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popularIcecolddeal posted Jul 10, 2026 5:15 AM

Apple MacBook Air 13 in. 16GB RAM 512GB SSD with M5 Chip 849.99 $849

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Only midnight instock currently. This is a week long back to school sale.
They will get more in stock this week.

I just checked next weeks ad and this is going to be a 2 week sale.
So don't stress if everything is OOS
Next week will have the base iPad for $279 .
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849.00

https://www.shopmyexchange.com/slug/4930988

Only midnight instock currently. This is a week long back to school sale.
They will get more in stock this week.

I just checked next weeks ad and this is going to be a 2 week sale.
So don't stress if everything is OOS
Next week will have the base iPad for $279 .

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Jul 10, 2026 5:19 AM
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Jul 10, 2026 8:17 AM
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heinlenaterJul 10, 2026 8:17 AM
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This is a... great deal? How did that happen in this economy??
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DC52NV
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Quote from heinlenater :
This is a... great deal? How did that happen in this economy??
Have you been...living under a rock recently? Apple increased their prices on these items, making this the best deal around for this 13" MBA configuration.

MacBook neo
Old: $599 New: $699
MacBook Air
Old: $1099 New: $1299
MacBook Pro
Old: $1699 New: $1999
Mac Studio
Old: $1999 New: $2499
iPad Air
Old: $599 New: $749
iPad Pro
Old: $999 New: $1199
Apple TV
Old: $129 New: $199
HomePod
Old: $299 New: $349
HomePod mini
Old: $99 New: $129
Vision Pro
Old: $3499 New: $3699
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DInozeroJul 10, 2026 10:05 AM
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This is a great price. I'm not sure how they're able to pull this off as this is what you'd expect if there wasn't ever a price increase. They were completely out of stock the other day so presumably this is new stock? Maybe not yet.
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IcecolddealJul 10, 2026 11:11 AM
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Quote from DInozero :
This is a great price. I'm not sure how they're able to pull this off as this is what you'd expect if there wasn't ever a price increase. They were completely out of stock the other day so presumably this is new stock? Maybe not yet.
I have watching stock like a hawk since the ad went up last Friday. Silver was instock a couple days ago. I think people were buying just to price match when it went live today. Looks like midnight is OOS as well. There should be more stock coming since it's a week long sale.
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DInozeroJul 10, 2026 11:20 AM
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Quote from Icecolddeal :
I have watching stock like a hawk since the ad went up last Friday. Silver was instock a couple days ago. I think people were buying just to price match when it went live today. Looks like midnight is OOS as well. There should be more stock coming since it's a week long sale.
I personally got very lucky and scored a deal that would be impossible to replicateI got the 15 inch model New sealed in the box off marketplace for $950

But it is a fantastic machineIf I did not, I would be buying the 15 inch model for 1050 today.I personally think it is easily worth $150 more than the 13 inchMy decision is partly because I already have a 13 inch iPad and feel those two devices are a little too similar but for someone that doesn't or that wants the smaller machine or the cheaper machine 850 is a very good dealNow that the base model air finally has acceptable specs.

There's nothing wrong with the base model. In fact the base model is the only model that makes sense. If I was going to spend money upgrading the air, I would probably look at the pro base model instead.
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audiophanJul 10, 2026 11:22 AM
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Quote from Icecolddeal :
Only midnight instock currently. This is a week long back to school sale.
They will get more in stock this week.
All options OOS but will keep watching

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Jul 10, 2026 11:54 AM
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fratricideJul 10, 2026 11:54 AM
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The one I bought 2 weeks ago is now $50 less at $1249.
https://www.shopmyexchange.com/ap...95/4930995
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OrangeApparel8487Jul 10, 2026 12:02 PM
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damn. too bad i can't partake.
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Quote from fratricide :
The one I bought 2 weeks ago is now $50 less at $1249.https://www.shopmyexchange.com/ap...95/4930995
They do price match
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DrTadWinslowJul 10, 2026 12:43 PM
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Quote from Icecolddeal :
They do price match
Think they'd price adjust this deal, even though it's showing no stock for this current price?
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Quote from fratricide :
The one I bought 2 weeks ago is now $50 less at $1249.
https://www.shopmyexchange.com/ap...95/4930995

I think it is a 14-day window. They just priced matched both of mine via chat.
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Quote from DrTadWinslow :
Think they'd price adjust this deal, even though it's showing no stock for this current price?

I told them it was in stock before their customer service/chat opened. [Edit: Which was true for the $849 13" one]
Last edited by luckygecko July 10, 2026 at 06:00 AM.
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Quote from DInozero :
This is a great price. I'm not sure how they're able to pull this off as this is what you'd expect if there wasn't ever a price increase. They were completely out of stock the other day so presumably this is new stock? Maybe not yet.

They partner with Ingram Micro for these, which is one of Apple's largest distributors and the world's largest technology distributor.


Who knows how these things work. They [Ingram] could have seen slumping sales projections with the major price hike, a large inventory on hand, and said, hey, let's throw a bone to the military people.

[EDIT: Also, rep to the OP. Thanks!]
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IcecolddealJul 10, 2026 1:19 PM
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Mods why is this marked dead? It's also available in store. It's a 2 week sale so stock will come back. Seems odd if I need to make a new post every time it comes in stock for shipping.

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