MacBook Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals live blog: The best MacBook Pro and MacBook Air prices

There's no bones about it, Apple's laptops aren't cheap. But, when you consider how long these devices will last you, even the most expensive versions offer great value. So when you see a deal that knocks a huge $200 off a 2020 MacBook Air, you want to snap it asap. Now just $799, this is the lowest ever recorded price for this model, and the cheapest you'll find it brand new in the US. 

A few of us are lucky to use one of these very devices every day, and trust us when we say it's an investment you won't regret. 

Over in the UK, there's a top deal, again, on the 2020 M1 MacBook Air. The lowest recorded we price we have for this device is £875, which was back in May 2021 on Amazon. We've not seen it drop to that price again since, however ao.com has it available now for just a fraction more. Saving £122, you can get the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) at ao for £877 – just £2 more than the cheapest its ever been. 

We've said it before, and we'll say it again, this model MacBook Air is worth every single penny. 

The 2022 M2 MacBook Air is one of the best Apple laptops money can buy, and right now, Amazon UK is offering 10% off, bringing it down from £1249 to £1119. Which, for a four month old laptop, is pretty awesome.

Over in the US, you can save a massive $200 on the 2020 M1 MacBook Air, bringing the price down from $999 to $799. It might not be the newest model, but that M1 chip is as future-proof as they come.

The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1, 2021) is a really rather good laptop. There are already some early Black Friday deals on Amazon for this model, both the 8-core model, now £1,725 (was £1,899), and the even more rapid 10-core one, now £2,122 (was £2,399). It's consistently been one of our favourite laptops, be it for photo-editing, video-editing, programming or simply watching a good movie, and with Apple being Apple, bagging any kind of discount on one is always a good get. 

When the 2021 MacBook Pro was released this time last year, we were so impressed by its design and power that we called it too good to be true. And on Amazon US, you can grab the 512GB version for 20% off, down from $1999 to $1599.

The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is currently down from $999 to $899 over at B&H Photo. 

This is my current favourite laptop of all time – the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), and it's got a decent $100 knocked off the price at the moment. This is not the best deal we've seen on the portable and fast laptop, but such is the quality of the MacBook, we thought it worth telling you about it. 

Hi there and happy Black Friday deal-hunters. We are back, searching for the top MacBook deals out there on this auspicious day. Top of our list is this rather surprising deal on a brand-new MacBook Pro. When we say brand-new, we mean 2022, this very year. You can get the MacBook Pro with its 13.2-inch Retina display, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for a discount of 11 per cent. This brings the newest Pro down from £1,349 to just £1,195 at Amazon – the cheapest we've seen out there. Given new Apple products very rarely have discounts, we are all in for this one.

Like things on the powerful side? There's a brilliant deal on this MacBook Pro wiht a 16-inch screen, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU and 16GB/512GB. It's been price-dropped from £2,399 to £2,159.10 at KCRS (a premium Apple reseller).

One thing we know is MacBooks are expensive. And when you own something expensive, you'll want to protect it. So, why not grab yourself a new case to house your new (or old) laptop? 

This Herschel Supply Co case is great quality and has a brilliant discount of 51 per cent, reduced from £45 to £22 at Herschel Supply Co in the UK and $45 to $31 at Herschel Supply Co in the US. It comes in a few colours and patterns including black (obviously), pink, grey and some other patterns.

Amazon is currently selling the 14-inch 2021 Apple MacBook Pro (512 GBSSD, 16GB RAM) discounted from £1,899 down to £1,725, saving buyers £174 off the current RRP. You can also save £244 off the more expensive 1TB SSD model if you're needing higher storage.

This impressive saving is an Apple Black Friday deals win! Best Buy is currently selling the 14-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 16GB RAM) in silver discounted from £1,999 down to $1,599, saving a whopping $400. 

Use your MacBook whilst on the go? Then a powerful powerbank is a must to make sure you're charged up, especially if you're not near a power source. Right now you can pick up the Baseus 100W Blade laptop power bank from Amazon for $129.99 $79.99, saving you $50 in this excellent Black Friday deal!

If you're a creative that works with a lot of extra devices when using your laptop, you can very quickly run out of ports. This is especially apparent with MacBooks as they only have 2-3 USB ports. To combat this, a multi-port is the way to go and right now you can head on over to Amazon to get the Satechi multi-port adaptor for $79.99 $59.99. As well as three USB ports, this adaptor features Micro/SD readers, a 4K HDMI slot, USB-C charging and a Gigabit Ethernet slot. 

