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New Record Low MacBook Deals Include Massive $300 Discount on 15-Inch MacBook Air, Starting at $999

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Today we're highlighting a few record low prices on the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, all of which are available at Best Buy. The highlight of the sale is the 256GB 15-inch MacBook Air for $999.00, a $300 discount and all-time low price on the notebook.

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The deal on the MacBook Air does not require a My Best Buy Plus or Total membership, but the MacBook Pro sales do require a membership. These start at $49.99 per year and grant exclusive access to certain deals, extended return windows, and more.

Best Buy still has a few options that ensure delivery before Christmas, including same and next-day shipping, as well as in-store pickup if your local Best Buy has stock. We are quickly approaching deadlines even for these options, so if you're still shopping be sure to place orders today or tomorrow to ensure delivery before the 25th.

15-inch M2 MacBook Air

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Previously, this $300 markdown on the 15-inch MacBook Air was exclusive to My Best Buy Plus/Total members, but this massive deal is now available to everyone.



There's also the 512GB 15.3-inch M2 MacBook Air at $1,199.00, down from $1,499.00, which is another steep $300 markdown on the 2023 MacBook Air. You'll find every color on sale for both of these computers.

14-inch MacBook Pro

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Apple's 512GB 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro is available for a record low $1,349.00 for My Best Buy Plus/Total members, down from $1,599.00. Non-members can still purchase the notebook at a solid second-best price of $1,399.00.

Best Buy has the 1TB 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro for $1,549.00, down from $1,799.00. This one is a also a new all-time low price at $250 off, and it's again only available for My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members. The non-member price of $1,599.00 is still an excellent discount, however.




There are a few higher-end M3 Pro and M3 Max models on sale as well, and solid low prices across the board. These also require My Best Buy Plus or Total memberships.



16-inch MacBook Pro

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You'll find similar discounts on the 16-inch models of the new MacBook Pro, with up to $300 off select models for My Best Buy Plus/Total members and second-best prices for everyone else.






Keep up with all of this week's best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

Article Link: New Record Low MacBook Deals Include Massive $300 Discount on 15-Inch MacBook Air, Starting at $999
 
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Apple has to be telling resellers to clear these out as the M3 variants are coming… I mean B&H or Adorama are still clearing out M1 Pro and Max MacBook Pros. I don’t think these resellers would sell at this price and lose money, so Apple has to be behind the low prices. Apple just has to keep up prices at their own retail stores.
 
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Prediction: The MacBook Air will be cancelled as a product in 2 generations time. Just like the iPhone mini.
 
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amaze1499 said:
Prediction: The MacBook Air will be cancelled as a product in 2 generations time. Just like the iPhone mini.
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Why would you think that? It’s Apple’s Easy entry into the MacOS side of the ecosystem. I think the rumored iPad Air in larger size will sell better also. I mean most people just want the size they want and a choice that doesn’t require $2500 is great on the Mac side. The iPad Air should be the same behind it. Just like the iPhone Plus seems to be doing better than the iPhone from an article I read a while back. Seems a better strategy than the mini. I think Tim Cook knows how to deliver what customers think they want, because he surely doesn’t know how to innovate product lines. These aren’t Steve Jobs times where Steve gave customers something they really wanted, they just didn’t know it yet through developing new ideas.
 
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sigmasirrus said:
Careful! Those Air configs and the 14 inch pros are only the 8GB RAM models. Why Apple gets away with selling anything with 8GB of RAM in 2023 I have no idea, especially on a Pro machine.
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I really don’t think anyone should buy 8GB of RAM in any Mac sold today. That is Apple’s Tim again ensuring obsolescence in advance. May update these for a long time but all the better features will require more RAM. This has to be strategy on Apple’s behalf to ensure people keep buying. Look at the MacBook Pro with 128GB of RAM and 8TB, those variants are ready for at least ten years for most users.
 
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sigmasirrus said:
Careful! Those Air configs and the 14 inch pros are only the 8GB RAM models. Why Apple gets away with selling anything with 8GB of RAM in 2023 I have no idea, especially on a Pro machine.
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Agreed, but with BB offering the base M3 MBP for $1350 to its plus members (and even around $1250 for open box to anyone), it's not a bad price for someone cross-shopping a 8/512 M2 MBA. It has the "pro" screen and speakers with soon-to-be M3 Air performance. This is the price this machine naturally should be, with maybe a $1500 price for the 16gb model. But $1599 for 8gb? GTFOH. Doubtful they'll be discounting this machine much more than this otherwise it will start cannibalizing M3 MBA sales in a few months.
 
