Apple MacBook Air M1 discounted by up to Rs 19,900 on Amazon: should you buy?

Highlights
  • Apple MacBook Air M1 is available with an instant discount on Amazon.
  • There’s another offer that you can club for an additional discount of Rs 5,000.
  • The MacBook Air M1 currently retails for Rs 99,900. 

Apple MacBook Air M1 launched in 2020 as the brand’s first laptop to run with its in-house chip. Although three years old, the M1 MacBook Air is still a solid notebook, and it’s currently available with a discount on Amazon that makes its effective price Rs 79,990. Here’s all you need to know about the latest MacBook Air M1 deal. 

Apple MacBook Air M1 price discount on Amazon

  • Apple MacBook Air M1 retails for Rs 99,900 but it’s currently available for Rs 84,990 after an instant discount of 15 percent.
  • You can get an additional discount of Rs 5,000 if you have an HDFC Bank credit card. This discount is on normal purchase, and on EMI as well.
  • So after clubbing this discount, the effective price of the MacBook Air M1 goes down to Rs 79,990. 
  •  The MacBook Air M1 is available in three colour options of Space Grey, Silver and Gold.

MacBook Air M1 specs

  • The MacBook Air M1 features a 13.3-inch LED-backlit display with 400 nits brightness.
  • It is powered by the in-house M1 chip, which is an octa-core CPU paired with a 7-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine.
  • With the MacBook Air M1 you get 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage.
  • In terms of battery life, the MacBook is said to last for up to 15 hours on web browsing, and 18 hours of streaming content online. You also get a 30W USB-C power adapter with the MacBook Air M1. 
  • With the MacBook Air M1 you get Thunderbolt 3 port, USB 4 port, USB 3.1 Gen 2 port, a DisplayPort, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. 
  • The MacBook Air M1 also comes with a backlit Magic Keyboard, a Touch ID sensor, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, HD camera, and stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos playback.

Should you buy?

The MacBook Air M1 is already three years old so the question does arise on whether it still makes sense to purchase it. But as mentioned above, it’s still a powerful machine, and one that you can definitely consider as your daily driver. This would also be the best pick if you’re looking for a MacBook that’s good but not steeply priced. 

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