Yesterday we took a look at a sweet deal on the upgraded 16GB/1TB M4 MacBook Pro that has since come and gone, but today we spotted a solid offer on the 24GB variant. Amazon is now offering the upgraded 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro in Space Black with 24GB of RAM and the 1TB SSD down at $1,734.85 shipped – that’s $265 off the list price and a new Amazon all-time low. The silver model is selling for $1,799, or $200 off.
This is another one of the configurations some folks might skip right over in favor of a M4 Pro model or something more affordable – you can after all score the 16GB entry-level model that will have most users more than covered down at $1,449 shipped right now. But if you’re after a machine with more horsepower and, perhaps, staying power, this one is worth a look at a price like this.
All of that said, as soon as I see an M4 MacBook Pro with 24GB of RAM, one question comes to mind: Why not just go for the M4 Pro chip instead of paying for the upgrade on the M4? The M4 Pro starts with 24GB of RAM.
But there are some further considerations to ponder here though. Firstly, the featured deal today has 24GB of RAM but also an internal storage upgrade on the SSD to 1TB – the M4 Pro starts with a 512GB. So let’s look at how the pricing works out between the comparable M4 and M4 Pro models right now:
- 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro 16GB/512GB from $1,449 (Reg. $1,599)
- 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro 16GB/1TB from $1,607 (Reg. $1,799)
- 14-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro 24GB/512GB from $1,710 (Reg. $1,999)
- 14-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro 24GB/512GB from $2,084 (Reg. $2,399)
- 16-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro 24GB/1TB $2,161 (Reg. $2,499)
- 16-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro 48GB/1TB $2,661 (Reg. $2,899)
As you can see above, the 24GB/512GB M4 Pro MacBook Pro comes in at a lower price than the 24GB/1TB model M4 right now. Do you favor the extra storage over the extra computing power on the M4 Pro?
The M4 Pro with the exact same RAM/SSD specs, however, is listed at significantly more on Amazon – $2,084 shipped, down from the regular $2,399.
For my money, I might just opt for the M4 Pro MacBook Pro with less storage. But if I absolutely needed/wanted the 1TB of storage, the up-charge on the M4 Pro is perhaps too significant to pass up the $265 price drop on the M4 model.
Apple M4 MacBook Pro features:
The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 chip gives you spectacular performance in a powerhouse laptop built for Apple Intelligence. With up to 24 hours of battery life and a breathtaking Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness, it’s pro in every way. The M4 chip brings spectacular speed and capability to blaze through everyday activities and multitask across multiple productivity and pro apps.
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