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Amazon has slashed $200 off the M5 MacBook Air ahead of Black Friday

As of Nov. 4, the 2026 13-inch M5 MacBook Air (16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD) has dropped to $1,099 at Amazon ahead of Black Friday, saving you 15% off its list price.

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SAVE $200: As of Nov. 4, the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air is on sale for $1,099 at Amazon ahead of Black Friday. This deal saves you $200 compared to paying its full price of $1,299.

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November is officially here, and you know what that means... Black Friday sales are nearly upon us. Some retailers are even starting up early, with Apple devices among the many deals popping up right now. This includes the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air (16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD), currently on sale at Amazon.

As of Nov. 4, eager shoppers can scoop up this M5 MacBook Air for $1,099 instead of its full price of $1,299. Ultimately, this deal saves you $200 on this laptop before Black Friday sales officially start and matches its price during October Prime Day. If you're a student looking for a new laptop, this is a model we highly recommend.

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The 13-inch model may be our top pick for college students, but its larger 15-inch model is our favorite pick for most people, so it's certainly worth every cent. This model boasts 16GB of Unified Memory and a 512GB SSD, to boot. Plus, it offers 18 hours of battery life and features the M5 chip for a solid performance boost.

Mashable's Timothy Beck Werth said this MacBook "might be too powerful for its own good" in his 4.6/5 review. He continued on to say that it has "a premium design, great speakers, a bright and sharp display, and the user-friendly macOS 26 Tahoe." Overall, it "offers fantastic performance for the value."

If you can't wait to get your hands on it, don't wait for Black Friday; save $200 on the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air (16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD) today at Amazon.

This story was first published by Mashable. Read the original report