No joke, $700 for an M1 MacBook Air (via Daring Fireball) might be the best deal for any Mac in the history of the company. They’re going to sell a bunch of these at Walmart.

Mitch Wagner

Tempted. My five-year-old MBP is working surprisingly well but.

CodeMacLife

I own the M1 MacBook Air. It is the best computer I have ever owned. It’s simply perfect for all my needs.

Aaron Williams

@codemaclife I have the same and i couldn’t agree more. They’ll sell out their whole stock by the end of next week.

Ned Holbrook

@manton Now $650 at Best Buy!

J.I. Vicuña

@manton @gruber The M1 Air is still in the official catalogue (translation: not discontinued) for some price-sensitive regions. Here are some pictures from South America, and the highest priced one is just 850 bucks (US$650 + 19% of sales tax)

M1 MacBook Air for sale in MacOnline (price in CLP)

M1 MacBook Air for sale in Aufbau (price in CLP)

M1 MacBook Air for sale in MercadoLibre Chile (price in CLP)

Ryan Lounsbury

@manton I wish they had a 16GB version. I’d buy that.

But my M1 Mac Mini w/8GB of memory is getting pushed to the brink.

John Gruber

@lwtong @manton Oh, like a “MacBook SE”?

Jason McFadden

@manton I’m still using M1 MacBook Air as my daily and love it. Base spec too, works great. (My tasks are fairly basic.) Got it from Apple refurb. But yeah, $700 is a great deal for it now.

Patryk Chojecki

@manton This is the laptop I use full-time for my work. At this price point, there is no better computer for the vast majority of people.

Dusty Pomerleau
Tom Ross

@manton An entry level Mac shouldn’t cost more than an iPad with keyboard and mouse. I hope they make this permanent and take it worldwide.

CodeMacLife

@mindofaaronw Absolutely. The MacBook Air is that good I am certain my next device another MacBook Air in a few years.

adacosta

@manton Apple should have kept it in the family as their most affordable entry level laptop. Just update the Apple Silicon every few generations. Great for education, casual users, people who basically want the equivalent of a Chromebook

Marcos D. Alves

@manton At this price point I would get one immediately; but it starts at US$1,200 in Brazil.

John Gruber

@lwtong @manton That's a good prediction, including the name.

charlesesmith

@manton This computer is my daily driver and I can basically recommend it 100% of the time.

Aaron Williams

@codemaclife I’m going to use mine till it stops receiving updates and likely stick with the Air as well. Perfect for my needs!

Manton Reece @manton
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