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The beautiful new MacBook Pro M4 is faster and better than ever, but brings confusing variations and spiralling costs

As ship times slip for Apple's latest MacBook Pro, this deal on the M4 Pro 14-inch model not only discounts the laptop by $220, but it includes free 2-day shipping for easy holiday gift-giving.

2024 Apple MacBook Pro isn’t just a laptop — it’s a creative and productivity beast. And right now, you can snag the 14-inch model with the M4 Pro chip at Amazon for $1,749, saving $250 off its original price of $1,999.

Zeera's MacForge is an aluminum case for the new Mac Mini that makes it look like a tiny Mac Pro. [via Notebookcheck] The ZEERA MacForge is designed as a nod to Apple's iconic Mac Pro, blending powerful functionality with sleek aesthetics.

The M4 Pro is 84 percent faster than the M4 in the PugetBench Premiere Pro video benchmarks, and the M4 Max is an extra 39 percent faster on top of that. (Of course, the large amount of RAM in our test units is also pulling extra weight with video and photo work.)

The in-demand M4 Pro Mac mini is on sale at Apple resellers, with B&H discounting it to $1,349 with free next-day shipping for holiday gift-giving.

Macworld It’s the last chance to get your hands on a new M4 MacBook Pro this year, and it’s the best time to do it because it’s down $200, for a total price of $1,399 over at Amazon, matching its best price so far.