Apple has quietly included a 128GB M1 MacBook Air in the Apple Store for Education, priced at $799.

This is $100 cheaper than the education deal on the standard entry-level 256GB model.

It is not, however, available in the higher education store aimed at students.

Apple’s standard education discount is $100 off the price of the base models, with significant additional discounts on upgrades to the standard spec.

Education customers can buy the standard base model, with 256GB SSD, for $899 – or opt instead for the special 128GB one at $799.

Sadly, the cheaper model is not available for direct sale to students.

Nor should you hold out much hope of the 128GB models being made available to consumers: if Apple wanted the headline of an $899 (retail pricing) model, it would likely have announced this on day one.