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As another summer ends, another year of note-taking and lecture-listening is upon us. Yes, it's back-to-school season and everyone is looking for savings on learning tools. If you want to have an ace assistant by your side in the classroom or your dorm, the Apple M1 MacBook Air is a solid choice now available at a shocking discount.

Apple 2020 M1 MacBook AirGet this Apple MacBook Air for 25% off at Amazon $749.99 at Amazon (Save $249.01)

Right now this ultra-light computer can be had for 25% off when you grab it at Amazon. Typically listed for $999, you can get the 2020 model of the 13-inch 256-gigabyte laptop for $749.99 in silver, gold and Space Gray. Apple laptops are the best of the best, so this deal is something back-to-school shoppers can't miss.

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There's a lot to love in the MacBook Air from its exceptionally crisp Retina display with gorgeous wide-gamut color, to super low latency and an inherently user-friendly design interface. Apple's M1 chip became famous at its launch, and even today. While the M2 and M2-Pro chips have become standard in more recent generations, the M1 still makes for silky smooth computing with enough power for all but pro users. We stand by both M1 and M2 chips and think either will serve most users well.

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As with many Apple products, with the MacBook Air, much of the magnificence is in the details—specifically in how good all the components are and how well they work together. The Air features two industry-leading Thunderbolt ports, Wi-Fi 6, up to 18 hours of battery life and excellent interface hardware in the form of a rewarding keyboard and a camera that's noticeably high quality.

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Whether you're looking for a mobile office, a music production centerpiece, a base camp for digital art creation or just a classic, jack-of-all-trades laptop that you can grow with, the MacBook Air is a great pick. Grab it today before the bell rings on the savings!

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