The holiday season continues to bring great deals, especially on the iPad mini 7, but today our spotlight falls on AirPods and MacBooks. The latest USB-C AirPods Max are now available at an unbeatable price, featuring a whopping savings of $99 across all color variants. This promotion is part of a special four-day sale event at Best Buy. Additionally, we’ve found some of the lowest prices on the 15-inch M3 MacBook Air configurations, with discounts of $250 off the new list prices and $450 off the original price prior to the RAM upgrade. These enticing offers are complemented by deals on the iPhone 15 Pro, various Find My items, and charging accessories. Check out all the information below.
Apple’s 15-inch M3 MacBook Airs now up to $450 off the original prices, 16GB and 24GB models starting at $1,249
We’re still seeing significant savings of $200 on the most recent 13-inch M3 MacBook Air models, but Amazon has stepped up the savings on the 15-inch models. Last week, both 15-inch variants also saw a price cut of the same $200 from the new list prices, but Amazon is now offering most configurations at $250 off. This brings them much closer to $450 off what they originally cost before Apple revamped the lineup to introduce 16GB of RAM in October. More details below.
The new base model for the 15-inch M3 MacBook Air starts at $1,099, which is $200 off the new $1,299 price point. Even deeper discounts are available on the higher configurations, including the models with upgraded 512GB SSD and either 16GB or 24GB of RAM:
Deals on M3 MacBook Airs are currently plentiful across many configurations, and you can find additional offers listed below:
- 13-inch M3 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $899 (Orig. $1,299, Reg. $1,099)
- 13-inch M3 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB $1,099 (Orig. $1,499, Reg. $1,499)
- 13-inch M3 MacBook Air 24GB/512GB $1,299 (Orig. $1,699, Reg. $1,499)
- 15-inch M3 MacBook Air 16GB/256GB $1,099 (Orig. $1,499, Reg. $1,299)
Apple’s USB-C AirPods Max just reached an all-time low, now $99 off, while Lightning models see discounts of up to $217
We’re witnessing the best-ever price for the new USB-C AirPods Max, thanks to Amazon. Released last September in five vibrant colors, they’re currently priced at $449.99 shipped, representing an incredible drop from the usual $549. This makes for a direct price cut of $99, marking a historic low.
If you’re wondering whether the refreshed color options and the move to USB-C justify the cost, the Lightning models still have lower prices than the $450 mark on the newly released USB-C versions. In fact, you can grab an open-box Lightning model from Best Buy, rated in “excellent” condition, for just $332 shipped, which is $217 off the original pricing (note that Apple has stopped selling the Lightning versions). However, the brand new Lightning models are now priced higher than their USB-C counterparts at Amazon.
Apple’s entire iPad mini 7 lineup is back to all-time low pricing with discounts of $100 available today, starting at $399
Discounts on the brand new iPad mini A17 Pro, or iPad mini 7, have been scarce since initial savings were noticed around its launch back in October. Best Buy continues to offer excellent trade-in values for those exchanging older mini 6 or other iPads, while both Best Buy and Amazon currently feature direct price cuts of $100 across nearly all configurations. Deals kick off at $399 shipped for the 128GB model, the most affordable option, with similar discounts offered on all three models and the Wi-Fi + Cellular variants. Detailed offers are listed below.
At this moment, Best Buy has a flat $100 price drop on nearly every variation of the latest A17 Pro model. We’re anticipating that Amazon will soon follow suit with price matches, although as of now, only the $100 discount is applied to the higher-end 512GB model and select colors of the entry-level version priced at $399.
Best accessory and charging deals available today:
Official Orange/Beige Apple Watch Trail Loop discounted to an Amazon all-time low of $70 (29% off)
This week continues to bring significant discounts on Apple Watch bands, including a notable price drop on the Apple Trail Loop, which now features an attractive orange, beige, and blue striped pattern at just $69.99 shipped. This represents nearly 30% off the regular $99 price, making it the best deal available and setting a new all-time low on this model at Amazon.
16GB M4 MacBook Pro with 1TB SSD now back to an all-time low of $1,599 ($200 off)
Amazon has just lowered the price on the 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD version of Apple’s new M4 MacBook Pro, bringing it back to its best-ever pricing. Significant discounts are also available on M4 Pro models alongside exciting savings of up to $1,000 off on certain M3 Pro configurations, but the 16GB/1TB M4 MacBook Pro is now priced at just $1,599 shipped in Space Black.
Apple Pencil Pro for M4 iPad Pro, iPad Air, and mini 7 returns to $99, matching Black Friday pricing
After reductions on the compatible iPad mini 7 configurations of $100 this morning, both Amazon and Best Buy have reinstated Black Friday pricing on the popular Apple Pencil Pro at $99 shipped. Regularly $129, this price is the best we can find and aligns with the discounts seen during Black Friday across all major online platforms. Although we’ve noticed it sold at slightly lower prices in the past, the $99 sale has been the optimal pricing for the last couple of months.
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