Don't buy Apple's new MacBook Air M5 — the award-winning MacBook Air M4 just dropped to its lowest price ever at Amazon

Amazon has just launched a Big Spring Sale, and in true Amazon fashion, one of the best deals is on a best-selling Apple device. The retailer has the award-winning 13-inch MacBook Air M4 on sale for $949.99 (originally $1,199), which is a new record-low price.

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It's also $100 cheaper than the newly released MacBook Air M5 (on sale for $1,049), making it a better buy for most people. You're still getting the most portable laptop in the MacBook lineup, and compared to the M5, the M4 is plenty capable for most tasks, even more creative ones like photo or video editing.

Today's best MacBook deal

Display - 13.6 inches
Processor - Apple M4
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB

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