One of the best opportunities to pick up the newest Apple MacBook on sale is during the Back to School season. Apple hosts its own Back to School sale during this period, but these deals are usually reserved for students and faculty. Fortunately, retailers like Amazon offer even better deals during the same time period.
Currently, Amazon has listed the new 2025 MacBook Air M4 13" laptop for just $799 after a $200 off discount. Alternatively, step up to the 15" model for $999, also with a $200 discount. Alternatively, the 2025 MacBook Pro M4 14" is also on sale for $1299 after an even heftier $300 off discount. These are the best prices I've seen all year for the MacBook Air and it's unlikely these prices will drop lower during Black Friday. These laptops are sold by Amazon directly, so you're getting the same 1 year warranty as if you bought from Apple, with the option to extend with AppleCare.
Macbook Air 13" M4 (16GB/256GB) for $799
For anyone who needs a larger screen, the MacBook Air 15" delivers with a higher resolution 15" 2880x1864 Liquid retina display while still maintaining the Air's slim dimensions. It measures 0.45" thin and weighs in at just 3.3 pounds, which is pretty incredible for a 15" laptop. It's also equipped with the new M4 chip, although instead of 18 total neural cores you have 20 (10-core CPU and 10-core GPU). The rest of the options are largely identical to the 13" model.
MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 (16GB/512GB) for $1299
This 2024 MacBook Pro features a 14.2" Liquid Retina XDR display, Apple M4 chip with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The 14" MacBook Pro model weighs in at 3.4 pounds and 0.6" thin, which makes it a great portable machine for everyday toting. It's very slightly heavier and thicker than the MacBook Air, but the extra space allows for more powerful components and more aggressive cooling. The MacBook Pro also has a much nicer XDR display, which is a Mini-LED panel with a higher resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and up to 1600nits of peak brightness, The MacBook Air has a 60Hz standard LCD panel with 500nits of brightness. The MacBook Pro also has room for more connectivity options (including an extra Thunderbolt port) and a bigger battery.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
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