Is it a good deal? · Apple
Is the Apple MGEC4LL/A a good deal right now?
MacBook Pro 16" M5 Pro 48GB
Updated
The short answer
There's no live deal on the Apple MGEC4LL/A right now. Our last grade was A at $2,799.99 at Micro Center, a deal that ended Oct 22, 2026.
Should you buy now or wait for Black Friday?
There's no live deal to buy right now, so wait for one. $3,099.99 or less is the price to look for, and an alert will tell you when it earns an A.
What's a good price for the Apple MGEC4LL/A?
A good price for the Apple MGEC4LL/A is $3,099.99 or less. A quarter of the 5 prices we've recorded from Sep 15, 2026 to Oct 17, 2026 were at or below that, and the lowest was $2,799.99. The middle of our records is $3,199.99. Our rubric says a price at the bottom of an item's history, and not one that pops up every week, can earn an A or a B. Anything over $3,399.99 is above every price we've recorded, and our rubric gives a price above an item's usual range a D or an F.
Lowest recorded: $2,799.99 on Oct 17, 2026 at Micro Center.
The grade also weighs what other stores charge and who's selling it. How we grade.
Price history
5 dated prices for this exact model from Sep 15, 2026 to Oct 17, 2026, from Micro Center. Lowest recorded: $2,799.99 on Oct 17, 2026 at Micro Center.
Typical price: $3,100 to $3,300, the middle half of the 5 prices we recorded.
| Date | Price | Store | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| $3,399.99 | Micro Center | Public price tracker, tracked price | |
| $3,299.99 | Micro Center | Public price tracker, tracked price | |
| $3,199.99 | Micro Center | Public price tracker, tracked price | |
| $3,099.99 | Micro Center | Public price tracker, tracked price | |
| $2,799.99 | Micro Center | Store page, checked by us |
Sources: store pages we checked, archived copies of store pages (Internet Archive), a public price tracker, public deal posts, and our own price records. Only prices for this exact model, new condition, from the last two years.
Lowest price we've tracked. Its earlier lows were about $3,000 (August 2026), and we couldn't find it lower at other major retailers.
These are our own records, not a live price lookup. Prices as of Oct 22, 2026.
What's the lowest price recorded for the Apple MGEC4LL/A?
$2,799.99, on Oct 17, 2026. That's from 5 dated prices we've recorded between Sep 15, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026.
Past deals on the MGEC4LL/A
Deals we graded that have ended, most recent first. Each report card stays up with its final grade.
| Ended | Store | Final grade | Deal | Report card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Center | A | $2,799.99 | Read it |
The lesson
This deal ended on Oct 22, 2026. When it ran, MacBook Pro 16" M5 Pro 48GB was $2,799.99 at Micro Center, and we graded it an A.
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Still deciding?
- Read the full report card for the last deal
- Get an email when the MGEC4LL/A earns an A
- Found it somewhere else? Check that link with Should I buy
- See which 'was' prices our records don't back up
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