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My Best Buy Students: MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop: 2560x1600, M1, 8GB, 256GB SSD Expired

$800
$999.99
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Best Buy has for My Best Buy Student Members (free to join): MacBook Air 13.3" Laptop (Space Gray, Gold or Silver) on sale for $799.99 when you follow the deal instructions below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member jassingh for finding this deal.

Note, must be a My Best Buy Student Member and logged into account to able to apply the coupon.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Log in to your Best Buy Student account (or enroll for free if you're not already a member).
  2. Select your color:
  3. On the product page, check the box next to "Save $100 with your Student Deal."
  4. Add to cart.
  5. Price will be $899.99 - $100 w/ Student Deal = $799.99 w/ free shipping.
  6. Proceed to checkout and complete your order.
Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU
  • 13.3" 2560x1600 Retina IPS LCD Display
  • 256GB Solid State Drive
  • 7-Core GPU
  • Intel HD Graphics 500
  • 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Integrated 720p FaceTime HD Camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with Force Touch Trackpad
  • Aluminum casing
  • macOS Big Sur 11.0
  • Ports
    • 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4 Ports
  • Weight: 2.8 lbs
  • Includes 1-Year Warranty (Parts & Labor)
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$800 for a new Macbook air, probably won't last long. Seems the deal from last week for $100 off and next weeks student deal for $100 off are currently stacking.

Best Price for a macbook air, next best is $900 from the apple store with free airpods for education discount as well.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/macb...Id=5721600
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Model: Apple Macbook Air 13.3" 3.2Ghz M1 8-Core 8Gb 256Gb Ssd Space Gray

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Last Edited by StrawMan86 | Staff July 19, 2021 at 04:35 AM
Also $799.99 for My Best Buy Student members in:

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I really wish BB would sell the 16GB variants. 8GB is ok for most use cases, but anyone working with RAW photos will quickly wish they had more memory.
My 2015 MacBook air still works like a beast
Just hopped on this, thanks OP! Used my Chase offer for another 10% off on BestBuy stacks too.

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07-19-2021 at 08:33 AM.

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07-19-2021 at 08:33 AM.
Quote from oreganotrail :
Careful with butterfly switches...
They eliminated the butterfly switches a couple years ago
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07-19-2021 at 08:34 AM.
07-19-2021 at 08:34 AM.
Quote from oreganotrail :
Airs used to be 1440x900
Yea, they all went Retina in 2018.
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07-19-2021 at 08:40 AM.
07-19-2021 at 08:40 AM.
Got my first son a MacBook Pro when he started college back in 2013. He still uses it now for work (4 years of school + 4 years at work). The longevity of the laptop makes it worth the price. Our second son wanted a Windows (Dell laptop) and it lasted 2 years at school. He's now already asking for a new laptop for back to school semester.
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07-19-2021 at 08:51 AM.
07-19-2021 at 08:51 AM.
Quote from wiserguy007 :
Going to wait for the new redesign coming up.
The new redesign is for the bigger MacBook Pros, not the Air or the 13" MBP. This model will probably be the latest MBA until next spring/summer.

Also, this is $100 less than Apple's educational store, and $98 above the lowest open-box model at BB.
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07-19-2021 at 08:53 AM.
07-19-2021 at 08:53 AM.
Quote from ak1802 :
Also bought this on the B&H deal earlier this year, so far it's been an amazing device. Agreed that these have a longer life-span than windows machines. I upgraded from a 2013 MBA that still ran just fine.

My only gripe on with the M1 powered macbook /macmini machines is the lack of HiDPI support for external monitors. When I hook my M1 Air up to my Dell U2502D QHD monitor, the images and text don't render well. This issue is well reported on and for some reason hasn't been addressed by Apple yet.

Didn't realize that was an issue since I rarely hook it up to a monitor. Also, my 24in Samsung is pushing 9 years so not a HiDPI monitor.
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07-19-2021 at 08:54 AM.
07-19-2021 at 08:54 AM.
I have the 10% back at Best Buy on no fee United Gateway card. Just a heads up that the T&C says max cash back is $35. So more like 4% back. Maybe the limit is higher on other chase cards but I'm assuming the offer is standard across all cards.
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07-19-2021 at 08:54 AM.
07-19-2021 at 08:54 AM.
Forgot to add, battery life on this MBA is amazing. 6 to 8 hours per charge consistently. This was the most impressive thing about this laptop.
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07-19-2021 at 08:57 AM.
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Would this be good for college in IT courses? Probably would need to run VM software on it.
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07-19-2021 at 09:01 AM.
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Still looking for a reason to upgrade my 2015 mbp.
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07-19-2021 at 09:08 AM.
07-19-2021 at 09:08 AM.
I'm so confused. Tons of people are saying the 8gb is more than enough and then tons of people are saying 16gb minimum is necessary. Is this an apple vs windows fight or will I have issues running this as a teacher in a classroom with tons of tabs open and lots of multitasking? I have a desktop that can handle all of my editing and gaming so how big of a difference does the extra 8gb honestly make. (I'd love to hear from people who have owned both versions of the air if any are out there)
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07-19-2021 at 09:09 AM.
07-19-2021 at 09:09 AM.
Quote from oreganotrail :
Careful with butterfly switches...

No more butterflies in new model.
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07-19-2021 at 09:12 AM.
07-19-2021 at 09:12 AM.
Quote from thglife50 :
I'm so confused. Tons of people are saying the 8gb is more than enough and then tons of people are saying 16gb minimum is necessary. Is this an apple vs windows fight or will I have issues running this as a teacher in a classroom with tons of tabs open and lots of multitasking? I have a desktop that can handle all of my editing and gaming so how big of a difference does the extra 8gb honestly make. (I'd love to hear from people who have owned both versions of the air if any are out there)

I don't own one but from what I understand the way the new M1 processor uses RAM is different, so 8 is probably enough for casual use settings.
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07-19-2021 at 09:15 AM.
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Quote from drsnowmon :
yeah lot of people realize too late that 8gb is not enough

You need to realize this all changed with the new m1 chip. Difference between 8 and 16 gb is negligible in terms of performance unless you're doing 4k video editing or more intense.
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