Deals: Amazon Continuing to Discount M1 MacBook Air Models to All-Time Low Prices (Save Up to $149)

In the wake of Prime Day, Amazon is still discounting the M1 MacBook Air to record low prices in both 256GB and 512GB storage options. To start, you can get the 256GB model for $899.99 today on Amazon, down from an original price of $999.00.

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As of writing, all colors are in stock and ready to ship from Amazon. The sale has also been applied automatically so you won't need to wait until the checkout screen to see the discount price.

Likewise, the 512GB version of the M1 MacBook Air is seeing a notable discount to $1,099.99, down from $1,249.00. This is a record low price for the notebook, and you'll see this price at the checkout screen once a coupon worth $50 is applied.

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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psxp Avatar
56 months ago
New computers will always be around the corner.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MacOH21 Avatar
56 months ago
if only i could customize with 16 gb of ram and still receive a discount.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Wayfarer Avatar
56 months ago
Hardly a deal. That’s the same as the student discount. ?
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Apple_Robert Avatar
56 months ago

No one buys these baselines . Everyone either gets 16 gb ram or 512 gb ssd or both .
I think most people outside of here get the base models. Only in MR land is it viewed as impossible to get anything done with a base model, even though millions do so every day.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ghanwani Avatar
56 months ago
Discounts getting bigger. Are we expecting new ones soon?
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dguisinger Avatar
56 months ago
After reading a few stories this week.... Its probably priced to move them so they stop having stories about incinerating perfectly good inventory because it sat on the shelf a few days too long
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)