It's the cheapest Apple laptop you can buy in new condition this week.
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Haley Henschel
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SAVE $100: The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air (M1, 8GB RAM 256GB SSD) is on sale for just $549 during Walmart's 2025 Black Friday sale. It usually retails for $649, and this is its lowest price ever.
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All of Apple's MacBooks are on sale for dirt-cheap this Black Friday, and I'm partial to recommending that most people grab the latest M4 model: It's beautiful, blazing-fast, and only $749 in the 13-inch size (normally $999). But if your budget can't stretch that far, or you don't need that big of an upgrade, the M1 model is the cheapest option available in new condition. It's marked down to just $549 during Walmart's Black Friday sale, which runs through Nov. 30.
Walmart is Apple's exclusive retail partner for the M1 MacBook Air, and while it is technically listed with an MSRP of $649, I almost always see it on sale for $599 there. This special holiday deal of $100 off marks its biggest discount ever, and I wouldn't be shocked if it sold out at some point this Cyber Week. (The gold variant was already out of stock at the time of writing.)
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The M1 MacBook Air is a late 2020 release that marked Apple's first foray into custom silicon instead of Intel chips, and it's still relatively peppy for its price point. It's up to 25% faster than newer Chromebooks we've tried in the $599 to $699 price range, and its fanless design keeps it on the quiet side. It comes equipped with 8GB of memory, which makes it best for basic everyday tasks like web browsing, watching movies, and sending emails.
Looks-wise, the M1 MacBook Air has a classic MacBook aluminum unibody design, but with more of a wedge shape than its successors. It lacks their irksome webcam notch, too. It comes with a 1600p display, a backlit magic keyboard, a 720p FaceTime camera, and two Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports. It weighs 2.8 pounds, making it just a tenth of a pound heavier than the 13-inch M4 model.
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If you want a tad more power, a bigger, brighter display, and a nicer 1080p webcam, I also really like Best Buy's Black Friday deals on two Geek Squad Certified Refurbished M2 MacBook Airs. They both come in under $600, making them competitive alternatives to Walmart's $549 M1 model for budget shoppers who don't mind buying pre-owned.
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Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.
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