Amazon has quietly held on to its Prime Day discounts on Apple's latest laptop hardware. When Tom's Hardware reported the markdown on Friday, October 9, the online retailer listed the entry-level 13.6-inch MacBook Air with Apple's M5 processor at $1,099.
That amounts to a straight $200 discount from its standard price. The reduction effectively wipes out the broad price hike Apple instituted across its iPad and MacBook lineups back in June, which bumped the baseline cost of the Air by that same $200 margin. Apple itself continues to sell the laptop at full price.
The price cut is not restricted to entry hardware. Amazon listed the 16GB unified memory model with 1TB of solid-state storage at $1,399 when Tom's Hardware flagged the listing. Buyers needing extra headroom for multitasking could pick up the 24GB memory version with 1TB of storage for $1,599, matching the identical $200 price drop.
Specifications and Hardware Changes
The 2026 refresh of the MacBook Air runs on Apple's M5 silicon, configured with a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU. The silicon provides modest performance and speed improvements over the previous M4 generation while maintaining the fanless, thin chassis design that defines the line.
All three discounted configurations share the same core chassis features. Up front sits a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, bordered by an upgraded 12-megapixel Center Stage camera for video calls. Biometric authentication remains handled via Touch ID on the keyboard deck.
Networking gets an update via Apple's proprietary N1 wireless silicon. That chip brings support for both Wi-Fi 7 networks and Bluetooth 6 accessories, matching modern wireless standards appearing on competing laptops.
Color options across the discounted tiers include Silver, Starlight, and Sky Blue. When Tom's Hardware checked retailer inventory on Friday morning, the $1,099 base model had already run down to limited quantities in the Sky Blue finish. Apple has not adjusted its official retail prices, leaving third-party retail markdowns as the only route to dodging the June price adjustment.
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