Overview
- The 13-inch MacBook Air with 16 GB of memory and a 512 GB SSD is listed at $999 on Amazon, which Kotaku reports as a limited-time low with final units and no promise the price returns.
- The sale model features a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display at 2560×1664, 500 nits brightness, and P3 with True Tone, plus two Thunderbolt 4 ports, MagSafe charging, Wi‑Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, a 12 MP Center Stage camera, a three‑mic array, and a four‑speaker system.
- Apple’s M4 chip is billed as handling heavy multitasking and video work with lower lag, supporting on‑device Apple Intelligence tools, and delivering up to 18 hours of video playback.
- For budget shoppers, Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo uses an A18 Pro phone chip with an 8 GB memory cap, a non‑backlit color‑matched keyboard, fewer high‑speed ports, and no Touch ID on the base model, trading features for price.
- Forbes frames the Neo as dropping the Mac entry price from $999 to $599, with a further $100 education discount, which broadens access for students and first‑time Mac buyers who mainly need web, writing, and basic creative work.