These are the best new MacBook deals right now: starting at $549

In the Apple Silicon era, MacBooks have become more affordable than ever – with brand new models starting as low as $599. With looming global tariffs, these great deals could potentially be coming to an end soon – so if you’re in the market for a new MacBook for any reason, now may be one of the best ever times to purchase.

Apple’s latest macOS Tahoe update also dropped support for practically all Intel Macs (with some small exceptions). If you’d like to stay on the latest and greatest Apple software, nows a fitting time to upgrade.

Keep up with all of the latest MacBook deals on 9to5Toys.

M1 MacBook Air

Apple has launched 4 MacBook Airs since entering the Apple Silicon era, with the M1, M2, M3, and M4 chips. The M1 MacBook Air still utilizes a more familiar wedge design from the Intel era, although a lot of users might prefer that.

The M1 MacBook Air, despite being five years old, remains an excellent laptop for its price. It boasts blazing fast performance thanks to the M1 chip, a stunning retina display (though with thicker bezels compared to the newer MacBook Airs), a great keyboard, up to 18 hours of battery life, and it doesn’t sound like an airplane that’s about to take off when you open it in public.

Since the M1 MacBook Air is the oldest on this list, it’s also the cheapest. One caveat with the M1 MacBook Air is that it’s harder to find new ones with more than 256GB of storage, so if you need a lot of storage, you’ll have to buy a newer Air. On the bright side, it does remain to be the only Apple Silicon MacBook to come in a proper Gold color.

You can buy the M1 MacBook Air for as low as $549 at Walmart in all 3 colors: Silver, Space Gray, and Gold.

• 13-inch MacBook Air (M1) with 256GB of storage, 8GB of memory: $549 at Walmart

I’d like to caveat that while this does look like an incredible deal, it’s ultimately a 5 year old computer. You should likely think twice before purchasing it, though it ultimately isn’t a bad buy if you know what you’re after.

M2/M3 MacBook Air

In 2022, Apple introduced the redesigned MacBook Air with a thinner design, a bigger display with slimmer bezels, and reintroduced MagSafe. It also came in new Starlight and Midnight colors in addition to Silver and Space Gray, although Gold was no longer. This fresh new design was introduced with the M2 chip, and it’s lived on since.

13-inch models with M2 chip:

• 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of storage, 16GB of memory: $649 at Best Buy ($250 off)

15-inch models with M3 chip:

• 15-inch MacBook Air with 512GB of storage, 24GB of memory: $1099 at Amazon ($600 off!)

The 15-inch model is an excellent offering if you’d like more unified memory than most people, which can be highly valuable for multi-tasking. On the other hand, the 13-inch model serves as a nice option if you want newer than an M1 MacBook Air while still coming in closer to a $600 price point.

M4 MacBook Air

In March, Apple announced a refreshed MacBook Air with M4 chip. This computer is mostly similar to the previous model, except it now features a new Center Stage webcam and a new Sky Blue color that replaces Space Gray.

Currently, you can save $250 across the board on the latest MacBook Air models. Apple is reportedly working on a new entry-level MacBook with an A18 Pro chip within the next year or so – but at these prices, I’d honestly just get the MacBook Air and not have to deal with any compromises.

13-inch models with M4 chip:

• 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of storage, 16GB of memory: $749 at Amazon
• 13-inch MacBook Air with 512GB of storage, 16GB of memory: $949 at Amazon
• 13-inch MacBook Air with 512GB of storage, 24GB of memory: $1149 at Amazon

15-inch models with M4 chip:

• 15-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of storage, 16GB of memory: $949 at Amazon
• 15-inch MacBook Air with 512GB of storage, 16GB of memory: $1149 at Amazon
• 15-inch MacBook Air with 512GB of storage, 24GB of memory: $1349 at Amazon

MacBook Air M4 is currently on sale for its lowest price yet, making an incredible buy ahead of the holiday season.

M4 MacBook Pro

Apple redesigned the MacBook Pro in 2021 with a brand new miniLED display with ProMotion, more ports (most notably an HDMI port and SD card reader), as well as bigger batteries and better thermals. It also gained a 1080p webcam for the first time.

Although the MacBook Pro isn’t as affordable as the MacBook Airs listed, if you want that amazing display and the extra ports, there are still some good deals to find. All of the models listed below are M4 Pro and M4 Max chip models, providing the highest end performance available in a MacBook Pro. If you want base level silicon, you’ll need to buy an M5 model.

14-inch models:

• M4 Pro MacBook Pro with 512GB of storage, 24GB of memory: $1749 on Amazon ($250 off!)
• M4 Pro MacBook Pro with 1TB of storage, 24GB of memory: $2099 on Amazon
• M4 Max MacBook Pro with 1TB of storage, 36GB of memory: $2699 on Amazon ($500 off!)

16-inch models:

• M4 Pro MacBook Pro with 512GB of storage, 24GB of memory: $2189 on Amazon
• M4 Pro MacBook Pro with 512GB of storage, 48GB of memory: $2535 on Amazon
• M4 Max MacBook Pro with 1TB of storage, 36GB of memory: $3059 on Amazon ($440 off!)
• M4 Max MacBook Pro with 1TB of storage, 48GB of memory: $3499 on Amazon

M5 MacBook Pro

Last month, Apple unveiled the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 chip. However, against tradition – they only released it with the base M5. If you want more power, or a 16-inch model, you’ll have to buy an M4 Pro or M4 Max chip.

M5 is around 15% faster across the board compared to the M4. Compared to M4 Pro, M5 is around 10% slower in CPU performance. It also rivals M2 Pro and M3 Pro in GPU performance, so you could make the argument that M5 serves as a great value option compared to buying an M4 Pro model.

Heading into Black Friday, we’re seeing some of the first notable discounts on the recently released baseline M5 model.

• M5 MacBook Pro with 512GB of storage, 16GB of memory: $1349 at Amazon ($250 off!)
• M5 MacBook Pro with 1TB of storage, 16GB of memory: $1599 on Amazon ($200 off)
• M5 MacBook Pro with 1TB of storage, 24GB of memory: $1749 on Amazon ($250 off!)

The best Cyber Monday discounts for Apple products:

• AirPods Pro 3 – $219 ($40 off)
• M4 MacBook Air – $749 ($250 off!)
• iPad Air 11″ – $449 ($150 off)
• AirPods 4 – $69 ($60 off!)
• M4 Mac mini – $479 ($120 off!)
• Apple Watch SE 3 – $199 ($50 off)
• Apple Watch Ultra 2 – $599 ($200 off!)

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