Amazon’s Prime Day discounts on the 15-inch MacBook Air with M5 chips stayed lower even after Apple raised prices, leaving shoppers with steep, time-limited savings of up to $350 on key configurations.
For shoppers watching Apple’s MacBook Air prices rise, Prime Day has become the place to breathe again—at least for now.
Amazon’s third day of Prime Day deals are still holding steady, even after Apple increased prices earlier this morning. The most aggressive option in the lineup is a 15-inch MacBook Air with Apple’s M5 chip for $1,149, a drop that’s hard to ignore when Apple’s newer MSRP is far higher.
The advertised savings are straightforward: shoppers can save $350 on the standard 15-inch MacBook Air M5 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, or $450 on the M5/16GB/1TB model—before supply runs out.
Amazon’s current Prime Day pricing for the 15-inch MacBook Air M5 is listed at:
– $1,149 for the 15-inch MacBook Air M5 (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD), with a new MSRP of $1,499
– $1,349 for the 15-inch MacBook Air M5 (16GB RAM, 1TB SSD), with a new MSRP of $1,799
The deal pressure doesn’t stop at 15 inches, either. Prime Day also includes discounts on the 13-inch MacBook Air M5 models. with pricing shown as:
– $949 for the 13-inch MacBook Air M5 (16GB RAM. 512GB SSD). with a new MSRP of $1. 299
– $1. 149 for the 13-inch MacBook Air M5 (16GB RAM. 1TB SSD). with a new MSRP of $1. 599
– $1. 387.25 for the 13-inch MacBook Air M5 (24GB RAM. 1TB SSD). with a new MSRP of $1. 799.
Apple’s price hikes are already reshaping expectations for what a “normal” MacBook Air cost should be. and Amazon’s decision to keep Prime Day pricing unchanged is turning this moment into a clear mismatch between what shoppers see today and what they were meant to pay just hours earlier. If you’re trying to buy right now. the gap is wide—and it comes with the quiet reminder that Prime Day supplies won’t wait.
Shoppers who want to cross-check numbers across retailers can compare prices in a dedicated M5 15-inch MacBook Air Price Guide, but the deals listed here are described as the most aggressive currently available because Amazon has not implemented Apple’s price hikes that took effect earlier today.
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So Apple raised prices and Amazon just… kept them? That feels backwards lol.
I don’t even trust “savings” anymore. Like is the MSRP always inflated? Also $450 off sounds great but I bet stock is gone in an hour.
Wait did Apple raise prices overnight only for the 15-inch? Or is this just for the M5 chip versions, because I saw M3 deals too and got confused.
Prime Day is the only time my bank account stops crying. If the “new MSRP” is $1,499 then what’s the point of buying later? I’m gonna check, but also I heard Amazon changes stuff after midnight so idk.