Best MacBook Black Friday Deals 2026

The 13-inch Air is the MacBook we would hand to most people, and Ars Technica, Macworld and RTINGS reach the same verdict. It has no fan, so it makes no noise, and the 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage in this configuration will cover documents, photos and browsing for years. RTINGS calls the M5 a modest step over the M4, which matters only if you already own last year's model.

At about $1,100 it is roughly $130 below its 90-day typical price. It sold for about $900 in May, before Apple's price rise, so a deeper Black Friday cut is possible. The limits are two ports on one side and a 60Hz screen. If you want more screen, the 15-inch Air below has the same chip.

The Neo is the cheapest way into a new Mac. Notebookcheck called it a surprisingly good laptop, and Engadget and Tom's Hardware both single out the bright screen and the keyboard. For schoolwork, email, documents and streaming it does what most people ask of a laptop.

Notebookcheck's biggest complaint is the missing keyboard backlight. Macworld notes it runs only one external display, and the 20W adapter in the box charges it slowly. The 8GB of memory is the real limit, because it cannot be upgraded. At about $680 it is only a few dollars under its usual price, and it sold for under $600 in March. Buy it if you need it now; if you can stretch, the Neo with Touch ID below is the better version.

Size up to the 15-inch Air if the laptop is your only screen. Its 15.3-inch display fits two documents side by side without squinting, and Engadget points to the better speakers as the other reason to size up. Macworld notes that the chip, silent design and battery life match the 13-inch, so the extra money buys space and sound, not speed.

Skip it if you carry your laptop every day; the 13-inch is easier on a shoulder. At about $1,300 it sits roughly $130 below its 90-day typical price, a cut similar to the 13-inch model's, though it went for about $1,100 in May.

Macworld's advice is to buy this Neo rather than the base model, and we agree. The extra $110 or so buys Touch ID, which saves typing your password many times a day, and doubles the storage to 512GB. MacMost found the 256GB model leaves little free space, so the larger drive is what keeps a Neo comfortable for a few years.

Everything else matches the base Neo, including the 8GB of memory and the unlit keyboard. It is not discounted: at about $790 it sits at its usual price, and it sold for about $690 in March. If you want a Neo, this is the one to watch through Thanksgiving week.

This is the Air for people who edit photos, keep a large library on the laptop or run many apps at once. Macworld suggests 24GB or more for creative work, and because Apple solders the memory and storage, the only time to choose them is when you buy. The 1TB drive also leaves room for years of photos without an external disk.

It is the same fanless machine as our top Pick, so long video exports slow down in the same way; if that is your daily work, the 14-inch MacBook Pro below has fans. At about $1,600 it is roughly $80 under its 90-day typical price, a smaller cut than the 16GB model gets, and it sold for about $1,300 in May.

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro is the one to buy if you write code, edit 4K video or keep heavy apps open all day. Macworld points to its ability to hold full speed through long jobs where the fanless Air slows down, and to the extra ports and support for three external displays. The 120Hz mini-LED screen is a visible step up from the Air's.

TechRadar called the M5 Pro a small upgrade over the M4 Pro, so owners of last year's model can skip it. At about $2,290 it is at its usual price, and it sold for under $2,000 in early May. Amazon showed a shipping delay when we checked, so look at the delivery date before you order.

The 16-inch Pro trades portability for the biggest screen on any MacBook and the longest battery life we found in any review. Tom's Guide ran its web-browsing test for 21 hours and 10 minutes, and TechRadar says it outlasts every Apple laptop it has tested. This model also gets a larger M5 Pro chip than the 14-inch, with an 18-core CPU and a 20-core GPU.

It is heavy for a daily commute, and Which? called the price eye-watering. Tom's Guide also notes it is only a small step over the M4 Pro model. At about $2,750 it is close to its usual price, and it sold for about $2,450 in May. Amazon listed a shipping delay when we checked.

The 16-inch M5 Max is Apple's fastest laptop, and Macworld's verdict is that it is the one to get if money is no object. The 32-core GPU, 36GB of memory and 2TB drive are aimed at 3D work, AI models and high-end video, and AppleInsider likens it to carrying a Mac Studio. We chose the 16-inch over the 14-inch Max because Notebookcheck measured the smaller one throttling under sustained load.

Most people do not need this much power, and Macworld found only a small CPU gain over the M4 Max. At about $3,800 it is roughly $100 under its 90-day typical price, but it sold for about $3,500 on October 19, so we would hold out for a return to that price. Amazon showed a shipping delay when we checked.