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Maybe it's been as low as $330 for those garage sale "refurbished/used/heavily beat up" ebay listings, but if one reads the description, these are brand new (w/ damaged box) --- complete with full manufacturer's warranty and Applecare eligible.
Also, to the above poster, I didn't see any links to those places where it's "as low as" $330. That's ok, happens to all of us. The other week I sent an email saying "Please see attachment" and whoopsie, totally forgot the attachment!
Now, if you compared the relative value of an entry-level M1 Air to an entry-level M4 Air (which has gone on sale for ~$750-800 over the holiday season, msrp $1000)...I'd argue for the extra ~$400 (double the price), you're getting a machine with a far superior processor, marginally larger screen, and double the ram. Also, it's not going on 6 years old. (But I'm using a 16gb/1tb M1 Air right now, and it's held up splendidly under daily normal use.)
If you have a strict budget or want to get into the apple ecosystem on the cheap, it'd be hard to beat this for a low-risk entry point. It's a delightful, well-made ultrabook that's extremely inexpensive.
Mine arrived and it's not looking 'Excellent'. It's showing a purchase date of January 10, 2025 so coverage is expired and under battery health it says 'Service Recommended'. It seems like it was turned on at some point - there's a sticker on the box that says it was inspected - and then the battery drained and sat discharged for 13 months or so.
I ordered one for my father and it arrived unable to hold charge. It only has 7 battery cycles, but it says the battery requires service and it stays at one percent when plugged in. Its warranty also ended on December 27, 2025. Bad luck all around. He was really looking forward to it. Very disappointing.
Considering these seem to have sold out, I would try to do what others have done regarding extending the warranty in the comments below, then getting the battery serviced under warranty once it's been reinstated. (Battery replacement is typically free of charge is battery capacity is below 80% capacity within coverage period) Best case scenario you get a brand new battery - worst case, you're still within your return window. Best of luck!
I ordered one for my father and it arrived unable to hold charge. It only has 7 battery cycles, but it says the battery requires service and it stays at one percent when plugged in. Its warranty also ended on December 27, 2025. Bad luck all around. He was really looking forward to it. Very disappointing.
Mine also arrived with an expired warranty and an uncharged battery, but when I went to https://checkcoverage.apple.com, it showed that I needed to enter the purchase date, even though in  → System Settings → General → About → Coverage Expired. I signed into my account and went to the "Check Coverage" page mentioned above. There you have Enter date when you bought → Click on the window "Call to expert" or something like that → Click phone icon again on a second page and wait for callback.
During the call, they will ask you to submit proof of purchase with a date on it via link(I took a screenshot of the Walmart confirmation email; there is just the transaction number, date, image, and price)
In my case, the limited warranty expiration date was updated on the website within a couple of hours, but on this new Mac, the date has not yet changed.
If this works out, just replace the battery with a new one under Apple's warranty, at least you have a 30 days to do it Also take a look on app from GitHub (@actuallymentor/battery) that keeps your battery level consistently below 80% in case if you always plugged in
Good luck!🙂
Received mine today. Came with macOS 13.6.6. Body and screen look brand new. Checked warranty, says it expires August 2026.
Main issue I have is, the battery is stuck at 1%, power settings say it's not being charged, and the battery health says "Service Recommended". Not sure what's going on here.
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My warranty shows as active, expiring in August 2026. I didn't get the notice to "update your purchase date" like others, so I don't really know whether it's worth it trying to call and figure that out. I'm happy with it being 6 months left, that should give me enough time to vet the machine out.
As far as my battery, I did schedule an Apple Store visit tomorrow to get it 'serviced". We'll see how that goes, I'm hoping for a new battery.
I've been using the machine plugged in for the past few days, did the Tahoe 26.2 update, then a fresh install, and so far it's working great. If the battery service goes as expected (and I get a battery replacement), I this will be a keeper. But as of right now with this laptop sitting plugged in for the past few days, battery is still dead (stuck at 1%, says service recommended).
Mine also arrived with an expired warranty and an uncharged battery, but when I went to https://checkcoverage.apple.com, it showed that I needed to enter the purchase date, even though in  → System Settings → General → About → Coverage Expired. I signed into my account and went to the "Check Coverage" page mentioned above. There you have Enter date when you bought → Click on the window "Call to expert" or something like that → Click phone icon again on a second page and wait for callback.
During the call, they will ask you to submit proof of purchase with a date on it via link(I took a screenshot of the Walmart confirmation email; there is just the transaction number, date, image, and price)
In my case, the limited warranty expiration date was updated on the website within a couple of hours, but on this new Mac, the date has not yet changed.
If this works out, just replace the battery with a new one under Apple's warranty, at least you have a 30 days to do it Also take a look on app from GitHub (@actuallymentor/battery) that keeps your battery level consistently below 80% in case if you always plugged in
Good luck!🙂
Yeah, I didn't get an option to enter purchase date on page. It just tells me the date the warranty expired on. I also ordered from the ebay side of this deal, so unfortunately I don't think they will accept a screenshot of the confirmation email in this case.
