You know what they say about the best deals? Sometimes looking back is the way forward – which would very much be the case with this MacBook Air M-series laptop deal that I've plucked from Amazon ahead of its Prime Day 2 sale kicking off. Well, it's officially called Big Deal Days, but nobody calls it that.
Check out the £547 MacBook Air deal on Amazon
No, it's not the latest M3 Air. Nor is it the previous-gen M2 model. But just because it's the MacBook Air M1 doesn't mean it'll be in any way unreliable – and in this almost-half-price deal for a refurbished model means it's rubbing shoulders with being at Chromebook-levels of affordable.
I still use this very laptop everyday and I continue to be impressed with it. Sure, the M1 came out before Apple's redesign of the Air series, but if you're looking for a solid deal and are happy to have a little more screen bezel, then I think this is one great way of doing so.
I might have said otherwise if the SSD wasn't larger than 128GB, though, but this model delivers double that, at 256GB, so it's an ideal starting platform. Indeed, this might be the best student laptop buy ahead of a late-start University season. And if new is important to you, then Amazon is still selling the M1 Air brand new at £879 – which is still quite reasonable.
Keep an eye on T3's Amazon Prime Day 2 coverage throughout Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 October, as those two days are sure to surface other best laptop offerings. But I think it's worth pausing before you buy and asking whether you always need the latest and greatest – or if a cut-price deal such as this MacBook is your perfect match.