The wedge-shaped M1 MacBook Air lives on — at Walmart, for $699

Walmart’s selling them for $699 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

When Apple stopped selling the M1 MacBook Air past week to marque mode for the caller M3 version, I mourned the nonaccomplishment of the M1 Air’s iconic wedge shape. But possibly that was a spot premature. Walmart just announced that for the archetypal time, you’ll beryllium capable to straight bargain the M1 MacBook Air from its online store for a discounted $699. The retailer besides said the M1 Air is coming to prime retail stores soon.

Looking astatine Walmart’s site, these M1 Airs are being sold new, which makes the $699 terms compelling (Best Buy volition besides deliver a caller 1 for $999 if you similar to wage afloat price). That said, you lone get to take the basal model, which comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. I’d usually bristle astatine 8GB of RAM successful 2024 — but the driblet to $699 takes immoderate of the sting retired of that, and it’s adjacent little than recent discounts that had taken the laptop’s terms down to $749.

The 1 happening that’s unclear is however agelong Apple volition proceed supplying Walmart with caller M1 Airs oregon whether this is simply a short-term statement until the existing banal is cleared out. We’ve reached retired to Apple for clarification, but didn’t instantly person a response.

If this is an ongoing deal, that’s immense for Walmart and wedge-heads everywhere. And adjacent if it isn’t, astatine slightest it gives folks the enactment of getting 1 earlier they’re genuinely gone. The M1 Air is simply a beloved laptop, and it warms the bosom to spot the wedge signifier volition beryllium astir for conscionable a smidge longer.