Amazon’s $200 MacBook Air M5 deal brings the 13-inch laptop back to $1,099

Amazon has the 13-inch MacBook Air with Apple’s M5 chip for $1,099, taking $200 off its displayed $1,299 list price. The offer is for the Sky Blue model with 16GB of unified memory and a 512GB SSD, so it is a useful saving if you want the current Air without paying the full listed amount.

The new laptop was in stock and sold and shipped by Amazon when I checked. You do not need a coupon or Prime membership for the displayed price, although Prime members were offered faster delivery to the location I checked.

There is some price history worth knowing before you buy. Apple introduced the 13-inch M5 Air at $1,099, and Amazon has sold the 512GB version for $899.99 in the past. Today’s deal matches that original starting price; it is not the cheapest price the laptop has ever reached.

A light MacBook with room for everyday work

The M5 Air has a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina screen with a 2560 × 1664 resolution. Apple rates it at 500 nits of brightness, and lists the laptop’s weight at about 2.7 pounds. That makes the smaller Air an appealing size to carry between home, the office and classes.

Alongside the M5 chip, the 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD give you a practical starting point for browsing, office work and everyday creative projects. Apple also includes a 12MP Center Stage camera, which can adjust the framing during video calls, plus Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.

For battery life, Apple rates the 13-inch model for up to 18 hours of video streaming or 15 hours of wireless web use under its test conditions. Your own results will depend on what you run and your settings.

Check the ports and storage before you choose

The Air has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, MagSafe charging and a headphone jack. If you regularly connect a monitor, external storage and other accessories at once, I would budget for a compatible hub. Apple says the laptop can support up to two external displays, subject to resolution and refresh-rate limits.

It is also worth deciding how much memory and storage you need before ordering, because neither is a normal user upgrade later. If 512GB would fill up quickly, compare a larger configuration or plan for external storage.

The checked offer is the Sky Blue 16GB/512GB model without AppleCare+. Other colors and configurations can have different prices, so confirm the selection and current seller on Amazon’s listing before checkout.

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