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With the second day of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days underway, some of the best deals still available are on Apple's MacBook laptops. Through the end of the day, you can save up to $250 on select models.
The latest 15-inch MacBook Air with Apple's M2 processor is $250 off, matching the best price we've seen, and the 2022 13-inch MacBook Pro is $250 off, which is close to the cheapest it's ever been.
But the best deal we've seen so far is on our favorite MacBook from 2020, the M1 MacBook Air. It's on sale for 25% off, which brings it down to just $750 (the lowest we've ever seen it priced).
For coverage of all the sales still live on the last day of Prime Big Deal Days, take a look at our live roundup of the best Prime Day deals.
The best Prime Day MacBook deals
How to choose the right MacBook
Choosing the right MacBook for you will come down to your budget and your specific priorities for portability, battery life, and built-in features, among other criteria.
From a portability standpoint, Apple's MacBook Air models are lighter, thinner, and more portable than MacBook Pro laptops at comparable display sizes.
Conversely, MacBook Pro models tend to have longer battery life than comparably sized MacBook Air models from the same generation. For instance, the 13.3-inch, M2 chip MacBook Pro model included in the above deals listing offers up to an estimated 20 hours of battery life, whereas the 13.6-inch, M2 chip MacBook Air offers up to an estimated 18 hours of battery life.
In terms of built-in features, among the MacBooks that Apple currently sells, the 13-inch, M2 chip MacBook Pro is the only model that has the MacBook touchbar. No MacBook Air model has the feature, and the more recent MacBook Pro models that run on the M2 Pro or M2 Max chipsets also lack the touchbar.