The Best Early Black Friday Mac Deals

[MacRumors]

Black Friday is getting closer, and prices on MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, and Mac mini computers have started to drop as the shopping holiday nears. These deals include the latest models of the M4 MacBook Pro and iMac.

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Of course, there is a chance that we could see better deals on these Macs arrive as Black Friday gets closer. This is a risk anyone has to take while shopping during the holidays, so with that in mind, many of the deals shared below are currently the best prices we've ever seen. More information on these sales can be found in our Black Friday Roundup.

Best Mac Deals

• M2 13-inch MacBook Air (16GB RAM/256GB) for $749.99 ($249 off)
• M3 13-inch MacBook Air (16GB RAM/256GB) for $899.00 ($200 off)
• M4 iMac (8-core/16GB RAM/256GB) for $1,149.99 ($149 off)

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MacBook Air

Best Buy and Amazon have huge discounts on Apple's 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air this November, with a consistent $200 off nearly every 2024 M3 model of the computer.

13-inch

• M2 16GB RAM/256GB - $749.99 ($249 off) [on-page coupon via Amazon]
• M3 16GB RAM/256GB - $899.00 ($200 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3 16GB RAM/512GB - $1,099.00 ($200 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3 24GB RAM/512GB - $1,299.00 ($200 off) [matched at Amazon]

15-inch

• M3 16GB RAM/256GB - $1,099.00 ($200 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3 16GB RAM/512GB - $1,299.00 ($200 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3 24GB RAM/512GB - $1,499.00 ($200 off) [matched at Amazon]

MacBook Pro

For MacBook Pro Black Friday deals, you'll again find all of the best discounts mixed between Best Buy and Amazon. This includes both the previous generation M3 models at up to $500 off, as well as the new M4 MacBook Pro.

M3 14-inch

• M3 16GB RAM/1TB - $1,399.00 ($300 off)
• M3 Pro 512GB - $1,599.00 ($300 off)
• M3 Pro 1TB - $1,999.00 ($300 off)
• M3 Max 1TB - $2,799.00 ($300 off)

M4 14-inch

• M4 16GB RAM/512GB - $1,474.00 ($125 off)
• M4 16GB RAM/1TB - $1,654.00 ($145 off)

M3 16-inch

• M3 Pro 18GB RAM/512GB - $1,899.00 ($500 off)
• M3 Pro 36GB RAM/512GB - $2,299.00 ($500 off)
• M3 Max 36GB RAM/1TB - $2,899.00 ($500 off)
• M3 Max 48GB RAM/1TB - $3,399.00 ($500 off)

M4 16-inch

• M4 Pro 48GB RAM/512GB - $2,664.00 ($235 off)

iMac

Amazon has the best all-around deals on the new M4 iMacs, with as much as $149 off select models of the computer. This includes the 10-core/16GB RAM/256GB M4 iMac with the Nano-texture display at $1,499.00, down from $1,699.00.

• 8-core/16GB RAM/256GB - $1,149.99 with on-page coupon, down from $1,299.00
• 10-core/16GB RAM/256GB - $1,349.99 with on-page coupon, down from $1,499.00
• 10-core/16GB RAM/512GB - $1,549.99 with on-page coupon, down from $1,699.00
• 10-core/24GB RAM/512GB - $1,749.99 with on-page coupon, down from $1,899.00

Mac Mini

Apple just introduced the new M4 Mac mini and Amazon has it for up to $55 off this Black Friday.

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[MacLawyer]

I'm hearing that buyers should steer clear of the "slow" SSD in the M2 MacBook Air. I wonder how many people would actually notice any lag.

 

[StoneJack]

I'm hearing that buyers should steer clear of the "slow" SSD in the M2 MacBook Air. I wonder how many people would actually notice any lag.

No one notices except yt influencers

 

[sw1tcher]

No one notices except yt influencers

Didn't know YT influencers were hanging out here on MR 🤣

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ssd-speed-vs-size.2442231/

What does an average computer user do? Web browsing, email, documents, social media, YouTube,... Those are not tasks that are disc intensive, so they'll hardly notice a difference.


Typo by Amazon regarding the base M3 13-inch MacBook Air 16/256?

M3 16GB RAM/256GB - $899.00 ($200 off) [matched at Amazon]

Best Buy lists it as being 8-Core CPU and 8-Core GPU while Amazon lists it as 8-Core CPU and 10-Core GPU

About this item

LEAN. MEAN. M3 MACHINE — With a powerful 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, the blazing-fast MacBook Air with M3 chip is a superportable laptop that sails through work and play.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

The base 16" M3 Pro MBP is not available at BB which seems odd to me that all that inventory is just gone. Hard to find anywhere, really.

I was lucky enough to score an Open Box (Good) for $1690 this weekend and it turned out to be pristine.

 

[JosephAW]

M2 Mac mini base units should be dropping below the $499 price, that’s what I paid 6 mo ago.

 

[sw1tcher]

M2 Mac mini base units should be dropping below the $499 price, that’s what I paid 6 mo ago.

Even if the base M2 (8GB / 256GB ?) Mac mini dropped to $399, it doesn't make sense to me to buy that over a base M4 (16GB / 256GB) Mac mini from Apple Education store for $499.

 

[dannyseek]

The base M3 14" w/ 1TB and 16GB is $1,499.00 not $1,399.00

 

[TigerWoodsIV]

Unfortunate the M4 for 1474 is only the silver.

 

[SebbsBo]

I just got my MacBook M3/16GB Ram with the 200$ off from here. My best Black Friday purchase

 

[svish]

Good deals on many MacBooks!