Black Friday 2021: the best Apple deals you can buy right now

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Amazon has the AirPods 2 on sale for just $ 99, but the additional discount shows up when you add them to your cart. This is $ 60 less than what Apple has them available at the moment, and it’s one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for AirPods (aside from a brief drop to $ 90 during an early Black Friday sale from Walmart). The AirPods Pro deal has ended at most retailers, so make sure you get it before the same thing happens.

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Amazon has Apple’s newest AirPods, the AirPods 3, for sale for just $ 150. That’s $ 30 less than the Apple Store and its lowest price to date. Note that on Amazon, you get an additional $ 20 discount at checkout – appears in green below the largest red price. If you don’t see “Save $ 20 at checkout,” the offer has expired. The AirPods 3 have been available and out of stock at this price.

Apple’s Airpods Pro are one of the hottest items this shopping season and are available for sale at select retailers. Walmart and Amazon has had them for sale for as little as $ 159 today, although prices have been rebounding a bit, sometimes climbing as high as $ 180. They are currently out of stock at Walmart, but it’s not the first time they have sold out today and there is a possibility that we will see another wave of resupplies later tonight. Fortunately, Amazon has them “soon in stock” and you can buy them now at the price of $ 159.

The Apple Watch SE has been one of the hottest items on sale this Black Friday season, and while it’s already sold out at Best Buy, Target still has a few in stock if you’ve been hoping to buy one at this price. The $ 219 price is for the 40mm mode, but the 44mm model is also discounted by $ 60 (it retails for $ 249). These watches come in a lot of great color combinations, but they’re selling fast (some colors are already gone), so we recommend fast-forwarding on this deal. You get six months free of included Apple Fitness Plus service.

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The Apple Watch Series 6 features an always-on display and monitors both heart rate and blood oxygen levels. It’s technically discontinued now that the 7 Series has been released, but aside from a smaller face and a lack of fast charging, it’s not lacking in most of the features you’ll find on the 2021 7 Series models.

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We often call the MacBook Air the most universally useful laptop you can buy. The latest version swaps Intel CPUs with Apple’s M1 chip, but it will be a seamless transition for most. After all, MacBook Air users are generally looking for a sleek, reasonably priced machine that just works. Finally, the system is also truly fanless, replacing the cooling fans with an aluminum heat spreader inside, as well as taking advantage of the high-efficiency M1 chip. For a base price of $ 999 and often on sale for at least $ 100 less, it’s a great value, considering these tank-shaped laptops can last for years.

Best Buy scoffs that it can “save $ 150 on select MacBook models,” so the Air may be experiencing another Black Friday price cut.

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Storage is important, especially if you use the computer for work, school, and games. Fortunately, the 512GB version of the MacBook Air with Apple’s M1 chip is discounted by $ 1,100 on Amazon. While the listing says you can save $ 150, the discount won’t appear until you checkout.

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Turn any screen into a Mac with this compact and portable desktop. With new technologies taking on intensive tasks and consuming up to 60% less energy than the previous generation, it is a good time to ditch the tower. With the Apple M1 chip, this versatile desktop fits anywhere and is also great for Mac beginners.

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