Best MacBook deals this week in December 2024: Save up to $350
Shop the best MacBook deals right now for huge savings
December's best MacBook deals slash up to $350 off Apple's premium laptops. Now that the holiday shopping season has officially started, I'm keeping a close eye on the best end-of-year MacBook deals.
For a limited time, you can get the excellent M3 MacBook Air for $899 ($200 off) at Amazon. The best overall laptop for most people, the M3 MacBook Air is portable and powerful which makes it perfect for students and traveling professionals.
Alternatively, you can snag the M2 Macbook Air for $769 ($230 off) at Amazon. Although it's been replaced by the M3 MacBook Air, it's still one of the best laptops to buy.
If you're looking for a powerhouse laptop, Amazon currently offers the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and 48GB of RAM for $2,649 ($350 off). This is the second lowest price I've seen for this particular configuration.
MacBook Pro M4 Pro series is the best laptop for video editors, creators, and anyone looking for a workstation for a power-user-friendly laptop for heavy productivity.
The high-performance M4 MacBook Pro series is more than adequate for day-to-day tasks, and graphics-intensive applications. It's ideal for video editors, photographers, and creators.
That's just a few examples of the best MacBook deals happening at the moment. If you're looking for a bargain on a new Apple laptop for yourself or someone else, browse the best MacBook deals of December below.
Considering a Windows laptop or a Chromebook? See our best laptop deals page for more options.
Best MacBook deals today
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- Apple M2 MacBook Air: was $999 now $769 at Amazon
- Apple M3 MacBook Air: was $1,099 now $899 at Amazon
- Apple M3 MacBook Air 15: was $1,299 now $1,099 at Amazon
- Apple M3 MacBook Pro: was $1,599 now $1,349 at Amazon
- Apple M4 MacBook Pro: was $1,999 now $1,799 at Amazon
- Apple M4 Pro MacBook Pro 16: was $2,499 now $2,299 at Amazon
- Apple M4 Pro MacBook Pro 16: was $2,899 now $2,649 at Amazon
- Browse: MacBook deals at Amazon from $769
- Browse: MacBook deals at B&H from $769
MacBook Air
Save $200 on the 15-inch MacBook Air M3 at Amazon. Apple's latest M3-charged laptop raises the bar in terms of performance and battery life. In our 15-inch MacBook Air M3 review, we were impressed by its strong performance, thin, light form factor, and over 15-hour long battery life.
Base Features: 15.3-inch (2880 x 1864) 500-nit Liquid Retina display, M3 8-core processor, 10-Core GPU, 16-core neural engine, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, three-mic array with directional beamforming, Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, six-speakers with force-cancelling woofers, macOS
Save $230 on the excellent 13.6" MacBook Air M2. The best laptop for most people, it's ideal for day-to-day computing and powerful enough for video editing and casual gaming. As a bonus, the Magic Keyboard is a pleasure to type on.
Features: 13.6-inch 2560 x 1664 Liquid Retina 500-nit display, M2 8-core CPU, 8-Core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1080p FaceTime camera, macOS
Save $300 on the 512GB model 13.6" MacBook Air M2. The best laptop for most people, it's ideal for day-to-day computing and powerful enough for video editing and casual gaming. As a bonus, the Magic Keyboard is a pleasure to type on.
Features: 13.6-inch (2560 x 1664) Liquid Retina 500-nit display, M2 8-core CPU, 8-Core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 1080p FaceTime camera, macOS
Save $200 on the 15-inch MacBook Air M2 with 16GB of RAM. We gave the MacBook Air 15 a solid rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. Overall reviews agree that the MacBook Air 15 features a gorgeous display and delivers solid performance.
Features: 15.3-inch (2880 x 1864) 500-nit Liquid Retina display, M3 8-core processor, 10-Core GPU, 16-core neural engine, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, three-mic array with directional beamforming, Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, six-speakers with force-cancelling woofers, macOS.
MacBook Pro
Amazon takes $150 off the M4 MacBook Pro 14. Featuring Apple Intelligence, the M4 MacBook Pro series is the most advanced Apple laptop series yet.
Features: 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, Apple M4 10-core processor, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB of storage
Amazon knocks $200 off the new M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14 with 24GB of RAM and 512GB SSD. Featuring Apple Intelligence, the M4 MacBook Pro series is the most advanced Apple laptop series yet.
Features: 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, Apple M4 12-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 24GB of unified memory, 512GB SSD, HDMI port, 3.5mm headphone jack, MagSafe 3 port, 3 x Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) port, MacOS
Save $336 off the normally $4,000 M4 Max MacBook Pro 16 with 40-core GPU and 48GB of RAM at Amazon. Apple rates the top-tier M4 Max MacBook Pro as up to a whopping 3.5x faster than the M1 Max.
