Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Heads up, this deal has expired. Want to create a deal alert for this item?
expired Posted by RelaxedFaucet242 • Apr 26, 2024
  1. Deal Image
Item 1 of 5
  1. Deal Image
  2. Deal Image
  3. Deal Image
  4. Deal Image
Item 1 of 5
expired Posted by RelaxedFaucet242 • Apr 26, 2024

Limited-time deal: Apple 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M3 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p Fac - $989.00

$989

$1,100

10% off
Amazon
59 Comments 45,470 Views
Visit Amazon
Good Deal
Save
Share
Deal Details
Just came across this that Amazon is having a special on the newer MacBook Air with the M3 chip. Seems like a decent deal but don't kill me on it. I'm neither a Mac or PC fan just came across this and looking for a deal for my kids seems like this might be a pretty good offer at this point, take it or leave it. Your choice just wanted to share to the community. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX23V2ZK
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
Just came across this that Amazon is having a special on the newer MacBook Air with the M3 chip. Seems like a decent deal but don't kill me on it. I'm neither a Mac or PC fan just came across this and looking for a deal for my kids seems like this might be a pretty good offer at this point, take it or leave it. Your choice just wanted to share to the community. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX23V2ZK

Community Voting

Deal Score
+18
Good Deal
Visit Amazon

Price Intelligence

Model: Apple MacBook Air Laptop 13.6-Inch Apple M3 Chip 8GB Unified RAM 256GB SSD in Midnight (Early 2024)

Deal History 

Sale Price
Slickdeal
  • $NaN
  • Today
Leave a Comment
To participate in the comments, please log in.

59 Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Apr 26, 2024
1,066 Posts
Joined Aug 2019
Apr 26, 2024
SlickCrayon1512
Apr 26, 2024
1,066 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank SlickCrayon1512

That 8gb on Mac slowed down significantly after a month. I only use office and chrome with 10 tabs. It's slower than my i3 1220p with 12GB ram $259 laptop. I recommend against anyone buying it unless you are those people who can not even differentiate 60hz and 120hz screen side by side.
3
1
24
Apr 26, 2024
71 Posts
Joined Oct 2008
Apr 26, 2024
shakedownbg
Apr 26, 2024
71 Posts
My cell phone has more RAM than this laptop. I heard, the 8GB RAM version crashes during large zip archive decompression, because of the little RAM size. That's crazy. Don't buy.
Last edited by shakedownbg April 26, 2024 at 06:10 AM.
14
Apr 26, 2024
445 Posts
Joined May 2011
Apr 26, 2024
SennamonTea
Apr 26, 2024
445 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank SennamonTea

For those with trigger fingers… 8gb in 2024 is indeed a travesty. If you really want it you need at least 16gb.

Unless the only thing you do is have no more 1-5 tabs open at once on browser and do VERY light office work.

if that's the case just grab a m1 MacBook for way cheaper

However I will say if you plan to do any video editing with h265 codec m3 chips can decode and encode which is way faster. But I would still suggest a 16gb for creative work
Last edited by SennamonTea April 26, 2024 at 06:30 AM.
1
6
Apr 26, 2024
138 Posts
Joined Nov 2016
Apr 26, 2024
Capeto
Apr 26, 2024
138 Posts
Glad we got the RAM comments out of the way early. For what it's worth, my M1 with 8GB of RAM has no problem doing any kind of office work– MS Office, Edge browser, connecting to remote computers, light photo editing. Battery life is a beast on top of it.
1
5
Apr 26, 2024
206 Posts
Joined Jun 2009
Apr 26, 2024
Anonymo
Apr 26, 2024
206 Posts
It's not even a good deal for 8GB/256GB.
8
Apr 26, 2024
587 Posts
Joined Nov 2003
Apr 26, 2024
dusto2k3
Apr 26, 2024
587 Posts
It's only $850 at Costco right now
3
Apr 26, 2024
138 Posts
Joined Nov 2016
Apr 26, 2024
Capeto
Apr 26, 2024
138 Posts
Quote from dusto2k3 :
It's only $850 at Costco right now
That's the M2 model. Granted, not a lot of difference between it and this M3 model, but the M3 notably supports two displays while in clamshell mode, while the M2 is limited to one display. The M2 also uses the single storage chip compared to the dual chips on the M3, so read/write speeds for large/numerous files are going to be slower on the M2, if that's something you'll be doing often.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Apr 26, 2024
2,686 Posts
Joined Jun 2008

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users.

