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Best MacBook Deals: Up to $200 in Savings on M2 and M3 MacBook Pro

Given that Apple is known for its premium pricing, grabbing one of these deals will help save you some cash.

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$849 at Amazon
M1 MacBook Air on a table
M1 MacBook Air (256GB SSD): $849
Save $150 vs. Apple Store
$899 at Best Buy
Apple M2 MacBook Air
M2 MacBook Air 13 (256GB SSD): $899
Save $200 with My Best Buy Plus or Total
$1,049 at Amazon
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch in midnight color
M2 MacBook Air 15 (256GB SSD): $1,049
Save $150
$1,199 at B&H Photo
13-inch M2 MacBook Pro
M2 MacBook Pro 13 (256GB SSD): $1,199
Save $100 vs. Apple Store
$1,799 at B&H Photo
Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro
M2 Pro MacBook Pro 14 (512GB SSD): $1,799
Save $200 vs. Apple Store
$2,499 at Apple
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 sitting on a wood desk, open and angled to the left showing the orange-flower desktop, against a purple-blue background
M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16 (512GB SSD): $2,499
No discounts currently available
$1,549 at Best Buy
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M3 Apple MacBook Pro 14: $1,549
Save $50 with My Best Buy Plus or Total
$2,449 at Best Buy
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M3 Pro Apple MacBook Pro 16: $2,449
Save $50 with My Best Buy Total or Plus

Apple is well known for its laptops, especially the MacBook Air, which is not only thin and light but is also one of the best laptops for battery life on the market. Apple also manages to take a few spots on our list of best laptops, so it's not surprising that many people would love to own or work on an Apple laptop. Being the best means that Apple laptops are priced at a premium, and while there aren't always a lot of great deals around, we've collected the best deals we could find across various configurations and models. 

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While there aren't discounts on everything, we update this page regularly, so be sure to check back for any new deals.


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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 and add more RAM or a higher-capacity solid-state drive. The models sold by Amazon and other retailers are 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 listed. It's worth keeping an eye out, however, 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)
M1 MacBook Air $999$849$749
M2 MacBook Air 13 $1,099$899$899
M2 MacBook Air 15 $1,299$1,149$1,049
M2 MacBook Pro 13 $1,299$1,049$1,049
M2 MacBook Pro 14 $1,999$1,799$1,749
M2 MacBook Pro 16 $2,499$2,499$2,249
M3 MacBook Pro 14 $1,599$1,549$1,549
M3 MacBook Pro 16 $2,499$2,449$2,449

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

Best MacBook deals

M1 MacBook Air on a table
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Battery Life/Runtime 1,026 minutesWeight 2.8 poundsDisplay size/type 13-inch, 2560 x 1600 IPS LCDProcessor tested Apple M1 8‑coreGraphics tested Apple M1 7-core

You can grab the M1 MacBook Air 256GB version in either Silver or Space Grey from B&H Photo or Amazon for $849, which is $150 off its list price. Sadly, B&H doesn't have any discounts on the Gold color, but Amazon does for $950, which is a $50 discount.

Read our Apple MacBook Air M1 (Late 2020) review.

Apple M2 MacBook Air
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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

Now is a great time to pick up the latest MacBook Air. Stock is thin at Amazon, but you can save $150 on the baseline 256GB and 512GB models at Best Buy. You can save an extra $50 if you're a My Best Buy Plus or Total member, bringing the total discount to $200. Read our M2 Apple MacBook Air review.

Apple MacBook Air 15-inch in midnight color
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The new MacBook Air features a 15.3-inch display powered by Apple's M2 chip and 8GB of RAM along with a Touch ID sensor, two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports, MagSafe charger and 18-hour battery life. You can pick up the 256GB at Amazon with a $250 discount and the 512GB model at B&H Photo with a $200 discount.

Read our Apple MacBook Air 15-Inch Review.

13-inch M2 MacBook Pro
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Aside from the new M2 chip, the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro remains mostly unchanged from the previous iteration. It lacks the new MagSafe charger and offers the same two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports for both charging and peripherals. You can grab the baseline model for $1,199, which isn't the biggest discount we've seen, but it's better than paying full price. 

Read our 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro review.

Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro
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The baseline model of the new 14-inch MacBook Pro costs $1,999 and features Apple's M2 Pro processor (10-core CPU and 16-core GPU), 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. You can grab it for a pretty great $200 discount from B&H Photo, which brings its price down to $1,799.

The Apple MacBook Pro 16 sitting on a wood desk, open and angled to the left showing the orange-flower desktop, against a purple-blue background
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The baseline model of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro costs $2,499 and features Apple's powerful M2 Pro processor (12-core CPU and 19-core GPU), 16GB of RAM and a 512GB solid-state drive. As with the smaller 14-inch model, it's hard to find a 16-inch MacBook Pro in stock and impossible to find a discount for it. 

Read our M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16 review.

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While the latest M3 MacBook Pro 14 isn't out yet, you can still preorder it and get a nice discount from Best Buy if you're a My Best Buy Plus or Total member. The current deal is $50 off, but we've seen it for $100 off.

m3-pro-apple-macbook-pro-16
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Much like the M3 Apple MacBook Pro 14, the 16-inch model is also on preorder, but you can grab a $50 discount from Best Buy if you're a My Best Buy Plus or Total member.


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