A steal for such a capable ultrabook.

Apple's M2 MacBook Air may be a couple of generatin old by this pount, but it remains a capable machine for everything from casual computing to even high-res video editing that's a dead cert if you're after a potent laptop at a price that won't make you wince too much when it comes to checking out. Thanks to the beefy FIRSTSTART20 code on eBay, it's possible to snag an as-new A-grade refurb M2 Air for £574 from Currys Clearance's eBay store

As much as this is a refurb choice, it benefits from the increased RAM headroom for base model Macs that Apple began to offer with the introduction of the M4 Mac Mini. As much as 8GB of RAM wasn't too much trouble with the M2 chip, Apple has bumped it up to 16GB to give you more headroom for those intensive tasks and multi-tasking with lots of Chrome tabs open. You are stuck with the base 256GB of SSD storage though, which is sufficient for or your programs and a reasonable amount of data, but we'd recommend getting a fast portable SSD or other external or network-attached storage if you'll be doing video editing or storing large media libraries which you can have quick and easy access to.

This M2 MacBook Air also comes with a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display that should provide accurate colours as well as an especially vibrant experience, although its port selection of a pair of USB-Cs and one MagSafe port does leave a little to be desired. As someone who was subject to the pain of Apple's minimal options for connectivity in previous times (looking at you, 2020 MacBook Pro), it is a bit of hassle, but you can find plenty of USB-C dongles for reasonable money these days to offer you better connectivity, ranging from options that just add lots of USB-A ports to wider options with an SD card reader, HDMI out and more besides. As for battery life, Apple says this MacBook Air should last for up to 18 hours on a single charge, giving you good endurance for a couple of working days away from the charger.

If you've been after a powerful MacBook Air for especially reasonable money, this reduction from Currys Clearance's eBay store on the M2 model is truly excellent.