Overview
- On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Amazon discounted many 13-inch M5 MacBook Air configurations by $150, lowering the 16GB/512GB model to $1,149.
- Best Buy has matched most of Amazon’s 13-inch price cuts but is not matching several 15-inch deals, creating uneven retailer coverage across models.
- The $150 reduction applies unevenly by color, storage and memory, and select SKUs have limited availability or are excluded from the sale.
- Amazon’s October Prime Day event earlier this month produced deeper $200 discounts across almost the full M5 Air lineup so analysts say larger Thanksgiving or Black Friday markdowns are likely but unconfirmed.
- The sale is part of a wider Apple promo window that includes discounts on AirPods Pro 3, the 2026 M6 Mac mini and Apple TV 4K, and it matters more now after Apple raised MacBook prices over the summer because shoppers can see larger retailer-driven savings.