I review laptops for a living — 7 early October Prime Day MacBook deals I recommend

(Image credit: Tom's Guide) Finding the best MacBook deals during the upcoming October Prime Day event will be trickier than before. Thanks to the recent Apple price hikes, the company’s laptops all now have higher starting prices. So while you’ll see price cuts on MacBooks, they are reductions from the new prices.Even if the days of the $799 MacBook Air are now over, saving some amount of money is still something, and that’s why I’m here to show you the best Prime Day MacBook sales already underway. I test and use MacBooks every single day, so I know which ones to recommend to specific folks — whether it’s a $689 MacBook Neo for students, a $1,236 MacBook Air M5 for everyday use, or a MacBook Pro M5 Pro for power users.We may see stronger deals on October 6 and October 7 during Prime Day proper. But if you don’t want to risk Amazon running out of stock, you should take advantage of these current discounts. Whatever your needs, there’s a MacBook for you. Here are the best October Prime Day MacBook deals happening right now.Quick Linksshop all MacBooks: from $689 @ AmazonMacBook Neo: was $699 now $689 @ AmazonMacBook Air 13" (M5): was $1,299 now $1,236 @ AmazonMacBook Air 15" (M5): was $1,499 now $1,399 @ AmazonMacBook Pro 14" (M5/1TB): was $1,999 now $1,839 @ AmazonMacBook Pro 14" (M5 Pro/1TB): was $2,499 now $2,351 @ AmazonMacBook Pro 16" (M5 Pro/1TB): was $2,999 now $2,814 @ AmazonMacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max/2TB): was $4,399 now $4,117 @ AmazonPrime Day MacBook deals Follow Tom's Guide on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Sign up to the Tom's iGuide weekly newsletter with coverage on everything from product launches to software updates, this is your go-to source for the latest updates on all the best Apple content. Tony is a computing writer at Tom’s Guide covering laptops, tablets, Windows, and iOS. During his off-hours, Tony enjoys reading comic books, playing video games, reading speculative fiction novels, and spending too much time on X/Twitter. His non-nerdy pursuits involve attending Hard Rock/Heavy Metal concerts and going to NYC bars with friends and colleagues. His work has appeared in publications such as Laptop Mag, PC Mag, and various independent gaming sites.