I found 6 MacBook deals I'd buy – but they're not all from the Amazon Spring Sale

It's that time of the year, when Amazon reminds us that it can blow other retailers out of the water when it comes to the best tech deals... kind of.

The truth is, with Amazon Spring Sale running from today until next Monday, it will dominate the best deals when it comes to Amazon-owned products like Kindles and smart speakers. But when it comes to Apple laptops, there are more options.

In this live blog, I'll be highlighting all the best deals that I can on MacBooks and Mac minis (still the best value product that Apple sells, in my humble opinion)... let's go!

The Creative Bloq team has primarily been using MacBooks since we made our first post in 2013, so it's safe to say that we are (mostly) fans (I'm looking at you Beth). To my right I see a 2019, 16-inch MacBook Pro, still ripping 6 years after it was first used. To my left is the M2 MacBook Air, a sleek, and more portable laptop. I'm still using my trusty M1 Air (which I probably love a little too much), and elsewhere on the team you'll find various models all the way up to the most recent M4 Pro.

MacBooks are the laptop of choice for digital creatives for a reason, and so I'm always happy to try and find the best deals on them when a big sale like this comes around.

However, I'm not going to be promoting them for the sale of it. If I see a devastating deal on a MacBook Pro with only 8GB of RAM, I'll keep it to myself. Apple really only got the memo on offering such pitiful RAM in the most recent range of Pros and Airs, and to think that you can do anything worthwhile in, say, video editing with such small memory is a joke.

Anyway, point being: I'm going to be shouting about the good deals on the good MacBooks this week. I won't bother you with the nice-sounding deals on the less-than-ideal iterations.

Each year we get a new range of MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. But that doesn't mean that every MacBook owner should update. Sometimes the performance increase is negligible, the new design non existent, and display only slightly higher spec'd.

However, if you're looking to buy your first MacBook for a while, and your workload isn't that of the high performance digital creative, it's very likely that you'll get what you need from the MacBook Air range.

And right now, you can get the most recent M4-chipped Air for less than the previous M3 model. Over at Amazon, it's going for $999 $949, whereas the M3 is still on sale for $1,299 $999 The difference? The M3 comes with more storage – 512GB SSD rather than 256GB.

This will be super important to some, but if you've got one of the best external hard drives out there, I'd advise you jump at getting the M4 in your life

When it comes to MacBooks for graphic design work, the most recent Air is definitely an option, but for our money, the best Apple option is the M4 MacBook Pro.

I think it's the best laptop for graphic designers who want an Apple product.

And right now the best deal I can find on this model is $1,599 $1,399 at Amazon

Why is this so good? It's because it will tear through design work, but also have enough power to deal with video editing and 3D work, should you need it as part of your workflow.

Of course, the newest MacBooks aren't always the best option. With incremental changes every year, you might find that the best model for you is an older one – the M3 MacBooks are incredibly capable (as are the M2s) and they are often on sale for a great price.

Consider the specs before making your decision.

Second day in this sale season and there are still deals a-plenty to be had on MacBooks! Nothing has really changed from yesterday, but we'll be coming back everyday to check up on the deals and that they're accurate.

You can rely on us!