
MacBook Pro 13 Deals & Offers
166 deals5,389 commentsAll MacBook Pro 13 Discounts, Offers and Sale - January 2021
As a computer for email, Netflix, photography, video conferencing, text messaging, etc, you’ll not find a better computer for your needs. You’re looking at 18 hours+ of actual usage before needing a recharge, it’s a computer that’s as close to a joy to use as you can get. Apple typically supports their computers with the latest version of Mac OS for 7 years, it should last you a good long time. Coming from Windows it will likely feel a bit jarring at first, but I usually find that once people have gone through the first week they’d not want to go back. If you do buy it and need any support PM me. I’ve been a heavy Mac user for the last 19 years, so I’ll almost certainly be able to answer your wuestion
I was just looking at the 8gb 512gb MacBook Air funnily enough, so it’s reassuring to read that it is suitable for you needs, as I think it will more than be fine for what I require. Unfortunately I have seen it for £100 more than what you paid. I am looking to buy a new laptop to replace a 10 year old windows laptop that has ground to a halt and cannot be used for any task. I’m looking forward to a laptop that doesn’t clog and slow after a sustained period of use. I too have watched some reviews that state the 8gb was sufficient, but it is always helpful to hear of a real world review from someone like yourself, so thank you for taking the time to answer my query. It seems like your usage of the MacBook Air will be more intensive than my own, so I’m confident that the specs will be fine for myself. Basically I require a laptop for basic tasks and would like to learn to edit photos in the future.
I went for the 512GB model with 8GB Ram, managed to get it new for £1050 on eBay. The main reason I use a 512GB SSD is because I have an extremely large photo library that goes back around 18 years (212GB worth of family photos and video). This is all backed up to my local NAS and in the cloud. The photo library does not stream well over a NAS and as such I keep it local. With a good mix of Apps & games, the aforementioned photo library and some documents I have 121GB of free space. I'm not worried about running out of space any time soon. Almost everything that used to be stored on the local computer such as video, music, etc, is all streamed from the cloud now. The 16" MacBook Pro was because I am a contract based Data Analyst and I travelled a fair amount of the time. So I had a 16" MacBook Pro for travel and my iMac Pro at home. Due to covid and the lack of travel it seemed pointless holding onto the 16" MacBook Pro whilst it quickly devalued so I sold it. As my primary goal is using the MacBook Air at night in front of the TV with some general tasks I decided to give the 8GB Ram model a shot. I've not had less than 16GB of Ram on my own personal computer for the last 8 or so years, but when the reviewers say that you don't need the 16GB on this machine they seem to be spot on, at least in my usage. My best friend is a web designer and video editor by trade, he borrowed my Air for the weekend to put it through its paces. It absolutely humiliated his 16" MacBook Pro when it came to exporting 4K video at Pro Res quality. A quarter of the Ram, no fan and it took less than half the time, just unbelievable.
In very much torn between the two (air and pro). Again undecided between 8gb of ram or 16gb. Out of interest what storage did you go for? It seems nothing short of the highest option of 2tb, that an external hard drive will be a requirement eventually. Will 256gb fill up with programs that you will install?
That these machines are coming is a certainty, but the chances are there will not be a full redesign until next year. Assuming Apple follows a similar playbook to the Power PC Migration they will release the new hardware in the existing machines and then release a new design in the next release. That's not to say that a new design is impossible, Apple could choose to mix things up. What is clear is that the M1 MacBook Pro's and MacBook Airs are extremely capable computers that leave their similarly priced PC competitors in the dust. I'm typing this on a M1 based McBook Air that replaced a fully decked out 16" MacBook Pro that had 32GB of Ram and a Core i9 and in most tasks it matches or exceeds it despite costing a third of the price. Bargain.
Unless you're doing 8k video editing or advanced 4k then the 8gb is fine. 16gb on M1 is obviously more future proof but I doubt that many people will need it for a good while. Most people already working at that level aren't looking at these laptops, yet.
when i buy device i use it for at least 5 years, 8GB is good enouigh today but in 3-4 years?
You're missing the point. But that's ok.
Not all 16gb is the same .
Tell that to those running video export in 4K with this model with 8GB of Ram vs the 16" Intel MacBook Pro with 32GB of Ram. This one humiliated it!
People who want to run Windows for whatever reason.
Agreed.
I can’t argue with that but I would urge them to get the M1 version.
Presumably the OP thought that someone would?
You wouldn’t.
Oh... oops :D
Oops
Did you turn off vat op?
Shows £1200 for me
It’s £1199?
Does it not work under Rosetta?
Cheaper cos it is only 8th Generation, put 10th or even 11th would cost much much more.
Serato pro?
Ableton, traktor and Cubase work via Rosetta, what more do you need? https://isapplesiliconready.com/for/music As someone alluded to, I find Big Sur more problematic than the M1. On Intel and Apple.
My understanding with DJ software was the Issue, generally speaking, was MacOS Big Sur as opposed to the M1 & Rosetta. Unforgivable really considering how many months they had to test Big Sur and indeed Apple Silicon! What’s wrong with DJ Pro, Apple Silicon native from day 1. Or Rekordbox 6 seems to work just fine under Rosetta
1049 now just a shame it’s not the m1
M1 has made the entire Intel lineup redundant, Apple have sabotaged their own product line. Get the MacBook Air M1. This is worth £300.
Hehe, yes - I remember that too. After moving on from a monochrome Apple II Euro, I picked up a Mac Plus. Also, I am in agreement with this comment and why I’d jump in at the M1 chip. Most of the legacy software issues I have found, occurred way before the M1 chip. I imagine anything that made it into Catalina will transition nicely. My point is, I don’t think the legacy argument is a valid reason to consider purchasing this. The Windows argument may well be though if Windows is essential to your work flow.
...I'm old enough to remember the switch to power PC. To be honest for the majority of users, the switch has gone more smoothly that could have been expected already, and rosetta 2 works well.
Do not buy laptops from John Lewis. Their tech teams are rubbish. Also, if you buy a laptop from them their policy is if you press the ‘on’ button on the laptop you can longer return the item unless it’s defective within 30days. Much better to buy from Apple direct if you know a student. Buy from John Lewis if you are 100% sure it’s the laptop you want. Terrible returns policy.

