Prime Day sales have started early and some are quite generous. The price of one of the most coveted laptops, the M2 MacBook Air, is now the lowest it has ever been. You can get this cutting-edge Apple silicon Mac for just $799 at Amazon — $200 less than its usual $999 asking price — just in time to take proper advantage of the AI features coming with MacOS 15. If you apply and are approved for an Amazon Store Card, you can get the price even lower at $260 off. With more than 2,000 of these sold by Amazon in the past month alone, the M2 MacBook is going fast, so if you want to get one before it goes out of stock or the deal ends, don’t wait.
Although Apple just released the new M3 MacBook Air, the older M2 MacBook Air is still a fantastic machine. It remains one of the best laptops around, with a super-fast chip and a thin and light design that makes it perfect for getting things done just about anywhere.
One of the great things about the M2 MacBook Air is that it has a larger 13.6-inch screen compared to its predecessor’s 13.3-inch screen, giving you more real estate to work with. It also runs a 2,560×1,664 resolution on a gorgeous Liquid Retina display, which is perfect for watching movies or getting some creative work done. The M2 chip is powerful enough for creatives to do their work, despite this machine’s portability.
Its smaller size is very much thanks to the fact that it doesn’t actually have any internal fans, meaning that Apple can make it as thin as the motherboard and battery inside. One downside to this machine is that it runs on 8GB of RAM rather than the 16GB you’re likely to see on similarly priced Windows laptops. It’s not the end of the world, especially given that it’s unified RAM that the M2 is smart about using, but it is something to consider. The 256GB of storage is also a bit on the smaller side, though you can use cloud storage or an external hard drive for more space if you need it.
If you want a higher-end Mac, you can always check out our roundup of great MacBook deals, or hit up our lists of best Apple Prime Day deals to really take advantage of the discounts this season.
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