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The amazing MacBook Pro discounts seen during Black Friday are leading consumers to believe an imminent MacBook Pro 2016 release is in the offing.

The upcoming MacBook Pro 2016 is expected to feature the 6th gen Skylake chipsets from Intel; a much improved battery life; a Type-C USB port; OSX El Capitan and Force Touch technology. As regards its screen, the laptop’s expected to feature the same screen design seen in previous models.

While waiting for the upcoming laptop, however, buyers might want to avail of even lower Cyber Monday MacBook Pro bargains after they were given such massive discounts on Black Friday.

At Best Buy, there are some great deals on MacBooks and other select Apple devices on Cyber Monday. Among these amazing deals are up to $150 off select MacBook Air and Retina MacBook models and up to $249 off various original iPad Air models. All orders get free shipping.

For those interested in iPhones, an iPhone 6 (16GB) goes for $1 with activation and aVerizon two-year contract. Best Buy’s also cutting $100 off iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus with activation and a two-year contract

Compare these Cyber Monday prices of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to those on Black Friday. Last week, for example, the 11.6-inch MacBook Air was sold for $1,073. That same model’s going for $899.99 on Cyber Monday.

The 13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro on Black Friday was offered for $1,858. It’s now $1,499.99. Lower Cyber Monday prices are also at other retailers. Some retailers even extend their versions of the sale until Christmas season, as Yibada has pointed out.

While avid Apple laptop users are pondering whether to go on ahead and purchase discounted MacBook Pro or MacBook Air models or not, the Internet has been abuzz with speculations that the MacBook Pro 2016 is going to be out in March 2016.

Some online publications have pointed out that the Cupertino tech giant plans to launch the device sometime in June, which will somewhat eclipse a year since the release of its current flagship laptop.

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