{"id":130445,"date":"2025-11-09T13:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T13:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/130445\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T13:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T13:45:09","slug":"apples-m4-powered-laptop-drops-to-a-record-low-price-ahead-of-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/130445\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s M4-powered laptop drops to a record-low price ahead of Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now’s a great time to pick up a new MacBook Air if you’ve been thinking about taking the plunge. Amazon has the M4-powered, 13-inch MacBook Air<\/a> for a record-low price of $749 right now. The 25 percent discount applies to multiple colors, too.<\/p>\n

We ranked this as our favorite Apple laptop in our list of the best MacBook computers<\/a>. Heck, it’s even our very favorite laptop<\/a>. Full stop. The performance is exceptionally snappy, thanks to the M4 chip. We appreciated the upgraded battery life, which now lasts for around 18 hours per charge. That’s well beyond a full day of work.<\/p>\n

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The design is lightweight, but sturdy. This has become a hallmark for modern MacBook Air computers. The screen is both gorgeous and roomy, even though it’s technically just a 13-inch panel. There’s support for the P3 wide color gamut and it can reach up to 500 nits of brightness.<\/p>\n

This is a near-perfect laptop, but there are a couple of nitpicks. There’s no USB-C port on the right side, limiting how users can arrange accessories on a desk. Also, the screen is capped with a 60Hz refresh rate. Another potential complication is the looming specter of the M5 chip. The company has already released the MacBook Pro M5<\/a>, so a new MacBook Air is likely coming in the nearish future. (Read: sometime in early 2026).<\/p>\n

If you need more screen space, you’ll find a similar discount on the 15-inch MacBook Air<\/a> on Amazon, too. Most color options are $250 off and down to $949 for the base model (you guessed it \u2014 another all-time low).<\/p>\n

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