The MacBook Air M2 is the perfect laptop for college or school – especially when it’s just $699

Looking for a MacBook on a budget? You’ll be hard-pressed to beat the still-excellent MacBook Air M2 for just $699 (was $799) over at Best Buy today.

This 2022 model is a little older now, but it’s a fantastic choice if you just want a stylish machine that can cover the basics – say, for school or college work, for example.

Internally, you get the Apple M2 chipset and 16GB of RAM, which is more than enough for multiple browser tabs, design work, music production, or any number of creative pursuits. The Air model isn’t designed for super-heavy content creation or industrial-level tasks, but it’s a great choice for students, teachers, and the vast majority of working professionals.

And, this deal at Best Buy brings the 2022 Air to within $50 of its cheapest-ever price, so it’s a great all-around budget choice. With that said, it’s not the only MacBook that’s on sale today. If you’re interested, I’ve also attached a few deals from Apple and Amazon just below on the newer models, which are also worth checking out.

Cheap MacBook deal at Best Buy

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Alex is TechRadar’s deals editor, specializing in getting our readers the best bang for the buck on the tech that we know and love. He’s a dab hand at covering retailer events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day having over seven years of e-commerce experience at Future PLC; including bylines at our sister sites T3 and GamesRadar. Alex’s expertise touches on most areas of TechRadar but he has a particular love for phones, laptops, and cameras, being an avid photographer. Outside of work, you’ll find him indulging his love for street and travel photography, at home working on music, or down at the local climbing gym.