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Pre-order now new models MacBook Air 13" or 15" various colors from $1099 (available 3.11.)

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Pre-order now new models MacBook Air [apple.com] 13" or 15" various colors from $1099
Available starting 3.11.

Color - Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight

13-inch available with M5 chip from $1099
16-inch available with M5 chip from $1299

10‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine (Brings speed and fluidity to everything you do)
10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine (Give a boost to intensive tasks like gaming and creative work with more processing and graphics rendering speed)



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Pre-order now new models MacBook Air [apple.com] 13" or 15" various colors from $1099
Available starting 3.11.

Color - Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight

13-inch available with M5 chip from $1099
16-inch available with M5 chip from $1299

10‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine (Brings speed and fluidity to everything you do)
10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine (Give a boost to intensive tasks like gaming and creative work with more processing and graphics rendering speed)



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Mar 03, 2026 07:23 PM
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livingaboardMar 03, 2026 07:23 PM
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These don't do anything more than three year-old MacBooks do
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Mar 03, 2026 07:58 PM
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Theultra85Mar 03, 2026 07:58 PM
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Quote from livingaboard :
These don't do anything more than three year-old MacBooks do
Honestly the M3 and up MacBooks are the way to go. I wouldn't go below that since the M2 is limited with external monitor displays.
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Mar 03, 2026 11:49 PM
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I hope there's a ton of preorders and i can pick up a cheap used m2
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Mar 04, 2026 11:31 AM
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1gokartMar 04, 2026 11:31 AM
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I can see the MacBook Air 13" M4 16/256 will go back down to the $799 price again. That to me is the best deal for price/performance new. While the M5 is great and Apple bumped the SSD to 512gb, but $1100 isn't worth it. Used value of the M1/M2/M3 are holding up but the 8gb RAM of those machine are a turn off. If you can get a used M4 for $600-$650 is the sweet spot going used.
The rumored $599 Air IMO is too much of sacrifice. Just get a used M-series machine then.
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1gokartMar 04, 2026 01:06 PM
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Quote from Theultra85 :
Honestly the M3 and up MacBooks are the way to go. I wouldn't go below that since the M2 is limited with external monitor displays.
All depends on how much you want to spend. I wouldn't recommend anything below M4 because of RAM. Almost all M1/M2/M3 are 8gb especially in the used market.My rule of thumb for used MacBook Air 13" that I would not recommend spending more.M1 = $250, M2 =$400, M3 =$550,M4 = $700,Most user including myself will never if maybe use one external display. The RAM and storage is more important.
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Theultra85Mar 04, 2026 03:13 PM
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Quote from 1gokart :
All depends on how much you want to spend. I wouldn't recommend anything below M4 because of RAM. Almost all M1/M2/M3 are 8gb especially in the used market.My rule of thumb for used MacBook Air 13" that I would not recommend spending more.M1 = $250, M2 =$400, M3 =$550,M4 = $700,Most user including myself will never if maybe use one external display. The RAM and storage is more important.
Yah the M4 having a base of 16GB of ram is a big plus!

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