Apple MacBook Air M3 available on discount on Vijay Sales: should you buy? | Tech Tips

Vijay Sales is offering various MacBook Air models at tempting discounts on the festive occasion of Rakshabandhan. A standout deal in this sale is the 2024 MacBook Air M3 (8+256GB) model, which you can get for as low as 93,490, while its actual price is 1,14,900. Let’s break down this deal price and how you can get it. And also see if you should even consider the Apple laptop for this price.

MacBook Air M3 Vijay Sales deal price

As already mentioned the 8+256GB model of MacBook Air 2024 launched for Rs 1,14,900. Right off the bat, you are getting a 10 percent discount of Rs 11,410 which brings down the price to Rs 1,03,490. In comparison, the laptop is retailing for Rs 1,04,990 (after an 8 percent discount) on Flipkart. The same model isn’t available on Amazon at the time of writing this.

Coming back to the Vijay Sales deal, the MacBook Air M3 is eligible for up to Rs 10,000 instant cashback with ICICI and SBI credit cards. So, if you have one of these bank cards, you can grab the laptop for Rs 93,490. (There are other bank card offers too.)

You can also avail of a No Cost EMI discount and exchange offers while purchasing new MacBooks from Vijay Sales.

But should you, especially this model?

Should you buy MacBook Air M3 in this sale?

The MacBook Air M3 launched earlier this year. So, it has the latest hardware and software Apple has to offer in an ultrabook profile. For instance, the 3nm M3 chip inside the laptop is 30 percent faster than the 5nm M2 silicon. This is coupled with an 8-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine and 24GB unified memory. This is plenty of power for office productivity, basic media creation and programming work, and everyday browsing and media consumption tasks.

You also get a reliable Touch ID for security, a comfy keyboard, a fine 13.6-inch IPS LCD with 500 nits brightness, 256GB SD storage, an FHD webcam, Spatial Audio, a decently long battery life, 67W USB-C charging support, two Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, a 3.5mm jack, and a MagSafe port.

The next-gen MacBook Air isn’t expected before mid-2025 and so, if you want a MacBook and you find this within your budget, you can consider it. If you want a cheaper but not so weaker MacBook, you can consider the M2 or even a M1 model. On the flip side, for more power, you should go with a MacBook Pro model.