Best MacBook Deals: Save $200 on the Latest M2 Models – CNET

$849 at B&H

M1 MacBook Air on a table

M1 MacBook Air (256GB SSD): $849

Save $150 vs. Apple Store

$1,099 at B&H

13-inch M2 MacBook Pro

M2 MacBook Pro 13 (256GB SSD): $1,099

Save $200 vs. Apple Store

Model w/ CPU (and storage capacity) List price Best price (current) Best price (all-time) M1 MacBook Air (256GB) $999 $849 $750 M1 MacBook Air (512GB) $1,199 $1,049 $1,000 M2 MacBook Air 13 (256GB) $1,199 $999 $999 M2 MacBook Air 13 (512GB) $1,499 $1,299 $1,299 M2 MacBook Air 15 (256GB) $1,299 $1,250 $1,250 M2 MacBook Air 15 (512GB) $1,499 $1,450 $1,450 M2 MacBook Pro 13 (256GB) $1,299 $1,099 $1,099 M2 MacBook Pro 13 (512GB) $1,499 $1,299 $1,299 M2 Pro MacBook Pro 14 (512GB) $1,999 $1,749 $1,749 M2 Pro MacBook Pro 14 (1TB) $2,499 $2,199 $2,149 M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16 (512GB) $2,499 $2,249 $2,249 M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16 (1TB) $2,699 $2,449 $2,449

*Note that “all-time” means the best price that we’ve seen at an Apple-authorized retailer in the product’s lifetime. Prices change frequently and may differ between color variants.

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13-inch M2 MacBook Pro 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro

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Aside from the new M2 chip, the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro remains mostly unchanged from the previous iteration. It’s now the only laptop in the updated Apple lineup that has the generally disliked Touch Bar. It also lacks the new MagSafe charger and offers the same two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports for both charging and peripherals. Pricing remains the same as the previous series. The baseline model costs $1,299 and features 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. The step-up $1,499 model doubles the SSD to 512GB.

You can save a hefty $200 on either the 256GB or 512GB model at B&H. We’ve not seen either sell for less. Read our 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro review.

Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro

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The baseline model of the new 14-inch MacBook Pro costs $1,999 and features Apple’s latest M2 Pro processor (10-core CPU and 16-core GPU), 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The step-up model costs $2,499 and doubles the storage to 1TB while featuring an M2 Pro with a 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU. There’s also an M2 Max model that costs $3,099 with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. The M2 Max is a 12-core CPU, 30-core GPU processor.

Apple says the performance from the M2 Pro chip is up to 40% faster than the previous M1 Pro in Photoshop image processing, and that the M2 Max can do effects rendering in Cinema 4D and color grading in DaVinci Resolve up to 30% faster than the M1 Max. Apple promises the battery will last up to 22 hours, which the company says is “the longest battery life ever in a Mac.” The MacBook Pro also adds Wi-Fi 6E, up from Wi-Fi 6, and an HDMI connection that now supports 8K displays up to 60Hz and 4K displays up to 240Hz.

Big discounts are available right now on the new 14-inch M2 Pro MacBook Pro. You can save $250 on the baseline 512GB model at Amazon and B&H. Amazon has the lowest price for the 1TB model where it’s $300 off.

The Apple MacBook Pro 16 sitting on a wood desk, open and angled to the left showing the orange-flower desktop, against a purple-blue background The Apple MacBook Pro 16 sitting on a wood desk, open and angled to the left showing the orange-flower desktop, against a purple-blue background

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The baseline model of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro costs $2,499 and features Apple’s latest M2 Pro processor (12-core CPU and 19-core GPU), 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The step-up model costs $2,699 and doubles the storage to 1TB. There’s also an M2 Max model that costs $3,499 with a 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU M2 Max processor, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. Right now is a good time to buy Apple’s largest MacBook Pro. Like its 14-inch sibling, the 16-inch model is selling for the lowest price we’ve seen yet — you can save $250 on either the 512GB model or 1TB model at Amazon and B&H.

Read our M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16 review.

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