If you want to buy a new Mac desktop now is the time to get a bargain! It’s the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 11 and 12 and we expect to see Amazon drop the prices for the iMac and Mac mini even more than usual. Below you will find the best deals we’ve found so far – there are already some great discounts to be had, but be sure to check this page often as we track the sales in the run-up to and on the Prime Early Access Sale day itself.
If it’s a MacBook you are after, check out our separate round-up of the best Amazon Prime Day MacBook Air and MacBook Pro deals. We also have a round-up of all the Apple Amazon Prime Day deals.
Here are the Amazon sale highlights for iMac and Mac mini deals:
Amazon U.S.
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Blue: was $1,499 get it for: $1,399 ($100 off)
Amazon U.K.
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Green: was £1,449 get it for: £1,275 (£174 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Green: was £1,449 get it for: £1,287 (£161 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Blue: was £1,649 get it for £1,479 (£170 off)
- M1 Mac mini, 256GB: was £699, get it for: £622 (£77 off)
- M1 Mac mini, 512GB: was £899, get it for: £812 (£87 off)
Read on to see all the discounts on offer for Prime Day, and to find out how to get Amazon Prime (which costs $14.99 / £8.99 / AUD$6.99 on a monthly basis, but can be cancelled after 30 days) so you can take advantage of the deals…
We’ll start with iMac, but you will find Mac mini deals in the section below.
Looking for a hard drive or a display to go with your Mac? Read:
Prime Day 2022: Best iMac deals right now
The 24-inch iMac arrived in the spring of 2021 with a brand new design and Apple’s M1 chip. For ages, it suffered from stock shortages that made buying one nigh on impossible, but now stock is at reasonable levels you can get some great bargains – in fact, Amazon is knocking off as much as £300 in the UK!
Amazon U.S. isn’t running any big iMac discounts at the moment, but Amazon has taken $100 off the price of the blue version of the mid-range iMac.
- iMac with M1 chip (7‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Blue: was $1,299 get it for: $1,294.99 ($4 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (7‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Green: was $1,299 get it for: $1,294.99 ($4 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (7‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Pink: was $1,299 get it for: $1,294.99 ($4 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (7‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Silver: was $1,299 get it for: $1,294.99 ($4 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Blue: was $1,499 get it for: $1,399 ($100 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Purple: was $1,499 get it for: $1,449.99 ($49 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Orange: was $1,499 get it for: $1,449.99 ($49 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Silver: was $1,499 get it for: $1,449.99 ($49 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Pink: was $1,499 get it for: $1,449.99 ($49 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Purple: was $1,499 get it for: $1,449.99 ($49 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Blue: was $1,699 get it for: $1,649.99 ($49 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Green: was $1,699 get it for: $1,649.99 ($49 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Pink: was $1,699 get it for: $1,649.99 ($49 off)
Amazon U.K. is running some good discounts on the M1 iMac:
- iMac with M1 chip (7‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Silver: was £1,249 get it for: £1,127.97 (£121 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Green: was £1,449 get it for: £1,275 (£174 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Green: was £1,449 get it for: £1,287 (£161 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Blue: was £1,449 get it for: £1,299 (£150 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Blue: was £1,649 get it for £1,479 (£170 off)
- iMac with M1 chip (8‑core GPU), 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Green: was £1,649 get it for £1,579 (£70 off)
Best ongoing M1 iMac deals
8-core CPU, 7-core GPU, 256GB (MSRP $1,299/£1,249)
8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 256GB (MSRP $1,499/£1,449)
8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 512GB SSD (MSRP from $1,699/£1,649)
Prime Day 2022: Best Mac mini deals right now
Apple’s M1 Mac mini arrived in the November 2020 alongside the M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro, the Air and Pro now have M2 chips, which may mean the Mac mini will get a similar update soon, in the meantime, take a look to see how much you can save on the M1 model.
Amazon U.S. has sold out of the 256GB model, but has a deal on the 512GB model:
- M1 Mac mini, 512GB: $869 ($30 off)
Amazon U.K. is running some deals:
- M1 Mac mini, 256GB: was £699, get it for: £622 (£77 off)
- M1 Mac mini, 512GB: was £899, get it for: £812 (£87 off)
Best ongoing M1 Mac mini deals
M1 Mac mini, 256GB (MSRP $699/£699)
M1 Mac mini, 512GB ($899/£899)
Intel Mac mini, 3.0GHz, 512GB (MSRP: $1,099/£1,099)
Prime Day 2022: How can I get the best Mac deals?
While the above deals are going on now, Prime Day officially begins on October 11 at 12 a.m. PT (3 a.m. ET) in the following countries: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S. We don’t know for sure if sales during Prime Day will be better than the ones now, so if you’re happy with the prices here, you should grab it.The above sales are open to all customers, but Prime members get free two-day shipping. Once Prime Day begins, most deals will be exclusive for Prime members, so you’ll need to sign in with an active membership to purchase one of the deals. Prime memberships cost $139 / £95 / AUD$59 annually, or $14.99 / £8.99 / AUD$6.99 on a monthly basis. New users can sign up for a 30-day free trial that can be cancelled at any time during the trial window.
More Apple bargains
For more Prime Day coverage, check out our other Apple deal roundups:
See our round up of the best Amazon Prime Day AirPods deals for more Prime Day deals.
See our round up of the best Amazon Prime Day Apple Watch deals for more Prime Day deals.
See our round up of the best Amazon Prime Day iPhone deals for more Prime Day deals.
See our round up of the best Amazon Prime Day iPad deals for more Prime Day deals.
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See our round up of the best Amazon Prime Day Mac deals for more Prime Day deals.