Apple's MacBook Air M1 drops to $799, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

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The week is coming to an end, which means it's time for another roundup of the week's best tech deals. Among the highlights, Amazon is currently offering Apple's ever-mighty MacBook Air M1 at an all-time low of $799, while the iPad Air M1 is available at the second-best price we've tracked at $519. A few streaming services we like in Paramount+ and Peacock are offering deep discounts for new subscribers, and Google's Pixel Buds Pro are at a new low. Here are this week's best tech deals you can still get today.
Apple MacBookAir M1
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Although it's a few years old at this point, Apple's 2020 MacBook Air is still a reliable laptop for lighter workloads and casual use. Its chassis is still slim and sturdy, its keyboard and trackpad remain excellent, its battery can still last all day, and its M1 chip is still very fast for the most part. We gave it a rating of 94 at the end of 2020.
Buy Apple MacBook Air (M1) at Amazon - $799
To be clear, the laptop is a harder sell these days at its standard MSRP of $999. And if you can afford to upgrade to Apple's newest Air with the faster M2 chip, you should: it'll get you a bit more performance, an updated design with thinner bezels (and a notch), a noticeably improved webcam and speaker system, and support for fast charging. We gave this device a score of 96 earlier this year. It's also worth noting that this discounted SKU only comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, so it's really not ideal for more complex tasks like video editing.

But at $799, it's great value as an everyday laptop and a more affordable route to macOS. This offer is the lowest price we've tracked and is about $120 less than the usual sale price we've seen in recent months.
Apple iPad Air
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Apple's MacBook Air M1 drops to $799, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices correct at time of publication.

The week is coming to an end, which means it's time for another roundup of the week's best tech deals. Among the highlights, Amazon is currently offering Apple's ever-mighty MacBook Air M1 at an all-time low of $799, while the iPad Air M1 is available at the second-best price we've tracked at $519. A few streaming services we like in Paramount+ and Peacock are offering deep discounts for new subscribers, and Google's Pixel Buds Pro are at a new low. Here are this week's best tech deals you can still get today.

Apple MacBookAir M1

Although it's a few years old at this point, Apple's 2020 MacBook Air is still a reliable laptop for lighter workloads and casual use. Its chassis is still slim and sturdy, its keyboard and trackpad remain excellent, its battery can still last all day, and its M1 chip is still very fast for the most part. We gave it a rating of 94 at the end of 2020.

Buy Apple MacBook Air (M1) at Amazon - $799

To be clear, the laptop is a harder sell these days at its standard MSRP of $999. And if you can afford to upgrade to Apple's newest Air with the faster M2 chip, you should: it'll get you a bit more performance, an updated design with thinner bezels (and a notch), a noticeably improved webcam and speaker system, and support for fast charging. We gave this device a score of 96 earlier this year. It's also worth noting that this discounted SKU only comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, so it's really not ideal for more complex tasks like video editing.

But at $799, it's great value as an everyday laptop and a more affordable route to macOS. This offer is the lowest price we've tracked and is about $120 less than the usual sale price we've seen in recent months.

Apple iPad Air