Update 3/9: Amazon has dropped another $100 off select M3 MacBook Air models to delier to new all-time lows:
- 13-inch M3 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $799 (Reg. $1,099, Orig. $1,299)
- 13-inch M3 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,099 (Reg. $1,499, Orig. $1,699)
The brand new M4 MacBook Air has now arrived and is now up for pre-order on Amazon starting from $999 – you’ll also find some notable trade-in deals at Best Buy and straight up $50 cash discounts for paid members. Starting prices have dropped by $100 and there’s a sweet new Sky Blue colorway too, but Amazon is now starting to clear out the M3 MacBook Airs with the best prices we have tracked to date. We are talking about prices at $300 off, or $500 off the original prices here. Details below.
While the most affordable M3 models are still at $200 off the new list prices (or $400 off the original prices), the 24GB configurations on both the 13-inch and 15-inch models have now dropped another $100 for the best prices ever:
- 13-inch M3 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,199 (Reg. $1,499, Orig. $1,699)
- 15-inch M3 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,399 (Reg. $1,699, Orig. $1,899)
As a quick reminder, Apple upped the RAM count on these models late last year without changing the price. So while the listings on Amazon mark a $300 discount off the going rate, these configurations are both $500 off the original prices.
But let’s compare these deals to the brand new M4 MacBook Air prices – they launched yesterday at an even lower price point. A 13-inch M4 MacBook Air with the same 24GB of RAM and 512GB of storage sells for $1,399, and the 15-inch variant carries a $1,599 list price – both go for $200 more than the M3 clearance deals we are featuring above.
- 13-inch M3 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $799 (Reg. $1,099, Orig. $1,299)
- 13-inch M3 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB $1,099 (Reg. $1,299, Orig. $1,499)
- 13-inch M3 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,199 (Reg. $1,499, Orig. $1,699)
- 15-inch M3 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $1,099 (Reg. $1,299, Orig. $1,499)
- 15-inch M3 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB $1,249 (Reg. $1,499, Orig. $1,699)
- 15-inch M3 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,399 (Reg. $1,699, Orig. $1,899)
Now, we certainly wouldn’t blame you for dropping the extra $100 to $200 on the more powerful M4 chip, or just saving up and waiting for a deal on the new models instead of dropping any cash on the M3. But even before the M4 models dropped, Apple’s M2 Air remained a popular option around here so we wanted to make sure these upgraded, Apple intelligence-ready M3 models were front and center for folks looking to save some cash. After all, the MacBook Air is really for folks just looking for a high-quality browser machine they can watch some videos and get some work done on, at-home or elsewhere, and for some the bump in power on the M4 isn’t going to make all that much of a difference.
That said, everything you need to know about the new M4 MacBook Air is of course waiting over at 9to5Mac.
Apple M3 MacBook Air features:
- LEAN. MEAN. M3 MACHINE — 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.
- 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.
- UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE — Amazing, all-day battery life so you can leave the power adapter at home.
- MORE ROOM FOR WHAT YOU LOVE — The 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display supports 1 billion colors.
- LOOK SHARP, SOUND GREAT — Everything looks and sounds amazing with a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, three mics, and six speakers with Spatial Audio.
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