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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T17:02:50.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "MacBook",
    "Macworld",
    "Apple has raised its prices",
    "Prime Day",
    "On Amazon, the MacBook Neo is available for $590/$690",
    "Get the MacBook Neo on Amazon",
    "Amazon has the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Air on sale for $949",
    "Get the $949 13\" MacBook Air on Amazon",
    "The $15-inch MacBook Air is $1,149 on Amazon",
    "Get the $1,149 15\" MacBook Air on Amazon",
    "this laptop is a more sensible $1,549",
    "Get the 14\" M5 MacBook Pro on Amazon",
    "The M5 Pro MacBook Pro is $2,034 on Amazon",
    "Get the 14\" M5 Pro MacBook Pro on Amazon",
    "Amazon is selling the M5 Max MacBook Pro for $3,300",
    "Get the 14\" M5 Max MacBook Pro on Amazon",
    "M5 Pro MacBook Pro is $2,494 on Amazon",
    "Get the 16\" M5 Pro MacBook Pro on Amazon",
    "Amazon has the M5 Max MacBook Pro for $3,649",
    "Get the 16\" M5 Max MacBook Pro on Amazon"
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  "textContent": "Macworld\n\nThe inevitable has happened: Apple has raised its prices on its MacBooks at the Apple Store. They’re not small increases either—price hikes range from $100 on the MacBook Neo to a whopping $500 on a high-end MacBook Pro. If you’ve been planning on buying a new MacBook but decided to wait, you’ll literally pay a price for waiting.\n\nBut there is one place where you can save on a new MacBook purchase right now. This week happens to be Prime Day, and Amazon is offering a nice chunk of change off several MacBook models–in fact, if you consider the new, higher prices at Apple, the Amazon savings are a lot more than before. So if you’re feeling a deep sense of regret for waiting, look at it this way: you’re now saving even more money.\n\nYou have to stop waiting and act now or as soon as possible, because those prices on Amazon will eventually go up, too. To save time, we’ve picked out the MacBooks that are still available at lower prices. Check out the list below–if you don’t see a particular model specification and you want, click the buttons through to the Amazon site, and you can peruse other models.\n\n## **MacBook** Neo\n\nFoundry\n\nThe starting price for the MacBook Neo is now $699 ($599 through the Education Store), and the model with Touch ID and a 512GB SSD is now $799 ($699 education price). On Amazon, the MacBook Neo is available for $590/$690, a savings of $109 on either model.\n\nGet the MacBook Neo on Amazon\n\n## MacBook Air\n\nFoundry\n\n### 13-inch MacBook Air\n\nAmazon has the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Air on sale for $949. This used to have a regular price of $1,099, but Apple increased it to $1,299, so Amazon’s price is $350 lower. Even with Apple’s education price of $1,199, the Amazon deal is still much better.\n\nGet the $949 13\" MacBook Air on Amazon\n\n### 15-inch MacBook Air\n\nThe $15-inch MacBook Air is $1,149 on Amazon, which is also $350 off Apple’s increased price of $1,499. This model has 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD and used to be $1,299.\n\nGet the $1,149 15\" MacBook Air on Amazon\n\n## 14-inch MacBook Pro\n\nFoundry\n\n### 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro\n\nApple’s entry-level MacBook Pro is now (gulp) $1,999. When you’re done shaking your head in disbelief, head on over to Amazon, where this laptop is a more sensible $1,549, a $450 savings.\n\nGet the 14\" M5 MacBook Pro on Amazon\n\n### 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro\n\nThe M5 Pro MacBook Pro is $2,034 on Amazon, which is much lower than the new price of $2,499 ($465 lower, to be exact). This model has 24GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.\n\nGet the 14\" M5 Pro MacBook Pro on Amazon\n\n## 14-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro\n\nAmazon is selling the M5 Max MacBook Pro for $3,300. This model, with 36GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD, is now $4,099 at Apple. That’s a $700 savings at Amazon. Get it now.\n\nGet the 14\" M5 Max MacBook Pro on Amazon\n\n## 16-inch MacBook Pro\n\nFoundry\n\n## 16-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro\n\nThe M5 Pro MacBook Pro is $2,494 on Amazon, which is $505 lower than Apple increased price. This laptop has 24GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.\n\nGet the 16\" M5 Pro MacBook Pro on Amazon\n\n## 16-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro\n\nAmazon has the M5 Max MacBook Pro for $3,649, which is a much more attractive price than Apple’s new price of $4,399. Save yourself $750 dollars and pick it up now.\n\nGet the 16\" M5 Max MacBook Pro on Amazon",
  "title": "Avoid MacBook surge pricing with these still-low Amazon Prime Day deals"
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