The new M4 MacBook Pro laptops can be bought with hundreds of dollars off the list price ahead of Black Friday... just not from Apple.

The updated slate of MacBook Pro, powered by the M4 series silicon, has once again established Apple’s performance dominance in the segment. However, a teardown courtesy of the folks over at iFixit has confirmed that not much has changed internally ...

They were launched less than two months ago, they are outstanding products, and yet Amazon is offering substantial discounts on them.

While the new M4 MacBook Pros got a number of sweet quality of life upgrades, the new MacBooks looked about the same externally, except for the M4 MacBook Pro gaining an additional Thunderbolt port over the M3 model, something that the M3 Pro/M3 Max models already had.

Apple has encouraged its display panel suppliers to scale up their investments in laptop-sized OLED displays, Taiwanese research firm TrendForce

The M4 represents as much of a philosophical shift as it does a performance upgrade. It is Apple acknowledging that if you’re buying a laptop with “Pro” in the name, than it should be a better machine.

A trio of retailers are fighting for your money, by offering the 1TB 14-inch MacBook Pro with an upgraded M4 Pro chip at $300 off the list price.

But the latest deal that's caught our eye is on the Apple MacBook Air 2024. As of Nov. 21, both the 15-inch and 13-inch models have been reduced to their lowest-ever prices at Amazon. Currently, the 13-inch 2024 MacBook Air is priced at $849. The 15-inch 2024 MacBook Air is priced at $1234 for Black Friday.

You’ve probably heard that Apple just announced pre-ordering for the tinier but mightier M4 Mac mini. If you’re not ready to wait or splurge on this latest Apple desktop, we h