Don’t settle for a no-name laptop when $200 gets you a MacBook Air

Macworld

TL;DR: A fully functional MacBook Air for $199.97 (MSRP $999) makes the perfect backup laptop (or budget upgrade) — light, fast, and dependable.

Every household needs a backup laptop—the one you grab when your main machine dies mid-deadline, when your kid leaves their Chromebook at school, or when you simply don’t feel like lugging around your expensive daily driver. And for $199.97, that backup should absolutely be a MacBook.

This refurbished 13″ MacBook Air (2017) hits the sweet spot...