Rick Broida, CNET's Cheapskate emeritus, is a big fan of refurbs, particularly Apple's - which are often as good as new. It's worth keeping an eye out, however, because you can lock in substantial savings, up to $200. Refurb inventory changes rapidly so you may not always see the latest MacBook Air or Pro listed. Want to go the refurbished route? You can find refurbished MacBooks on Apple's Certified Refurbished Mac page. The models sold by Amazon and other retailers are fixed configurations. While Amazon, Best Buy and B&H have the best prices at the moment, one benefit to paying full price and buying from Apple is that you can customize the machine and add more RAM or a higher-capacity solid-state drive. You can save $150 on the M2 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, and you can spend even less for the previous-generation MacBook Air with the M1 chip and 13.3-inch display and pick it up for as little as $879. The updated 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip starts at the same $1,299 list price as the previous generation. Gone is the $999 starting price the new M2 MacBook Air line starts at $1,199. Along with a bigger 13.6-inch display and M2 processor, however, comes a higher price. The updated MacBook Air is bigger than the previous model, and a bit faster as well. The next newest MacBooks in Apple's lineup are the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro based on the M2 chip, which were released last summer. And even bigger savings are available on the older M1 Pro MacBook Pros, where you can save up to $500. You'll pay full price at Apple but can pick up one of the new machines at a $200 discount at Amazon. The new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro starts at $1,999, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro starts at $2,499. The new models share the same design and starting prices as their predecessors, but Apple promises better performance and longer battery life with the new chips that replace the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips in the previous versions. Apple introduced new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros at the start of the year that feature the company's new M2 Pro and M2 Max processors.

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