Apple Reveals MacBook Air Special Offers
Brand new redesigned MacBook Air laptops are displayed during WWDC (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty … More
Apple may have launched macOS 26 Tahoe during last week’s Worldwide Developer Conference, but it is a relatively quiet time for the MacBook Air laptops. While the new M5 chipset is expected to debut in an iPad Pro over the next few weeks, the first MacBook Pro upgrades will have to wait until the fourth quarter of 2025, with M5 Airs perhaps in early 2026.
MacBook Air Discounts
Yet there is one MacBook Air change this week that many will welcome. The latest consumer-focused macOS laptops have picked up a significant discount as the first M4 MacBook Air laptops arrive in the US Apple Store.
In general, Apple’s refurbished devices come with a fifteen percent discount. That will take the entry-level M4 MacBook Air to $849, $150 off the sticker price.
It’s not a slam dunk to get the model you want. There are more than thirty configurations of the current MacBook Air models, and Apple can only stock the configurations that have been refurbished. If you want something specific, you’ll need to keep checking back over the next days and weeks to watch for your favorite.
MacBook Air Support
The price cuts come due to their appearance in the refurbished section of the Store. This is where Apple offers hardware that has been returned, refurbished and fully tested before going back on sale. Importantly, these refurbished units come with a one-year limited warranty and are eligible to receive the AppleCare extended warranty.
There’s also no artificial limitation on the software support window. A refurbished MacBook Air will have the same operating system updates and security patches as one purchased new. With the latest version of macOS announced at June’s Worldwide Developer Conference still supporting 2020’s M1-powered MacBook Air, you can expect at least five years of ongoing support from Apple, and the expectation is that the seven years offered to the last Intel-powered MacBooks will be the minimum offered the Apple Silicon MacBook Air laptops.
You can find Apple’s refurbished MacBook Air models and more here…
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