storage-latest-model-space-gray%2F5998704.p%3FskuId%3D5998704') - $949.99, down from $1,199.99 ($250 off, lowest ever)
* 8GB RAM, 256GB Flash Storage ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple-macbook-air-13-3-retina-display-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-flash-storage-latest-model-space-gray%2F5998705.p%3FskuId%3D5998705') - $1,149.99, down from $1,399.99 ($250 off)
MacBook Pro without Touch Bar
* 8GB RAM, 128GB Flash Storage ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple-macbook-pro-13-display-intel-core-i5-8-gb-memory-128gb-flash-storage-space-gray%2F5721723.p%3FskuId%3D5721723') - $1,099.99, down from $1,299.99 ($200 off)
* 8GB RAM, 256GB Flash Storage ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple-macbook-pro-13-display-intel-core-i5-8-gb-memory-256gb-flash-storage-silver%2F6936477.p%3FskuId%3D6936477') - $1,299.99, down from $1,499.99 ($200 off)
iMac (Mid 2017)
* 21.5-inch, 8GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple-21-5-imac-intel-core-i5-3-0ghz-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-silver%2F4881100.p%3FskuId%3D4881100') - $999.99, down from $1,299.99 ($300 off, lowest ever)
* 21.5-inch, 8GB RAM, 1TB Fusion Drive ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple-21-5-imac-intel-core-i5-3-4ghz-8gb-memory-1tb-fusion-drive-silver%2F4881200.p%3FskuId%3D4881200') - $1,199.99, down from $1,499.99 ($300 off, lowest ever)
* 27-inch, 8GB RAM, 1TB Fusion Drive ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fapple-27-imac-intel-core-i5-3-4ghz-8gb-memory-1tb-fusion-drive-silver%2F4881400.p%3FskuId%3D4881400') - $1,399.99, down from $1,799.99 ($400 off)
iPhone
* iPhone X, 8, and 8 Plus ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fconditional-offers%2Fiphone-offer%2Fpcmcat1553630213005.c%3Fid%3Dpcmcat1553630213005') - Save up to $150 with qualified activation
* iPhone XS and XR ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.linksynergy.com%2Fdeeplink%3Fid%3DJ2shFQg6J%2FU%26mid%3D38606%26murl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.bestbuy.com%252Fsite%252Fsearchpage.jsp%253Fcp%253D1%2526searchType%253Dsearch%2526_dyncharset%253DUTF-8%2526ks%253D960%2526sc%253DGlobal%2526list%253Dy%2526usc%253DAll%252520Categories%2526type%253Dpage%2526id%253Dpcat17071%2526iht%253Dn%2526seeAll%253D%2526browsedCategory%253Dpcmcat158500050014%2526st%253Dcategoryid%252524pcmcat158500050014%2526qp%253Ddevicemanufacturer_facet%25253DDevice%252520Brand%257EApple%2526sp%253D%25252Bcurrentprice%252520skuidsaas') - Get up to a $375 Best Buy gift card with qualified activation and iPhone trade-in
* Prepaid iPhone 6s ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fsearchpage.jsp%3Fcp%3D1%26searchType%3Dsearch%26_dyncharset%3DUTF-8%26ks%3D960%26sc%3DGlobal%26list%3Dy%26usc%3DAll%2520Categories%26type%3Dpage%26id%3Dpcat17071%26iht%3Dn%26seeAll%3D%26browsedCategory%3Dpcmcat158500050014%26st%3Dcategoryid%2524pcmcat158500050014%26qp%3Ddevicemanufacturer_facet%253DDevice%2520Brand%7EApple%26sp%3D%252Bcurrentprice%2520skuidsaas') - $199.99 on Simple Mobile
Trade-in Offers
* MacBook Air ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fclp-computers-tablets%2Fmacbook-trade-in-offer%2Fpcmcat1541191628433.c%3Fid%3Dpcmcat1541191628433') - Latest model from $999.99 when trading in working MacBook
* iPad Air ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fclp-computers-tablets%2Flatest-ipad-trade-in-offer%2Fpcmcat1552947511374.c%3Fid%3Dpcmcat1552947511374') - Latest model from $349.99 when trading in any working iPad Pro
* Apple Watch Series 4 ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fconditional-offers%2Fapple-watch-offer%2Fpcmcat1553537458046.c%3Fid%3Dpcmcat1553537458046') - Starting at $299 when trading in any working Apple Watch
Beats
* BeatsX (Black) ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fbeats-by-dr-dre-beatsx-earphones-black%2F6296103.p%3FskuId%3D6296103') - $99.99, down from $119.99 ($20 off)
* Powerbeats3 Wireless ('https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=J2shFQg6J/U&mid=38606&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fbeats-by-dr-dre-powerbeats-wireless-black%2F5577821.p%3FskuId%3D5577821') - $119.99, down from $199.99 ($80 off) Our Deals Roundup ('https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/best-apple-deals/') has more information on other sales happening this week, like discounts on the new AirPods and an exclusive discount on the ElevationDock 4.

Article Link: Best Buy's Apple Shopping Event: Get the 128GB 2018 MacBook Air for $950 ($250 Off and Lowest Ever) ('https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/01/best-buys-macbook-air-lowest/')
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Andronicus Avatar
Andronicus
78 months ago
128GB laptop for $1,000 is laughable.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Kevin2055 Avatar
Kevin2055
78 months ago
What’s the big deal?
user will be stuck with storage for years. Today 2TB ssd is just around $200
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Jimmy James Avatar
Jimmy James
78 months ago
What’s the big deal?
My needs require more, this was entry level storage 12 years ago, it’s overpriced, and not upgradable.

What’s right about it?
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
SR 7 Avatar
SR 7
78 months ago
How can u call yourself Apple, let alone any other company in 2019 while offering a 128gb hard drive.

I bought my first MacBook in 2009.

It had 128 gb.

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Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Andronicus Avatar
Andronicus
78 months ago
What’s the big deal?
It’s overpriced even for Apple.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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