If need a laptop right now for anything except intensive graphics work, photo editing, and video editing, then the M1 MacBook Air from 2020 is still the absolute top dog when it comes to value for money in a laptop.
Apple silicon changed the game when it came to laptop processors, and the M1 changed the game when it came to MacBook Air. Whilst it has since been surpassed by Apple's M2 MacBook Air and the exciting new 15-inch MacBook Air, for several years the 13-inch M1 beast was the best MacBook when it came to value for money, and arguably, it still is.
The best laptop. Ever.
This 13-inch laptop is extremely light and thin, so it's very portable. It's also powered by Apple's M1 chip. Apple silicon is Apple's answer to chips from Intel and AMD, and the company currently leads the way when it comes to efficiency and battery life, as well as performance-per-watt. With that in mind, the laptop was an immense buy at its usual $999 price tag. At this unreal discount of just $799, it's the bargain of the century.
For $799 you can get a 256GB SSD MacBook Air in any of the three colors, along with 8GB of unified memory. The 13.3-inch Retina display is a joy to work on, and this laptop is perfect for anyone who wants to do computing on the go.
It boasts an astonishing 18 hours of battery life, and will also provide plenty of power for Apple's newest software, macOS Sonoma.
