Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Apple Options: Incredible. Don't Let The Headlines Scare You -- August 4, 2026

Locator: 51329APPLE. 

  • So many ways to get the best laptop in the world "for a song," as they say.  Apple is pulling out all stops. 
  • The current best Apple laptop chip: the M5.
  • That replaces the M4.
  • Very, very few will notice the difference between the M4 and the M5.
  • Apple is no longer offering the M4; only the M5.
  • The M5 MacBook Air starts at $1,299.
  • Amazon is already discounting the M5 MacBook Air to $1,149. 
  • But, Amazon is discounting the M4 MacBook Air down as low as $849.
  • On top of that, one can get the M5 MacBook Air, as a lease, for as little as $25 / month for 36 months. Outrageous -- $25 / month. And then trade it in for an upgrade, and continue the lease. Rinse and repeat.  
  • My hunch: we will soon see refurbished MacBook Airs over at Amazon for even less. 
  • There is no excuse not to have the M4 MacBook Air and almost no excuse not to have the M5.  

More on this later, perhaps, but let's check the markets:

Sell in May, go away!