SURE, EVERYBODY KNOWS that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the days when you're most likely to find the best deals of the year, but there is one criminally underrated section on Amazon where you can really grab the biggest steals during the shopping event.

First is to make sure any big-ticket items like electronics or expensive toys are on my shopping list for Amazon Black Friday deals. Second, I can draft a budget to follow through the entire season. And finally, shopping early means I can save by choosing slower shipping options with better built-in rewards.

Amazon has the 13-inch model on sale for just $844 during its Black Friday Week sale, or $255 off its $1,099 MSRP — a 23% savings and a new record-low. It's now less than $100 more than the M2 version, so it's easy to recommend over its predecessor for future-proofing's sake.