Following a discount on the 512GB MacBook Air on Friday, Amazon today is kicking off the work week with a deal on the newest 256GB MacBook Air. This notebook is available for $899.99, down from $999.00. Every color is available at this price.

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At $99 off, this is the lowest we've ever tracked for this model of the 2020 MacBook Air. If you're interested in the 512GB model, Amazon is still offering this notebook for $1,199.00, down from $1,299.00. Only the Gold color option is available at this price.

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New MacBook Air for $899.99

You can find even more discounts on other MacBooks by visiting our Best Deals guide for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. In this guide we track the steepest discounts for the newest MacBook models every week, so be sure to bookmark it and check back often if you're shopping for a new Apple notebook.

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bollman
17 months ago
That would be a proper feat, to get El Capitan onto one of those....
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randyhudson
17 months ago
It was already this price if you just used the education portal to order.
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G5isAlive
17 months ago

It was already this price if you just used the education portal to order.
and for those of us NOT in education?
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Bruce Oksol
17 months ago
According to Amazon tech specs, comes installed with incredibly old OS, El Capitan?
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