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Steve Hildreth founded MacPrices in 1998 and has been its editor. Before that, he was Founder & Editor of PowerBook Central from 1996 until that site was closed in 2015. Steve has been an Apple Developer and Apple Affiliate Partner for over 20 years. See more here. Steve's most recent posts:

Price drop! Apple 15-inch M3 MacBook Airs now available starting at $999 at Apple, Certified Refurbished

Price drop! Apple 15-inch M3 MacBook Airs now available starting at $999 at Apple, Certified Refurbished 15-inch M3 MacBook Air Midnight color

With yesterday’s release of 15-inch M3 MacBook Airs with 16GB of RAM standard, Apple has dropped prices on clearance Certified Refurbished 15″ 8GB M3 MacBook Airs to a new low starting at only $999. These are the cheapest M3-powered 15″ MacBook Airs for sale today at Apple. Apple’s one-year warranty is included, shipping is free, and each MacBook has a new outer shell. The following standard-configurations are available:

– 15″ MacBook Air/8-Core M3 CPU, 8-Core GPU/8GB RAM/256GB SSD: $999, was $1099
– 15″ MacBook Air/8-Core M3 CPU, 10-Core GPU/8GB RAM/512GB SSD: $1169, was $1269
– 15″ MacBook Air/8-Core M3 CPU, 10-Core GPU/16GB RAM/512GB SSD: $1279, was $1439

According the Apple, “You will receive a ‘like new’ device with genuine Apple replacement parts (as needed) that has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected. Every device will come with all accessories, cables and operating systems. All Apple Certified Refurbished products are packaged in a brand new white box and will be sent to you with free shipping and returns.”

Note that stock status may vary, check Apple’s site for availability. For the latest sales & prices, see our 15″ MacBook Air Price Tracker, updated daily.