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Black Friday is around the corner and officially starts on November 26, and combined with Cyber Monday on November 29, it's the best time of the year to buy a new MacBook Air or MacBook Pro on a sweet discount.
Apple only sells MacBook laptops with the company's own M1 line of processors. The standard M1 runs the 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, the newer 14-inch MacBook Pro, and the new 16-inch MacBook Pro.
There are MacBook deals that are based on Intel. We only recommend MacBooks with the M1 processor because it's so far ahead of Intel's MacBooks in terms of performance and price.
Early Black Friday deals on Apple laptops are hard to come by. Deals that were in stock when the article was written have gone out of stock. As soon as new deals pop up, we'll update this page.
Black Friday deals for MacBooks.
The MacBook Air M1 will be released in 2020.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro M1 runs on the same M1 processor as the MacBook Air, which is the least expensive laptop you can buy from Apple. It's the same power as the 13-inch MacBook Pro for $200 less. The 13-inch MacBook Pro has a built-in fan that is designed to better cool the M1 processor, which is used in video and photo editing. The MacBook Pro has better battery life. Most people should go for the Mac laptop.
We reviewed the MacBook Air M1 here.
MacBook Pro 13-inch M1 will be released in 2020.
The MacBook Pro has a slightly brighter screen and better battery life than the MacBook Air. The built-in fan will help with longer intensive work.
We'll be updating this article regularly with the latest MacBook deals, and we'll also give you more information about why the best deals are worth your time and money.
FAQ for MacBook Black Friday.
What MacBook deals did we see last year?
The M1 MacBook Air went down to $899 last year. The M1 13-inch MacBook Pro was up to $150 off.
We saw deals for Intel-based MacBook laptops, since they were still around, and we can assume that we'll see the same for this year's M1 MacBook Pro laptops. The 13-inch Intel-based MacBook Pro was between $150 to $230 off, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro was between $300 and $400 off.
When will MacBook deals start?
We're expecting the best deals on Black Friday for MacBooks. The best deals may not last during the Thanksgiving weekend, but they can be found on Cyber Monday.
Should I wait until Black Friday to buy a MacBook?
That is a difficult one. MacBook laptops with deals can fly off the shelves very quickly, especially when the best deals are available. If you're looking for the best deals on a MacBook laptop, you'll have to be very active on Black Friday and Cyber Monday rather than casually peruse, and keep this page open on your computer to get the latest on deals and when they're in stock.
Antonio is a senior tech reporter for Insider's Reviews team, where he helps lead coverage, reviews, and guides of phones, tablets, accessories, smart home products, and audio devices from major tech companies. Antonio was an analyst at PCMag. He graduated from Colgate University with a degree in history. Antonio can be reached via email at avillasboas@businessinsider.com. We test tech and electronics.
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