New Apple MacBook Air computers are displayed following the keynote presentation of Apple's World ...
[+] Wide Developer Conference (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Apple’s recent launch of the M4 MacBook Air not only introduced the macOS consumer laptop to the Apple Silicon M4 chipset, but also brought the entry-level price down to $999. For those looking for a better deal, Apple has one..
you just need to ask Walmart. The Apple Store page for the MacBook Air only features models equipped with the latest M4 chips; the other options have been removed from sale and put out to pasture. Except.
.. Alongside last year’s launch of the M3-powered MacBook Air, the company continued manufacturing new M1 MacBook Air units.
Rather than sell them through the Apple Store, they instead went on sale at Walmart . These were the lowest specs of MacBook Air possible, 2020’s Apple Silicon M1 chipset, 256 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM. Why Walmart and not Apple? Many suspect that the price tag was the reason.
At a consumer-friendly $699, this was the cheapest new MacBook Air, bar none. Given that Apple has been steadfast at keeping the lowest list price at $999 on its website and rarely mentions the $100 educational discount, having a MacBook for $699 would strip away much of the allure of luxury it has built up. With the recent M4 MacBook Air launch, Walmart’s offer has been updated.
While the specs remain low—this is still the 8/256 option on the M1 MacBook Air—the sticker price has dropped .
