Head Back to School With a New 15-Inch M4 MacBook Air, Now Just $999

With back-to-school season sweeping the nation, the hustle to get settled into a new semester can be hectic — and expensive. At the focal point of any student’s academic life is their laptop, and having a reliable one that can handle the workload is key. While opting for a Windows laptop might be in the cards for some, for devotees of the Apple ecosystem, the MacBook is where it’s at.

Fortunately, right now, you can pick up one of the latest models — the 15-inch M4 MacBook Air — for a nice $200 discount at Amazon. But don’t hesitate too long. Deals like this are rare and Amazon’s prices fluctuate. This is marked as a limited-time deal, so we suggest snapping one up while you can.

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Not to be outdone, we also spotted the same 15-inch M4 MacBook Air at Best Buy for $999. Best Buy also has a trade-in program with the potential to save as much as $550, so you could scoop one up for even less.

The M4 MacBook Air is our favorite laptop out there right now, so it already ranks highly for performance, battery life and the bigger screen size previously reserved for MacBook Pro models. Apple lowered the price to $1,199 on the 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD model, making this a more affordable laptop, and now at just $999 it’s hard to resist.

If you are hoping for a bit more storage, you can also pick up the 512GB SSD variant for $200 off. That drops the price down to $1,199 at Best Buy, again with the potential for an additional trade-in discount.

Why this deal matters

There are few laptops that rival MacBooks and our team of reviewers has consistently dubbed the MacBook Air a fantastic laptop for students and professionals alike. This is a rare chance to get the even bigger screen version for a chunk of change less.