Thank you for taking the time to post that though. I'm sure it will help someone else.
Mine also arrived with an expired warranty and an uncharged battery, but when I went to https://checkcoverage.apple.com, it showed that I needed to enter the purchase date, even though in  → System Settings → General → About → Coverage Expired. I signed into my account and went to the "Check Coverage" page mentioned above. There you have Enter date when you bought → Click on the window "Call to expert" or something like that → Click phone icon again on a second page and wait for callback.
During the call, they will ask you to submit proof of purchase with a date on it via link(I took a screenshot of the Walmart confirmation email; there is just the transaction number, date, image, and price)
In my case, the limited warranty expiration date was updated on the website within a couple of hours, but on this new Mac, the date has not yet changed.
If this works out, just replace the battery with a new one under Apple's warranty, at least you have a 30 days to do it Also take a look on app from GitHub (@actuallymentor/battery) that keeps your battery level consistently below 80% in case if you always plugged in
Good luck!🙂
Called them and they asked for proof of purchase. I tried to just do confirmation email but they asked for more details. Once they saw open box they said no deal unfortunately. They said bringing to apple store and they can do a scan and if they determine its good enough may add the warranty
I've had great success using Photosync on my iPhone. I'm able to offload photos and videos from my phone directly to my NAS. I think I had to pay for the premium version to remove the resolution limit.
Thanks. I considered Photosync and watched their youtube instructional video. The only reason I did not go with it is because it only provides an ios app. I wanted a Windows app so I could mass download without clicking a lot.
I've also looked at Copytrans Cloudly (the non cloud version that connects phone to PC via usb crashes a lot with big transfers). It is supposed to allow you to download your entire icloud photo album and one button delete everything. So I decided to pay the $10 per month for the 2TB icloud storage. The phone will automatically sync and upload all my photos to the cloud. I'll use Cloudly to download all of it to my NAS, and then mass delete it. Repeat every 6 months or so.
Sorry, I should have said they called me. After I entered the MacBook S/N on the warranty status page and it told me the purchase date needed to be updated, I uploaded my receipt and it had me provide my phone # so someone could call me directly.
I never got a notice there stating that the purchase date needs to be updated. Instead, I went through the various help pages from there (after logging into my Apple account) searching for "update purchase date" or something like that, until I found an option to schedule a callback, and the ability to upload documents. I uploaded a PDF of my Walmart purchase receipt. Earlier today I got the callback (several minutes late); the person requested the receipt with the serial number on it, so I added it to the PDF and uploaded it during the call, via a URL the person emailed me. The whole thing took less than 15 minutes; had I uploaded the receipt with the serial number on it from the start the call would have been shorter. Thanks for the explanation.
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Thank you OP - I got lucky. Open box arrived today unblemished with 1 battery cycle and Applecare plus prepaid until August 2028. Best Slickdeal in a while!
Mine showed up, excellent quality, box was a bit damaged, but very minimal, the thing looks brand new, smells new, and only has a 6 count. battery cycle. This is the gold version MBA - 256 (Warrenty till mid 2026)
Makes you wonder where these are coming from? Like who buys it and returns it the same day or so
Mine showed up, excellent quality, box was a bit damaged, but very minimal, the thing looks brand new, smells new, and only has a 6 count. battery cycle. This is the gold version MBA - 256 (Warrenty till mid 2026)Makes you wonder where these are coming from? Like who buys it and returns it the same day or so
Condition = NIB. No evidence of prior use other than the actual laptop was just placed in original box with brand new charger and cord. I assume Apple has the laptop in some sort of sleeve/plastic on screen or something (not sure).\
Apple Care = August 2026
Winning.
I'm not even an Apple guy. But I've always appreciated the build quality of Macbook Airs. Nice to have around for travel or whatever.
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Ordered from Walmart and received a barely damaged original box with Grade A label. MacBook was fully charged and looks pristine. It was only missing the sleeve if they even pack it in those. Charger cable and plug look untouched.
battery cycle:3 | OS Ventura 13.6 (06/2022 or later) | warranty: full one year*
*Followed the update purchase date process like others mentioned. It took well over 40 mins as they wanted a receipt that shows store name (Walmart), order date, serial number etc. They requested I manually add serial number to the receipt as that was not included in any versions - email, Walmart app, Walmart website (this is the PDF they finally accepted)
Thanks to OP and @athen22 and everyone who shared their experiences.
I ended up returning due to the cooked battery and I ordered another. This second one has a functioning battery with 5 cycles and a warranty for 7 more months.
Unfortunately the top case has a big dent in it since they chose to ship these all out in economy mailers so I may return this one too. It was also fully powered on so I would say overall, pretty negligent to send all these MacBooks out with the power left on and no box or padding.
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I ended up returning due to the cooked battery and I ordered another. This second one has a functioning battery with 5 cycles and a warranty for 7 more months.
Unfortunately the top case has a big dent in it since they chose to ship these all out in economy mailers so I may return this one too. It was also fully powered on so I would say overall, pretty negligent to send all these MacBooks out with the power left on and no box or padding.
