Score $100 discount on 13-inch MacBook Air, get free Apple Music sub

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Apple keeps up with rush of M2 MacBook Air preorders
This 13-inch MacBook Air deal gets you free iCloud+, Apple Music and Apple TV+ subscriptions.
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Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air just dropped to its lowest price of $999. This fantastic Best Buy deal knocks $100 off the laptop’s retail price, making it more affordable than ever.

What makes this offer even better is that you get free iCloud+, Apple TV+ and Apple Music subscriptions for up to three months with your purchase.

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13-inch MacBook Air is both light and powerful

Powered by Apple’s M2 chip, the 13-inch MacBook Air is among the most powerful 13-inch laptops you can buy. The entry-level model ships with a cut-down variant of the chip featuring an eight-core GPU. (You get a 10-core GPU on models with more storage.) The base MacBook Air makes an excellent machine for college students and office work.

The 13-inch MacBook Air’s slim and lightweight design makes it ideal for someone always on the move. It weighs just 2.7 pounds and is among the thinnest 13-inch laptops around. So it can easily fit in your bag without taking up much space.

Despite the slim design and the powerful M2 chip, the 13-inch MacBook Air provides a claimed 18 hours of battery life. And thanks to MagSafe 3, the machine can fast charge to 50% in 30 minutes. However, you must use a 67W power brick to achieve this speedy charging.

Obviously, the 15-inch MacBook Air is a better option if you want a bigger screen. Go through our 13-inch versus 15-inch MacBook Air comparison to learn the laptops’ key differences.

Get the 13-inch MacBook Air for less than $1,000

Apple dropped the price of the 13-inch MacBook Air by $100 when it announced its 15-inch sibling at WWDC23. Add in Best Buy’s $100 discount, and you can get the 13-inch Air for $999 before taxes.

You can score a similar $100 off on the 512GB configuration, which also ships with a more powerful M2 chip. The discount brings the machine’s price down to $1,299.

Apart from the $100 discount, Best Buy is bundling three months of Apple TV+, iCloud+ and four months of Apple Music subscriptions for free. But these additional perks apply only to new or returning users. If you already pay for these services, you’re out of luck.

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