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May 12, 2026 6:54 PM

Costco Members: 13.6" Apple MacBook Air (2025): M4 Chip, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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Costco Wholesale has for Members: 13.6" Apple MacBook Air Laptop w/ M4 Chip (2025, Various Colors) on sale for $999.97. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member mercedes03 for sharing this deal.
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Available:
  • Midnight (‎MC6C4LL/A) $999.97
  • Silver (MC654LL/A) $999.97
  • Sky Blue (MC6V4LL/A) $999.97
Specs:
  • 13.6" 2560 x 1664 Liquid Retina Display
  • Apple M4 10-Core Chip
  • 10-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 24GB RAM
  • 512GB SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) | Bluetooth 5.3
  • FaceTime Full HD 1080p Camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard
  • Force Touch Trackpad | Touch ID Sensor
  • 35W Dual USB-C Compact Power Adapter
  • MacOS
  • 2.7 lb
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x MagSafe 3
    • 1x 3.5mm Headphone

Editor's Notes

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  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.6/5 from Costco customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here
    • Details of Costco's return policy here.

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Costco Wholesale has for Members: 13.6" Apple MacBook Air Laptop w/ M4 Chip (2025, Various Colors) on sale for $999.97. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member mercedes03 for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Availability may vary by location. Our links may go to a product variant that is out of stock or not included in this deal. Please use the sorting options on the product page to select the items on sale.
Available:
  • Midnight (‎MC6C4LL/A) $999.97
  • Silver (MC654LL/A) $999.97
  • Sky Blue (MC6V4LL/A) $999.97
Specs:
  • 13.6" 2560 x 1664 Liquid Retina Display
  • Apple M4 10-Core Chip
  • 10-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
  • 24GB RAM
  • 512GB SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) | Bluetooth 5.3
  • FaceTime Full HD 1080p Camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard
  • Force Touch Trackpad | Touch ID Sensor
  • 35W Dual USB-C Compact Power Adapter
  • MacOS
  • 2.7 lb
  • Ports:
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x MagSafe 3
    • 1x 3.5mm Headphone

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.6/5 from Costco customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here
    • Details of Costco's return policy here.

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Zen7777777
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RAM is about 30% faster on M5 and GPU is 30% faster. For local LLM fans AI models could be 3.5x to 4x faster. Base CPU is 20% faster. WiFi 7, Bluetooth 6.0 - all that make M5 worth the extra money. (Both base chips are TB4 - only M5 pro and above is TB 5).
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cm1816
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I too can copy and paste AI slop into a comment form.
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shk1020
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Probably ram will have a more limiting factor in the coming years, depending on use case.
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Community Reviews

This 13.6 inch MacBook Air stands out as a strong everyday laptop with 24GB of unified memory and a 512GB SSD, which makes it especially appealing for students, heavy multitasking, and future proofing. The extra RAM is the main draw here, since it cannot be upgraded later and helps with browser tabs, Xcode or Android Studio, virtual machines, and some light local AI work. Costco also adds protection perks and an extra warranty. The main tradeoff is that the newer M5 alternatives offer faster chip features for only a bit more, while this listing has already sold out in some colors.

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May 13, 2026 5:24 AM
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yoshimurasanMay 13, 2026 5:24 AM
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Quote from samples2 View quoted comment :
Me with a m1 air and a m1 mini with 8gb of ram debating if this is fast enough for me or if I should hold out for an m5 lol :/
Same boat, waiting for a decent 15 inch deal at this point , 13 feels too small
May 13, 2026 5:30 AM
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seahorseMay 13, 2026 5:30 AM
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Quote from ajtaurus2011 View quoted comment :
i recently got a m3 air 15 inch 24gb ram, 512 gb hard disk,22 power cycle for 650 usd, i guess that was a good deal huh
Where did you get it? Is it new / used?
May 13, 2026 5:56 AM
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slimdunkin117May 13, 2026 5:56 AM
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Quote from starcaptor View quoted comment :
Yes, but depending on what people do to augment their work flow, it might become just .. regular-kill?

Last summer I built an AI rig just to dabble...96gb was 162.99 (ah, the good old days) and I figured that it would hurt to overbuild considering that the parts were cheap. I also got a used 3090fe for around $580 a few months prior. Under a $1200 out the door for my first rig since 2015.

