There's also our guide to the best laptop deals and the latest Chromebook deals for those who prefer Windows or Chrome OS.
If you want to take a look at some other modern Apple laptops – including the most recent MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) and MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) – these are covered and compared in our regular roundup of the best MacBook deals and MacBook Pro deals. We don't expect any discounts on it for a few months yet, but as soon as it drops you'll hear about it on this page.
It may not be as good value-for-money considering it costs $1,199 / £1,249 for the standard model but it is a solid upgrade over the current version thanks to the larger and brighter new display, thinner design and upgraded M2 chip. These price cuts could be even greater now that the MacBook Air M2 is available to buy. Outside of this, it's regularly reduced by up to $100 / £100 in most stores.
It's come very close in this current back to school sales, plus we've got our eye on the Labor Day sales and Labor Day laptop sales for any bigger discounts. It has a starting price of $999 / £999, but we've already seen it fall to as low as $749 / £849 during large sales events.
Now that the MacBook Air M1 (2020) is two years old we expect some better discounts soon.