As a brief aside, the Apple Store's usual Black Friday gift card offer is now live through Dec. 2; M2 and M3 MacBooks come with free vouchers worth up to $200. That doesn't beat any of the dollars-off discounts available elsewhere, but it could be a practical option for those enmeshed in the Apple ecosystem.

Black Friday is almost over, but prices on MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, and Mac mini computers are still at all-time lows at retailers like

The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M3 with a 256GB SSD is available for less than $1,000 from Best Buy after a $250 discount for Black Friday. Hurry if you want it!