{"id":2462,"date":"2026-03-05T00:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-new-macbook-air-debuts-with-a-50-gift-card-as-the-m4-model-hits-its-best-price\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T00:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:23:41","slug":"the-new-macbook-air-debuts-with-a-50-gift-card-as-the-m4-model-hits-its-best-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-new-macbook-air-debuts-with-a-50-gift-card-as-the-m4-model-hits-its-best-price\/","title":{"rendered":"The new MacBook Air debuts with a $50 gift card as the M4 model hits its best price"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Person on a plane using a laptop.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Apple\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Apple-MacBook-Air-lifestyle-03-260303_big.jpg.large_2x.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Powered by the new M5 chip, Apple\u2019s latest MacBook Airs are more powerful than ever with double the base storage (512GB), but they also cost $100 more than their predecessor. Fortunately, though, we\u2019ve found a few ways to save. Best Buy is offering the new <strong>13-inch M5-powered MacBook Air<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/product\/13-inch-macbook-air-apple-m5-chip-with-10-core-cpu-and-8-core-gpu-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-midnight\/JJGCQLKXL7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for $1,099 with a $50 gift card<\/a> and the <strong>15-inch<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/product\/15-inch-macbook-air-apple-m5-chip-with-10-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-midnight\/JJGCQLKQL9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for $1,299 with the same perk<\/a> ahead of their March 11th release date. That said, if you\u2019d rather spend less and don\u2019t mind buying last year\u2019s model, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DZDBS1YD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon\u2019s<\/a> also selling the <strong>15-inch M4 MacBook Air<\/strong> with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM for an all-time low of $1,099, matching the price of the new 13-inch Air.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-block\">\n<h3>13-inch M5 MacBook Air (512GB, 16GB RAM) with $50 gift card<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Apple-MacBook-Air-lifestyle-02-260303_big.jpg.large_2x.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Where to Buy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/product\/13-inch-macbook-air-apple-m5-chip-with-10-core-cpu-and-8-core-gpu-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-midnight\/JJGCQLKXL7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> $1099 at <strong>Best Buy (13-inch)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-block\">\n<h3>15-inch M5 MacBook Air (512GB, 16GB RAM) with $50 gift card<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Apple-MacBook-Air-lifestyle-01-260303_big.jpg.large_2x.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Where to Buy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/product\/15-inch-macbook-air-apple-m5-chip-with-10-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-midnight\/JJGCQLKQL9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> $1299 at <strong>Best Buy<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/888091\/apple-march-2026-event-macbook-air-pro-announcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple announced the new MacBook Air<\/a> on Tuesday, the M4-powered MacBook Air was the model we recommended for most people. Even with the introduction of the cheaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/888712\/macbook-neo-laptop-iphone-chip-apple-event-photos-price-features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MacBook Neo<\/a>, the Air is still the better choice if you want more power. We haven\u2019t tested the new M5 version yet, but the changes between the two Air models appear relatively minor on paper, so the overall experience is likely to feel very similar. No matter which MacBook Air you choose, you\u2019ll get a thin, lightweight laptop that\u2019s more than powerful enough to handle everyday work and play, and even some light gaming or video editing.\u00a0 Both also offer excellent battery life that should easily last well over a full workday, along with a 12-megapixel Center Stage webcam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-block\">\n<h3>15-inch MacBook Air (M4)<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"product-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/091525_MacBook_Air_15_M4_macOS_Tahoe_ADiBenedetto_0001.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A 15-inch MacBook Air on a table with its screen open and on. It\u2019s running macOS Tahoe 26 and showing the desktop with a blue wallpaper.\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Where to Buy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DZDBS1YD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strike>$1399<\/strike> $1099 at <strong>Amazon (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Aside from the newer chip, the biggest differences between the M4 and M5 models largely come down to connectivity. The newer models support faster wireless standards like Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Both M4 and M5-powered 15-inch models also feature a larger display and a six-speaker sound system instead of the four-speaker setup on the 13-inch Air.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/reviews\/627186\/apple-macbook-air-m4-13-15-inch-2025-laptop-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our Apple MacBook Air M4 review.<\/a><\/h5>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powered by the new M5 chip, Apple\u2019s latest MacBook Airs are more powerful than ever with double the base storage [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}