October Prime Day is sort of right here, however we’re seeing extra new offers pop up within the last hours earlier than the occasion kicks off. Probably the greatest laptop computer offers we’re seeing in the mean time is on M2-powered Apple MacBook Air, which you’ll be able to snag proper now for $749. That is a $250 low cost, and it brings it all the way down to a brand new record-low worth. We take into account this machine to be one of the best price range MacBook in Apple’s laptop computer lineup.

In our preliminary M2 MacBook Air overview, we have been impressed by the laptop computer’s thinner design, attractive 13.6-inch show, nice quad-speaker setup and the M2 chip’s glorious efficiency. It had been our high decide for one of the best MacBook, interval, however the brand new M3 mannequin has taken that high slot. Nevertheless, the M2 Air would not skimp — these on a price range (or anybody merely wanting to avoid wasting money) will nonetheless get a whole lot of laptop computer and a whole lot of energy selecting this machine.

One may argue, and our Daniel Cooper did, that one of the best factor concerning the M3 MacBook Air was the worth drop given to the M2 Air after its launch. The M3 chip is fairly just like the M2, and whereas there is not any doubt that those that need the newest and best ought to get an M3 machine, an M2 laptop computer will likely be greater than sufficient for most individuals utilizing it as a day by day driver. And, when you think about the M2 began at $1,200 when it first got here out in 2022, it makes this low cost much more compelling (it solely obtained a worth drop to $1,000 after the M3’s debut).

There are different reductions on the MacBook lineup at Amazon in the mean time, too. The M3 MacBook Air is $200 off and all the way down to $899, which is barely $50 greater than its record-low worth. The 15-inch MacBook with an M3 chip can be $200 on and off sale for $1,099.

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