Amazon’s early Black Friday laptop deals: Most MacBooks are at record low prices

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Amazon’s best early Black Friday laptop deals at a glance:

the 13-inch m2 apple macbook air

14-inch m4 apple macbook pro

Amazon is putting up with us – sort of.

The retail giant isn’t offering a ton of great deals on Windows laptops, gaming laptops or Chromebooks ahead of its Black Friday Week sale, which is set to run for nine days from Thursday 21 November to Friday 29 .November (also called Black Friday). And as someone who’s been covering Amazon’s Prime and holiday events since 2019, I can tell you that they probably won’t start showing up there until sales officially start. (Look for deep discounts on Acer, Asus, LG and Microsoft models when it does.)

In other words, early bird shoppers should cool their heels – except for those who need a new MacBook.

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Amazon is currently offering some deep discounts across Apple’s laptop lineup that are worth considering before the holidays begin. Select configurations from its all-new M4 MacBook Pro lineup are already on sale for up to $150 off (which just launched last week), and the base configuration of the M2 MacBook Air — now with 16GB of RAM — has hit a new total all time low of $749. It’s hard to see one getting cheaper on Black Friday, especially.

Stay tuned to see if Amazon revives its MacBook Air x AppleCare+ bundles from last Black Friday.

In the meantime, read on for my roundup of the best laptop (MacBook) deals available on Amazon ahead of Black Friday Week. I will continue to update the list leading up to the sale as more deals expire, so check back often. Note: Any appointment marked with a has fallen to a record low price.

The best early Black Friday MacBook deal at Amazon

Why we like it:

Read Mashable’s full review of the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air (M2).

Mashable deals

The 13-inch M2 Air is Mashable’s favorite budget MacBook, combining a “dreamy” keyboard and all-day battery life with “enough horsepower to handle everyday tasks with ease,” wrote Tech and Games reporter Alex Perry. (He gave it a 4.6/5 rating in his review, earning it a Mashable Choice Award.) As mentioned above, Apple just upgraded the base configuration from 8GB of memory to 16GB, solidifying its status as a great value – especially right now.

Amazon has it on sale for just $749 ahead of Black Friday, or $250 off its $999 MSRP. That’s a 25% saving and a new record low, matching the cheapest price the 8GB version saw. (The same deal was live at Best Buy for the paid tiers of its membership program on Thursday, Nov. 14; it will be open to everyone there on Friday, Nov. 15).

More MacBook deals on Amazon:

  • Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD) — $899 $1,099 USD (save DKK 200)

  • Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M3, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD) — $1,099 USD $1,299 (save DKK 200)

  • Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) — $1,474 $1,599 (save $125)

  • Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Pro, 24 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) — $1,949 $1,999 (save $50)

  • Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M4 Pro, 24 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) — $2,349 $2,499 (save $150 with coupon on site)

  • Amazon MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Max, 36 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD) — $3,049 $3,199 (save $150 with coupon on site)

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