Deals: M2 iPad Air $529 all-time low, new official Apple Watch Alpine/Trail Loops, HomeKit Secure Video cam, more

Joining the ongoing pre-order offers on the brand new iPad mini 7 that can net you one from $239, Amazon is also now offering its lowest price yet on the most affordable M2 iPad Air configuration starting down at $529 shipped. From there we move over to return all-time lows on Apple’s 2024 Dark Green Alpine and Blue Trail Loops, a solid 20% discount on ecobee’s SmartCamera with HomeKit Secure Video, Apple Pencil (USB-C) at its lowest prices yet, some brand new MagSafe gear with launch discounts, and much more. Scope it all out down below. 

STILL LIVE: Pre-order the new iPad mini 7 for $239 with an iPad mini 6 trade-in right now (At least $260 off)

Update: All of the new iPad mini (A17 Pro) configurations are now available on Amazon from $499, but there are now trade-in offers at this time. 

Let’s talk about how to get a deal on the new iPad mini. The new Apple iPad mini 7 has now arrived with pre-orders now available. Packed with the A17 Pro chip, an Apple Pencil Pro-ready design, and support for Apple Intelligence, pre-orders are now live and we are here to help you score a deal. As of right now, early listings are starting to go live at Apple and major retailers, which means there’s a chance to save hundreds with trade-ins. Today we are going to take a look at some options courtesy of Best Buy that can net you up to $260 off the $499 MSRP on the new 7th generation mini, and that’s just with a previous-generation iPad mini 6. 

All of the details on how to score a deal on the new iPad mini 7 are waiting right here.

Apple’s most affordable 11-inch M2 iPad Air drops to $529 Amazon low today, more

The iPad mini 7 has arrived with a starting price at $499 (if you don’t make use of these trade-in deals anyway), but Amazon just dropped the price of the more powerful 11-inch M2 iPad Air down to $528.99 shipped. Regularly $599, this is $1 under the best price we have tracked on the M2 iPad Air to deliver a new Amazon low. Today’s deal is only available on the Space Gray model, but it is the best we have tracked at Amazon on any of them. 

Apple iPad Air M2 11-inch deals:

• Apple iPad Air 11-inch M2 128GB $529 (Reg. $599)
  • Cell model from $699 (Reg. $749) 
• Apple iPad Air 11-inch M2 256GB $649 (Reg. $699)
  • Cell model from $784 (Reg. $849)
• Apple iPad Air 11-inch M2 512GB from $844 (Reg. $899)
• Apple iPad Air 11-inch M2 1TB $1,032 (Reg. $1,099)
  • Cell model from $1,235 (Reg. $1,249)

Apple iPad Air M2 13-inch deals:

• Apple iPad Air 13-inch M2 128GB $749 (Reg. $799)
  • Cell model from $873 (Reg. $949)
• Apple iPad Air 13-inch M2 256GB $829 (Reg. $899)
  • Cell model from $1,009 (Reg. $1,049) 
• Apple iPad Air 13-inch M2 512GB $1,023 (Reg. $1,099)
  • Cell model from $1,149 (Reg. $1,249)
• Apple iPad Air 13-inch M2 1TB $1,258 (Reg. $1,299)
  • Cell model from $1,387 (Reg. $1,449)

New 2024 official Apple Watch Dark Green Alpine and Blue Trail Loops drop to $86 lows

After seeing a short-lived deal on the new black Trail Loop yesterday, a couple more official 2024 Apple Watch bands are now dropping back down to Amazon all-time lows. Those include the 49mm Dark Green Alpine Loop with the Natural Titanium connectors and the 49mm Blue Trail Loop with the Black Titanium Finish, both at $85.99 shipped. You’re looking at a pair of Apple’s brand new bands that will run you $99 if you buy them from Apple or anywhere outside of Amazon right now at nearly 15% off. 

ecobee’s SmartCamera with HomeKit Secure Video now back at $80 Prime Day price (20% off)

Today Amazon is giving folks a shot at landing the ecobee SmartCamera with HomeKit Secure Video support down at $79.99 shipped. This is a regularly $100 smart camera solution that is now seeing a solid 20% price drop for the lowest we can find. While we did see this one drop to $70 during the end of year holidays in 2023, today’s offer is on par with both of the 2024 Prime Day sale events to match lowest price in nearly a year.

While some folks weren’t happy when the ecobee Smart Video Doorbell Camera dropped without full HomeKit Secure Video support, the SmartCamera we are featuring today does. Details on how to set it up are right here – HomeKit Secure Video “requires a HomeKit Hub iOS device on iOS 13.2 or later and a supported iCloud storage plan for storing video clips.” 

Journey debuts striking new 3-in-1 wood grain MagSafe charging station with touch lighting [20% launch deal]

The NOVA 3-in-1 Fast Wireless Charging Station is making its worldwide debut today to offer up some 3-in-1 charging action, but in a fresh new form-factor with a nice wood grain option and onboard lighting. The official Made for Apple Watch nod of approval lands alongside the Qi2 15W action as well as a 20% launch deal you can secure ahead of its October 28 release date. Scope out the details right here.

Score this ‘new open-box’ Apple Pencil (USB-C) for $50 while you still can, or $65 brand new (Reg. $79 new)

Anker early Black Friday sale now live from $18.50: Charging and Qi2 MagSafe gear, more + extra $20 off orders of $199

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Today’s accessories and charging deals:

• UGREEN’s 7-in-1 charging station with 100W USB-C at $65
• Spigen’s 3-in-1 + 1 MFi 15W MagSafe stand carries a 4th magnetic pad, now at $87.50
• New low strikes Anker’s very best P3 Wi-Fi Apple Health Smart Scale at $59.50
• LG’s portable wireless StanbyME Go 27-inch briefcase touchscreen display is $400 off

One of, if not, the best new MagSafe car charger mounts that released this year came courtesy of the folks at Satechi and its latest Qi2 model. It typically fetches $60 and currently does right now on its official site, but over on its Amazon storefront you can scoop one up for $47.99 shipped. That’s 20% off the going rate and within a few bucks of the lowest price we have tracked since release. 

My hands-on impressions piece right here details the user experience further, but the short-form version is that this is one great car charger, it looks fantastic, delivers an easy installation process on any of the vent mounts I have tried it on, and one worth considering for anyone sick of those cheapie plastic models.

Apple’s 1TB 13-inch M4 iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cell is now $200 off at Amazon, more from $899

We have seen some notable deals on the new M4 iPad Pro over the last couple of weeks with $100+ price drops on the most affordable offerings, but today we are featuring the return of $200 in savings on the 1TB 13-inch model with the Wi-Fi + Cell upgrade. The regularly $2,099 configuration has now dropped back down to $1,899 shipped with the sweet Space Black paint job to deliver the lowest price we can find and land as a match for the best we have seen since release in May – this model is still up at full price via Best Buy. 

Save $159 on Apple’s upgraded 2TB 11-inch M4 iPad Pro at $1,840, more

Apple’s 13-inch M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard now at $300 Amazon all-time low, open-box from $206

Apple’s new 25W MagSafe charger drops again to new all-time low: 1-meter $29 or 2-meter $39 (up to 26% off)

Update: The 1-meter model is now down at $29 and the 2-meter variant has now dropped to $39– that’s 26% and 20% in savings, respectively, and the lowest prices we have tracked to date. 

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New iPhone 16 cases from Spigen now start from under $16 with delivery day deals

Totallee’s 0.02-inch thick, logo-free iPhone 16 cases hit all-time lows from $26 (25% off)

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