Apple’s M3 MacBook Pro has dropped to a record-low price on Amazon ahead of October Prime Day

Amazon is home to good MacBooks deals year-round (more so than any other kind of laptop), but its selection sees especially deep discounts during certain sitewide savings events. Next up is Prime Big Deal Days, the retailer’s members-only “October Prime Day” sale on Oct. 8 and 9, which will likely bring dramatic price drops across Apple’s lineup ahead of a possible M4 refresh.

In the lead-up to the event, Amazon has discounted several models across the M2 and M3 generations — most notably, the 14-inch M3 Apple MacBook Pro from last fall. Three configurations were sitting at record-low prices at the time of writing.

Several variants of the MacBook Air are also on sale on Amazon before Prime Big Deal Days, though none of them have hit or surpassed their previous all-time lows just yet. As such, shoppers who aren’t in dire need of an upgrade may want to hold off on buying them until Prime Big Deal Days formally begins, in case they get even cheaper then. (We also recommend keeping a close eye on Best Buy, Amazon’s toughest competition when it comes to laptop markdowns.)

Read on for a closer look at the best early October Prime Day deals on MacBooks. Note: Deals marked with a 🔥 have dropped to an all-time low price.

Best MacBook Pro deal

Why we like it

Read Mashable’s full review of the 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro (M3).

The latest 14-inch MacBook Pro features an M3 chip that supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing for rendering lifelike lighting, plus a bright 120Hz mini-LED display, tons of ports (including an SDXC card slot), and a battery that lasted over 16 hours per charge in our testing. It’s a Mashable Choice Award winner and our favorite laptop for video editing.

All configurations of the 14-inch M3 Pro are now on sale at all-time lows on Amazon (including the base model, which is now just $1,399). However, we’re partial to the bumped-up version with 16GB of memory and 1TB of SSD storage: That extra RAM is necessary if you’re going to be using it for multitasking and/or creative work. Normally $1,999, it’s now just $1,699 — a 15% savings. Best Buy was matching that offer when we last checked.

Best MacBook Air deal

Why we like it

Read Mashable’s full review of the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air (M2).

Another Mashable Choice Award winner, the 13-inch MacBook Air from mid-2022 combines “[rock]-solid battery life” with “a keyboard that’s to die for, and enough horsepower to handle everyday tasks with ease,” wrote Mashable tech and games reporter Alex Perry. It’s our current favorite “budget” MacBook, and it’s even cheaper than usual on Amazon (though not cheaper than ever before):

You can snag the base configuration with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for $799, or $200 off. That’s $50 away from its all-time low of $749, which briefly appeared at Best Buy over Labor Day weekend and required a paid My Best Buy membership. Let’s see if Amazon matches that for Team Prime next week.

More MacBook Airs on sale

• Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,006.99 $1,099 (save $92.01)

• Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,149 $1,299 (save $150)