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Costco Members: Apple MacBook Air: 13.6" Liquid Retina, M3, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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Costco has for its Members: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 Laptop (2024, Various Colors) on sale for $1249.99. Shipping is free.

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  • Apple M3 8-Core Processor w/ 10-Core GPU
  • 13.6" 2560x1664 Liquid Retina Display w/ 1080p FaceTime Full HD Camera
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • 16GB Unified RAM
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) w/ Bluetooth 5.3
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard
  • Force Touch Trackpad/Touch ID Sensor
  • 2x Thunderbolt / USB4
  • macOS

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  • This price matches a previous Frontpage Deal, but comes with an additional year of warranty coverage (2 years total coverage).
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • If you don’t have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here

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Costco has for its Members: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 Laptop (2024, Various Colors) on sale for $1249.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member amhemel for finding this deal

Specs
  • Apple M3 8-Core Processor w/ 10-Core GPU
  • 13.6" 2560x1664 Liquid Retina Display w/ 1080p FaceTime Full HD Camera
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • 16GB Unified RAM
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) w/ Bluetooth 5.3
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard
  • Force Touch Trackpad/Touch ID Sensor
  • 2x Thunderbolt / USB4
  • macOS

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • This price matches a previous Frontpage Deal, but comes with an additional year of warranty coverage (2 years total coverage).
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • If you don’t have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here

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ns347
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Still overpriced but it's how apple usually is. Glad to see finally a MacBook air deal that has more than 8gb memory lol
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rinque85
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Available on Amazon for the same price, but I believe with Costco you get extended warranty included.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX24BNQC
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Agree with this, I've been following M2 and M3 Macbook Air deals for a while and except for the rare YMMV deal (e.g. Microcenter price matching), a $250 discount vs the more common $200 discount is the best deal most of us can reasonably get.

I think I recall the best deal on the M2 Macbook Air was $1200 for equivalent configuration (16GB/512GB) and this was AFTER the M3 was released. It probably makes sense to spend the extra $50 bucks and get the newer M3 for marginally better performance, dual external monitor support, and 2 extra GPU cores. The extra year of warranty and generally great customer support from Costco tips this over the edge.
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Aug 8, 2024 3:25 PM
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rinque85Aug 8, 2024 3:25 PM
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Available on Amazon for the same price, but I believe with Costco you get extended warranty included.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX24BNQC
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Aug 8, 2024 3:26 PM
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TheGoodWillOutAug 8, 2024 3:26 PM
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Anyone have an idea when the Air might get a refresh in terms of the look of it?
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Aug 8, 2024 3:27 PM
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Quote from rinque85 View quoted comment :
Available on Amazon for the same price, but I believe with Costco you get extended warranty included.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX24BNQC
good to know! Do you have any insight as to if this is a good deal? Im out of touch when it comes to computers, but the family finally wants to upgrade an outdated Macbook Air for fairly frequent and heavy photo editing using Lightroom. Because of that, I've been specifically hunting for a 16GB RAM offering. Hoping this is the one.
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rinque85Aug 8, 2024 3:34 PM
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Quote from amhemel View quoted comment :
good to know! Do you have any insight as to if this is a good deal? Im out of touch when it comes to computers, but the family finally wants to upgrade an outdated Macbook Air for fairly frequent and heavy photo editing using Lightroom. Because of that, I've been specifically hunting for a 16GB RAM offering. Hoping this is the one.
I would say anything over $200 discount is a good deal. With this being a $250 off is pretty good. Of course with any electronic product, a new m4 MacBook Air will be introduced so prices will come down but good luck in finding and actually getting one in person….. depending on your luck YMMV
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Quote from rinque85 View quoted comment :
I would say anything over $200 discount is a good deal. With this being a $250 off is pretty good. Of course with any electronic product, a new m4 MacBook Air will be introduced so prices will come down but good luck in finding and actually getting one in person….. depending on your luck YMMV
Great insight! We're currently dragging a very old one along so this will feel great I'm sure. Thanks!
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Quote from rinque85 View quoted comment :
I would say anything over $200 discount is a good deal. With this being a $250 off is pretty good. Of course with any electronic product, a new m4 MacBook Air will be introduced so prices will come down but good luck in finding and actually getting one in person….. depending on your luck YMMV
Agree with this, I've been following M2 and M3 Macbook Air deals for a while and except for the rare YMMV deal (e.g. Microcenter price matching), a $250 discount vs the more common $200 discount is the best deal most of us can reasonably get.

