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The MacBook Air’s balance of powerful hardware and compact, lightweight design make it a great all-purpose laptop, especially for people who are working from home, or heading to school.
Right now, Walmart has a deal that gets you the new 2020 MacBook Air for just $949 — that’s $50 off its current price at Apple.com and more than $400 off its original list price on Walmart.com. Apple products almost never go on sale, so this is a deal you’ll want to take advantage of before prices go up again.
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Buy: Apple MacBook Air 13-Inch at $949.95
The new MacBook Air has a high-resolution 13.3-inch display, 1.1Ghz Intel i3 dual-core processor, 256GB (gigabytes) of storage, and 8GB of RAM. Those tech specs are more than enough to handle Microsoft Office, light photo and video editing, streaming HD or 4K videos, and web browsing. The laptop also has a Touch-ID sensor, which is a fingerprint reader you can use to log into your computer instead of entering a password.
The biggest hardware upgrade Apple made to the 2020 MacBook Air was replacing the old, problem-prone butterfly keyboard with the new, more reliable “Magic Keyboard.” It also doubled the amount of storage over previous models, so it can hold more files. Despite the improved internals, this MacBook Air weighs just 2.8 pounds, and is less than .68 inches thick. It’s an extremely lightweight, travel-friendly, backpack friendly computer.
You’ll want to note that this laptop only has Thunderbolt 3 ports; if you’re upgrading from an older computer (Mac or PC), your accessories may not plug in without an adapter. If you’re new to Apple’s laptops, we have some accessory recommendations to help you out.
Another way to score a MacBook deal online? Amazon has the same 13-inch MacBook Air for $969 with free shipping for Amazon Prime members.
We also found pre-owned and refurbished MacBooks on eBay starting at just $489. Many of these are brand new MacBook computers but are discounted due to being sold with an open box, or as previous in-store display models. Almost all the MacBook deals on eBay come with full warranties for the laptop, and many come with free returns so you can shop on eBay worry-free.
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