UPDATE: Nov. 16, 2023, 12:05 p.m. EST We’ve updated this post with the latest early Black Friday iPad deals, including accessories like the Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard.
Best early Black Friday iPad deals
An iPad can be an excellent addition to your tech collection, but it can also be a very expensive addition. Our tips for making it well worth it? Check out any and all Black Friday iPad deals.
You might be under the impression that Apple rarely runs any sales (even their Black Friday situation is just so-so), and that’s true — if the only place you buy Apple products is directly from their website. If you look to stores like Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon, and Target, you’ll find that the whole line of products, iPads included, get markdowns regularly, with some of the best deals coming out around Black Friday.
Black Friday sales are already live. Here are the best early deals we’ve found so far.
We say around Black Friday because even though the shopping holiday isn’t officially until Nov. 24 this year, all of the above retailers are running some form of early deals. Though we still might see the absolute best deals during the actual day, there are plenty of impressive markdowns already, especially if you’re trying to avoid the chaos of the actual day.
Check out all our favorite iPad deals below:
Best iPad deals
Why we like it
Read our full review of the 2022 iPad Air.
If you’re looking for the “sweet spot” of iPad models, you’ll find it in the iPad Air, according to Mashable’s Stan Schroeder. It has an M1 chip, which will power you through tasks like gaming and audio editing without a hitch — and it won’t cost you the $800-plus that an iPad Pro with the same chip would. This base model is slightly on the smaller side when it comes to storage, but luckily, the 256GB Air is also on sale for $99 off — which still puts it a good $150 below the 128GB iPad Pro. Basically, if you want something a bit less basic than the standard iPad but don’t want to shell out, the Air is your perfect in-between. And at $499.99, it’s back down to its lowest price ever — and the price we saw it sit at for the entirety of Prime Day.
Why we like it
We’re not going to lie, this $249 price tag is far from a Black Friday exclusive. This tablet has hit this all-time low price a few times this year, including during last month’s Prime Day sale, but it’s also sat at higher price points of $279 and up. We wouldn’t recommend this tablet if you need anything more heavy-duty, but for a basic tablet that gets the job done, you’ll be saving at least $150 more than if you went for any other iPad. Grab it on sale at Amazon and Walmart.
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