Save up to $250 on the MacBook Pro 16 – it's our top pick for a coding laptop

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The latest 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro chip is up to $250 off at Amazon right now.

Apple's MacBook machines are great, but they come with a price tag to match so it pays to be on the lookout for deals. Speaking of which...

Head on over to Amazon, and you can save $250 on the MacBook Pro M2 16-inch with 512GB storage, down to just $2249.99. If you need more storage, you can also save $200 on the MacBook Pro M2 with a 1TB SSD, down to $2499.99.

That's up to $250 off of the updated version of a laptop we called the best laptop for coding thanks to its power and efficiency - not bad at all.

MacBook Pro M2 Pro (16-inch) 512GB - was $2,499 now $2,249 at Amazon

MacBook Pro M2 Pro (16-inch) 512GB - was $2,499, now $2,249 at Amazon

Apple’s best-ever MacBook Pro offers the power of a desktop with a stunning display, and double the standard storage, and you can save $200.

MacBook Pro M2 Pro (16-inch) 1TB - was $2,699 now $2,499 at Amazon

MacBook Pro M2 Pro (16-inch) 1TB - was $2,699, now $2,499 at Amazon

Apple’s best-ever MacBook Pro offers the power of a desktop with a stunning display, and double the standard storage, and you can save $200.

The MacBook Pro 16-inch on offer here comes with the M2 Pro chip, which is not only powerful but flexible, too - it can even run many iPad and iPhone apps, alongside everything a Mac can do (which is a lot, by the way).

Apple Silicon also means a lot of the key internal components are embedded on the same chip, so less power is used transferring data between them. This results in a drastically improved battery life over the prior Intel-based models.

Add to that a return of ports (there's a MagSafe connector that supports fast-charging, three USB-C ports, HDMI output and an SD card slot) and the small matter of the best laptop screen we've tested and you've got a terrific all-rounder.

We've not yet reviewed the M2 Pro model, but in our MacBook Pro 16-inch review, we gave it our highest rating, 5 out of 5 stars, saying that: “the MacBook Pro 16-inch is a powerful and stylish laptop that's ideal for resource-intensive tasks like programming, coding, and video editing.”

Given the jump in power here in the same form factor, it's a great option for coding on the go.

Lloyd Coombes

Lloyd Coombes freelance tech and fitness writer for Live Science. He's an expert in all things Apple as well as in computer and gaming tech, with previous works published on TopTenReviews, Space.com, Dexerto and TechRadar. You'll find him regularly testing the latest MacBook or iPhone, but he spends most of his time writing about video games as Editor in Chief at GGRecon.com. He also covers board games and virtual reality, just to round out the nerdy pursuits.