Early deals are bringing price cuts on M2 iPad Airs and budget-friendly picks.
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Not paying full price for an iPad is a good reason to smile. Credit: Apple
Best iPad deals ahead of October Prime Day
Best deal for most people
We’re closing in on being just one week away from the start of Prime Day yet again, but as is Amazon’s style, early deals are cropping up ahead of the sale’s official start.
Among the many items marked down already, you’ll find a decent variety of iPads, from M2 Airs to the ninth generation iPad. Although the retailer hasn’t deemed any of the below official deals from the member-exclusive Prime Big Deal Days sale (aka the official name for this October Prime Day), we still think they’re worth checking out ahead of time.
As always, we’ll be updating this post with the best iPad deals throughout this Prime Day season, so make sure to check back often.
Mashable Deals
Best iPad deal
Why we like it
Even at full price, the 10th generation iPad is our pick for the best Apple tablet if you’re on a budget. Marked down $50, this iPad becomes about half the price of the iPad Air at full price. Sure, it isn’t powered by an M2 chip, and it may not be the tablet we recommend for artists or designers, but for most people, the 10th generation will more than power you through note taking, browsing the web, and streaming video for a fraction of the cost of other options.
More iPad deals ahead of Prime Day
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Apple iPad (9th generation, WiFi, 64GB) — $224
$329(save $105) -
Apple iPad Mini (WiFi, 64GB) — $389
$499(save $110) -
Apple iPad Mini (WiFi, 256GB) — $539.99
$649(save $109.01) -
Apple iPad Air (11-inch, WiFi, 128GB) — $549
$599(save $50) -
Apple iPad Air (11-inch, WiFi, 256GB) — $649
$699(save $50)
Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices. That knowledge comes in handy when she’s covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, which she’s now done for three years at Mashable.
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