More than three years after its release, theM1 MacBook Airis finally available at Walmart.
And, shockingly, Walmart is selling the laptop for just $700.
It’s just Walmart’s price.
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The M1 MacBook Air launched in late 2020 with prices starting at $1,000.
Walmart may be late to the game, but it’s undercutting everyone.
Here’s the weird thing: this is the first Mac that Walmart has ever sold direct to consumers.
The silent-yet-mighty M1 MacBook Air offers an all-day battery life and a bright 13-inch display. It’s capable of running professional applications, though it’s also a excellent laptop for casual use.
It seems that Apple is using Walmart to offload the remaining stock of M1 MacBook Air.
To be clear, these units are brand new, not refurbished or open-box.
The silent-yet-mighty M1 MacBook Air offers an all-day battery life and a bright 13-inch display.
It’s capable of running professional applications, though it’s also a excellent laptop for casual use.
More notably, this relationship may define how other “premium brands” are represented at Walmart.
Whether this arrangement will hurt Apple’s image is yet to be seen.
Unfortunately, Walmart is only selling thebase model M1 MacBook Air.
Most people will be fine with this model, the only major pitfall is its tiny 256GB SSD.
Note that Walmart’s website may run out of M1 MacBook Airs.
