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.

Top brands packed with features—some discounted by hundreds of dollars Shopping for a laptop around Black Friday is smart. Many retailers offer significant discounts on laptops ahead of the holiday season,

Other things to know: Competing ultrabooks have better screens and slimmer builds. Weighs 3.13 pounds. Deal is for the following configuration: Intel Core Ultra 5 135U processor, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Intel graphics card. Three-year warranty.