The elephant in the room with Apple Silicon is that it locks you out of dual-booting Windows and cuts you off from apps and games that aren’t available for macOS. I was able to spend about a week with the new MacBook Air as my main laptop, both around the office and on the go, which gave me the opportunity to test that theory. With the raw power of the M1 chip though, I wondered if Apple might have finally shaken up that paradigm. If you want to get real work done, that’s what the MacBook Pro is for. The MacBook Air line has always been admirable from a portability standpoint, but they’ve always felt more like a second laptop than something designed primarily for work. With impressive processor power and benchmark results, whisper-quiet operation, and all-day battery life, all loaded into a familiar lightweight form factor, the M1 MacBook Air is an impressive machine. While the line didn’t receive any major physical overhauls for the late 2020 edition, the inclusion of Apple’s ARM-based M1 processor lifts the lightest MacBook to new heights. The new MacBook Air with Apple’s custom M1 chip looks a whole lot like the old MacBook Air, but looks can be deceiving. Here’s our review.Lifewire purchased the MacBook Air to evaluate its features and capabilities. This isn’t the lowest price we’ve seen - the $128 sale last occurred on Black Friday - but this is a nice price if you need a set of good-sounding, comfortable earbuds that are very lightweight. Sony’s LinkBuds S noise-canceling wireless earbuds are down to $148 at Amazon (normally $199.99).You’ll need to activate those games within two weeks of buying the headset. Meta just announced that headsets purchased from February 5th through June 3rd will be eligible to get two free games: Golf Plus and Space Pirate Trainer DX. Speaking of the Quest 2, if you’re in the market for one, you may want to hold off buying one for the next couple of days.But we thought we’d share this price cut anyway since $400 off might be good for anyone who was already considering taking the plunge.

That’s still very expensive, and while the Quest Pro has gotten a bit better since launch thanks to updates, it’s probably not worth it for most people since you can get a great VR experience with the $399 Quest 2.

Meta’s pricey Quest Pro has dropped in price to $1,099.99 ($400 off) for one week only at Amazon.

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