The M2 MacBook Air is the cheapest it's ever been in Best Buy's Black Friday sale

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I can understand why Black Friday confuses people these days. Isn't it supposed to be in November? Well, Best Buy reckons Black Friday now starts at Halloween, which is just fine by me if it means slashing the price of the M2 MacBook Air to the cheapest ever, reduced from $799 to $649.

This laptop was already reduced by $200 from its original launch price of $999 since it's relatively old. Apple has released M3 and M4-chipped MacBook Airs in the time that's flown by since the launch of this 2022 laptop, but it continued to offer the M2 MacBook Air as an entry-level option.

Overview: Originally priced at $999 when it launched in 2022, the M2 MacBook Air has remained popular as the most affordable Apple laptop generally available. While the M2 chip is now 'old', it still has the power to handle basic image editing or design in Photoshop and general multitasking thanks to 16GB RAM in this configuration.

This laptop also has the excellent battery life and the sleek, compact and light build that Apple's known for, making it a great budget laptop for travel and commuting.

Release date: July 2022.

Price history: The best price we had seen on this until now was $699 during Black Friday last year and several times since. This is now as cheap as Apple laptops ever get. In the last five years, I don't think I've seen on cheaper than this new.

Review consensus: We loved the M2 MacBook Air when we reviewed it soon after release, but then we've also loved every MacBook since! We gave this model a near-perfect 4.5-star out of 5 review. All that's changed since then is that the M3 and M4 MacBook Airs now surpass this generation in terms of performance, particularly for AI tasks. For an M4 MacBook Air, you'll need to spend at least $799 (reduced from $999 at Best Buy).

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Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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