I've been covering Black Friday MacBook deals for 7 years, and these are some of the best I've seen. Shop my pick of music-friendly M3 and M4 Mac laptops, including Air and Pro models
Plus, save even bigger if you go for an M2 or M1 MacBook
If you’re a musician, a MacBook might be the best piece of studio gear you ever buy, and there’s no better time to make that purchase than on Black Friday.
Whether you want a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro, the deals on these pleasingly thin laptops are coming in thick and fast, and there are some real bargains to be had.
I’ve had more MacBooks through my door (and more DAWs on my MacBook) than I care to remember, and that familiar ‘dong’ as I fire up a new model is as pleasing on the ear as it always was. What’s more, that ‘brand-spanking laptop energy’ feels even more powerful when you’ve saved yourself a packet.
The new M4 MacBook Pro was released just a matter of weeks ago, complete with Apple’s latest generation of chips, but the incredible news that it’s already being discounted. Best Buy has the 14-inch model for just $1,399 in the US and, in the UK, the high-end M4 Pro model of the same size is discounted to £2,150 at Amazon.
Same goes for the latest MacBook Air: the new 13-inch and 15-inch models landed in March, just a few months ago, but there are bargains to be had if you want them. You can bag the smaller model for as little as $749 from Best Buy if you’re in the US, which is a proper bargain
It’s a similar story in the UK: you can snaffle a 13-inch M3 Air for £949 and the 15-incher for £1,329, both courtesy of Amazon.
But it’s not just the latest MacBooks that are being discounted: you can also save on the slightly older models, many of which are still excellent music-making machines. MacBooks with M2 and even M1 chips in them are still definitely worth a look - providing the price is right.
Check out all the latest and best deals below.
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Amazon: Lowest price MacBooks
Best Buy: Big Air/Pro savings
B&H Photo: Bag an older model
Newegg: Save on refurbed
Walmart: MacBooks from just $599!
Amazon: Save £100s!
Argos: Same-day delivery
Currys: MacBooks from £749!
Ebuyer: Save over £200
John Lewis: 2-year guarantee as standard
Laptops Direct: Over £400 off
Very: Over £300 off MacBooks
Best MacBook Pro deals
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Thinking of making the switch from PC to Mac for music production? Matt on the MusicRadar team has just done that. Here's why this die-hard PC user jumped ship.
"I used a PC to produce music for 15 years, here's 6 reasons I'm picking up a MacBook in the Black Friday sales"
I've just found a killer deal on an M1 MacBook Air at Walmart. Sure, it's an old model, but I still stand by the performance, and it's one of the cheapest production-capable Macs you'll find online right now.
“I’ve had my M1 Mac since 2020 and I still use it to review the latest plugins and DAWs without any problems,” says MusicRadar’s hi-tech managing editor Si Truss. “I haven’t even considered upgrading and don’t plan on doing so any time soon.”
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch: Was $699, now $599 at Walmart
13" | M1 CPU | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
Yes, it was released in 2020, but this MacBook Air M1 is still a cracking laptop for music production, and at just $599, it's a total bargain. If this price is beaten this Cyber Weekend, we'd be very surprised.
It's Black Friday, which can only mean one thing. Well, it can mean a lot of things, obviously, but one of those things, undeniably, is MacBook deals.
We've picked out a selection of the best above, but if you're looking for a bonus deal, so to speak, how about this: a 13-inch MacBook Air for just $599! OK, it 'only' has an M1 chip in it and was released four years ago, but it's still a perfectly capable music-making machine that you won't max out in a hurry. US customers can grab it now at Walmart.
