Apple's 2017 MacBook Air is on sale for under $650 this Black Friday

TL;DR: Amazon has Apple's 2017 MacBook Air on sale for a mere $649.99 right now. It's normally $999, so you'll be saving 30%.

We've been spoiled with a lot of good laptop deals this Black Friday, but Jeff Bezos' holiday pricing on an older model of the ultra-portable MacBook Air just might take the cake. 

For a limited time, Apple's 128GB MacBook Air from 2017 is on sale on Amazon for only $649.99 — that's 30% off its suggested retail price of $999. (Want a newer model? This year's MacBook Air is also on sale for Black Friday, and it's only $100 more.)

The 2017 MacBook Air's main selling points are its lightweight, razor-thin design; its 12-hour battery life; and its multitasking-friendly dual-core Intel Core i5 processor. If we had to pinpoint its ideal user, we'd say it's probably best suited for a student or office worker — basically, anyone who doesn't need super intense processing or graphics. (Power users should look into getting a MacBook Pro instead.) Read more...