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sigmasirrus said:
These deals really highlight how overpriced Macs are at MSRP
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The worst part is that it effectively makes upgraded models even more expensive.

Sure, a 15” MBA for $999 is a great value on its own for most average consumers — but oh, you want 16GB of RAM and 512GB — a $100 upgrade on most other computers? Guess you’re stuck paying $700 more for that bountiful RAM and storage.

Great for people who need a basic Mac, but a blatant ripoff for everyone else.
 
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mrat93 said:
but oh, you want 16GB of RAM and 512GB — a $100 upgrade on most other computers? Guess you’re stuck paying $1700 more for that bountiful RAM and storage.

Great for people who need a basic Mac, but a blatant ripoff for everyone else.
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You've literally described why I still use my Hackintosh + a 2015 MacBook Pro (with a third party NVMe upgrade I did)

Current Apple/Macs are just a huge rip off unless you're buying a base/standard config -- most of which are designed to be inadequate for all but casual users.

Apple at some point consciously changed to a strategy of:

"barely adequate base configs"
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"totally locked down components"
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"massively overpriced component upgrade pricing"


Quite honestly, and shockingly for me, this is literally leading me to start pondering going back to Windows eventually one day. (would be the first time since about 2000)
 
Yo Best Buy has been slinging around insane discounts this season.

I went to the Apple Store to get a price match and they said they'll only go up to 10% off.
 
Infinitewisdom said:
The Apple Store will even do any price matches? That's news to me, wow.
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Back in the day they would price match to whatever was listed at a nearby local store, as long as it was in stock at said store.

Now they've changed it, which is a bummer. They offer price matches only up to 10% off.

So I scooped up a couple iPad Airs for $120 off and a MacBook for $300 off ... all my money went to Best Buy instead of Apple because they're stubborn.
 
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howywood said:
Yo Best Buy has been slinging around insane discounts this season.

I went to the Apple Store to get a price match and they said they'll only go up to 10% off.
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You got that right. If willing to pick through the open boxes, the deals are even better. I saw a mint condition base open box 16 inch M3 pro for $2041! I also scooped up the upgraded 14 inch 1TB MacBook Pro 12 core for 2K! It was open box, but never even turned on—the paper was still on the screen and the cycle count on the battery was 2. I have seen a bunch of other crazy open box deals, too. But even the deals on unOpened are amazing.
 
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turbineseaplane said:
Quite honestly, and shockingly for me, this is literally leading me to start pondering going back to Windows eventually one day. (would be the first time since about 2000)
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Wait until you see the terrible PC laptop offerings. Horrible screens, touchpads, build quality, inefficiency, heat, noise, and ads you can't get rid of right on the Windows Start menu.

Yea, the RAM and SSD upgrades are crazy.
 
Today we're highlighting a few record low prices on the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, all of which are available at Best Buy.
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These aren't record low prices; I've seen lower. What these are are record low MacRumors "affiliate" partner prices. There's a difference.
 
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howywood said:
Back in the day they would price match to whatever was listed at a nearby local store, as long as it was in stock at said store.

Now they've changed it, which is a bummer. They offer price matches only up to 10% off.

So I scooped up a couple iPad Airs for $120 off and a MacBook for $300 off ... all my money went to Best Buy instead of Apple because they're stubborn.
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Dumb policy but it makes sure that people who shop at Apple or want that experience pay to the max.
 
These crazy deals are very tempting. I've been using my M1 13" MacBook Air since 2020 and it has been flawless. I've been itching to get the 15" version mainly because I would enjoy the bigger screen. I can get a 15" MacBook Air with 512GBs of storage for roughly $750 after I trade in my current laptop. This seems like a great deal eh?
 
There have been many wonderful Mac deals over the last one month and this is no less. Have a 15" Air. It is a wonderful Mac
 
smulji said:
it's Apple's best-selling laptop. What makes you say that? The iPhone mini was cancelled because it didn't sell well.
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www.forbes.com

MacBook Air Sales Miss Apple’s Expectations

Ahead of WWDC 2023, the Apple community was eagerly awaiting a new MacBook Air. Did it find success?
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"Digitimes reports that demand for the 15-inch MacBook Air is lower than expected, and Apple has been forced to reduce shipments; July’s numbers have dropped fifty per cent compared to Apple’s original order."
 
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ThailandToo said:
Apple has to be telling resellers to clear these out as the M3 variants are coming… I mean B&H or Adorama are still clearing out M1 Pro and Max MacBook Pros. I don’t think these resellers would sell at this price and lose money, so Apple has to be behind the low prices. Apple just has to keep up prices at their own retail stores.
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I wish they’d do the same in the UK. We never seem to get the same level of discounts here, unfortunately.
 
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