“I still use it to review the latest plugins”: At $599, this might be the cheapest MacBook Black Friday deal we’ll see

Having the very latest MacBook is all well and good, but it can cost you. Yes, you can save a packet if you shop the best Black Friday MacBook deals, but if you’re not bothered about having one of the latest M3 or M4 processors, there are even bigger bargains to be had.

Take this deal at Walmart, which brings the price of a MacBook Air M1 down to just $599. Now, we know what you’re thinking - didn’t this machine come out years ago? Well, yes, it was released in 2020, but such was the generational leap of Apple’s new Silicon technology back then that, even four years on, the M1 is a sterling performer.

“I’ve had my M1 Mac since 2020 and I still use it to review the latest plugins and DAWs without any problems,” says MusicRadar’s hi-tech managing editor Si Truss. “I haven’t even considered upgrading and don’t plan on doing so any time soon.”

Quite the recommendation, and one that we think will be endorsed by many M1-toting music producers. The MacBook in question has 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, so a portable SSD might be in order sooner rather than later, but this is undoubtedly a lot of computer for the money. You can even choose your colour: gold, silver or space grey.

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch: was US$699 now US$599 at Walmart

13" | M1 CPU | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
Yes, it was released in 2020, but this MacBook Air M1 is still a cracking laptop for music production, and at just $599, it's a total bargain. If this price is beaten this Cyber Weekend, we'd be very surprised.

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