Amazon is challenging Apple with a jaw-dropping deal on the M2 MacBook Air, now available for just $799 after an exclusive coupon.

Amazon’s October Prime Day provides a great chance to save on big-ticket items like the best laptops. The main event doesn’t officially start until October 8, but if you’re looking to save on the best MacBooks, you can do so right now.

In the lead-up to the event, Amazon has discounted several models across the M2 and M3 generations — most notably, the 14-inch M3 Apple MacBook Pro from last fall. Three configurations were sitting at record-low prices at the time of writing.

The MacBook Air is available with either 256 GB of storage of 512 GB, however the smaller of the two is the only one on sale. Choose between colorways of midnight, silver, or space gray and save 20% — bringing the price down to just $799. The MacBook Air is also available in starlight for 15% off at $849.

That's because Amazon is hosting a fall Prime Day, dubbed Prime Big Deal Days, ahead of the hustle and bustle of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.The savings event is slated for October 8 and 9—but as we've come to expect,