John Lewis has some great savings on various MacBooks at the moment, including the 2022 MacBook Air 13.6-inch (512GB SSD, 8GB RAM) for £1,379, saving £124 off the RRP. Considering this MacBook only came out a few months ago, this is a great chance to pick one up at a lighter price!

Don't you worry MacBook lovers, it may be Saturday but the deals cup continues to runneth over. It's just about light here in the UK, and we're ready to hunt down the best prices on MacBooks today.

We're actually going to kick things off with an iMac deal. Yes, we know that's not necessarily why you're here but maybe your mind can be changed by this pretty decent price on the 2021 iMac, with its glorious 24-inch screen. It currently has 11 per cent off, bringing it from £1,649 to £1,469 at Amazon. The lowest we've seen this go for is £1,363 so it's quite close to record-low territory. Different deals are available on each of the colours in the range.

Sure you want a MacBook? Standby for more offers coming soon...

Given the (ahem...annoying) lack of USB ports in a MacBook, a dock is deemed essential by many. And our number one choice of dock (see our best docks for MacBook Pro guide for confirmation) is currently at its lowest price ever on Black, erm, Saturday. yup, the Kensington Thunderbolt docking station has had 13 per cent shaved off, meaning you can snap it up for £206 rather than £236 at Amazon. A practical saving on a practical bit of kit.

Searching the interwaves this glorious Black Saturday, we're struck by a few things... first, many of the MacBook Pro deals that we've been highlighting all last night and Black Friday proper are pretty much the same. We will of course report the minute something new comes up, but right now it's worth reiterating a couple of zingers that we really like the look of. 

Over at Amazon, you can get a great deal on the 2021, 14-inch MacBook Pro, which comes with the M1 Pro chip, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD, down from £1,899 to £1,725, saving you £174.  

If this is a desktop alternative for you, and you're going to be doing your creative work on it, then you could also get the 1TB SSD model of the same Pro – down from £2,399 to £2,105, saving you £294. 

This one has been around for a while, so this isn't exactly new, but definitely worth repeating. The 2020 M1 MacBook Air is currently £2 off its lowest recorded price of £875. Right now, over at Amazon, you can save £122, and get the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) at ao for £877.

This may not be for everyone, but if you're a digital creative (photographer, video editor, etc), and you're looking for your next laptop for the next few years, the 16-inch MacBook Pro 

 There's a brilliant deal on this MacBook Pro M1 Max, with a 16-inch screen, 32-core GPU and 32GB/1TB. Head over to KRCS and where it has dropped down from £3,299 to £2,969.10.

If you're not keeping up with the great deals in our other live blogs (which you totally should check out), we've just found out that Amazon has cut a modest $5 off the Apple Magic Mouse taking it from $79 down to $74. No, it's not the biggest Apple Black Friday saving, but it's the best price we're seeing on the Magic Mouse right now compared to other retailers. Thanks, Amazon!

Listed in our guide to the best accessories for MacBook, there's currently 28% off the MATEIN travel laptop bag at Amazon right now, taking it from £29.99 to £21.58. Protecting your MacBook is essential when taking it with you to work on the go, and this protective bag doubles up as a stylish backpack that fits up to the 15.6-inch MacBooks! 

If you want a MacBook Pro, you're going to be paying a Pro price. Luckily, there's a smashing Apple Black Friday deal live right now from B&H photo who have discounted the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) down to $1,399 from $1,899. This is an excellent saving of $500 and might just be the best we've seen yet for a MacBook this Black Friday!

One of our favourite new Apple release is the MacBook Air 2022 (M2) as its delivers fantastic speed and power in a slim design. Right now, get the new Apple 13.6" MacBook Air (M2, Midnight) for $2,099 $1,949 – a dramatic Black Friday savings of $150 on the new MacBook Air.

This is model is kind of overpowered but it means it will last you a long time (the lower spec model sold out earlier today, and this offer is in high demand). This MacBook Air build includes 24GB of memory, 10 core GPU, and a 1TB SSD. It's beast, and a little cheaper today.

I should point out that the Black Friday MacBook Pro 13 deal we mentioned further below is for a pretty heft configuration, not the base setup. That deal at B&H Photo gets you 16GB of RAM and 1TB of memory. 

