MacBook Pro 2020 hits lowest price yet ahead of Black Friday — now $500 off

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The 2020 MacBook Pro is still one of the best laptops around. Just days after the MacBook Pro 2021's release date, last year's MacBook Pro is now at a Black Friday-worthy price.

Currently, Amazon offers the 512GB Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch for $1,299. That's a massive discount of $500 off its $1,799 list price. This is the lowest price we've ever seen for this configuration.

As far as early Black Friday MacBook deals go, this is one of the best yet.

MacBook Pro deal

Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (512GB): <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=45727&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FApple-MacBook-13-inch-Storage-Keyboard%2Fdp%2FB0882JG168%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">was $1,799 now $1,299 @ Amazon
This MacBook deal from Amazon knocks $500 off the 2020 MacBook Pro. This power-user-friendly laptop has a 13-inch (2560 x 1600) IPS Retina display, a 2.0-GHz Core i5 quad-core CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD. This is one of the best Black Friday laptop deals we've seen so far.

The MacBook Pro is one of the best productivity laptops to buy. The MacBook in this deal packs a 13-inch (2560 x 1600) IPS Retina display, a 2.0-GHz Core i5 quad-core CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD

In our MacBook Pro 2020 review, we praised its elegant design and exceptional SSD speeds. We also like its solid performance and gave it a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. On our Laptop Mag Battery Test, the MacBook Pro endured 10 hours and 21 minutes. That's longer than the 9:05 premium laptop average.

Design-wise, the 2020 MacBook Pro looks identical to its predecessor. It sports the same all-aluminum build, evoking the elegant, familiar appeal of a MacBook. Just about the only physical difference is that Apple replaced that problematic Butterfly keyboard with a Magic Keyboard.

With a weight of 3.1 pounds and 12 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches in dimensions, the MacBook Pro is heavier than competitors like the HP Spectre x360 (2.7 pounds, 12.1 x 7.7 x 0.7 inches) and Dell XPS 13 (2.8 pounds, 11.6 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches).

If you're looking for a powerful laptop that handles heavy multitasking, photo or video editing, the MacBook Pro is the one you want.

Black Friday 2021 falls on November 26 and we expect to see tons of fantastic deals on today’s best tech. Be sure to bookmark our Black Friday 2021 deals hub for the best retail holiday discounts.

More MacBook Pro deals

Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (1TB): <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=45727&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FApple-MacBook-13-inch-Storage-Keyboard%2Fdp%2FB08821TJLG%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">was $1,799 now $1,499 @ Amazon
Amazon also takes $500 off the 1TBGB model 2020 MacBook Pro. This power-user-friendly laptop has a 13-inch (2560 x 1600) IPS Retina display, a 2.0-GHz Core i5 quad-core CPU, 16GB of RAM. This is one of the best Black Friday laptop deals we've seen so far.

Apple MacBook Pro 16" (Core i9): <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=45727&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FApple-MacBook-16-Inch-Storage-2-3GHz%2Fdp%2FB081FTNGNC%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">was $2,799 now $2,299 @ Amazon
Save $500 on the fully-loaded 16-inch MacBook Pro for a limited time. It has a 16-inch Retina display, a 2.6-GHz 9th Gen Intel Core i9 8-core CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD. Rounding out its hardware specs is a Radeon Pro 5500M GPU with 6GB of dedicated memory.

Hilda Scott uses her combined passion for gadgets and bargain shopping 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 11 years of tech and entertainment 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 shows and pro-wrestling matches.