Black Friday MacBook deals 2024: our picks for the best early price cuts on Apple laptops

Display - 13.6 inches
Processor - Apple M2
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 256GB
OS - macOS

Best Buy has got the excellent MacBook Air M2 model for a decent $150 off, even though it was even cheaper a few days ago. While a newer M3 version is available, we concluded that this is still one of the best laptops you can buy in our MacBook Air M2 review, thanks to the stylish design, clear display, impressive performance, and long 18-hour battery life. For those needing a premium powerhouse for creative apps such as photo editing, video editing and more intense workloads.

Display - 13 inches
Processor - Apple M3
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 256GB
OS - macOS

The latest MacBook Air M3 at Amazon has a decent discount of $200. We could see this price drop lower as Black Friday approaches, but if you can't wait, though, this is a good price, and our five-star MacBook Air 13-inch M3 review praised its excellent performance, lengthy 18 hours of battery life and slick fan-less design. We think it's the best laptop you can buy right now for creatives and anyone after a high-end device so if you've got a decent budget you'll love this portable and powerful machine. This is also the new base model of the MacBook Air, which gets a nice bump in memory from 8GB to 16GB.

Display - 13 inches
Processor - Apple M3
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB
OS - macOS

If you fancy the new MacBook Air, but find the 256GB storage of the base model too limited, then the good news is that Amazon is also selling the M3 MacBook Air with 16GB memory and much roomier 512GB SSD for $200 off ahead of Black Friday. This is a great discount, and the 512GB SSD makes it more future-proof, especially for people who work with large files. However, compared to the 256GB model that's also on sale, it means Apple/Amazon are effectively charging $200 for an extra 256GB of storage, which is a bit cheeky. You could buy a larger external hard drive for a lot less. If you don't want that kind of hassle, however, it may be worth taking advantage of this deal.

Display - 13 inches
Processor - Apple M1
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 256GB
OS - macOS

Walmart is offering the MacBook Air M1 for a new record-low price of $649, which is a steal for the device that sat atop our best laptop guide for many months. It may be a little dated now but this is still a powerful Apple device that holds up well in 2024. It can handle most users' computing needs: work, browsing, video calls, and even creative tasks such as video and photo editing.

Display - 15 inches
Processor - Apple M3
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 256GB
OS - macOS

It may essentially be just a larger version of the MacBook Air 13-inch, but if that's what you want then that's what you get – and it's now reduced to its lowest-ever price at Amazon. Our MacBook Air 15-inch review praised the display, performance, design and speaker array, although we did think the jump in size hurt one of the MacBook Air's key selling points – its portability. Nevertheless, this is still an impressive laptop that was awarded a full five stars – and it's now available for a record-low price - and the new base model gets 16GB of memory, double what it used to be.

Display - 14 inches
Processor - Apple M3
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 512GB
OS - macOS

Amazon has the previous generation of MacBook Pro 14-inch back down to a record-low price right now. Boasting a powerful M3 chip, stunning liquid retina display and an impressive 22 hours of battery life, this is a complete creative workstation. We awarded this model 4.5 stars out of five in our MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3) review, praising the overall performance, elegant design and long-lasting battery. Make sure you tick the coupon box to take $250 off the listed price to get it down to a very tempting $1,099.99.

Display - 16.2 inches
Processor - Apple M3 Pro
RAM - 18GB
Storage - 512GB
OS - macOS

The 16-inch MacBook Pro from last year has had a decent $200 drop in price ahead of Black Friday from Amazon. While this model doesn't feature the just-released M4 Pro chip, the M3 Pro chip is still an incredible performer, especially when paired with 18GB of unified memory and 512GB of SSD storage. It'll be a long time before the new M4 MacBooks see any big price cuts, so this is the best way to get a very powerful MacBook for less money.

Display - 13.6 inches
Processor - Apple M2
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 256GB
OS - macOS

As suspected, with Apple bumping up the base memory of the MacBook Air M2 and M3 to 16GB, retailers are cutting the prices of their existing stock of models with 8GB. While not the most powerful MacBook out there, this model with the M2 chip remains an excellent all-rounder, especially when it comes to day-to-day tasks like browsing the internet and writing up documents. For this new, lower, price, you'll struggle to find a better value laptop than this, even if the memory is a bit on the low side.

Display - 13.6 inches
Processor - Apple M3
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 256GB
OS - macOS

Apple's latest version of the MacBook Air is our pick for the best laptop you can buy right now, and while this 8% price cut isn't the biggest saving in the world, it makes Apple's best value MacBook even better value. Windows 11 laptops at this price point just can't compare, and this is an ideal Black Friday MacBook deal for people looking for a thin, light and dependable laptop to use for school and work.

Display - 15 inches
Processor - Apple M3
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB
OS - macOS

If you fancy the larger model of Apple's latest MacBook Air, then Amazon has a decent £150 off. This is still quite pricey for a non-Pro MacBook, but the M3 is an excellent chip, and it comes with 16GB of unified memory and a roomy 512GB SSD, which means for most people, this MacBook will last you for years to come.

Display - 14.2 inches
Processor - Apple M3 Pro
RAM - 18GB
Storage - 512GB
OS - macOS

If you want an incredibly powerful MacBook for creative work, then this deal from Amazon is well worth checking out. You'll save £200 on this workstation laptop with 18GB of memory, which along with the M3 Pro chip, which includes a 11-core CPU and 14-core GPU, makes this an incredible performer, even if it's no longer the most recent model. This price is only for the silver model - if you want it in black, it'll cost £50 more.

Display - 14-inch
Processor - Apple M3 Max
RAM - 36GB
Storage - 1TB
OS - macOS

Apple Australia has no longer sells the M3 MacBook Pro, and instead is taking orders for the new M4 model. This means the older M3 models are seeing a discount, such as this deal that takes 12% off the still fantastic M3 Max powered machine. Amazon AU has the old list price, so erroneously suggests a 22% discount.

Display - 16-inch
Processor - Apple M3 Max
RAM - 36GB
Storage - 1TB
OS - macOS

While it's not quite the most powerful MacBook on the market – the new M4 chips take that mantle now – the M3 Max is more than enough for most users, and is currently 11% cheaper than pre-ordering the same spec in the newer model. That might not seem like much, but it's a decent discount if you don't need to be absolute cutting edge.