Now’s a great time to pick up a new MacBook Air if you’ve been thinking about taking the plunge. Amazon has the M4-powered, 13-inch MacBook Air[1] for a record-low price of $799 right now. The 20 percent discount applies to multiple colors, too.
We ranked this as our favorite Apple laptop in our list of the best MacBook computers[2]. Heck, it’s even our very favorite laptop[3]. Full stop. The performance is exceptionally snappy, thanks to the M4 chip. We appreciated the upgraded battery life, which now lasts for around 18 hours per charge. That’s well beyond a full day of work.
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The design is lightweight, but sturdy. This has become a hallmark for modern MacBook Air computers. The screen is both gorgeous and roomy, even though it’s technically just a 13-inch panel. There’s support for the P3 wide color gamut and it can reach up to 500 nits of brightness.
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This is a near-perfect laptop, but there are a couple of nitpicks. There’s no USB-C port on the right side, limiting how users can arrange accessories on a desk. Also, the screen is capped with a 60Hz refresh rate. Another potential complication is the looming specter of the M5 chip. The company has already released the MacBook Pro M5[4], so a new MacBook Air is likely coming in the nearish future.
If you need more screen space, you’ll find a similar discount on the 15-inch MacBook Air[5] on Amazon, too. Most color options are $200 off and down to $999 for the base model.
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