Apple's M5 MacBook Air drops to its lowest price since July
US retailers are selling the 13-inch MacBook Air with the M5 chip for $1,099.99, which is $200 below the usual price. Discounts like this have been rare since Apple raised prices over the summer.
Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air laptop, powered by the company's own M5 processor, is currently available in the US for $1,099.99. That is $200 off, and the deals editor at the technology site The Verge describes it as the lowest price since July. It is the second time this discount has appeared since Apple significantly raised prices over the summer.
The offer covers the base model with the M5 processor, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. After its launch in May, that model often sold for roughly $950 to $1,000, but discounts have been scarce since July. Amazon, Best Buy and B&H Photo are all honoring the price, and it applies to every color option.
Larger model option
The 15-inch MacBook Air is also $200 cheaper. It has a bigger screen, a six-speaker array instead of four, and two additional GPU cores in its M5 chip. The configuration with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD costs $1,299.99 in most colors at Amazon, Best Buy and B&H Photo.
Comparison with the MacBook Neo
The source notes that the MacBook Air costs more than the newer MacBook Neo but offers several advantages: double the RAM, a faster CPU with more cores, twice the storage, better speakers, a backlit keyboard and a larger, higher-resolution screen. In the author's view, these improvements may justify the higher price for some buyers.
The publication has released reviews of both models, written before the summer price increases.
