AM EST This story has been updated with new laptop deals ahead of Black Friday. Black Friday is the absolute best time for finding good deals on laptops. (I would know: I've tracked them for Mashable since 2019.

So what are the best Black Friday MacBook deals so far? For me it's the MacBook Air M2 for $749 on Amazon, which is $250 off. And the brand-new MacBook Pro 14-inch with the M4 chip is over $100 off.

Best Buy has slashed the price of this laptop in half, bringing it down to $250 from its regular $500 price tag. This is an absolutely excellent price for a laptop with these specs, especially one running a current-generation Intel processor.

Amazon has it on sale for just $749 ahead of Black Friday, or $250 off its $999 MSRP. That's a 25% savings and a new record-low, matching the cheapest price the 8GB version saw. (The same deal was live at Best Buy for the paid tiers of its membership program on Thursday, Nov. 14; it'll be open to everyone there on Friday, Nov. 15.)

The brand-new M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch has hit a new record low price of $1,749, with units in stock with free expedited shipping. This pre-Black Friday Apple deal may sell out or end soon, with limited supply available at the reduced price.