The M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16 is the best laptop for college students and power-users. Ahead of the M2 MacBook Pro’s release date, Apple’s previous-gen pro-grade notebook is getting a huge discount.
Currently, Amazon offers the M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16 for $2,299 (opens in new tab) — its lowest price yet. Typically, it retails for $2,499, so that’s $200 off and one of the best laptop deals going on right now.
Best Buy (opens in new tab) has it for the same price.
Apple’s M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16 is suitable for video editing, music production and other demanding tasks. It packs a 16-inch mini-LED backlit display, Apple’s M1 Pro 10-core chip, 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD. And for graphics handling, it employs a 16-core GPU which makes it suitable for gaming applications.
In our M1 Pro MacBook Pro review, we praise its sleek, elegant design, stunning display, and ample array of ports. We gave the M1 MacBook Pro a total rating of 4 out of 5 stars for its excellent performance and battery life. It’s the Editor’s Choice laptop for power-users.
To test its performance, we launched 70 open tabs of Google Chrome and a few YouTube videos and Twitch streams. The MacBook Pro showed no signs of slowing down. Connectivity-wise, the MacBook Pro 16 sports a full HDMI port, SDXC card reader and three Thunderbolt 4 ports. It also equips you with a headphone jack and MagSafe charger.
So if you want to treat yourself or dad this Father’s Day to a laptop, the M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16 is a solid choice. As with all Apple deals, this one won’t likely last too long, so we recommend you act fast.
