M4 Macs have big savings with these tremendous Black Friday deals

25.11.2024 14:58

Macworld.com

Black Friday, the biggest shopping weekend of the year, is fast approaching, but the deals are already here and as we ender Black Friday week you can expect to get a good deal on a brand new Mac. 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, read our guide to the best Black Friday MacBook deals–there are some huge deals 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 and now that Apple has announced its own Black Friday 2024 sale we can confirm whether or not you would be better off buying from Apple and getting gift vouchers with your purchase.

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 value in 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: $559 ($40 off, MSRP $599)
Amazon, Mac mini, M4, 24GB RAM, 512GB: $949 ($50 off, MSRP $999)
Amazon, Mac mini, M4 Pro, 24GB, 512GB: $1,330 ($69 off with coupon, MSRP $1,399)
Amazon, Apple Studio Display (Tile-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: $469 ($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: £1,197 (£201 off, RRP was £1,399 – Clearance)
Amazon: M2 Mac mini, 256GB/8GB RAM: £469 (£180 off, RRP was £649 – 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 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.

Does Apple discount Macs for Black Friday?

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

For Apple’s Black Friday offer in 2024 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).

Since they are so new, the MacBook Pro models, Mac mini and iMac aren’t included for 2024.

While up to $200 is a good ‘saving’ if you are planning to buy a second Apple product, or if you credit your account and then get a discount on all your monthly subscriptions, it’s not as big a discount as you might get 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

Which resellers have the best Black Friday deals

Look out for the best deals over the Black Friday week, but many resellers are already offering Black Friday discounts.

U.S.

Adorama is advertising Holiday Deals.
Amazon has Holiday Deals.
Best Buy’s Black Friday sale has started.
B&H Photo has a Holiday Head Start sale.
Walmart’s Black Friday deals have already started.

U.K.

KRCS has already reduced Mac prices by 10%.
AO.com has various Black Friday savings.
Laptops Direct’s Black Friday sale has started.
eBuyer has a Black Friday Early Access Sale with up to 45% off.
Very‘s Black Friday sales is underway.
John Lewis is running Black Friday deals.
Currys has up to 40% off for Black Friday.
Argos has a price promise that the prices won’t go any lower for Black Friday.
Amazon’s Black Friday week starts on 21 November.

Black Friday 2024: Best deals for Apple products

Check out these roundups for the best Apple deals: