Amazon Prime Day: M1 MacBook Air Hits New Record Low Price of $749.99 ($249 Off)

[MacRumors]

We've been tracking all of the best deals you can get during Prime Day this year, and this includes a new all-time low price on the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air from 2020.

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You can get the 256GB M1 MacBook Air for $749.99, down from $999.00 today on Amazon. It's available in all three colors of Gold, Silver, and Space Gray at this price, with an estimated delivery date of July 11 for Prime members.

M1 MacBook Air (256GB) for $749.99 ($249 OFF)​

There are many internal and external differences between the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air and the newer 13.6-inch and 15.3-inch M2 MacBook Air models, but as an entry-level computer the M1 device should work great for common tasks, especially at this Prime Day pricing. You can read our guide to get a better look at all the similarities and differences between the generations.

Remember that you'll need an Amazon Prime membership to get Prime Day deals. You can sign up for Prime on Amazon if you don't have the service yet.

Article Link: Amazon Prime Day: M1 MacBook Air Hits New Record Low Price of $749.99 ($249 Off)

 

[scheinderrob]

2005 era ram and hard drive, 2023 era cpu. still a good sale tho, hoping for one on the pro

 

[Andronicus]

Best laptop for 99% of the people that need a laptop.

 

[EuroChilli]

2005 era ram and hard drive, 2023 era cpu. still a good sale tho, hoping for one on the pro

Well, said ram (8) and hd (256) is working just fine for me for the last 3 years already, with plenty headroom to spare. The extra storage space I do need is covered by the clouds, and a 2TB Samsung T7 SSD external. All in, some of the best money I’ve ever spent.

Point is, if you even think you need the base model, get 1, especially for this price.

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Meh. It's a 2020 model, so it will probably no longer support the current MacOS in a couple of years, and you'll lose security updates a couple years after that. At this point, it has a far shorter lifespan than a cheaper newer model Chromebook.

 

[anakin44011]

Meh. It's a 2020 model, so it will probably no longer support the current MacOS in a couple of years, and you'll lose security updates a couple years after that. At this point, it has a far shorter lifespan than a cheaper newer model Chromebook.

Wow...really?

If I were a betting man, I'd wager the lifespan of this MacBook Air against a 2021-3 Chromebook...but I'm certainly biased (and not a betting man).

 

[Hastings101]

Great device without an obnoxious notch (the one thing I really hate about my MBP even after seven months of using it). Still hard to believe Apple finally made a good, affordable laptop with decent enough specs for years and years of everyday use and I can actually recommend it to people without having to add "but it is a little pricey" at the end. 8GB RAM is more than enough for word processing, browsing, light gaming, photo editing etc. and we live in the era of "the cloud" and cheap ultrafast usb-c flash drives so 256GB is far from a concern.

 

[MacLawyer]

If you've been waiting now is the time.

 

[antibolo]

Meh. It's a 2020 model, so it will probably no longer support the current MacOS in a couple of years, and you'll lose security updates a couple years after that. At this point, it has a far shorter lifespan than a cheaper newer model Chromebook.

Apple is still selling new 2020 MBAs today, 2.5 years after release. They're not going to drop it from support anytime soon.

 

[majkom]

If good sale will buy one.. does m1 airs have same problem with external displays as other apple silicon macs (flicker)??

 

[bag99001]

If good sale will buy one.. does m1 airs have same problem with external displays as other apple silicon macs (flicker)??

No flicker experience here. I haven't heard of this being a common issue?

 

[jlc1978]

Great device without an obnoxious notch (the one thing I really hate about my MBP even after seven months of using it).

I have a desktop graphic with a black line so the notch is hidden, and with the menubar next to teh notch and bartender, I never notice it is there.

Still hard to believe Apple finally made a good, affordable laptop with decent enough specs for years and years of everyday use and I can actually recommend it to people without having to add "but it is a little pricey" at the end. 8GB RAM is more than enough for word processing, browsing, light gaming, photo editing etc. and we live in the era of "the cloud" and cheap ultrafast usb-c flash drives so 256GB is far from a concern.

Yea, it's a great machine for people that just need to do everyday things. It's not just light duty either. I used mine with Parallels until I got an M1 MBP when it came out. My only issue with it was the lack of expansion ports and MagSafe, although a hub and magnetic USB-C cable addressed those issues; but I still wanted, if not needed, a MBP.

At $750 the price point is right as well. My guess is this will last as least as long as Apple has its Back to College sale.

 

[jlc1978]

If good sale will buy one.. does m1 airs have same problem with external displays as other apple silicon macs (flicker)??

I have an M1 Air and M1 MBP endnote have had a flicker issue with either.

No flicker experience here. I haven't heard of this being a common issue?

Not that I have heard of.

 

[majkom]

This: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...d.2271670/page-25?post=32262237#post-32262237

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

This is an awesome deal!

 

[japanime]

I run a company on one of these machines. Highly recommended.

 

[akbarali.ch]

M1 MacBook air will go down in the history with golden words.

 

[Ceecephous]

Biggest bang for the buck right here !

 

[JPack]

Apple is still selling new 2020 MBAs today, 2.5 years after release. They're not going to drop it from support anytime soon.

I don’t think support will drop soon either, but sale status is meaningless for Apple. They were still selling Intel-based iMac and Mac Pro up until recently. Apple only cares about product intro date in terms of OS support.

 

[Six0Four]

Some good deals to be had buying right from Apple as well right now since they are giving out gift cards for education purchases (which anyone can do). Just picked up the base mac mini M2 from the Apple Education store $669 CAD ($500 USD) and got a $150 CAD gift card. Pretty damn good deal. Happy with the base model so far.

 

[bag99001]

This: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...d.2271670/page-25?post=32262237#post-32262237

Seems like anecdotal to specific monitors doing a cursory glance at that forum post. Outside of this forum. I haven't heard this being a consistent problem. I'm sure the problems are legit, but probably not super-wide-spread or we'd be hearing this more in the Apple-website-sphere. Worth buying, trying with your current setup, and then returning if it doesn't work for you.

 

[Siliconguy]

2005 era ram and hard drive, 2023 era cpu. still a good sale tho, hoping for one on the pro

The top of the line G5 tower machine from then had an upper limit of 8GB. The hard drive was 160 GB. The G5 tower certainly wasn't portable. Your memory may be a little foggy.

 

[jlc1978]

I don’t think support will drop soon either, but sale status is meaningless for Apple. They were still selling Intel-based iMac and Mac Pro up until recently. Apple only cares about product intro date in terms of OS support.

Apple considers the last date a product was sold for vintage status (5-7 years old).

 

[JPack]

Apple considers the last date a product was sold for vintage status (5-7 years old).

That only matters for parts and service. In terms of OS support, it’s always based on launch date. macOS Sonoma for example requires iMac 2019 or newer.

 

[EuroChilli]

Apple is still selling new 2020 MBAs today, 2.5 years after release. They're not going to drop it from support anytime soon.

No, they won’t. My 2011 MBP was supported for 7 years, stopped at High Sierra. But I still use it, offline, for Aperture.