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Apple MacBook Air (2026): 13.6" Liquid Retina, M5 Chip, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD

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Amazon has Apple MacBook Air 13.6" Laptop (2026) on sale for $1,349.99. Shipping is free.

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Available Colors: Details:
  • 13.6" 2560x1664 Liquid Retina IPS Display, 500 nits
  • Apple M5 Chip, 10-Core CPU + 10-Core GPU
  • 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 24GB Unified Memory
  • 1TB Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 6
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard, 12MP Camera
  • macOS
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4 Ports
    • 1x Headphone Jack

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Amazon has Apple MacBook Air 13.6" Laptop (2026) on sale for $1,349.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Spock1234 for sharing this deal.

Available Colors: Details:
  • 13.6" 2560x1664 Liquid Retina IPS Display, 500 nits
  • Apple M5 Chip, 10-Core CPU + 10-Core GPU
  • 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 24GB Unified Memory
  • 1TB Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 6
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard, 12MP Camera
  • macOS
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4 Ports
    • 1x Headphone Jack

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Model: 13-inch MacBook Air - Apple M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU - 24GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Sky Blue

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UnoriginalGuy
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Fantastic price for a great spec. A lot of these sales don't even beat edu price, so beating it on the M5 is awesome. Plus overnight delivery.

By the way I think this deal is better value, less niche, and certainly delivered faster, but FYI $1379 for the 32 GB / 512 GB from the edu store is in this price range. Two week wait.
UnoriginalGuy
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You could but then you're buying the first year of the redesign and any potential issues introduced therein.

If you're going to wait for that may have well wait two generations. From what I've read most likely biggest change is no more notch.
reron
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MacBook Air vs Mac Studio are two very different products. And very different price points. $ for $, if you are seriously considering Mac Studio, then wait for M5 Pro/Max Mac Studio. It will have superior cooling and sustained performance compared to MBA. It will also cost twice as much as an MBA.
I would not buy an MBA except for very, very light LLM/AI work. 16GB will limit you to the mini models. MBA is thin and light. Studio is heavy duty work at your desk.

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UnoriginalGuyApr 05, 2026 04:46 PM
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Fantastic price for a great spec. A lot of these sales don't even beat edu price, so beating it on the M5 is awesome. Plus overnight delivery.

By the way I think this deal is better value, less niche, and certainly delivered faster, but FYI $1379 for the 32 GB / 512 GB from the edu store is in this price range. Two week wait.
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Quote from Adam2004 :
Wait for M6 and the full MBA redesign.
You could but then you're buying the first year of the redesign and any potential issues introduced therein.

If you're going to wait for that may have well wait two generations. From what I've read most likely biggest change is no more notch.
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AmusedPen731Apr 05, 2026 05:44 PM
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Quote from Adam2004 :
Wait for M6 and the full MBA redesign.
mba won't redesign until m7, bet
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nleeumdApr 05, 2026 07:01 PM
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Quote from AmusedPen731 :
mba won't redesign until m7, bet
I agree, the next MBA and MBP will have cellular, MBP will get it first, then MBA
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sshlykApr 05, 2026 11:58 PM
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personally, I do not like screen on the MacBook Air m4. It feels washed out and difficult to work with text. I would only consider replacement if there are improvements in the display.
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SkillfulPlant751Apr 05, 2026 11:59 PM
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worth waiting or is this ok for running local LLMs and AI ? i wanted to get the Mac Studio M4 but think the M5 is probably a better move. or maybe im over thinking it...
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Quote from SkillfulPlant751 :
worth waiting or is this ok for running local LLMs and AI ? i wanted to get the Mac Studio M4 but think the M5 is probably a better move. or maybe im over thinking it...
The M5 is built for AI with modules inside the GPU specifically designed for this work. Definitely choose the M5 if you can afford it.
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Quote from sshlyk :
personally, I do not like screen on the MacBook Air m4. It feels washed out and difficult to work with text. I would only consider replacement if there are improvements in the display.
Yes, MBA display noticeably inferior compared to MBP display. However, for my use-case size and weight is way more important than display quality and brightness.
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Quote from SkillfulPlant751 :
worth waiting or is this ok for running local LLMs and AI ? i wanted to get the Mac Studio M4 but think the M5 is probably a better move. or maybe im over thinking it...
MacBook Air vs Mac Studio are two very different products. And very different price points. $ for $, if you are seriously considering Mac Studio, then wait for M5 Pro/Max Mac Studio. It will have superior cooling and sustained performance compared to MBA. It will also cost twice as much as an MBA.
I would not buy an MBA except for very, very light LLM/AI work. 16GB will limit you to the mini models. MBA is thin and light. Studio is heavy duty work at your desk.
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I only need 256GB storage, wish I could get it $200 cheaper with only 256GB SSD.
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Same deal on Costco
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supermangoApr 06, 2026 04:19 AM
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Quote from sshlyk :
personally, I do not like screen on the MacBook Air m4. It feels washed out and difficult to work with text. I would only consider replacement if there are improvements in the display.
Totally agree. For photo and video editing w/o external display was a deal breaker for me. MBP is the way to go for photo/video.
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dmercer3Apr 06, 2026 12:03 PM
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Specs on the air are better than a lot of the pros!
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unhumanApr 06, 2026 02:02 PM
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Quote from AmusedPen731 :
mba won't redesign until m7, bet
Can always keep waiting... They will always get better.

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