Less than a month after dropping to its all-time low price, our favorite budget MacBook<\/a> is back on sale for $829. That’s right \u2014 Apple’s 2022 MacBook Air<\/a> has a 17 percent discount, cutting its price from $999. This deal is available for the 256GB model in every color but doesn’t include AppleCare+.<\/p>\n Apple<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Apple’s 2022 MacBook Air<\/a> might not be the flashiest option on the market, but it’s really good. In fact, we dubbed it a “near-perfect Mac” in our review \u2014 in which we also gave it a score of 96. There are so many things to like about the 13.6-inch MacBook, including its Liquid Retina screen that offers 500 nits of brightness and a 60Hz refresh rate. The screen is slightly bigger and the device is slightly thinner than its predecessor, providing an extra bit of sleekness to the model.<\/p>\n The biggest change for the 2022 MacBook Air was its M2 chip. The M2 features eight CPU cores and up to 10 GPU cores, making it a great, fast-performing option \u2014 even as Apple launches an M4 chip<\/a>. The MacBook also has a quad-speaker system, compatible with Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos. Plus, there’s a three-mic array for excellent video chat quality.<\/p>\n Follow <\/em>@EngadgetDeals<\/em><\/a> on Twitter and <\/em>subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter<\/em><\/a> for the latest tech deals and buying advice.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/sdI7IMIZEBg9qpg2xKWn.g--~B\/Zmk9c3RyaW07aD03MjA7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-06\/68325690-21a3-11ef-bdf3-6cfcd8b1cced\")