@davidbroom Yikes! Maybe if I return mine they could send it to you so you're not waiting so long! I hope you get some proper help from them and your laptop a lot quicker than the estimated date. I just asked customer services again about the UK Consumer Law issue and they're still being very sketchy on it. The first person pretended it didn't exist. It's been like pulling teeth trying to get hold of anyone in customer services. Think I might bite the bullet and return then order directly from Apple. What a pain in the bum, I really wanted to save the 10% off but not if we get stuck further down the line if there are any problems.
I’ve just chased my order placed on 30th Nov (which is still saying ‘processing’) and ‘Pete’ told me the expected delivery day is 9th Feb 2021! Not a good start!
Oh no, @Oflyy , what a balls up! I hope DHL are responsive in sorting the mess out. Any joy yet? I'm a bit put off after my conversation with Western Computer on their online chat. Eventually got a reply to my question of 'will you uphold the 6yr UK Consumer Law like Apple claim to' and they just said 'I don't think EU law will apply anymore'. I said 'no, it's UK law' and never got another response. Now I'm contemplating returning unopened and paying more through Apple just incase there are manufacturing issues found further down the line. Ugh. Anyone have any experiences with Western Computer when it comes to UK Consumer Law after the 2yr warranty period?
Fingers crossed it arrives for you today. Mine is just running migration assistant now, only 15hrs remaining.
I'm still hoping mine comes today but still have no tracking number yet

Anyone got there Mac yet?
I did and it arrived in a day, amazing laptop would 100 percent recommend. I used PayPal to order it to be extra sure I wasn't going to get scammed and lose money
Ordered on Sunday received today so very quick delivery
How can I get educational email? My own uni (UK) address isn’t working
Thanks. Just applied unidays on apple and it’s 4 quid cheaper. I was hoping to get more cheaper (let’s hope BF tomorrow)

