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Today Amazon has returned with a match of the all-time low price on Apple's new 15.3-inch MacBook Air notebooks, including every color of the 256GB and 512GB options. You can get the 256GB 15.3-inch MacBook Air for $1,099.00, down from $1,299.00.

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This sale is available in all four colors: Space Gray, Midnight, Starlight, and Silver. All models are in stock and have an estimated delivery date between August 26 and August 30. These notebooks debuted this past June and we last tracked this record low price earlier in August.



Additionally, Amazon has the 512GB 15.3-inch MacBook Air on sale for $1,299.00, down from $1,499.00. This one is available in one color (Starlight), and has an estimated delivery date between August 26 and August 30.



The new MacBook Air features a large 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, M2 processor, six-speaker system, two Thunderbolt ports, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and MagSafe. The 15.3-inch MacBook Air is mostly similar to the 2022 13.6-inch MacBook Air, but there are some key differences that we highlighted in our buyer's guide.

Head to our full Deals Roundup to get caught up with all of the latest deals and discounts that we've been tracking over the past week.

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Mity said:
And the form factor and weight distribution is just wrong for the 'Air' moniker.
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If it's wrong now, then it was wrong back when Steve Jobs introduced the original 13" MacBook Air in 2008.

The M2 15" MacBook Air is only 0.3 lbs (0.15 kg) heavier and fractionally wider and deeper than the original MacBook Air.

2008 13" MacBook Air specs
Height: 0.16 inches to 0.76 inches
Width: 12.8 inches
Depth: 8.94 inches
Weight: 3.0 lbs (1.36 kg)

2023 13" MacBook Air specs
Height: 0.44 inch (1.13 cm)
Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm)
Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)

2023 15" MacBook Air specs
Height: 0.45 inch (1.15 cm)
Width: 13.40 inches (34.04 cm)
Depth: 9.35 inches (23.76 cm)
Weight: 3.3 pounds (1.51 kg)
 
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sw1tcher said:
If it's wrong now, then it was wrong back when Steve Jobs introduced the original 13" MacBook Air in 2008.

The M2 15" MacBook Air is only 0.3 lbs (0.15 kg) heavier and fractionally wider and deeper than the original MacBook Air.
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After just 15 years.
 
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sw1tcher said:
The M2 15" MacBook Air is only 0.3 lbs (0.15 kg) heavier and fractionally wider and deeper than the original MacBook Air.

2023 13" MacBook Air specs
Height: 0.44 inch (1.13 cm)
Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm)
Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)

2023 15" MacBook Air specs
Height: 0.45 inch (1.15 cm)
Width: 13.40 inches (34.04 cm)
Depth: 9.35 inches (23.76 cm)
Weight: 3.3 pounds (1.51 kg)
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You left out the stats that actually matter.

2021 14" Macbook Pro Specs for $1550
Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
Width: 12.31 inches (31.26 cm)
Depth: 8.71 inches (22.12 cm)
Weight: 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg)
8-core CPU with 6 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores, 14-core GPU
200GB/s memory bandwidth
Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Pro)
14.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;1 3024-by-1964 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

In practical terms, you will not notice any difference between the 15" MBA and the 14" MBP (0.2lbs). I went to the Apple Store on the 15" launch date and compared it back to back with the 14" MBP and 16" MBP.

The M1 MBP is objectively a better machine all around, SSD, processor, screen >>> all the stats that matter. This is the main reason why sales are down. The only way to make sense of the prices is that either the MBP prices have to rise or the MBA prices have to fall. And if the M1 Pro MBP machines are still around for the same price as the Airs, then sales will continue to struggle, even if they update it to the M3.
 
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Mr. Dee said:
Amazon knows something we don't and it smells like M3 rev is coming this October.
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Or too many made and not enough buyers?

Reviews for this one seem generally exceptionally favorable but demand may not be reflecting that in the all-important vote with wallets. I was mentally ready to replace my Intel-based MBpro but when I configured M2 Air as I wanted it, existing actual MBpros became price competitive or even better deals for similar configs in various "deals" all over the Internet including Apple's own refurb pricing.

With higher rumors of M3 MBpros possibly hitting in October, that froze the whole purchase and I'm carrying on with the Intel. The main problem with it was fading battery, so I opted to spend about $2000 less and put a new battery in it myself. The result is so good so far that I might not revisit an upgrade until M4. I wonder how many others went through a similar sequence?

I think MBair overall is configured very well (towards the so-called 'perfect' laptop) but the price of upgrades is simply jacked up too high and base specs are too little (for some of us). I was hoping to basically configure a MBpro Jr (saving the heaviest lifting for the desktop as necessary) but that clash with MBpros just puts the "buy" action in pause (for me anyway).
 
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Orizaba said:
I just don't see 8GB of RAM on a new laptop over $1000 being a good buy in 2023. They should have started with 16 GB.
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It’s absurd, but that’s always been Apples MO. Entry level products no one really wants except the uneducated masses lol.
 
It doesn't sit well with me that Apple charges $200 for 256GB of additional storage in 2023. Or $200 for 8GB of RAM in 2023. These capacities are way too low to start in a device that is normally $1299. Hopefully that changes with the M3 but I'm not going to hold my breath.
 
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The_Joker13 said:
It’s absurd, but that’s always been Apples MO. Entry level products no one really wants except the uneducated masses lol.
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Entry level products are fine for non-professional work. This base model M1 Air is using 5.5 GB RAM with my usual workload, Safari, Mail, and Libreoffice. Storage is about 1/3 full.

If you are video editing you need more machine, so the Air is not the right choice. Ditto for developing software. The spreadsheet with 100,000 rows and thirty-odd columns lives on a Linux box with 16 GB and a terabyte of storage. The media collection and backups live on an old mini with 1 TB internal and 2 TB external. To each machine there is a purpose.
 
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Please forgive the dumb question, but is there a material difference in speed (besides the storage size obviously) between the 256GB model and the 512GB one like there is with the Mac Mini?
 
The Youtubers were hyping the 15 inch - this is the macbook everybody wants!! 15 inch laptops have never been that popular (compared to 13 inch) and I don't see this (beautiful) macbook change that. Don't think it's selling that well.
 
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wouwout said:
The Youtubers were hyping the 15 inch up - this is the macbook everybody wants!! 15 inch laptops have never been that popular and I don't see this (beautiful) macbook change that. Don't think it's selling that well.
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Heh, don’t forget that Apple used to make a 17in Pro! My neighbor in NYC had one, which was so bonkers, because he had no need for the real estate, he had NEED for REAL ESTATE, this screen was so large it looked stupid in his tiny apartment.
 
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kjfxmonk said:
Please forgive the dumb question, but is there a material difference in speed (besides the storage size obviously) between the 256GB model and the 512GB one like there is with the Mac Mini?
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Yes, same as mac mini. Storage transfer speeds are much higher on the 512GB. Copying large files or memory swaps will improve, the latter is only relevant when you hit the 8GB memory limit often, eg photo/video editing.
 
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kjfxmonk said:
Please forgive the dumb question, but is there a material difference in speed (besides the storage size obviously) between the 256GB model and the 512GB one like there is with the Mac Mini?
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Let's put it in perspective because I own a 2018 i5 Mini with 256GB SSD and 32GB of RAM. I recently purchased an M2 base Mini 8GB/256GB SSD for $499 from Apple.

My M2 Mini boots twice as fast and opens apps twice as fast as my 2018 i5 Mini which has the faster SSD.
 
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