{
  "id": 227210,
  "title": "MacBook Air deal alert: Amazon’s rare sale beats Apple’s price hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/macbook-air-deal-alert-amazons-rare-sale-beats-apples-price-hike",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-06T16:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/aug-6-apple-macbook-air-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amazon is offering discounts on Apple's M5 MacBook Air laptops. The 13-inch M5 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage is priced at $1,134, down from $1,299, according to Mashable. The 13-inch M5 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage is priced at $1,419, down from $1,599, as reported by both Mashable and MacRumors. MacRumors also notes that the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air with 24GB RAM and 1TB storage is available for $1,609, a $190 discount.\n\nThese deals are notable as they come after Apple increased prices on its devices in June. According to MacRumors, these are the lowest prices seen on the notebooks since the price hikes.\n\nNo information is available about discounts on the 15-inch M5 MacBook Air models, as per MacRumors. TechRadar reports a discount on the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage, priced at $1,848, down from $2,000.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}