Starting this year, I had to write a new sat curriculum from total scratch and got serious about putting the machine's muscle to use. I've been using qwen3 14b (have felt no need to go to 3.5 yet) at Q4, and it's been great at showing me alternate explanations for many questions that students ask. I originally tried the 32b, but it only allowed for 8k context, and if I went to Q3, it would start literally rounding numbers the wrong direction...so I lowered the parameters, and anted up the window to 32k, and been flying ever since. Haven't dabbled with any local AI agents yet (which you shouldn't do with your primary from what I've read), but these m4 machines seem to be flying off of the shelf for things like OpenClaw.

Give yourself some room to grow, and you'll definitely find a use case if you have interest in trying something new in the world of AI.

Just bear in mind that some models have more conservative sweet spots than others, so while several might 'fit' in a machine's memory, your usage case might demand something different than other people. Some people want speedy generation (for real-time answers to questions), others want a large context window (so you can paste in a whole book, code, or have a long convo), or have a large parameter model (for more nuanced language).
The Neo is for average people..an m5 is overkill, people still use chromebooks with crappy low end intel cpus and those get by
May 13, 2026 6:08 AM
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AoeRORMay 13, 2026 6:08 AM
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Any sale on 15 inch and 16 inch, I can't see shit on 13 inch
May 13, 2026 7:50 AM
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threeclawsMay 13, 2026 7:50 AM
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Quote from krizzz View quoted comment :
Does anyone know know how the Costco additional 1 year warranty works with Apples extended warranty coverage. Meaning, you would have 2 years of coverage with the Costco extension. Could you then buy the 3 year Apple warranty (at the end of the 2 years), or do you have to buy it up front. Otherwise, it's just overlapping coverage. Thx.
It would overlap, Costco used (they may still) to do square trade/allstate that were concurrent (so potentially 1+1+3 for 5yrs) but AppleCare doesn't work that way it ignores everything else and just runs the 3yrs (or longer? I know they introduced a monthly subscription and I haven't looked into that.)
May 13, 2026 7:52 AM
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threeclawsMay 13, 2026 7:52 AM
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Quote from pianistat View quoted comment :
Practical recommendation:

Pick M5 + 16 GB if your work is web browsing, email, Zoom, office apps, light photo editing, music software with moderate track counts, or you want better longevity from a newer chip.

Pick M4 + 24 GB only if you regularly run memory‑heavy workflows (50+ browser tabs, big image libraries, multiple VMs, very large spreadsheets) and you know you exceed 16 GB often
You can do the first workload on a neo, and the second workload on the m5/16gb. When it comes to Apple I think SD might give worse advice then twitter.
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May 13, 2026 11:41 AM
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Zen7777777May 13, 2026 11:41 AM
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Quote from AoeROR View quoted comment :
Any sale on 15 inch and 16 inch, I can't see shit on 13 inch
Get a monitor, better deal.

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May 13, 2026 11:43 AM
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Zen7777777May 13, 2026 11:43 AM
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Quote from slimdunkin117 View quoted comment :
The Neo is for average people..an m5 is overkill, people still use chromebooks with crappy low end intel cpus and those get by
Neo swaps even on most basic workloads. It should be used only as a single purpose machine / iPad replacement. Not good for multi tasking
May 13, 2026 2:19 PM
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pianistatMay 13, 2026 2:19 PM
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Quote from threeclaws View quoted comment :
You can do the first workload on a neo, and the second workload on the m5/16gb. When it comes to Apple I think SD might give worse advice then twitter.
You are right, you can now, but you want that to be the case in the next 6-7 years with updated and power hungry apps and macOS updates.
May 13, 2026 3:04 PM
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ajtaurus2011May 13, 2026 3:04 PM
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Quote from seahorse View quoted comment :
Where did you get it? Is it new / used?
used FB marketplace
May 13, 2026 6:43 PM
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slenderseanMay 13, 2026 6:43 PM
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Picked one up
May 13, 2026 7:10 PM
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PurplePiranha3934May 13, 2026 7:10 PM
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thanks
May 13, 2026 7:58 PM
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HowDoUTurnThisOnMay 13, 2026 7:58 PM
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FYI, some color options are gone. So either act fast or skip this deal.
May 13, 2026 9:05 PM
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gder03May 13, 2026 9:05 PM
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Odds Costco has these for $900 and 15 inch for $1000 like the M3s last year?

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May 13, 2026 10:20 PM
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Quote from gder03 View quoted comment :
Odds Costco has these for $900 and 15 inch for $1000 like the M3s last year?
Eventually likely. I'm holding out for just such a deal.

Warren Buffett just sold most of Berkshire's Apple stock, so I expect some price cuts coming to move inventory. Nobody is paying the inflated MSRP prices.

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