Apr 26, 2024
1,089 Posts
Joined Oct 2017
Apr 26, 2024
UKR_12
Apr 26, 2024
1,089 Posts
8gb is just not justifiable. I like apple products, Im using MacBooks since 2003, and Apple possess as a premium brand, but still the prices for very basic specs are outrageous. For that money, 16gb ram and 512gb ssd should be the bare minimum.
4
Apr 26, 2024
2,840 Posts
Joined Jan 2008
Apr 26, 2024
batotman
Apr 26, 2024
2,840 Posts
Quote from Capeto :
Glad we got the RAM comments out of the way early. For what it's worth, my M1 with 8GB of RAM has no problem doing any kind of office work– MS Office, Edge browser, connecting to remote computers, light photo editing. Battery life is a beast on top of it.
Using the same one still and zero issues. I don't use photoshop or anything. I do hate they still putting 256GB in tho.
Apr 26, 2024
2,243 Posts
Joined Sep 2006
Apr 26, 2024
robertw477
Apr 26, 2024
2,243 Posts
Quote from batotman :
Using the same one still and zero issues. I don't use photoshop or anything. I do hate they still putting 256GB in tho.

I think 8GB for the average user is no issue whatsoever. I do know that laptop sales are DEAD. Look for more price cuts. The only issue is that Apple makes alot more at 8GB than 16GB.
1
Apr 26, 2024
2,840 Posts
Joined Jan 2008
Apr 26, 2024
batotman
Apr 26, 2024
2,840 Posts
Quote from robertw477 :
I think 8GB for the average user is no issue whatsoever. I do know that laptop sales are DEAD. Look for more price cuts. The only issue is that Apple makes alot more at 8GB than 16GB.
I have a custom built desktop for work. But I use my iPad Pro 99% of the time and almost never use my MacBook unless my iPad is dead or for like music software for my guitar effects processors. I still get tempted on these new Mac deals but when I do fire up the m1 , it's still impressive to me. 😬 So I see why sales are dead.
Apr 26, 2024
453 Posts
Joined Oct 2004
Apr 26, 2024
GoGo98102
Apr 26, 2024
453 Posts
8gb is enough or not really heavily depends on what you do with it. I edit a 300 page novel/document and it got chocked. The important part to know is that a 300 page doc is only 4mb, a fraction of 1gb, yet the Word needs so much ram to edit a large document is what killed the process.
The same doc flew on my 16gb pro and 32gb studio.
Apr 26, 2024
979 Posts
Joined Nov 2009
Apr 26, 2024
drkazn
Apr 26, 2024
979 Posts
Quote from KaatuPaadi :
Folks. Plz decide if 8gb is enoughnor not. I haven't opened mine yet which I got for 790..
Hop on 1 foot and bark like a dog. Then you'll get your decision.
1

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Apr 26, 2024
247 Posts
Joined Mar 2014
Apr 26, 2024
HotWingsAndBeer
Apr 26, 2024
247 Posts
Quote from KaatuPaadi :
Folks. Plz decide if 8gb is enoughnor not. I haven't opened mine yet which I got for 790..
We missed the memo where it was our responsiblitiy to make decisions for you. Google is a thing, get on it.
2

Related Searches

ComputersLaptopsFree ShippingOnline OnlyAppleAmazon

Popular Deals

View All
Found by
Just Now
$16$5168% off10-Pack BrightEase Solar Lights (Round, 3 Colors) $15.99 ($1.60/ea) + Free Shipping w/ Prime
0
Found by
Just Now
$85$12029% off8BitDo Retro 87 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Xbox Edition) $85 + Free Shipping w/ Prime
3
Found by
Just Now
$51$10049% offAnker 3-in-1 Qi 2.0 15W Wireless Charging Station $51 + Free Shipping
5
Found by
Just Now
$3.58$9.9964% offHusqvarna TrimForce Spooled Round String Trimmer Line (Orange, .095" x 140') $3.58 + Free Shipping w/ Prime or on $35+
1
Found by
Just Now
$66$10034% offNike Men's Free Run 5.0 Road Running Shoes Smoke Grey $65.97
6

Trending Deals

View All
Found by
Just Now
$14$156% off3-Months of Xbox Game Pass Core [Converts to Game Pass Ultimate for Current/Existing subscribers] $13.71+ Digital Delivery
20
Found by
Just Now
$20$4050% offThermoMaven Propane Torch w/ Adjustable Flame $20 + Free S/H
15
Found by
Just Now
$1,300$1,60018% offApple MacBook Pro: M4, 14.2" 3024x1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $1299.99
0
Found by
Just Now
$17$6071% offUndisputed (Xbox Series X) $16.99 + Free Shipping w/ Prime
1
Found by
Just Now
$1,096$1,29915% offApple 2024 iMac All-in-One Desktop Computer with M4 chip with 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU: Built for Apple Intelligence, 24-inch Retina Display, 16GB Memory, 256GB SSD $1095.95
4