Features: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, Apple M4 Max 16-core processor, 40-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 48GB of unified memory, 1TB SSD
MacBook deals for students
Students, parents, educators, and faculty save $100 on the MacBook Air M3 — prices start at $999. In our MacBook Air M3 review, we gave it a high rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. It's the Editor's Choice best overall laptop for outstanding battery life and powerful performance. If you're looking for a portable and reliable daily driver you can't go wrong with the MacBook Air M3.
Features: 13.6-inch (2560 x 1664) 500-nit Liquid Retina display, M3 8-core processor, 8-Core GPU, 16-core neural engine, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, three-mic array with directional beamforming, Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, quad-speakers with Spatial Audio support, macOS
Price check: Best Buy $999 | B&H $999
Students and educators save snag the MacBook Air M2 starting from $899 at the Apple Education Store. It features an M2 8-core processor, 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of SSD storage. It packs a 13.6-inch (2560 x 1600) Liquid Retina display, Magic Keyboard, Touch Bar, and Touch ID. This MacBook deal is also open to parents, faculty, staff, and homeschool teachers.
Students, parents, educators, and faculty save $100 on the MacBook Pro M4 series at the Apple Education Store so prices start at $1,499. Featuring Apple Intelligence, the M4 MacBook Pro series is the most advanced Apple laptop series yet.
Features: 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, Apple M4 10-core processor, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB of storage
MacBook Accessories
Successor to the AirPods 3, the AirPods 4 features a new design and enhanced audio via Apple's H2 chip.
Features: Apple H2 chip, Voice cancellation, Personalized Spatial Audio, hands-free Siri, 1P54 dust, sweat, water-resistant
Price check: Apple $129| Target $129
For a better fit and enhanced sound, the AirPods 4 features an all-new design and Apple H2 chip. This upgraded model adds active-noise cancellation, similar to the AirPods Pro 2.
Features: Active noise-cancellation (ANC), Apple H2 chip, Voice cancellation, Personalized Spatial Audio, hands-free Siri, 1P54 dust, sweat, water-resistant
Price check: Apple $179
Save $60 on the Apple AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C MagSafe Charging Case. They feature adaptive audio, active noise-cancellation, 3D sound, conversation awareness, and personalized spatial audio with dynamic head tracking. For worry-free everyday use, the AirPods Pro 2 are dust, sweat, and water resistant.
These stylish ear cans feature Apple's powerful H1 chip, nine microphones, and 40mm drivers. With spatial sound, the AirPods Max provides an audio experience like no other.
Price check: Apple $549 w/ free engraving
Save $71 on the AirPods Max, Apple's chic over-ear wireless headphones. These stylish ear cans feature Apple's powerful H1 chip, nine microphones, and 40mm drivers. With spatial sound, the AirPods Max provides an audio experience like no other.
Apple's wireless Magic Mouse pairs instantly via Bluetooth with your Mac and is designed to glide smoothly across surfaces. Its built-in rechargeable battery lasts a month or longer in between charges. It's compatible with Mac with OS X 10.11 or later, iPad with iPadOS 13.4, and later.
The Magic Keyboard with Touch ID enables fast, easy, and secure logins and purchases. Meanwhile, its nifty numeric keypad is great if you find yourself working with spreadsheets or applications relative to finance. Easy to set up, it pairs "magically" with your Mac and ships with a woven USB-C to Lightning cable.
Apple Magic Trackpad is wireless and rechargeable, and it includes the full range of Multi-Touch gestures and Force Touch technology. The trackpad's sensors make scrolling and swiping through your favorite content more productive and comfortable than ever. Magic Trackpad automatically pairs with your Mac ships with a woven USB-C to Lightning Cable that lets you pair and charge via a USB-C port on your Mac.
If you prefer wired earbuds, pick up the new Apple EarPods with USB-C for just under $20. Cheaply priced and sufficient for listening to Apple Music playlists on commutes, these wired buds pump out clean, pleasant sound that emphasizes treble and vocals. Inline controls let you easily adjust volume, control playback, and answer or end calls.
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Hilda Scott uses her combined passion for gadgets from laptops to TVs and her bargain-shopping savvy to bring you the best prices on all things tech. She has a bachelor’s degree in film and media studies from Hunter College and over a decade of experience in tech journalism. Her work has been featured on Tom’s Guide, iTechPost, Examiner.com, Parlemag, Enstars, and Latin Times. When she's not scouting for the best deals, Hilda’s catching up on her favorite TV series and combat sports.