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The $ 999 MacBook Air M1 represents the sweet spot for price and performance, but we recommend splurging on a little extra storage as 256GB is a bit meager and you get a more powerful GPU to boot. That usually costs an extra $ 250, but today Expercom (via Amazon) is selling the 512GB MacBook Air for $ 1,170, well for $ 79 off and the best price we’ve seen for this configuration.
The MacBook Air M1 looks the same as the Intel version it replaced last November, but inside it’s a brand new machine. It is one of the first machines to incorporate Apple silicone. Speeds are vastly improved over its predecessor and are basically as fast as the 13-inch MacBook Pro for regular work. It has a completely silent fanless design along with a great keyboard, large screen, and a pair of Thunderbolt ports. And it has an incredibly good battery life.
In our 4.5-star review, we called the MacBook Air M1 “an absolutely impressive debut for Apple’s silicon” and a “truly incredible feat” of performance. So unless you want to spend a lot more on a MacBook Pro, this is the one to buy.
Michael Simon has been covering Apple since the iPod was the iWalk. His obsession with technology dates back to his first PC: the IBM Thinkpad with the lift-up keyboard to change the drive. Still waiting for that to come back in style tbh.
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