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Cyber Monday might be a great opportunity to pick up a new TV, but it’s also one of the best chances you’ll have all year to save on one of the biggest tech purchases we’re all likely to make: a new laptop. A new generation of laptops is always around the corner at CES in January, but they’re still months away from release. In the here and now, you can get big discounts on excellent current-gen Windows laptops, MacBooks, and Chromebooks.
There are hundreds of dollars to be saved on laptops from Apple, Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, Asus, and more. And there’s a mix of options, whether you prefer a thin-and-light model for work and easy travel, a workstation for content creation, or a gaming laptop for graphical performance above all else. There are even some Chromebook deals if you’re shopping for a student or someone who wants a minimal-fuss solution for mostly browsing the web.
We’re also compiling some worthwhile deals on laptop peripherals and accessories, like cases, cables, and hubs we like. Here are our top picks among laptop and laptop-related deals for this Cyber Monday.
The best MacBook deals
15-inch MacBook Air with M4 is $949 ($250 off) at Theis $949 ($250 off) at Best Buy and Amazon — the same discount as the 13-inch. It’s much the same excellent computer as the 13-inch version, just with a bigger screen, more battery life, and better speakers. Read our review
14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro processor is $1,749 ($250 off) at 16-inch version with a 14-core / 20-core M4 Pro chip, 48GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD for $2,499.99 ($400 off) at If you need to sizable step up in power for a Mac laptop, theprocessor is $1,749 ($250 off) at Amazon . It has a 12-core CPU and 16-core GPU, 512GB SSD like the base M5 model, but 24GB of RAM and faster Thunderbolt 5 ports. You can also step up to a bigger and beefierchip, 48GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD for $2,499.99 ($400 off) at Best Buy and Amazon
16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Max chip, 36GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD is $2,999 ($500 off) at At the top of Apple’s MacBook range, thechip, 36GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD is $2,999 ($500 off) at Amazon . It’s a lot of computer for those who need a laptop with about as much power and speed as you can get. Read our review
Mac Mini isn’t a laptop, but it’s one of the best bargains for a lot of computing power in a wildly small desktop. The base M4 model is $479 ($120 off) at M4 Pro version is $1,249 ($150 off) at Theisn’t a laptop, but it’s one of the best bargains for a lot of computing power in a wildly small desktop. The baseis $479 ($120 off) at Best Buy and Amazon , while the more powerfulversion is $1,249 ($150 off) at Amazon and B&H Photo . If you already have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, there’s no better deal for this kind of power.
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