The M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM is on sale for $899 ahead of Black Friday

It’s rare that you’ll find discounts on Apple products through the company’s own retail channels, but other storefronts are often happy to slash prices on such wares. You can find on a bunch of Apple products, including MacBooks. The M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM has dropped to its lowest price to date at Amazon. The , which is $200 off the list price.

This is a 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of storage. Other configurations with more storage space are on sale too. One with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD is , though we’d recommend having at least 16GB of memory. It’s not possible to upgrade the RAM in an Apple Silicon MacBook, but you can always add external storage if need be.

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Apple 13-inch M3 MacBook Air (16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)

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Our pick for the best laptop for most people is on sale. A 13-inch MacBook Air with an M3 chip, 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is $200 off at $899.

$899 at Amazon

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To that end, you can snag a 13-inch M3 MBA with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of built-in storage . If a model with 24GB and the same SSD is what you’re looking for, you can snap one up . Both are $200 off.

Apple just released its first M4-powered Macs, but it has yet to slot the latest chip into the MacBook Air. To that end, we reckon the 13-inch M3 MacBook Air is the for most people. It’s our pick for the too.

The 13-inch MBA’s blend of power and portability makes it a potent choice and we gave it a . It delivers fast performance and has a killer display. The design is sleek and sturdy and it sounds great thanks to a quad-speaker array. We like the trackpad and keyboard as well, while the upgrade to Wi-Fi 6E connectivity is a definite plus. Our main quibble is that the USB-C ports are on the same side of the unit as the one for the charger — having even one USB-C on the right side would be handy. But that’s a minor complaint about an otherwise excellent laptop.

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