If you don't need those specs, but you want the most affordable MacBook Pro 13, you're probably best going for this year's M2 laptop. Amazon has the 2022 MacBook Pro 13 from $1,299 $1,149. That base configuration gives you 8GB RAM and 256B SSD.

Need more powerful specs? Despite being over a year old now, the 2021 M1 Pro and M1 Pro Max MacBooks are still Apple's best in terms of speed and performance. You're in luck there because there are Black Friday MacBook deals on Apple's higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBooks too. 

In fact, our pick as the best Black Friday MacBook deal of all remains a massive $500 off MacBook Pro 16 at Amazon: reduced from $2,499 to $1,999. That price is for the base specs: the M1 Pro chip, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD. There's $500 off the 1TB configuration too.

At the other end of the spectrum, the cheapest MacBook you can get is the 2020 M1 MacBook Air, and there are some good MacBook Black Friday deals – or Cyber Monday deals on this too.

I say Cyber Monday because that's what Amazon's now calling it in the US. It's transitioned from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. Are its Cyber Monday MacBook deals better than its Black Friday MacBook deals? Well, they're actually exactly the same. It seems that all of the MacBook discounts we've been seeing over the past couple of days are still live (on configurations that still have stock) and no new deals have appeared.

The MacBook Air 2020 is specifically flagged as a Cyber Monday MacBook deal, reduced by $200 from $999 to $799. This is actually the same deal we've been seeing all weekend, but it's still a good one.

We'll be taking a break from the blog for a few hours soon, but the MacBook Black Friday deals – and MacBook Cyber Monday deals – continue. We'll be back tomorrow to continue searching, but based on what we're seeing so far, I'm not expecting any new Cyber Monday MacBook deals, but rather a continuation of the deals we're already seeing. 

Just to sum up our favourite options so far: if you need big power for video editing or 3D work, then I'd go for either the 2021 MacBook Pro 14 (M1 Pro for $1,999 $1,599.99 at Amazon  or, if you want a larger screen, the 2021 MacBook Pro 16 (M1 Pro, 2021): $2,499 $1,999.99 at Amazon.

If you don't need such a powerful laptop, but want a super sleek, portable device for everyday work, media and some less demanding creative work, I'd go for the 2022 M2 MacBook Air: $1,199 $1,049 at Amazon.

Good morning! We'll be continuing the hunt for offers today, as retailers shift from Black Friday into Cyber Monday. We hope that means some standout Cyber Monday MacBook deals.

For now though, we'll drop this in here. If you are happy with a refurbished model, there's an excellent deal on a 2020 MacBook Air M1 at Amazon in the US, now just $669.99 reduced from $739.99. A refurbished model from a decent retailer is an excellent way of saving some cash, and this is that deal.

UK shoppers have a good range of Amazon Black Friday MacBook deals to choose from, including on the latest MacBook Air. The M2 13.6-inch MacBook Air with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD storage is still 11% off on Amazon UK, now £1,249 £1,109, and still in stock, so if you're shopping for the latest MacBook Air model, this is still among the best Apple deals around, and one that's unlikely to get cheaper as Cyber Monday offers start coming through.

Remember when we told you the best mouse for Mac users isn't from Apple? Of course you do. We know you religiously read all our reviews, as they are the best around, after all. Well, that mouse, the Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac, is £20 off at Amazon, now £99.99 (was £119.99). We wholly recommend this excellent ergonomic mouse, as it's especially suitable for creatives, with its customisable formatting and comfortable handshake-like hold. And with £20 off, it's a relative bargain!

If you've bought yourself a nice new MacBook recently, you'll likely be very keen to keep it as nice and shiny as it was when you opened the box. And with the large market of protective sleeves that has sprung up around MacBooks, you're clearly not the only one. But instead of interchangeable, characterless, mass-produced, questionable-quality sleeves you can get on sites like [REDACTED] or [REDACTED], I like going for something that makes me feel a bit more special. One of the places to do that is to scour Etsy for custom-made MacBook sleeves, and one of the highest-rated makers can personalise your sleeve for 40% off right now, from £49.76 (was £82.94+). 

Apple is running an offer, which sounds great but needs some digging into. You can get a $250/£250 Apple gift card with selected MacBooks. Of course, with deals running almost everywhere, it's going to be touch and go on whether it saves you money vs buying elsewhere (and you have to want to spend money at Apple later, too, of course).

