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The Refurbished M1 MacBook Air Has Dropped to A Can't-Miss Price at StackSocial

If you’ve been limping along on an aging laptop or waiting for Apple’s prices to come back to earth, consider your prayers answered. StackSocial just marked down the 2020 13-inch MacBook Air with Apple’s M1 chip, 8 GB of unified memory, and a 256 GB SSD to a figure that’s closer to entry-level PCs than any brand-new Mac. The machines are refurbished, but each one’s inspected, cleaned, and backed by a warranty, so you’re not rolling dice on a random used listing.

Why this model still matters: Apple’s first-gen M1 silicon remains a battery champ, pushing up to fifteen hours of mixed use on a single charge while running macOS Sonoma as smoothly as the latest chips. The fanless design means zero noise during Zoom calls, the 2560-by-1600 Retina display keeps text razor-sharp, and the Magic Keyboard fixes the butterfly-key woes of earlier generations. Two Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports handle charging or 6K external displays, and Wi-Fi 6 keeps downloads snappy on newer routers.

At roughly half the cost of Apple’s current M3 Air, you’re getting a lightweight aluminum chassis that still outpaces most mid-range Windows laptops in real-world tasks—think Photoshop edits, 4K video playback, and an ocean of Chrome tabs—all while slipping easily into a messenger bag at just 2.8 pounds.

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