The MacBook Air M3 is our favorite laptop and it just dropped to $999

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Apple's new MacBook Air M3 is the best overall laptop to buy. The most powerful and reliable MacBook Air yet, Apple's M3-charged notebook raises the bar in terms of performance and battery life.

Currently, Amazon offers the Editor's Choice Apple 13.6-inch MacBook Air M3 for $999. That's $100 off its normal retail price of $1,099 and the MacBook Air M3's lowest price ever. B&H sells it for the same price. By far one of the best MacBook deals I've seen this year.

If you want a bigger display, the previous-gen 15-inch MacBook Air M2 is also on sale for $999 ($300 off) at Best Buy. For the same price, you're getting a high resolution display and 10-core graphics as opposed to the M3's 8-core GPU.

Today's best MacBook Air M3 deal

Apple 13.6" MacBook Air M3
Was: $1,099
Now: $999 @ Amazon
Overview:
Lowest price! The new MacBook Air M3 is $100 off for a limited time.

Features: 13.6-inch (2560 x 1664) 500-nit Liquid Retina display, M3 8-core processor, 8-Core GPU, 16-core neural engine, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, three-mic array with directional beamforming, Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, quad-speakers with Spatial Audio support, macOS

Release date: March 2024

Price check: B&H $999 | Best Buy $1,049 w/ membership

Price history: This is the lowest price we've seen for the MacBook Air M3 so far. It beats the former all-time low price of $1,049 in Best Buy's member-only deal.

Reviews: Experts gave the MacBook Air M3 high praises across the board. The most powerful and reliable MacBook Air yet, Apple's latest M3-charged laptop raises the bar in terms of performance and battery life.

Laptop Mag: ★★★★½ | Tom's Guide: ★★★★½| TechRadar: ★★★★★

Buy it if: You want a portable laptop that's fast and has long battery life. The 13.6-inch MacBook Air M3 is ideal for daily productivity, video editing, and light gaming.

Don't buy it if: You want a laptop for basic tasks or a gaming-specific machine for competitive gameplay. See our best laptop deals, Chromebook deals, and gaming laptop deals hubs for more options.

Hilda Scott uses her combined passion for gadgets from laptops to TVs and her bargain-shopping savvy to bring you the best prices on all things tech. She has a bachelor’s degree in film and media studies from Hunter College and over a decade of experience in tech journalism. Her work has been featured on Tom’s Guide, iTechPost, Examiner.com, Parlemag, Enstars, and Latin Times. When she's not scouting for the best deals, Hilda’s catching up on her favorite TV series and combat sports.