M4 Macs have giant savings with these tremendous Black Friday deals

29.11.2024 13:01

Macworld.com

Black Friday, the biggest shopping weekend of the year, is here, and the Mac deals are heating up. Whether you’re looking for an iMac, Mac mini, or a Mac Studio, we’ll help you find the best price.

If you are looking for a MacBook deal we are sharing a few of the best below, but, for even more, read our guide to the best Black Friday MacBook deals—there are some huge discounts to be had! And if you want to know what other Apple products are discounted read Best Black Friday 2024 Apple deals.

Below we’ll be sharing what we think are the very best Mac deals right now. We will update this page as we spot more discounts. Also note that Apple has announced its own Black Friday 2024 sale.

Best Mac deals for Black Friday 2024: Our advice

Apple just updated the Mac mini and iMac with M4 chips, which usually means you can get a good price on an older model. However, this year it is important to know that Apple also doubled the RAM on the base models from 8GB to 16GB. That’s essentially a $200/£200 price cut since prices stayed the same in the U.S. and actually dropped in the U.K. As a result, the older generation of iMac and Mac mini would have to be considerably reduced in price to compete with the newer models.

You’ll see how much RAM (aka unified memory) is on offer for the deals below, so you know exactly what you are getting. We also include the price Apple sells Macs for and the price it used to sell them for in the case of discontinued models.

Best Mac mini deals for Black Friday 2024

U.S.

Amazon, Mac mini, M4 (16GB RAM, 256GB): $529 ($70 off, MSRP $599)
Amazon, Mac mini, M4 (16GB RAM, 512GB): $744 ($55 off, MSRP $799)
Amazon, Mac mini, M4 Pro (24GB RAM, 512GB): $1,350 ($49 off, MSRP $1,399)
Amazon, Apple Studio Display (Tilt-Adjustable Stand): $1,300 ($299 off, MSRP $1,599)

There are savings on the older models as well:

Amazon, M2 Mac mini (8GB RAM, 256GB): $499 ($130 off, MSRP $799 – Clearance)

U.K.

KRCS: M4 Mac mini, 256GB/16GB RAM, £539.10 (£59.90 off, RRP £599)
KRCS: M4 Pro Mac mini, 512GB/24GB RAM, £1,259.10 (£140.90 off, RRP £1,399)

These older models are also discounted, just remember that the price dropped for the new generation and there is more RAM:

Amazon: M2 Pro Mac mini, 512GB/16GB RAM: £1,179.97 (£219 off, RRP was £1,399 – Clearance)
Amazon: M2 Mac mini, 512GB/8GB RAM: £638 (£211 off, RRP was £849 – Clearance)

For more deals on all Mac mini Apple sells see our Best Mac mini deals round up.

Best Black Friday iMac deals

U.S.

Amazon, M4 iMac, 8-core CPU/GPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB: $1,150 ($149 off with coupon, MSRP $1,299)
Amazon, M4 iMac, 10-core CPU/GPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB: $1,350 ($149 off with coupon, MSRP $1,499)

Older models:

Amazon, M3 iMac, 10-core GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB: $1,150 ($350 off, MSRP was $1,499 – Clearance)

U.K.

KRCS: M4 iMac, 8-core GPU, 256GB/16GB RAM, £1,169.10 (£129.90 off, RRP £1,299)
KRCS: M4 iMac, 10-Core GPU, 256GB/16GB RAM, £1,349.10 (£149.90 off, RRP £1,499)

And these older models. Again note that the new M4 models have more RAM and the price has dropped.

John Lewis, 24-inch M3 iMac,10-core GPU, 512GB/8GB RAM: £1,493 (£305 off, RRP was £1,799 – Clearance)

For deals on all 24-inch iMacs see our Best iMac deals roundup.

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Best Black Friday MacBook deals

We’re listing a few of the best MacBook deals here too, because they are too good to miss. But if you want to see all the best MacBook Deals for Black Friday take a look at our separate deals round up.