Lenovo are a very decent band. I've had a laptop for them thats 10 years old and still working. Doesn't get much use now though as its obsolete. But I see your point. For me you either get a top computer that can run the latest games etc, or you get a netbook that can do everything else. I don't really see the point in the mid range computers. Not sure what role they fill.
I agree at this price . As I got this 1 year ago new from Very with a code and got it for £799 . But it will last 6 years not a problem build quality of these is far superior to the one you are recommending and this will get updates for 6-8 years and they typically don’t slow down . So at this price I agree . £600-£800 new then it’s another story .
There is an Lenovo IdeaPad 5 on here for half the price. Exact same specs, but better looking with very thin bezels. I can understand people buying just for the badge, people do that all the time in fashion. But why would you pay a premium for old out dated stock. Its like buying a 90's, out of fashion, designer shirt, just because it has a designer label. You buy designer to show off, so it defeats the point, no?
I have a 2018 i7 256gb ssd 16gb ram MacBook Pro available. Let me know if interested
And it will continue to get them for another 2 years if this list is anything to go by.

Weirdly is a pretty decent price (dependent on the condition) Ideally want a bigger ssd... 😬
Look know the butterfly keyboard used on the older models. Personally I would avoid them.
Suppose with Amazon’s returns policy could be a worth a punt to suit your needs. Few things to consider are it’s likely be marked as used acceptable (is that the lowest grade they give things? I’ve never bought that low down before), the butterfly keyboard probably isn’t too bad on the 2019, from what I’ve read they got more reliable as the years went on. It might not have much if any apple care / warranty left. Apple silicon is probably less than a month away (obviously dependant on use case). May be better off buying from eBay at a similar price (not done the search myself) as could get something with applecare + perhaps.
Yep Yep
Is it the used-acceptable ones?

Look at a14 benchmarks, GPU is amazing. But yes there could be a whole host of issues, but apple is usually great with that sort of thing.
Not by much - models that are nearly 2 years old are still £1k+ Only one's worth getting now are with magic keyboards anyways...
No S Sherlock. Once they come out, it will push prices of the current intel ones down.
would not recommend buying an ARM mac until these have been reviewed.
Do not buy any Macs, new ones literally round the corner.

There is one with an sd card slot but it loses the Ethernet port option https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-MacBook-Thunderbolt-Delivery-Compatible-Space-Grey/dp/B07TBYFBFF/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=usb+c+ugreen&qid=1600373680&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFGQ0tQU0QyNVdRQTcmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA4OTM3NTEyTEsxRk1SNTBGQ1dYJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAxNDUyNTIyWUxXTFdaUjNXRlBIJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfcGhvbmVfc2VhcmNoX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Shame there's no SD card slot in it.
So does it support 2 screens or not?
I think the Thunderbolt bit is literally just a passthrough. The usb/hdmi functionality is provided through USB-C. So you could still use the Thunderbolt port to do 4k/60, but the USB-C ports and hdmi are limited to 4k/30
It looks like you would need to use a USB-C to DP adapter to get higher resolutions or refresh rates, as the built in HDMI is limited to 4K @ 30.

No, this post was for a Pro, not an Air lol
You mean Air not Pro :D
Sorry, was Pro not Air, my mistake.
Hi, I tried looking on very's website but I don't seem to find anything anywhere near that price despite the £100 on top of that. Do you mind sharing a link please?
Just checked and it’s no longer on there I got it a few months ago. But just wanted to show it wasn’t the best deal ...

I've been tracking this model for ages and this is the second best price I've found. Amazon deal I missed at £1375 but that didn't include a 4-year warranty. Great deal for education staff and students!
Have sent you a PM
I’ve had a look but can’t find any, if you see any give me a shout (y) 🏻
you can often buy the necessary account on ebay for a few quid..
Stock comes next day if it's showing "in stock". I don't think they have deep stock levels - so it can also take a few days but for the % discount I've been happy to wait..

I have received it this week. If anyone missed this offer and still interested in getting one you can message me. I accept offers...
My order dispatched too and hopefully receiving today!
Mine dispatched yesterday and they’re back in stock so I’d expect anyone with an outstanding order to be hearing about it soon!
Same here but now my order says expected by 8 October so fingers crossed !
This was such an amazing deal.

