Even as Apple has raised M5 MacBook Air prices, Amazon is keeping a Prime Day deal at $949—while discounts on multiple configurations reach as much as $450 before the sale ends.
The clock is ticking, and the price is the difference between “maybe later” and “buy now.” On Prime Day, Amazon is still selling the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air for $949, a rare holdout while Apple’s new pricing starts at $1,299 for the 13-inch M5 model.
That gap is where the urgency is coming from. If you’re shopping right now, the math has changed with Apple’s price hikes—and Amazon’s Prime Day special is positioned as the workaround before the discount window closes.
Prime Day isn’t just offering one configuration, either. Amazon is discounting the laptops by as much as $450 when factoring in the new retail prices. The deal is aimed at buyers who want specific upgrades. including an 8-core GPU model. with other upgraded options also discounted for Prime Day—at least for as long as supplies last.
Here’s what the current Prime Day pricing looks like for the M5 MacBook Air lineup, alongside Apple’s new MSRP:
For the 13-inch MacBook Air M5:
– 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD: $949 (New MSRP: $1,299)
– 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD: $1,149 (New MSRP: $1,599)
– 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD: $1,387.25 (New MSRP: $1,799)
For the 15-inch MacBook Air M5:
– 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD: $1,149 (New MSRP: $1,499)
– 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD: $1,349 (New MSRP: $1,799)
– 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD: $1,549.99 (New MSRP: $1,999)
There’s one more pressure point for shoppers: some colors are already selling out. If you’re looking at the 2026 MacBook Air, the signal is straightforward—don’t wait for “one more look” if the configuration you want is already disappearing.
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Prime Day deals are fake half the time anyway.
Wait so Apple raised the price but Amazon still has it at $949? That seems like a glitch or something. I’m guessing stock is low already.
I don’t trust the “new MSRP” part. Like if Apple’s charging $1,299 now, isn’t that just because Amazon marked it up before? Prime Day always confuses me. Also 8-core GPU?? That’s gonna be the only version worth buying I guess.
Why would anyone pay the Apple new prices if Amazon is doing the $949 thing like… makes no sense. I saw something about colors selling out already so I’d just grab whatever. The 15-inch one at $1,149 feels kinda doable but then there’s all these weird RAM/SSD options and I can’t tell what’s actually different. If I wait “one more look” will it be gone??