One instance where it absolutely saves you money in the UK is on the M1 MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021. Full price at £1,899, the gift card will bring the price down (sort of) to £1,649 at Apple, whereas the same model is reduced to £1,725 at Amazon.

However, the same is not true for US customers, as Amazon has that model at a much lower price, reduced from $1,999 to $1,599. But fear not, as Apple's deal on the MacBook Pro M2 2022 with 512GB space is the better one, reducing the price from $1,499 to $1,249 with the gift card. (Amazon has it at $1,450).

It's worth a peruse yourself to explore the options, though, as Apple also has a decent trade-in deal.

If you're a member of Amazon Prime (and who isn't, these days?) you can get a nice Cyber Monday deal on a dock that's featured on our list of best docks for MacBook Pro. Amazon's Prime saving brings it into lowest ever price territory, reduced from $199.99 to $149.99. 

Want one of the biggest and most powerful MacBook? Want a record-low-equalling discount on it, too? We can make both those dreams come true right NOW. The 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Max chip, 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD has been reduced from $3,499 to $3,099.99, a $400 saving.

To recap on how things are looking for Cyber Monday MacBook deals in the US, pretty much all of the Black Friday MacBook deals that we've seen over the weekend are STILL available. I'm expecting prices to largely stay the same over Cyber Monday. 

For example, Amazon's been running a record low price on the 2021 MacBook Pro 16 since it began its early Black Friday deals a whole week ahead of the Black Friday itself. And as we approach Cyber Monday, the deal's still live. Considering this is the biggest discount we've seen on a MacBook of the latest generation, we don't think it will get any better.

• MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Pro): $2,499 $1,999 at Amazon – save $500

The 16-inch MacBook Pro below might be a little too big for people who want a laptop they can use on the move. But you can also get a record low price on its 14-inch sibling, which boasts all the same specs (albeit a smaller battery so slightly shorter battery life) for a cheaper price. Amazon still has its US Black Friday MacBook deal running on the 512GB and 1TB M1 Pro 14-incher as we enter Cyber Monday.

• MacBook Pro 14 (M1, 2022): from $1,999 $1,599 at Amazon

If you don't need the power of an M1 Pro MacBook, my recommendation would be to go to the latest MacBook Air. With an M2 chip, it's no slouch and should be handle most people's needs. Amazon has some good deals here too, with $150 off the base 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD setup – now $1,049 and also the 512GB configuration – now $1,349.

If you're reading our MacBook Cyber Monday blog, you've probably already decided that you want a MacBook. You might even know exactly which MacBook you need. If that's the case, we've made it very easy for you – above this post you'll find direct links to the best prices on each of the current range of MacBooks in the US and UK.

But for anyone still trying considering alternatives, one of the biggest Window-s running competitors for MacBooks are Dell's XPS range of laptops, which come in 13, 15 (pictured) and 17-inch models. We should point out, then, that there are some great Cyber Monday deals on these too, which might just sway your decision.

• Dell XPS 13 9310 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,729 $1,589 at Amazon
• Dell XPS 15 9520 (14-core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD): $2,018 $1,749 at Amazon

We'll be taking a short break from the blog, but we'll be here throughout Cyber Monday to keep you updated on the status of all the best MacBook deals. The great news so far is that Cyber Monday has started in the US, and all of the US MacBook deals that we saw over Black Friday are still live. No, there are no bigger savings, but then we weren't really expecting there to be since most of these are already record low prices. These are the best picks: 

• MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020): $1,299 $1,149 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro, 2021, 512GB SSD): $1,099 $1,599 at Amazon 
• MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Pro, 2021, 512GB SSD): $2,499 $1,999 at Amazon
• MacBook Air (M1, 2020): $999 $799 at Amazon
• MacBook Air (M2, 2022): $1,199 $1,049 at B&H Photo

Good morning Apple enthusiasts! We're back online and ready to see what great deals the tech giant has in store for us this Cyber Monday. Here's a reminder that Apple are currently running a deal on all their major products where you get a gift card worth up to £250 with any qualifying purchase. No, the products themselves aren't technically on sale but you can either use the gift card to take money off the initial purchase or save it for a later order.

MAX POWER! 

