Amazon has cut the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro, 24GB and 1TB to $2,249.99, $249 below the $2,499 Apple charges for the same build in its own store. It is also $95 less than the same listing asked on October 5, which makes it a real drop rather than list-price arithmetic.
Not every Mac discount on Amazon clears that bar. Three prices have genuinely fallen since October, several are simply holding, and one MacBook Pro now costs more than it did in October. With Black Friday on November 27, the useful question is which of these is worth buying now.
MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini deals compared before Black Friday
Prices are from each Amazon listing as of November 14, and Amazon sells and ships every model below. The trend column compares the same listing with the price it carried on an earlier October date.
| Mac | Amazon price | Apple price | Amazon price trend | What decides it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Pro (15-core CPU), 24GB, 1TB | $2,249.99 | $2,499 | $95.01 lower than October 5 | Best MacBook Pro value here |
| 13-inch MacBook Air, M5 (10-core GPU), 16GB, 1TB | $1,349.99 | $1,599 | $49.01 lower than October 5 | Double the storage, two more GPU cores |
| 13-inch MacBook Air, M5 (8-core GPU), 16GB, 512GB | $1,099.00 | $1,299 | Unchanged since October 5 | Cheapest MacBook Air M5 |
| 15-inch MacBook Air, M5, 16GB, 512GB | $1,299.99 | $1,499 | Within $1 of October 5 | Bigger 15.3-inch screen |
| Mac mini, M6, 24GB, 512GB | $1,149.99 | $1,299 | $149.01 lower than October 18 | 170GB/s memory bandwidth |
| Mac mini, M6, 16GB, 512GB | $949.00 | $1,099 | No earlier price on record | 16GB, lower bandwidth |
| Mac mini, M6, 16GB, 256GB | $779.00 | $899 | Within $1 of October 18 | Cheapest Mac on the list |
| 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Pro, 24GB, 1TB | $2,749.99 | $2,999 | $320.99 higher than October 21 | Skip for now |
Is the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro worth $2,249.99?
This is the Space Black 14-inch model with a 15-core CPU, a 16-core GPU, 24GB of unified memory and a 1TB SSD, on Apple's 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display. It suits photo and video editors, developers and anyone who keeps heavy apps open all day.
The timing helps. Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display went on sale on November 6, and its 14-inch M5 Pro version starts at $2,899. The standard-display model on sale here costs $649 less than that starting price. Apple still sells both, so this is not a clearance of an outgoing laptop.
If you need more storage, the 2TB version at $2,699 is $300 under Apple's $2,999. Unlike the 1TB model, it has no earlier October price to measure against, so judge it on the $300 gap to Apple alone.
MacBook Air M5 deals: why the 1TB model beats the cheaper 512GB
The 13-inch MacBook Air M5 with 16GB and 1TB at $1,349.99 is $249 below Apple's $1,599 and $49 lower than on October 5. The extra money also buys graphics: according to Apple's configurations, this build has a 10-core GPU, while the 512GB model has an 8-core GPU.
That 512GB MacBook Air at $1,099 is still $200 under Apple, but it has not moved since October 5. For $250.99 more, the 1TB model doubles the storage and adds two GPU cores, which matters most to students and anyone editing photos on the go.
If you want a bigger screen, the 15-inch MacBook Air M5 at $1,299.99 is $199 under Apple's $1,499 and keeps 16GB and 512GB. Its price has held since early October.
Mac mini M6 deals: the 24GB model is the one that moved
The Mac mini with M6, 24GB and 512GB at $1,149.99 is the most meaningful desktop cut here. On October 18 the same listing sold at Apple's full $1,299 with no discount at all, so the $149 saving is new.
The extra memory is about more than capacity. Apple's Mac mini spec sheet quotes 170GB/s of memory bandwidth only for the 24GB and 32GB configurations, which is why the 16GB base model runs slower memory. The 16GB, 512GB Mac mini at $949 costs $200.99 less but keeps that limit.
For a family desktop or a home office, the 16GB, 256GB Mac mini at $779 is the cheapest Mac in this roundup, $120 under Apple. It has sat at about this price since mid-October.
Which Mac deals to skip, and should you wait for Black Friday?
The 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro at $2,749.99 looks like a $249 discount against Apple's $2,999. On October 21, the same listing charged $2,429, so the current price is $320.99 higher. Hold off on this one unless the October price returns.
The iMac sits this round out. Apple now sells the iMac with M6 from $1,499, and the iMac discounts on Amazon are on the older 2024 M4 model, a generation behind.
As for waiting, Amazon's Black Friday week runs from November 19 to 30, and nothing guarantees deeper cuts on these exact models. The 14-inch MacBook Pro, the 1TB MacBook Air and the 24GB Mac mini are already below their own October prices, so they are reasonable buys now. If one drops further, check Amazon's return and price rules before you buy. Prices were checked on November 14 and can change at any time.
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