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Black Friday is finally here, even though the deals have been flowing for nearly a month at this point. Many of the best deals are ones we saw earlier this month, but that doesn’t make them any less enticing now. For instance, theis available on Amazon for just $749. The regular price is $1,000, so this is a discount of 25 percent. This version even boasts 16GB of RAM, and it's just one of many. Here are the takeaways.
It’s thin and light. It’s a MacBook Air. This thing weighs around 2.7 pounds. The battery life is solid, at around 18 hours of use per charge. The four-speaker sound system can get surprisingly loud, so headphones are not a requirement when watching random YouTube videos or listening to music. So what’s the downside? There isn’t one. Not really. This isn’t the M3 MacBook Air, so those looking for the latest and greatest model may be let down. The model does only ship with a 256GB solid state drive, but it’s easy enough to plug in an external.
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