I use M3 MacBook Air every day and this $844 Black Friday deal is the best I've ever seen for a MacBook Air

This is the new base-level 2024 M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM that was quietly upgraded this fall. You would have paid $1,299 for this configuration just two months ago.

On any given day I might jump between a 16-inch M1 MacBook Pro, an old intel-based 27-inch iMac, and the newly redesigned 2024 Mac Mini, which I recently reviewed. But my preferred Mac is the M3 MacBook Air. So I was thrilled to see that this year Amazon is running the best Black Friday deal I can ever remember on a MacBook Air -- in fact, it's the biggest discount I've ever seen on a new MacBook Air.

Amazon is selling the 2024 M3 MacBook Air for $844, a 23% discount off the $1,099 retail price. Apple essentially never puts its laptops on sale. At best, you can get a 10% educational discount ...