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Deal | Outstanding Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 follows bigger brother to reach record-low price

Apple MacBook Air 13 weighs 1.27 kg (2.7 lbs). (Image source: Apple, Unsplash, edited)
Apple MacBook Air 13 weighs 1.27 kg (2.7 lbs). (Image source: Apple, Unsplash, edited)
The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air with the M3 chip has joined its bigger 15-inch brother in the latest Amazon sale. As such, all configurations of the laptop are now retailing for $300 less than the list price.

Following the announcement of the new M4 MacBook Air, the M3 MacBook Air models are now enjoying considerable discounts on Amazon. The move is undoubtedly to clear inventory of outgoing models and make way for the latest MacBook Air M4 which is set to grace store shelves starting March 12.

The Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 models on sale include both the bigger 15.3-inch one and the smaller 13-inch one. We have a separate piece regarding the MacBook Air 15 M3. So, our focus here is the more backpack-friendly 13.6-inch MacBook Air 13 M3 which has now recorded its lowest price to date.

With a $200 total discount, the 13-inch MacBook Air M3 can be yours for only $799 for the base model with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. Prices of 16 GB/512 GB and 24 GB/512 GB RAM/storage SKUs have also been reduced to $999 and $1,199, respectively (linked at the end).

One look at our MacBook Air 13 M3 review is enough to confirm that, despite having been replaced by the new M4 option, the laptop is a phenomenal machine. With a 92% rating, it is one of the highest-rated subnotebooks in our database and has very few shortcomings. For instance, our only real issues with the M3 MacBook Air 13 are the pricey upgrades, limited ports, and a weak power supply. The current discount takes the edge of the expensive upgrades we just mentioned while a cheap USB-C dongle will get you all the ports you’ll ever need.

So, this leaves us with a laptop that nails everything from the display and performance to battery life. The 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display is plenty sharp at 2,560 x 1,664, covers almost complete sRGB/DCI-P3, and a decent contrast of 1,250:1. For performance, the base M3 with 8x CPU cores and 10x GPU cores will keep things running smoothly in both routine and advanced workloads.

Finally, like all MacBooks out there, the MacBook Air 13 M3 can last all workday. The laptop endured for a whopping 15+ hours in our WLAN test conducted at 150 nits.

In short, if you don’t want the power and increased battery life of M4, the Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 for $300 cheaper is an outstanding laptop for the money.

M3 Apple MacBook Air 13 price history. (Image source: camelcamelcamel)
M3 Apple MacBook Air 13 price history. (Image source: camelcamelcamel)

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slickdeals, Amazon (linked above), camelcamelcamel, Teaser image: Apple, Bolivia Inteligente on Unsplash, edited

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Fawad Murtaza, 2025-03- 8 (Update: 2025-05- 5)