{"id":604963,"date":"2023-02-03T08:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/this-macbook-air-m1-deal-is-the-cheapest-way-to-get-a-new-macbook-right-now\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T08:46:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:46:00","slug":"this-macbook-air-m1-deal-is-the-cheapest-way-to-get-a-new-macbook-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/this-macbook-air-m1-deal-is-the-cheapest-way-to-get-a-new-macbook-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"This MacBook Air M1 deal is the cheapest way to get a new MacBook right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"H6ehEPRorECB4JLmLjWdrX\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"MacBook Air M1\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRUFNjizpTGzJZBTZpaq2Y.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRUFNjizpTGzJZBTZpaq2Y.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"MacBook Air M1\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRUFNjizpTGzJZBTZpaq2Y.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRUFNjizpTGzJZBTZpaq2Y.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRUFNjizpTGzJZBTZpaq2Y-320-80.jpg\" alt=\"MacBook Air M1\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRUFNjizpTGzJZBTZpaq2Y.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRUFNjizpTGzJZBTZpaq2Y.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/wRUFNjizpTGzJZBTZpaq2Y.jpg\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Apple)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"article-body\">\n<p>There\u2019s nothing quite like a Mac, but Apple\u2019s pricing certainly doesn\u2019t make it easy to get into its computing ecosystem \u2013 particularly if you\u2019re a student.<\/p>\n<p>While Apple\u2019s new Mac Mini with M2 is a great place to start, it needs a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and won\u2019t offer the flexibility of a laptop. For that, your options are the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, and while there are M2 versions of each, this does make the M1 versions more affordable.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the M1 MacBook Air is now the cheapest MacBook you can buy right now, with <a href=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/link?publisher_slug=future&#038;exclusive=1&#038;u1=livescience-us-9772960315364002000&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fmacbook-air-13-3-laptop-apple-m1-chip-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-space-gray%2F5721600.p%3FskuId%3D5721600&#038;article_name=This%20MacBook%20Air%20M1%20deal%20is%20the%20cheapest%20way%20to%20get%20a%20new%20MacBook%20right%20now&#038;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2Fthis-macbook-air-m1-deal-is-the-cheapest-way-to-get-a-macbook-right-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/site\/macbook-air-13-3-laptop-apple-m1-chip-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-space-gray\/5721600.p?skuId=5721600\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/link?publisher_slug=future&#038;exclusive=1&#038;u1=hawk-custom-tracking&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fmacbook-air-13-3-laptop-apple-m1-chip-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-space-gray%2F5721600.p%3FskuId%3D5721600&#038;article_name=hawk-article-name&#038;article_url=hawk-article-url\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"bestbuy.com\" data-merchant-id=\"175976\" data-merchant-url=\"bestbuy.com\" data-merchant-network=\"Narrativ\">Best Buy offering a $200 discount<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>, too. That brings the laptop down to $799.99, and it still offers all of that \u201cMac goodness\u201d. Not bad for one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/best-laptops-for-students\"><strong>best laptops for students<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MacBook Air M1 may not look as nice as it\u2019s newer, M2-sporting successor, but there\u2019s something to be said for its more classic design \u2013 although, yes, it still has a 720p webcam.<\/p>\n<p>That disappointment aside, you can find plenty to admire for a laptop under $800. There\u2019s a Retina display, the machine weighs less than 10 pounds, and it\u2019s still the slimmest Apple laptop thanks to its tapered front.<\/p>\n<p>The M1 chip may be a couple of years old, but it\u2019s still capable of running everything you\u2019ll find on the Mac App Store, and plenty more that you\u2019ll find elsewhere. It\u2019s remarkably power efficient, too, so you can enjoy all-day battery life. There may be a newer model out, but this is still one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/best-macbooks-for-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>best MacBooks for students<\/strong><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>We will concede, however, that 256GB is not quite enough for many users these days, so you may want to consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/link?publisher_slug=future&#038;exclusive=1&#038;u1=livescience-us-1019909784392870500&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fmacbook-air-13-3-laptop-apple-m1-chip-8gb-memory-512gb-ssd-space-gray%2F6200722.p%3FskuId%3D6200722%23anchor%3DproductVariations&#038;article_name=This%20MacBook%20Air%20M1%20deal%20is%20the%20cheapest%20way%20to%20get%20a%20new%20MacBook%20right%20now&#038;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2Fthis-macbook-air-m1-deal-is-the-cheapest-way-to-get-a-macbook-right-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/site\/macbook-air-13-3-laptop-apple-m1-chip-8gb-memory-512gb-ssd-space-gray\/6200722.p?skuId=6200722#anchor=productVariations\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/link?publisher_slug=future&#038;exclusive=1&#038;u1=hawk-custom-tracking&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fmacbook-air-13-3-laptop-apple-m1-chip-8gb-memory-512gb-ssd-space-gray%2F6200722.p%3FskuId%3D6200722%23anchor%3DproductVariations&#038;article_name=hawk-article-name&#038;article_url=hawk-article-url\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"bestbuy.com\" data-merchant-id=\"175976\" data-merchant-url=\"bestbuy.com\" data-merchant-network=\"Narrativ\">512GB version which is down to $1124.99<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> \u2013 a saving of $125. You can also check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/macbook-air-m2-review\">MacBook Air M2 review<\/a> to see what upgrades the newer model has.<\/p>\n<p>In our 4-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/macbook-air-m1-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MacBook Air M1 review<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>, we noted that the MacBook Air M1 is a great entry-level device to get started with macOS. We could\u2019ve done with a better camera and more ports, but for many users it\u2019s the perfect laptop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-authorBio\">\n<p>Lloyd Coombes freelance tech and fitness writer for Live Science. He&#8217;s an expert in all things Apple as well as in computer and gaming tech, with previous works published on TopTenReviews, Space.com, and TechRadar. You&#8217;ll find him regularly testing the latest MacBook or iPhone, but he spends most of his time writing about video games at Dexerto.com. He also covers board games and virtual reality, just to round out the nerdy pursuits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/this-macbook-air-m1-deal-is-the-cheapest-way-to-get-a-macbook-right-now\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Christeen Mongold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News (Image credit: Apple) There\u2019s nothing quite like a Mac, but Apple\u2019s pricing certainly doesn\u2019t make it easy to get into its computing ecosystem \u2013 particularly if you\u2019re a student. 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