Yes, it’s really sensitive to debris. Often keys don’t work. If you persist they might start working again after a while otherwise you need to send it in for repair. Apple are doing a 3 year warranty on the keyboards specifically which is acknowledging they messed up
JL get their pricing wrong sometimes but seem to correct it eventually. This may be another example of that. Have you had trouble with butterfly keyboard?
The 2019 model has the awful butterfly keyboard (I have the 12” MacBook with the same one). New processor and it’s ~£20 difference
Why so ?
You’d be mad to buy this over the 2020 model

I could of done that too (with my 7% employee discount on top to make it £980) but I'd rather get the 4 year warranty with the extra £70. Gives peace of mind
The deal on Amazon has gone back to £1,192 to match Curry’s current pricing, but I actually managed to pick one up in Curry’s this afternoon for just £1,054! I got them to price match The Edu Store. I chanced my luck, as it’s on “29 day delivery”, but the woman in the store accepted they were hard to get everywhere (I got their last one) so gave me the discount. Not bad wee saving off RRP! £245 in my pocket!
Yes was from clearance section they had many laptops on big sales but 2 days later when I got there again all good deals taken :(
Which macbook has 3 thunderbolt ports.
I used to work for John Lewis. That’s a store specific markdown price. Used to have end of line products at good prices. That was likely in a clearance section

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/laptops/new-xps-13/spd/xps-13-9300-laptop/cnx93014sc
Hi @missgidge thanks for sharing your first deal :) As it's an older model / end of life Macbook price comparisons are more difficult but this does come with a 3 year guarantee included and Apple TV+ free for a year. I've also added the Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) to the title.
What size though? Cause at 13" anything with a higher resolution than FHD can be painfully small on screen. On a side note the Macs are the only laptop with a flush bezel, if that makes any difference to you.
Found a similar spec MacBook Air. i7 10th Gen. 16GB. 512GB. MacBook has a higher resolution at 2K. 2560 x 1600.
Is the 2020 MacBook screen not better than this? Genuine question as I too thought about the 4K XPS version but was put off by the poor battery life on it.

Back to school promotion has launched now for students.
Didn’t even take a couple of days! Good shout
Total robbers they are !
You could try Cex online or in store and get a quote.
I I had this issue as well, on auctions. But beleive it or not but looked at time differences between uk and Nigeria where scammers are predominantly from. Ended the auction at 10pm Nigeria time and it sold.
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16GB if you using a lot of RAM memory with multiple design apps open at the same time. You could maybe wait until the Macbook Pro's 16" have the M1 or the next gen processor (M2?) . Rumoured to be mid 2021
I doubt you’ll notice the RAM improvement with the vast majority of uses. Agree on disk space though, but I guess cloud/NAS is fairly accessible now.
im looking at caving in and getting my first macbook pro, im in the design sector but with the amount of different specs and macbook pros from the last few years i dont know what specs to go for. need speed as i use adobe creative suite. any tips? :)
I started using macs 35 years ago, when pcs were just not powerful enough or stable enough to run any graphics software. I've occasionally had to use pc's due to customers software onyl working on pc's but always been relieved when I found a workaround on the mac. When I used to work on a Windows NT Barco station years ago I always favoured the mac and it's OS. Pc's were just too unstable, crash after crash For an unknown reason, maybe due to cost, I ventured into the world of Dell with a laptop, jeez, that was a bad move , 3 months later they had it back admitting it was faulty. Every mac i have bought has lasted a lot longer than pc's based on comparisons to friends and colleagues pc's I am presently using a 2011 27" iMac, still got years lt in it! Not as fast as it used to be but still performs jobs Yes they have made mistakes in the past, but I have always felt that the mac has always led the pack and set the trend in graphics From what I've seen the Macbook Air8GB with 512GB is plenty for 95% of Joe Public. Doesnt seem enough different to warrant spending more on a Macbook Pro Remember the M1 8GB is not the same 8GB on the previous macs and of course can not be compared to pc's. It a different class
Yes google Windows laptops