MacBook Air Matches $849 All-Time Low

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By Andrew E. Freedman
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You can get M1 on a budget.

Rose Gold MacBook Air on a red gradiant background
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Apple went full throttle on its own silicon this year, but the original M1 chip is still a powerhouse. If you want to try it yourself, the base MacBook Air is on sale on Amazon, matching its all-time low of $849.99 for Black Friday.

If there's one catch, it's this: that price only applies, as of this writing, to the rose gold  or silver models. Space gray is a bit pricier.

Besides the M1, you get a 13-inch Retina display, 8GB of unified memory and 256GB of SSD storage. It's the base model, and you can't upgrade it later. Still, this is a great price for it.

Apple MacBook Air: was $999, now $849 at Amazon

Apple MacBook Air: was $999, now $849 at Amazon
The base model MacBook Air in rose gold or silver should be plenty for light workloads, with long battery life and surprisingly potent performance. This fanless design has proven to be a new go-to recommendation for Apple users who don't need Pro-level power.

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Apple MacBook Air: was $1,249, now $1,099 at Amazon

Apple MacBook Air: was $1,249, now $1,099 at Amazon
There's also a deal on a space gray configuration with 512GB of storage. We've seen this for $50 less once before, but this is still a pretty solid price.

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For those who prefer space gray, there is a slightly upgraded model or $1,099 with 512GB of storage. That's a nice discount off $1,249, and generally the best sale price you get. One time it fell to $1,049.99, but we didn't hit that price yet this Black Friday.

Both models feature Touch ID, a pair of Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 ports for charging and display output, support for Wi-Fi 6, and a scissor-switch keyboard with a dedicated function row.

You can find even more savings at our best Black Friday PC gaming deals page. We're also tracking the best Black Friday monitor deals, best Black Friday CPU deals, best Black Friday SSD deals, best Black Friday gaming laptop deals, best Black Friday 3D printer deals, best Black Friday Raspberry Pi deals and the Best Black Friday PC hardware deals overall. We even have advice on how to find the Best RTX 3080 deals and RTX 3070 deals you possibly can.

Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew E. Freedman is a senior editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming. He also keeps up with the latest news. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, Kotaku, PCMag and Complex, among others. Follow him on Threads @FreedmanAE and Mastodon @FreedmanAE.mastodon.social.