Amazon Prime Day is coming in October, but there are already record MacBook deals
Some of these deals already beat the last Prime Day's best MacBook prices.
It's almost Amazon Prime Day 2024 – yes again! For a third year, Amazon will run an additional Prime Day in October, and it could be a good time to find MacBook deals across Apple's laptop range.
Officially named Prime Big Deal Days, the Prime Day October sale will take place on Tuesday 8 October and Wednesday 9 October. But do you need to wait? We've started tracking prices already, and there are already some record low MacBook prices about.
Highlights include a record $300 off the M3 MacBook Pro 14, reduced from $1,599 to $1,299 at Amazon. That's for the entry-level model with 8GB of memory. At the top end of the range, there's up to $500 off the powerful MacBook Pro 16 with an M3 Max chip, matching the record deal we saw during the original Prime Day 2024 sale in July. That's the laptop to go for if you need a device for 3D work or heavy video editing.
If you do want to hold out for the Amazon sale to see if there are any Prime-exclusive deals crop up, remember that you can sign up for a 30-day free trial if you're not a member already. In the meantime, here are the best pre-Prime Day MacBook deals we've found.
Best MacBook Air deals
- MacBook Air 13-inch (M2, 2022): was $999 now $849 at Amazon
- MacBook Air 15-inch (M2, 2023): was $1,299 now $998.93 at Amazon
- MacBook Air 13-inch (M3, 2024): was $1,099 now $1006 at Amazon
Best MacBook Pro deals
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3, 2023): was $1,599 now $1,299 at Amazon
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro, 2023): was $1,999 now $1,649 at Amazon
- MacBook Pro 16-inch (M3 Pro, 2023): was $2,899 now $2,499 at Amazon
- MacBook Pro 16-inch (M3 Max, 2023): was $3,499 now $2,999 at Amazon
The best pre-Prime Day MacBook deals in full
MacBook Air deals in detail
MacBook Air 13 (M3, 2024): $1,099 $1,006 at Amazon
Save $63: The Air is the most popular of the MacBooks, and we think it's the most suitable for the majority of users. It doesn't have the power for pro video editing or 3D work, but it can handle most other things, and it's fantastically compact and portable. This isn't the best price by about $100 but worth mentioning nonetheless.
MacBook Air 13 (M2, 13-inch, 2022): $999 $849 at Amazon
Save $150: If you prefer to save a bit more by going for the previous version of the MacBook Air 13, this might be one to hold out for. We saw this on offer for as low as $799 during the first Prime Day of 2024 back in July. The current best price of $849 has been around pretty much since this year's replacement model was released, so I would hope to see that $799 deal appear again soon.
MacBook Pro deals in detail
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023): $1,599 $1,299 at Amazon
Save $300: It's not even Prime Day yet, but this is the lowest price we've ever seen on the entry-level M3-chipped MacBook Pro 14. Representing a saving of 19%, it beats the price from the last Prime Day in July by $100. This price is for the 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD model, but if you need more memory or storage, there's also $300 of the 16GB and 1TB configurations.
MacBook Pro 14 (M3 Pro, 2023): $1,999 $1,649 at Amazon
Save $350: If you need more power, this discount on the M3 Pro configuration of the 14-inch MacBook Pro is also a record deal, beating the previous best price by $50. This is the option I'd go for if you want to do video editing on the device.
MacBook Pro 16 (M3 Max): $3,499 $2,999 at Amazon Save $500: This is a huge deal on the top-of-the-range M3 Max MacBook Pro 16. It's still expensive and it provides much more power than most users will ever need, but if you're a pro video editor or 3D modeller and you need this much power, it's a good opportunity for a saving.
For those whose needs fall somewhere in the middle between those two options above, Amazon also has the M3 Pro-chipped MacBook Pro 16 for $2,899 now $2,499.
FAQs
Are MacBooks part of Prime Day?
We don't yet know what laptops Amazon will have in its official Prime Day in October sale. However, the Amazon sales period tends to see some of the best MacBook prices of the year, even if they're not included in the official sale for Prime members. That includes at other retailers, since rivals also tend to reduce prices to compete with Amazon and because they know that people are hunting for bargains during Prime Day.
When is Prime Day in October 2024?
We already had one Prime Day 2024, which ran from July 16 and 17. But for a third year running, Amazon has announced a second members-only sale, officially dubbed Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, for October. This will take place on Tuesday 8 October and Wednesday 9 October to get in ahead of Black Friday in November. As ever, we expect to see good deals in the run up to the official sale days, especially as we're reaching the end of the year and Black Friday is also coming up.
Do you need to be a Prime member to get Prime Day deals?
To get official Prime Day sale deals, you need to subscribe to Amazon Prime, but the majority of MacBook Prime Day deals tend to be outside of the official sale; they just happen to run at the same time as Prime Day. That means that they're open to everyone, not just Prime members.
If you do want to grab a deal that's only available for Prime members, you can always take advantage of Amazon's 30-day free trial (and cancel before it ends).
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Beren has worked on creative titles at Future Publishing for over 13 years. Cutting his teeth as Staff Writer on the digital art magazine ImagineFX, he moved on to edit several creative titles, and is currently the Ecommerce Editor on the most effective creative website in the world. When he's not testing and reviewing the best ergonomic office chairs, phones, laptops, TVs, monitors and various types of storage, he can be found finding and comparing the best deals on the tech that creatives value the most.