Apple's priciest laptop just got $600 cheaper, but only for a few more hours.
Amazon is closing out its October Prime Big Deal Days sale with discounts across Apple's lineup, from the M5 MacBook Air to the latest iPad mini. The headline cut is $600 off the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip, dropping it from $4,099 to $3,499. Other Macs see smaller but still real price drops: $200 off both sizes of the M5 MacBook Air, $160 off the entry-level M5 Pro MacBook Pro, and 13% off the new M6 Mac mini. iPads and AirPods are discounted too, but far more modestly, with savings generally landing between $50 and $120.
That gap is the real story here. A $600 discount reads like a genuine clearance event; a $100 discount on AirPods Max is a routine markdown that could show up again before Black Friday. Lumping them into one sale roundup makes the whole event look more dramatic than it actually is. Apple itself isn't cutting these prices - it rarely does - retailers are, and retailer prices can snap back the moment Prime Day officially ends.
If you've been holding out for a MacBook Pro, this is about as close to a real Apple discount as it gets; the iPad and AirPods deals are the kind you can probably still find next month.