U.S.

Amazon, M4, 14-inch MacBook Pro, 512GB/16GB RAM: $1,399 ($200 off, MSRP $1,599)
Amazon, M4 14-inch MacBook Pro, 1TB/16GB RAM: $1,599 ($200 off, MSRP $1,799)
Amazon, M4 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro, 512GB/24GB RAM: $2,199 ($300 off with coupon, MSRP $2,499)
Amazon, M4 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro, 1TB/36GB RAM: $2,899 ($300 off, MSRP $3,199)
Amazon, 13-inch MacBook Air, M2 (8-core GPU, 256GB/16GB RAM): $749 ($250 off, MSRP $999)
Amazon, 13-inch MacBook Air, M3 (8-core GPU, 256GB/16GB RAM): $844 ($255 off, MSRP $1,099)
Amazon, 15-inch MacBook Air, M3 (8-core GPU, 256GB/16GB RAM): $1,044 ($255 off, MSRP $1,299)
Amazon, 15-inch MacBook Air, M3 (8-core GPU, 512GB/16GB RAM): $1,234 ($265 off, MSRP $1,499)

U.K.

KRCS, M4 14-inch MacBook Pro, 512GB/16GB RAM, £1,439.10 (£159 off, RRP £1,599)
KRCS, M4 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro, 512GB/24GB RAM, £1,799.10 (£199 off, RRP £1,999)
Amazon, M4 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro, 1TB/24GB RAM, £2,149.97 (£250 off, RRP £2,399)
KRCS, M4 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro, 512GB/24GB RAM, £2,249.10 (£250 off, RRP £2,499)
KRCS, M4 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro, 1TB/36GB RAM, £3,149.10 (£349 off, RRP £3,499)
KRCS, 13-inch MacBook Air, M3 (8-core GPU, 512GB/16GB RAM) £939.10 (£160 off, RRP £1,099)
Amazon, 13-inch MacBook Air, M3 (8-core GPU, 512GB/24GB RAM) £1,345.39 (£150 off, RRP £1,499)
KRCS, 15-inch MacBook Air, M3 (10-core GPU, 256GB/16GB RAM) £1,119.10 (£180 off, RRP £1,299)
KRCS, 15-inch MacBook Air, M3 (8-core GPU, 512GB/16GB RAM) £1,299.10 (£200 off, RRP £1,499)

Best Black Friday Mac Studio deals

The Mac Studio hasn’t been updated and is still using the M2 Max and Ultra chips. We expect that Apple will update this model in 2025. Read about the M4 Mac Studio.

U.S.

B&H, Mac Studio M2 Max (512GB/32GB): $1,799 ($200 off, MSRP $1,999)

U.K.

KRCS, Mac Studio M2 Max: £1,899.10 (£199 off, MSRP £2,099).

See the Best Mac Studio deals available now.

Apple’s Black Friday Shopping Event

Apple doesn’t discount Macs for Black Friday. Rather, Apple gives away gift cards with certain purchases.

For Apple’s Black Friday offer this year, it is giving gift cards for the following amounts with specific Mac purchases made on Apple’s U.S. site or Apple’s U.K. site: $200/£160 Apple Gift Card with a 15-inch MacBook Air (M3), a $175/£140 Apple Gift Card with the 13-inch MacBook Air (M3), or a$150/£120 Apple Gift Card with a 13-inch MacBook Air (M2).

The newest Macs, including the M4 MacBook Pro models, Mac mini, and iMac aren’t included int his year’s sale.

While a $200 gift card is nice if you are planning to buy a second Apple product or service, you can find actual discounts that are better if you shop around.

	2024	2023	2022
15-inch MacBook Air	$200	$200	n/a
13-inch MacBook Air	$175	$175	$150
13-inch MacBook Air (M2)	$150	$150	$150
Mac mini	–	$100	$100
MacBook Pro 14-inch & 16-inch	–	–	$250
iMac 24-inch	–	–	$150