{"id":236351,"date":"2026-04-27T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/the-m5-macbook-air-is-just-99-cents-away-from-its-lowest-ever-price\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:05:07","slug":"the-m5-macbook-air-is-just-99-cents-away-from-its-lowest-ever-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/the-m5-macbook-air-is-just-99-cents-away-from-its-lowest-ever-price\/","title":{"rendered":"The M5 MacBook Air is just 99 cents away from its lowest ever price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/april-27-m5-macbook-air-deal\">The M5 MacBook Air is just 99 cents away from its lowest ever price<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/april-27-m5-macbook-air-deal\">https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/april-27-m5-macbook-air-deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-27 12:32:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"mashable.com\">mashable.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Save $149.01: <\/strong>Amazon has the M5 Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) nearly down to its lowest price ever as of April 27. At $949.99, this 14% discount puts it just 99 cents away from the record low of $949, and a good deal cheaper than the $1,099 list price.<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                    <span class=\"text-sm font-bold\">$949.99<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <span class=\"text-xs\"> at Amazon<\/span><br \/>\n                                                        <br \/><span class=\"text-xs font-bold line-through\">$1,099<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                                        <span class=\"text-xs font-bold text-red-400\"> Save $149.01<\/span>\n                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MacBook Neo is an incredibly affordable MacBook, but its not necessarily the absolute best value for everyone, especially when a good deal strikes elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Mashable&#8217;s laptop expert Haley Henschel determined the M5 MacBook Air to be a better value, and as of April 27, it&#8217;s getting the deal treatment at Amazon. Specifically, you can grab the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD for $949.99, putting it nearly back down to its record low price of $949 even. All told, that&#8217;s $149.01 cheaper than its list price. And the deal is available in all four colorways.<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"ml-1\">We&#8217;ve tested over 30 laptops in the past year. Here are the 12 best for 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So what makes the M5 Air such a great value? For starters, Apple bumped the starting storage to 512GB over the 256GB of the M4 Air. Yes, they also bumped up the price of the M5 Air by $100, but its still $100 cheaper than the M4 model with the same amount of storage, actually making the newer model a better value. 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