It's almost time to head back to class . Make sure you've handled all of your most important back-to-school needs by nabbing a new laptop to start the school year. A MacBook is a great choice, as there are plenty of great discounts to be had right now ahead of the first day of school, or college if you're headed back to campus.

We've curated some of the best deals available for MacBooks that you can score right this second. And don't discount them thinking that Windows laptops are better. Apple laptops can make for a handy, versatile and portable workstation.

In fact, many people are using one of the latest MacBook Pro laptops to replace their desktop -- even when handling advanced tasks like photo or video editing, content creation, CAD, audio production or advanced graphic design work. If you think you or the student you're sending back to school this year might be able to benefit from a MacBook this year, but you don't want to The new, 13-inch MacBook Air shares almost all the same specs and features as the larger 15-inch model, just in a more compact size. It's powered by Apple's latest M3 chip, which provides a performance boost for demanding tasks like photo editing or gaming.

It's no slouch, even if it's the lightest MacBook you can currently get. The MacBook Air weighs just 2.5 pounds, so it offers the ultimate in portability.

Its 13-inch Liquid Retina Display has a maximum brightness of 500 nits, but it also supports connecting up to two external monitors. Battery li.