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Best MacBook Deals: Save Up to $400 on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air

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$899 at Best Buy
Apple M2 MacBook Air
M2 MacBook Air 13 (256GB SSD): $899
Save $100 + trade-in
$999 at Best Buy
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch in midnight color
M2 MacBook Air 15 (256GB SSD): $999
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$1,099 at Best Buy
The Apple MacBook Pro M2 13-inch laptop 2022
M2 Macbook Pro 13 (512 GB): $1,099
Save $400
$1,900 at Best Buy
Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro
M2 Pro MacBook Pro 14 (512GB SSD): $1,900
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$2,499 at Apple
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M3 Apple MacBook Pro 14: $1,400
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M3 Pro Apple MacBook Pro 16: $2,350
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Being in the Apple ecosystem can be pretty great, given the effort the company puts into ensuring a seamless experience across devices. If you're an Apple adherent and want to grab yourself a new laptop, a MacBook probably makes the most sense. Yes, they can be pretty expensive, but they're also some of the best laptops out there. To save you a little dough, we've gathered some of our favorite deals on the MacBook and MacBook Pro in various sizes and chip configurations. 

Some of these deals are better than others, but we'll be regularly updating this list to make sure you're seeing the lowest prices available. If you don't see a deal that's right for you just yet, check back later. Some of these prices are extremely volatile right now and are liable to change. For that reason, we'd also suggest taking advantage of deals when they're available, because we can't promise they'll hang around for long.

US pricing for Apple MacBooks

While Amazon and B&H Photo have the best prices at the moment, one benefit to paying full price and buying from Apple is that you can customize the machine, adding more RAM or a higher-capacity solid-state drive. The models sold by Amazon and other retailers have fixed configurations. 

Want to go the refurbished route? You can find refurbished MacBooks on Apple's Certified Refurbished Mac page. Refurb inventory changes rapidly, so you may not always see the latest MacBook Air or Pro. However, it's worth keeping an eye out because you can lock in substantial savings.

It's also worth noting that the Apple Store offers students an educational discount, which can trim hundreds of dollars from the price of a new laptop or tablet.

MacBook prices

Model (with chip and screen size)List priceBest price (current)Best price (all-time)
M2 MacBook Air 13 $1,044$899$899
M2 MacBook Air 15 $1,299$999$999
M2 MacBook Pro 13 $1,299$1,099$1,049
M2 MacBook Pro 14 $1,999$1,900$1,749
M2 MacBook Pro 16 $2,499$2,499$2,249
M3 MacBook Pro 14 $1,599$1,400$1,549
M3 MacBook Pro 16 $2,499$2,350$2,249

*Note that "all-time" means the best price we've seen on a new model at an Apple-authorized retailer in the product's lifetime. Prices change frequently and may differ between colors.

Best MacBook deals

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Battery Life/Runtime 1,039 minutesWeight 2.7 poundsDisplay size/type 13.6-inch 2560 x 1664 Liquid RetinaProcessor tested Apple M2 8‑coreGraphics tested Apple M2 8‑core

You can now pick up the base-model M2 MacBook Air for just $899 in your choice of four colors with additional savings of up to $825 available if you trade in your old laptop.

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The new MacBook Air features a 15.3-inch display powered by Apple's M2 chip and 8GB of RAM. It also has a Touch ID sensor, two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports, a MagSafe charger and 18 hours of battery life. You can grab it from Best Buy for $999 and there's even trade-in credit worth $825.

Read our Apple MacBook Air 15-Inch Review.

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The 13-inch MacBook Pro M2 13-inch is plenty fast and boasts up to 20 hours of battery life, and right now you can nab the 512 GB configuration for $400 less. 

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The baseline model of the 14-inch MacBook Pro normally costs $1,999 but you can get yours for just $1,900 today. The laptop features Apple's M2 Pro processor (10-core CPU and 16-core GPU), 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD.

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The baseline model of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro features Apple's powerful M2 Pro processor (12-core CPU and 19-core GPU), 16GB of RAM and a 512GB solid-state drive. But with the M3 now available, finding an M2 Pro version in stock is currently impossible.

Read our M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16 review.

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The long-awaited M3 MacBook Pro is here, and you can pick one up with a reasonable discount, albeit not the best that we've seen to date. The prices of these machines fluctuate wildly right now, but this is the best available at the time this is published.

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You can pick up the basic 512GB model of the M3 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro in space black or silver for $2,250 at Amazon when you clip the on-page coupon, which saves you $249 and matches the all-time lowest price we've seen.

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