This update may or may not be inspired by the very strong cup of coffee I've recently obliterated, but Cyber Monday has some powerful MacBook Pro offers going already. If you've taken a look at the 2021 MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip and decided that it just isn't quite enough, somehow, Apple have kindly foreseen that scenario, with the ludicrous M1 Max version of that same laptop, stuffing it with a 32-core GPU, 32GB RAM and presumably the ability to see through time. And you can get a Cyber Monday deal on it on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, you can get the MacBook Pro M1 Max for $3,049 (was $3,499) at B&H Photo, and UK peeps can get the same piece of kit for £2,969 (was £3,299) at Amazon. 

If you already own or have just gotten a MacBook, you will be very aware of one major problem: lack of ports. But fear not. Our number one favourite dock for MacBook Pro, the Kensington Thunderbolt 4 Dual 4k Universal Laptop Docking Station, is a cool 23% off on Amazon right now, so can be got for £234.03 (was £302.03). With four Thunderbolt 4 ports (one up; three down), three fast USB-A ports, and one for 7.5W charging, it's generously specced, and also has extras like an SD slot, a Gigabit Ethernet port and an audio jack, as well as a 180W power supply that allows you to juice up multiple devices at once. It's difficult to imagine needing much more than that. 

Hello, US friends! If you're just getting up on this Cyber Monday morning, we've got good news for you. There are lots of MacBook offers still live from the Black Friday weekend, along with a few new dedicated Cyber Monday deals, including this time-limited 'DealZone' Cyber Monday deal from B&H, where you can get $450 off the 13.3" MacBook Air M1 (2020) with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD, now $1,199 (was $1,649). 

Here's a round-up of some of the other best US deals so far:

• MacBook Air (M1, 2020): £999 £879 at ao.com
• MacBook Air (M2, 2022): £1,249 £1,109 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 13-inch (M2, 2022): £1,349 £1,195 at Amazon 
• MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro, 2021, 10-core): £2,399 £2,103 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro, 2021, 8-core): £1,899 £1,725 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Pro, 2021): £2,399 £2,129 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Max, 2021): £3,299 £2,969 at Amazon

If you're dead set on a MacBook, you'll see the best deals in the quick links above (and most of the posts below), but if you are undecided about your Apple device of choice, you could consider the Mac mini at a pretty decent discount at B&H Photo. Super-powerful for such a tiny piece of equipment, the specs of the MacBook Air 2020 M1 and the Mac mini are pretty similar, but the mini wins out on graphics cores – the MacBook Air has a 7-core GPU and the mini boasts a 8-core GPU or
Intel UHD Graphics 630 and support for Thunderbolt 3-enabled eGPUs. Plus it'll support two external displays. 

Go for the 8GB Unified RAM / 512GB SSD model and you'll get a $50 discount, bringing it to $849.99 at B&H Photo right now (compared to $899.99 everywhere else we can find).

For our money, one of the best MacBook Pro Cyber Monday deals out there must be this scorcher, offering $450 off the 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Max chip. B&H Photo currently has it lower than anywhere else we can find it, reduced from $3,499 to $3,049. With its Apple M1 Max 10-Core Chip, 32GB Unified RAM / 1TB SSD, 32-Core GPU / 16-Core Neural Engine, it's a real beast of a machine for those who need real power.

We're ready to call it a night here in the UK, but if you'd like to follow more Apple deals, see our Apple Black Friday and Cyber Monday live blog, which will be updated into the early hours of tonight. 

We'll leave you with our favourite MacBook deals below, beginning with the US:

• MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020): $1,299 $1,149 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro, 2021, 10-core): $1,599 $1,099 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Pro, 2021, 10-core): $2,499 $1,999 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Max, 2021): $3,499 $3,049 at B&H Phot
• MacBook Air (M1, 2020): $999 $799 at Amazon
• MacBook Air (M2, 2022): $1,199 $1,049 at B&H Photo

And the UK:

• MacBook Air (M1, 2020): £999 £879 at ao.com
• MacBook Air (M2, 2022): £1,249 £1,109 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 13-inch (M2, 2022): £1,349 £1,195 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro, 2021, 10-core): £2,399 £2,103 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro, 2021, 8-core): £1,899 £1,725 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Pro, 2021): £2,399 £2,129 at Amazon
• MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Max, 2021): £3,299 £2,969 at Amazon

Goodnight all!