MacBook Air with M4 chip gets huge £100 price drop, but it's not from Apple

Apple enthusiasts eagerly awaiting payday and Prime Day might be in for a treat as Amazon has slashed the price of one of the "best" MacBook Air laptops available.

The Apple MacBook Air featuring the M4 chip is the latest and one of the top MacBooks out there. For a limited period, Amazon is selling the laptop for £899, a significant drop from its usual price of £999.

Looking at the Amazon listing, the £899 doesn't appear to be 'on sale', it was previously listed for £859. Nonetheless it is cheaper thanApple's £999 starting price and in line with price history from camelcamelcamel.

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It's an excellent deal to snap up before the next major Prime Day event scheduled for Tuesday, 7th October and Wednesday, 8th October, with substantial deals anticipated to be unveiled. The highlighted Apple MacBook Air comes equipped with the latest M4 chip, offering some of the fastest speeds ever on an Apple laptop.

It also boasts up to 18 hours of battery life and built-in Apple Intelligence to help Apple fans accomplish tasks effortlessly. Shoppers have four stunning colours to choose from, including Sky Blue, Midnight and Silver, reports the Daily Record.

But that's not all, it features a 13-inch Liquid Retina screen, 16GB of RAM, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a MagSafe charging port, a headphone jack, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, making it absolutely brimming with features.

There are plenty of other laptop deals for those shopping for a new device. TheLenovo IdeaPad Slim 3, priced at £179 from Argos, is equally well-reviewed and comes with a year of Microsoft 365 Personal.

However, if you're firmly on team Apple, you can get arefurbished M2 MacBook Air from BackMarket for £780. When it comes to reviews about the MacBook Air with the M4 chip, there's glowing feedback from purchasers. One customer who dubbed it 'the best MacBook ever' said: "Phenomenal laptop with much more power than I need.

"This is my first Apple laptop and without a doubt the best laptop I've ever owned. I've been in the Apple ecosystem for several years, but never considered the MacBook Air." Another buyer said: "The new M4 MacBook Air is truly a powerhouse, just about anything you throw at it, it'll handle with ease. For such a thin computer, this thing is thin.

"It never overheats, is never loud, and is as portable as your personal mobile device." However, the same buyer noted the lack of connectivity with the device. They added: "The only drawback is the lack of available ports, but I suppose that's the sacrifice you make for the compact and discreet design."