# M5 MacBook Air hits lowest price since July

> Apple's M5 MacBook Air is discounted $200 across both 13-inch and 15-inch models at major retailers, offering rare savings after summer price hikes.
- Title: M5 MacBook Air hits lowest price since July · The Verge
- Summary: Apple's M5 MacBook Air is discounted $200 across both 13-inch and 15-inch models at major retailers, offering rare savings after summer price hikes.
- Keywords: apple, macbook air, m5 processor, price discount, amazon, best buy, b&h photo, The Verge
- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/gadgets/1029019/apple-macbook-air-13-15-inch-m5-deal-sale
- Author: Cameron Faulkner
- Published: 2026-11-08T16:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: apple, macbook air, m5 processor, price discount, amazon, best buy, b&h photo, technology, culture
## Summer price hike now reversed
Apple raised MacBook Air prices by two hundred dollars across both thirteen-inch and fifteen-inch models in July. The current discount brings prices back to pre-increase levels.
## Thirteen-inch Air at one thousand ninety-nine ninety-nine
The thirteen-inch MacBook Air with M5 processor, sixteen gigabytes of RAM and five hundred twelve gigabytes of storage is available for one thousand ninety-nine ninety-nine dollars.Amazon, Best Buy and B&H Photo all honour the price.
## Fifteen-inch model also discounted
The fifteen-inch MacBook Air with sixteen gigabytes of RAM and five hundred twelve gigabytes of storage is on sale for one thousand two hundred ninety-nine ninety-nine dollars, also two hundred dollars off.
## Rare savings since July increases
The base M5 MacBook Air sold for around nine hundred fifty to one thousand dollars after launch in May. Savings have been rare since July, making this discount the second time it has appeared.
## Key takeaway

Apple's M5 MacBook Air is discounted two hundred dollars at Amazon, Best Buy and B&H Photo, the second time this discount has appeared since July price increases.