13.3″ MacBook Air 4GB/128GB hits $850 shipped at Amazon ($150 off), still $750 shipped for EDU at Best Buy

Amazon has matched Best Buy’s price on the MacBook Air 13.3″, Apple’s most popular Mac at $849.99 shipped. Because Amazon doesn’t require tax at time of purchase, many readers can a save a significant amount buying through Amazon in this case.  However, if you have an .EDU email address, you can get a discount code for Best Buy that will cut the price to $750 shipped.

Best Buy’s $100 off discount code works on all MacBook Airs and Pros as well as iMacs which are also all on sale, great for back to school shopping.

This MacBook Air model MD7600LL/B has a 1.4GHz Intel Core i5 (w/Turbo up to 2.7GHz) w/ 3MB shared L3 cache, 4GB of 1600 MHz LPDDR RAM, 128 GB of fast PCIe-based storage, 13.3 inch LED backlit display with Intel HD Graphics 5000 and is upgradable to Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite and gets an incredible 12 hours of battery life. Reviews are, as always for MacBooks very high for this model.

Note, those interested in AppleCare can get 30-50% off here.