Refurbished MacBook Air M4 Cuts Price to $760 as Apple Launches $1,100 M5 Model
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 4
Refurbished MacBook Air M4 Cuts Price to $760 as Apple Launches $1,100 M5 Model
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 4
Summary
$760 bought a refurbished MacBook Air with Apple’s M4 chip, about $240 below the original price, after the buyer skipped a new model purchase.
March 3 was the trigger: Apple opened orders for the $1,100 MacBook Air with the newer M5 chip, making the prior-generation M4 a cheaper refurbished option.
Apple shipped the laptop with standard accessories and retail-style packaging, and a side-by-side check against a brand-new M4 MacBook Air found no visible difference.
Rising consumer-electronics prices tied to memory-component shortages are pushing buyers toward refurbished devices, which Apple says go through a rigorous quality process.