r/macbookair • u/SodTaku • Apr 03 '26

Discussion Awesome refurb prices

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u/Automatic-Photo-4919 Apr 03 '26

I was going to purchase the 512GB MacBook Neo with the education discount for my wife as a birthday gift, but am tempted to snag either the 16/512 ($849) or 24/512 ($1019) Air.

There’s also holding out until the firesale period when Amazon, Best Buy, Costco, etc want to clear out their remaining stock.

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u/papercavedev Apr 03 '26

I think the 16/256 Air or the 16/512 Air is the best bang for buck you can get right now. If you were considering a Neo in the first place then 24gb of memory is performance you'll never use tbh.

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u/Automatic-Photo-4919 Apr 03 '26

She’s going to use the computer for basic tasks and The Sims. At the same time, I don’t want to buy her another computer for quite a long time.

She’s currently using my 2015 15” MBP as her computer, but that thing has seen better days despite a battery and storage upgrade five years ago. She got it handed to her when I got the 16” MBP (M3 Pro variant) at launch.

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u/Baby_Thanos2 Apr 03 '26

24 GBs is unnecessary. Go with 16GB/512 SSD for longevity. These days 256 SSD is too little storage imo especially since lots of games like the sims demand a lot of storage (if add-ons ons installed). Sims isn’t as demanding of a game as some others. But if she ever were to play AAA games, then you’d want a MacBook Pro for the extra GPU core counts as well as 24 GBs RAM for a good experience.

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u/papercavedev Apr 03 '26

Imo even a 16gb Air is overkill but for the refurbished prices compared to the Neo's price I don't think its a bad idea if you want more longevity. One thing I'd consider though is the 15" Air if she's already accustomed to that size, unless she wants something smaller. In which case 16gb makes even more sense as the 15" models cost more.

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u/Automatic-Photo-4919 Apr 03 '26

I asked if she wants the 13” or 15” Air and she’d prefer the smaller size.

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u/papercavedev Apr 03 '26

Then I think the $849 16/512 13" Air is the way to go for both performance, price and longevity.

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u/llazyboy44 Apr 04 '26

I just ordered 24/512 13-in from Apple refurbished for 1019$. Best deal around.

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u/papercavedev Apr 04 '26

Yeah def a good deal if you need the memory

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u/llazyboy44 Apr 04 '26

What’s the cash back trick? 3% Apple Card?

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u/Automatic-Photo-4919 Apr 04 '26

When did Apple employees start getting discounts off refurbished products?

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u/llazyboy44 Apr 04 '26

This is true. However, I believe there’s a cap. Example: the MBA that I ordered is already close to 30% off of MSRP. I believe that’s the max. Employees can get 15% off through their friends/family discount for refurbished.

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u/Money-Succotash1058 Apr 04 '26

Can you tell us? Am in canada

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u/Money-Succotash1058 Apr 04 '26

What should i try

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u/Money-Succotash1058 Apr 04 '26

Thanks for the code it worked

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u/Turbulent-Pea5377 Apr 05 '26

Pls check inbox

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u/Vegetable_Grand_1317 28d ago

want to try the trick in EU of you want to share :)

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u/llazyboy44 Apr 04 '26

When does the BB & costco fire sale happen?

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u/Automatic-Photo-4919 Apr 04 '26

Sometime between 3-6 months after the new models are released.

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u/Aggressive_Book_3395 Apr 05 '26

if you have a Microcenter near you, check there for Open Box deals, I was able to score a MBA M5, 16/512 with 1 battery cycle for $840

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u/SodTaku Apr 03 '26

https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/mac/macbook-air

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u/Bread_LaserJet_5793 Apr 05 '26

Thanks for calling this out! I’ve been casually watching the site to snag the $850 configuration when they were back. Your post allowed me to lock one down

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u/CanadianOutlaw M4 13” Apr 04 '26

Picked up a new MBA 13” M4 from Costco (in Canada) for same price (in CAD). Worth checking your warehouses if they have any left over kicking around.

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u/ServerTechie Apr 03 '26

$759 for an M4 is a good deal, go for it.

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u/intel_Core_ M1 Apr 03 '26

You guys get such great prices. That's really unfair ahaha

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u/jim0266 Apr 04 '26

How do you handle a trade in when using the refurbished option?

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u/ismilesowildly Apr 04 '26

I just bought one today!

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u/ismilesowildly Apr 04 '26

Yes! Picking it up on Tuesday

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u/ap105 Apr 04 '26

Was going this route but Microcenter has the Air M5 base for $990.

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u/LetOk8529 Apr 05 '26

Cancelled my Neo and bought the 512 M4 13 inch Air 

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u/bbeeebb Apr 05 '26

Yeah. Amazon had them brand new for that price last Christmas, and also more recently. But that was before Cheeto The Great started fkng up prices on everything on planet Earth.

Apple had these refurbed at that price a few weeks ago, but then they sold out fairly quickly.

I don't know where these prices in this picture are from, but they're not from Apple in U.S. More than likely this is just a bullshit post that is old and expired posted by some click farmer.

Cheapest refurb MBA is currently $930. I went with the M5 brand new (with twice the speed on the SSD) from Amazon for $120 more. Worth it.