The 2026 MacBook Air Is on Sale for the First Time

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Even if a new MacBook wasn’t necessarily on the wish list this spring, Apple’s new discounts make a compelling case to upgrade. Case in point: The brand new 2026 MacBook Air, which was part of Apple’s crop of launches last month, just dipped to $949 on Amazon for the first time.

While previous generations are also on sale (you can save $200 on last year’s 15-inch MacBook Air if you don’t mind having an older model), this year’s iteration boasts Apple’s powerful new M5 chip, which is faster and offers enhanced AI capabilities. And perhaps most importantly, the 2026 MacBook Air starts at 512GB, compared to the 256GB of storage space typically found on Apple’s entry level laptops.

Its other specs include up to 18 hours of battery life, crisp graphics courtesy of the Liquid Retina display, and the ultra-light profile we’ve come to expect from this line of laptops. In short, your opportunities to find performance this powerful for this cheap are few and far between.

As someone who tracks Apple deals for a living, I know firsthand that finding a discount this deep on the latest MacBook is rare, especially considering Apple is cornering the budget-conscious market with the colorful new MacBook Neo. Plus, major Apple markdowns typically only come around during shopping holidays (both the legit and the made-up ones), making this early April deal all the more tempting. If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to shop.

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