Rare deal has Apple’s 13-inch 24GB M3 MacBook Air at $500 off the orig. list price today

We have a seen a number of opportunities to a land a deep discount on the previous-generation 15-inch M3 MacBook Air, but deals on the more affordable 13-inch are far more rare. There are some deals floating around out there on the now quite underwhelming 8GB, but this morning we spotted a particularly notable discount on the 24GB model via B&H at $500+ off the original list price. 

B&H is now offering the 13-inch M3 MacBook Air with 24GB of RAM and the 512GB SSD down at $999 shipped. This deal is live on both the Silver and Space Gray models. 

The 13-inch 24GB M3 Air started life at $1,699, but dropped to $1,499 after Apple ditched the 8GB RAM setup in late October last year. Today’s deal is $500 off that new original list price on this machine. 

For the record, this model is completely sold out at Amazon. 

But with a newer model releasing earlier this year, price comparisons to the M4 are a better way to gauge how solid this deal is or not for you. The 13-inch M4 MacBook Air with the same RAM and storage specs carries a $1,399 list price – Apple reduced the price of the latest model by $100. And we have seen this one down at $1,199 a number of times over the last couple months. 

So today’s deal on the M3 is $700 off its original list price, $500 under the more recent list price, and $200 under the most commonly available deal price on the comparable M4 machine. 

I would argue the M3 MacBook Air is still a solid machine, and you might be waiting until this time next year before you start seeing the M4 model down at $400 or $500 off. 

Apple M3 MacBook Air features:

• LEAN. MEAN. M3 MACHINE — With a powerful 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, the blazing-fast MacBook Air with M3 chip is a superportable laptop that sails through work and play.
• BUILT FOR APPLE INTELLIGENCE—Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data—not even Apple.*
• PORTABLE DESIGN — Lightweight and under half an inch thin, so you can take MacBook Air anywhere you go.