I think I recall the best deal on the M2 Macbook Air was $1200 for equivalent configuration (16GB/512GB) and this was AFTER the M3 was released. It probably makes sense to spend the extra $50 bucks and get the newer M3 for marginally better performance, dual external monitor support, and 2 extra GPU cores. The extra year of warranty and generally great customer support from Costco tips this over the edge.
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MrApertureAug 8, 2024 4:20 PM
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Quote from TheGoodWillOut View quoted comment :
Anyone have an idea when the Air might get a refresh in terms of the look of it?
This was refreshed in March so probably next March.
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daydream3rAug 8, 2024 4:26 PM
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Has anyone ordered for in-stock Pickup and not picked it up? I Changed my mind about getting one since money has been tight so was wondering if they will cancel and refund the money after a few days of not picking it up.
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Quote from souprchckn View quoted comment :
Agree with this, I've been following M2 and M3 Macbook Air deals for a while and except for the rare YMMV deal (e.g. Microcenter price matching), a $250 discount vs the more common $200 discount is the best deal most of us can reasonably get.

I think I recall the best deal on the M2 Macbook Air was $1200 for equivalent configuration (16GB/512GB) and this was AFTER the M3 was released. It probably makes sense to spend the extra $50 bucks and get the newer M3 for marginally better performance, dual external monitor support, and 2 extra GPU cores. The extra year of warranty and generally great customer support from Costco tips this over the edge.
Wow! Thanks for this insight! Genuinely exactly what I was hoping to better understand. Marginally better performance with the newer core, extra cores, etc. Not stuff I understand, but that seems to be the general sentiment. Pulling the trigger on this.

The real question is if Costco will retroactively let me upgrade to the "Executive membership" even though I bought this on "gold" level. Cheers!
Aug 8, 2024 7:10 PM
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mkseahawkAug 8, 2024 7:10 PM
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Quote from amhemel View quoted comment :
Wow! Thanks for this insight! Genuinely exactly what I was hoping to better understand. Marginally better performance with the newer core, extra cores, etc. Not stuff I understand, but that seems to be the general sentiment. Pulling the trigger on this.

The real question is if Costco will retroactively let me upgrade to the "Executive membership" even though I bought this on "gold" level. Cheers!
Yes, Costco will absolutely let you upgrade the membership.
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Aug 8, 2024 7:52 PM
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_rascal_Aug 8, 2024 7:52 PM
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Quote from rinque85 View quoted comment :
Available on Amazon for the same price, but I believe with Costco you get extended warranty included.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX24BNQC
Should I return mine to Amazon? I get 5% from Amazon's and only 1% from Costco, but Costco has 2nd year warranty
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mr_miyagi_sanAug 8, 2024 7:55 PM
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M4 right around the corner in, might be worth holding out.
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Quote from mkseahawk View quoted comment :
Yes, Costco will absolutely let you upgrade the membership.
Sorry, I meant if I buy on the Gold membership, my understanding is that I cannot upgrade to Executive down the line and get cash back on this purchase retroactively. So as a result, I just upgraded my membership and will be buying this through Costco! Ha! Costco got me good today!
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souprchcknAug 8, 2024 8:36 PM
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Quote from _rascal_ View quoted comment :
Should I return mine to Amazon? I get 5% from Amazon's and only 1% from Costco, but Costco has 2nd year warranty
You'll have to do the math to see if this makes sense for you. If you're Costco Executive (and spend enough at Costco that it makes sense for you) and use the Costco Visa, you're getting 2% back from each so it's effectively 4% Costco vs. 5% Amazon. That 1% may be worth it to you for the extra warranty year and being able to deal with Costco customer service instead of Amazon.

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chris2k5Aug 8, 2024 9:05 PM
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Quote from TheGoodWillOut View quoted comment :
Anyone have an idea when the Air might get a refresh in terms of the look of it?
Not for at least 2-3 more years. The design only came out in 2022. Apple keeps the design for at least 4-5 years usually.
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