Black Friday deals are already coming in hot with some excellent discounts on MacBooks. Key among them is a sale on the M3 MacBook Air, the machine we consider to be the best laptop for most people and the best laptop for college students.

Amazon has it on sale for just $749 ahead of Black Friday, or $250 off its $999 MSRP. That's a 25% savings and a new record-low, matching the cheapest price the 8GB version saw. (The same deal was live at Best Buy for the paid tiers of its membership program on Thursday, Nov. 14; it'll be open to everyone there on Friday, Nov. 15.)

The 2024 MacBook Air is powered by Apple’s latest M3 chip which provides outstanding performance and energy efficiency. With a stunning 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display (there’s also a 15-inch model) that supports over a billion colors,

The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M3 with a 256GB SSD is on sale from B&H Photo Video at $200 off. There's some time left on the sale, but you should still hurry.

Black Friday is the absolute best time for finding good deals on laptops. (I would know: I've tracked them for Mashable since 2019.) And with retailers taking full advantage of the holiday's abnormally late timing this year, running sales that span most of November, steep discounts are expected to be plentiful all month long.

It's true that if you're shopping straight from the Apple Store, you won't see any special deals: For starters, you will likely have to wait until Nov. 29 (the actual day of Black Friday) for its annual gift card promotion, which gives customers gift cards for future use alongside their purchase of an iPhone, MacBook, or iPad at full price.

If you've been looking to get an Apple MacBook Air, today is your lucky day. All the best models are on sale, and prices start at just $749!

But with only 8GB of RAM, the MacBook Air didn't fit the bill for everyone. Thankfully, Apple remedied the problem earlier this year by introducing the 16GB version of the MacBook Air. If you've been considering this upgrade,

The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air with M2 chip is part of Best Buy’s Black Friday Doorbusters. As of Nov. 15, you can save $200 while supplies last.

Macworld The M2 iPad Air hasn’t been around for a very long time, but its price has already dropped by an incredible $200 at Amazon in this early Black Friday deal. With an MSRP of $1,099, you can get the M2 iPad Air with 512GB of storage for just $899.

Holiday Apple deals are ramping up on Amazon, and this loaded M3 MacBook Air makes one excellent gift at the lowest price on record.