The M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16 is the best laptop for college students and power-users in general. And in a rare deal, Apple’s M1-powered pro-grade notebook is now heavily discounted.
Right now, you can get the 512GB model M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16 for $2,099 (opens in new tab) at Amazon. Typically, it retails for $2,499, so that’s $400 in savings. This marks a new low price for this MacBook configuration. It’s also one of the best MacBook Pro deals we’ve tracked this year. Best Buy (opens in new tab) has it for the same price
Apple’s M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16 is suitable for video editing, music production and other demanding tasks. It packs a 16-inch mini-LED backlit display, Apple’s M1 Pro 10-core chip, 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD. And for graphics handling, it employs a 16-core GPU which makes it suitable for gaming applications.
If you’re looking for a smaller screen and more storage, Amazon also offers the 1TB M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14 for $2,099 (opens in new tab) ($400 off).
In our M1 Pro MacBook Pro review, we praise its sleek, elegant design, stunning display, and ample array of ports. We gave the M1 MacBook Pro a total rating of 4 out of 5 stars for its excellent performance and battery life. It’s the Editor’s Choice laptop for power-users.
To test its performance, we launched 70 open tabs of Google Chrome and a few YouTube videos and Twitch streams. The MacBook Pro showed no signs of slowing down. Connectivity-wise, the MacBook Pro 16 sports a full HDMI port, an SDXC card reader and three Thunderbolt 4 ports. It also equips you with a headphone jack and MagSafe charger.
As with all Apple deals, this one won’t likely last too long, so we recommend you act fast.