I would argue and have you return it as well. There are some really good gems. Just be honest with the buyer and explain to them the situation. Take photos if you need to and explain that your friends ordered the same device and got better ones if you could swap it out.
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Also, to the above poster, I didn't see any links to those places where it's "as low as" $330. That's ok, happens to all of us. The other week I sent an email saying "Please see attachment" and whoopsie, totally forgot the attachment!
Now, if you compared the relative value of an entry-level M1 Air to an entry-level M4 Air (which has gone on sale for ~$750-800 over the holiday season, msrp $1000)...I'd argue for the extra ~$400 (double the price), you're getting a machine with a far superior processor, marginally larger screen, and double the ram. Also, it's not going on 6 years old. (But I'm using a 16gb/1tb M1 Air right now, and it's held up splendidly under daily normal use.)
If you have a strict budget or want to get into the apple ecosystem on the cheap, it'd be hard to beat this for a low-risk entry point. It's a delightful, well-made ultrabook that's extremely inexpensive.
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During the call, they will ask you to submit proof of purchase with a date on it via link(I took a screenshot of the Walmart confirmation email; there is just the transaction number, date, image, and price)
In my case, the limited warranty expiration date was updated on the website within a couple of hours, but on this new Mac, the date has not yet changed.
If this works out, just replace the battery with a new one under Apple's warranty, at least you have a 30 days to do it
Good luck!🙂
Main issue I have is, the battery is stuck at 1%, power settings say it's not being charged, and the battery health says "Service Recommended". Not sure what's going on here.
My warranty shows as active, expiring in August 2026. I didn't get the notice to "update your purchase date" like others, so I don't really know whether it's worth it trying to call and figure that out. I'm happy with it being 6 months left, that should give me enough time to vet the machine out.
As far as my battery, I did schedule an Apple Store visit tomorrow to get it 'serviced". We'll see how that goes, I'm hoping for a new battery.
I've been using the machine plugged in for the past few days, did the Tahoe 26.2 update, then a fresh install, and so far it's working great. If the battery service goes as expected (and I get a battery replacement), I this will be a keeper. But as of right now with this laptop sitting plugged in for the past few days, battery is still dead (stuck at 1%, says service recommended).
During the call, they will ask you to submit proof of purchase with a date on it via link(I took a screenshot of the Walmart confirmation email; there is just the transaction number, date, image, and price)
In my case, the limited warranty expiration date was updated on the website within a couple of hours, but on this new Mac, the date has not yet changed.
If this works out, just replace the battery with a new one under Apple's warranty, at least you have a 30 days to do it
Good luck!🙂
Thank you for taking the time to post that though. I'm sure it will help someone else.
During the call, they will ask you to submit proof of purchase with a date on it via link(I took a screenshot of the Walmart confirmation email; there is just the transaction number, date, image, and price)
In my case, the limited warranty expiration date was updated on the website within a couple of hours, but on this new Mac, the date has not yet changed.
If this works out, just replace the battery with a new one under Apple's warranty, at least you have a 30 days to do it
Good luck!🙂
Thanks. I considered Photosync and watched their youtube instructional video. The only reason I did not go with it is because it only provides an ios app. I wanted a Windows app so I could mass download without clicking a lot.
I've also looked at Copytrans Cloudly (the non cloud version that connects phone to PC via usb crashes a lot with big transfers). It is supposed to allow you to download your entire icloud photo album and one button delete everything. So I decided to pay the $10 per month for the 2TB icloud storage. The phone will automatically sync and upload all my photos to the cloud. I'll use Cloudly to download all of it to my NAS, and then mass delete it. Repeat every 6 months or so.
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Makes you wonder where these are coming from? Like who buys it and returns it the same day or so
Condition = NIB. No evidence of prior use other than the actual laptop was just placed in original box with brand new charger and cord. I assume Apple has the laptop in some sort of sleeve/plastic on screen or something (not sure).\
Apple Care = August 2026
Winning.
I'm not even an Apple guy. But I've always appreciated the build quality of Macbook Airs. Nice to have around for travel or whatever.
battery cycle:3 | OS Ventura 13.6 (06/2022 or later) | warranty: full one year*
*Followed the update purchase date process like others mentioned. It took well over 40 mins as they wanted a receipt that shows store name (Walmart), order date, serial number etc. They requested I manually add serial number to the receipt as that was not included in any versions - email, Walmart app, Walmart website (this is the PDF they finally accepted)
Thanks to OP and @athen22 and everyone who shared their experiences.
Unfortunately the top case has a big dent in it since they chose to ship these all out in economy mailers so I may return this one too. It was also fully powered on so I would say overall, pretty negligent to send all these MacBooks out with the power left on and no box or padding.
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I ended up returning due to the cooked battery and I ordered another. This second one has a functioning battery with 5 cycles and a warranty for 7 more months.
Unfortunately the top case has a big dent in it since they chose to ship these all out in economy mailers so I may return this one too. It was also fully powered on so I would say overall, pretty negligent to send all these MacBooks out with the power left on and no box or padding.
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