Black Friday sales are already heating up, including great deals on MacBooks. Chief among them is the M3 MacBook Air sale. This machine is considered to be the best laptop for most people and also the best laptop for college students. Amazon sells this notebook with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage for $849 (some models are marked down to $844). This is $250 off the list price.
Apple just released its first M4-powered Mac, but the MacBook Air doesn’t yet have the latest chip. The 13-inch MBA’s combination of power and portability makes it a strong choice, and we gave it a 90 in our review. It offers fast performance and has a great display. The design is sleek and sturdy, and the sound is great thanks to the quad speaker array. I also like the trackpad and keyboard, but upgrading to Wi-Fi 6E connectivity is definitely a plus.
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We have a selection of the best laptops for most people on sale. The 13-inch MacBook Air with an M3 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage is at an all-time low.
$844 on Amazon
Our main quibble is that the USB-C port is on the same side as the one for the charger. It would be nice to have at least one USB-C on the right side. But that’s a minor gripe on an otherwise great laptop.
If you want a slightly older (but no less powerful) processor, the M2 MacBook Air with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage is down to $749, which is also an all-time low.
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