The brand new M2 Professional and M2 Max MacBook Professional hit are improbable laptops, however with a beginning worth of $1,999 for the 14-inch mannequin and $2,499 for the 16-inch one, they’re not precisely a cut price. However you continue to get a terrific deal on the older mannequin: Amazon is promoting a number of configurations of the M1 Professional and M1 Max 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional for as a lot as $500 off in a large clearance sale. These are the fashions which are on sale and in inventory:

The distinction between these M1 fashions and the newer MacBook Professional isn’t big. Excluding the newer processor, you’ll get about an hour extra of battery life, quicker Wi-Fi (6E vs 6), newer Bluetooth (5.3 vs 5.0), and HDMI 2.1, which helps you to join higher-end shows. However in any other case, the fashions are the identical, with a stunning 14.2-inch or 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR show with ProMotion and 1,600 nits of peak brightness, an unbelievable keyboard, and an array of ports, together with MagSafe for charging, an SD card reader, and three Thunderbolt 4 ports.

We don’t understand how lengthy costs will stay this low—or when fashions will begin promoting out—so if you need one it’s best to soar on the alternative.