Land the most affordable M4 MacBook Pro at $300 less than the M5 today

$300 off/M4 Pro

Apple has unleashed pre-orders for its new M5-powered MacBook Pro, and particularly notable deals on the entry-level M4 model have all but disappeared ever since. While we did get a steady run at solid $300 price drops on the most affordable 16GB model via Amazon for a while there, pricing has jumped back up leaving today’s B&H deal the best game in town at $300 off. 

B&H is now offering the base model M4 MacBook Pro in Space Black with 16GB of RAM and the 512GB SSD down at $1,299 shipped. That’s $300 off the original $1,599 list price and the lowest price we can find. 

This price drop lands the most affordable M4 MacBook Pro back at the best price we had been tracking at Amazon throughout the summer and in mid-September before prices jumped back up – it is currently sitting at $1,349 there right now. 

While the new M5 model has arrived and without an official price hike, you’re going to have to shell out the full $1,599 for one those of those if you don’t have gear to trade in against the list price (or time to wait it out). 

For a historical comparison here, it took 10 months after release for the M4 MacBook Pro to drop a full $300 off at Amazon, and that includes the Black Friday, holidays, and Prime Day sale that landed in between. We did however see the M4 MacBook Pro with a $200 price drop shortly after it release in November just ahead of Black Friday 2024 – it’s certainly wouldn’t be all too surprising to see the M5 follow suit here, just don’t bet on a full $300 off on one of those until we are deep into 2026 at this point. 

If you must have the new M5, and you must have it now (it might be a good idea to wait a few weeks – wink, wink), there are some early trade-in offers you’ll want to scope out right here. 

M4 MacBook Pro features:

• SUPERCHARGED BY M4 — The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 chip gives you spectacular performance in a powerhouse laptop built for Apple Intelligence.* With all-day battery life and a breathtaking Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness, it’s pro in every way.*
• CHAMPION CHIP — The M4 chip brings spectacular speed and capability to blaze through everyday activities and multitask across multiple productivity and pro apps.
• BUILT FOR APPLE INTELLIGENCE—Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data—not even Apple.*
• ALL-DAY BATTERY LIFE — MacBook Pro delivers the same exceptional performance whether it’s running on battery or plugged in.

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