Black Friday 2021: What Mac deals can we hope to see?

Black Friday is no longer just the biggest shopping day of the year—it’s the biggest shopping event of the season. It starts on November 26 this year, and to make sure you get the best deals, you need to do a little bit of research. Here’s what you can do to make sure you don’t miss out on a good deal on Apple products.

Current Mac deals

The deals on Macs don’t just start on Black Friday. You can find discounts offered in the $50 to $100 range. You usually won’t see any cuts that are deeper than that. Here are the best deals we’ve found.

MacBook Air (M1, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD; $999 regular price)

• Amazon: Silver: $949 ($50 off)
• Amazon: Gold: $899 ($100 off)
• Amazon: Space Gray: $899 ($100 off)
• B&H: Silver: $949 ($50 off)
• B&H: Gold: $899 ($100 off)
• B&H: Space Gray: $949 ($50 off)
• Costco: Silver: $949 ($50 off)
• Costco: Gold: $949 ($50 off)
• Costco: Space Gray: $949 ($50 off)

MacBook Air (M1, 8GB of RAM, 512GB SSD; $1,249 regular price)

• Amazon: Silver: $1,149 ($100 off)
• Amazon: Gold: $1,149 ($100 off)
• Amazon: Space Gray: $1,149 ($100 off)
• B&H: Silver: $1,149 ($100 off)
• B&H: Gold: $1,149 ($100 off)
• B&H: Space Gray: $1,149 ($100 off)
• Costco: Silver: $1,099 ($150 off)
• Costco: Gold: $1,099 ($150 off)
• Costco: Space Gray: $1,099 ($150 off)

13-inch MacBook Pro

• Amazon: 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro (8GB of RAM, 512GB SSD) in Silver or Space Gray: $1,349 ($150 off)
• B&H: 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro (8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD) in Silver or Space Gray: $1,199 ($100 off)
• Costco: 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro (8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD) in Silver: $1,099 ($200 off)
• Costco: 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro (8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD) in Space Gray: $1,099 ($200 off)

24-inch iMac

• Amazon: 24-inch M1 iMac (8‑core CPU, 7‑core GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB) in Blue: $1,260 ($40 off)
• Amazon: 24-inch M1 iMac (8‑core CPU, 7‑core GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB) in Pink: $1,249 ($50 off)

27-inch iMac

• Amazon: 27-inch iMac (3.1GHz Intel Core i5, 256GB SSD): $1,699 ($100 off)
• Amazon: 27-inch iMac (3.3GHz Intel Core i5, 512GB SSD): $1,849 ($150 off)

Mac mini

• Amazon: M1 Mac mini (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD): $649 ($50 off)
• Costco: M1 Mac mini (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD): $600 ($99 off)
• Costco: M1 Mac mini (8GB RAM, 512GB SSD): $750 ($149 off)

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

MSRP: $999 (256GB) | $1,249 (512GB)

Best Prices Today: $899.00 at Amazon | $929.00 at B & H Photo | $999 at Apple

Black Friday Mac deals from Apple

Apple usually has a four-day holiday shopping event during Black Friday weekend, with gift cards offered instead of actual discounts. Last year, Apple offered $150 gift cards on the iMac and 16-inch MacBook Pro—both of which Macs featured Intel processors. Apple now has a series of Macs running its own processors, and while you probably won’t see any deals on the newer MacBooks, the older M1 machines could possibly be included.

13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

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MSRP: $1,299 (256GB) | $1,499 (512GB)

Best Prices Today: $1169.00 at B & H Photo | $1,249.00 at Amazon | $1299.00 at Apple

Black Friday Mac deals from Amazon

Chances are we won’t see any deals on the just-launched 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops. We could see deals on the M1 Macs (MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and 24-inch iMac). The M1 made its debut a year ago, so it seems like the timing is right for deals. If you’re willing to get a Mac with an Intel CPU, you could see bigger markdowns from the regular price.

14-inch MacBook Pro (2021)

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MSRP: $1,999 (8-Core CPU, 14-Core GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD); $2,499 (10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

Best Prices Today: $1,993.95 at Amazon | $1999 at Apple

16-inch MacBook Pro (2021)

MSRP: $2,499 (M1 Pro 10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD); $2,699 (M1 Pro 10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD); $3,499 (M1 Max 10-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

Best Prices Today: $2,496.50 at Amazon | $2499 at Apple | $2499.00 at Best Buy

Black Friday Mac deals from Best Buy

Best Buy currently sells the M1 MacBook Air and 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro. We could see the prices come down a bit more for Black Friday, but if you can’t wait, you can take advantage of Best Buy’s “Black Friday Prices Guaranteed” plan, where the retailer will refund the difference if the price goes lower. Best Buy also does offers such as six months of free Apple Music or other free trials into Apple services.

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

MSRP: $699, 256GB | $899, 512GB

Best Prices Today: $649.00 at Amazon | $649.00 at B & H Photo | $699.99 at Best Buy

Black Friday Mac deals from Costco

Costco is currently offering $150 off the M1 MacBook Air with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The regular price is $1,249, but you can get it for $1,099.

Costco is also offering $200 off the 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. The regular price is $1,299, and it’s selling at Costco for $1,099.

The Mac mini that’s regularly priced at $699 is $600 at Costco, a $99 savings.

24-inch iMac (2021)

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MSRP: $1,299 | $1,499 | $1,699

Best Prices Today: $1,258.99 at Amazon | $1450 at Costco | $1499.00 at Apple

27-inch iMac (2020)

MSRP: $1,699 | $1,899 | $2,099

Best Prices Today: $1699 at Apple

Other Black Friday Mac deals

B&H Photo often offers $100 to $150 off the standard configurations of the 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro. Walmart also has regular Mac sales, though Target does not sell Macs.

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