Looking to upgrade your old laptop? Why I recommend the MacBook Air at this price

Space Black MacBook Pro (M3 Max) running MacOS Sonoma wallpaper Jason Hiner/ZDNET I've been covering the best Macs for over a decade, and my preferred Mac has mostly been the M3 MacBook Air over the past year. That's why I'm thrilled to see Amazon running discounts for multiple configurations. Right now, you can purchase an M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of unified memory and a 512GB SSD for $1,099. That is $200 off its original price. The 24GB RAM M3 MacBook Air has dropped to $1,169, which is a $330 discount. Be aware that these prices only apply to the Starlight (beige) model. While it isn't on sale, the Space Gray MacBook Air with 16GB of memory is fairly cheap: it currently costs $1,073.83. Also: I thought MacOS 15.4.1 was a minor update until it made my iMac better in 4 big ways Apple almost never puts its laptops on sale. At best, you may get a 10% educational discount. Or if you're lucky, you might be able to catch an older model with an up to 20% discount from a third-party sell ... Read full article.