Early Black Friday Apple deals include $250 off MacBook Air

The MacBook Air with an M5 chip, 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage is $1,349 at Amazon, down from $1,599. The price is the lowest seen since June, according to the article. Walmart is selling AirPods 4 without active noise cancellation for $89, a $40 reduction from $129. The earbuds have five hours of battery life per charge, an IP54 water- and dust-resistance rating, spatial audio and voice isolation. The article says they are no longer sold new by first-party sellers at Amazon, Apple or Best Buy, and suggests Walmart may be clearing remaining stock.

Other listed offers include an 11-inch iPad Air with an M4 chip and 128GB of storage for $649.99, reduced by $99.01, and an Apple Watch Ultra 3 for $549 at Best Buy, down $250 from $799. The Ultra 3 is $150 less than the Ultra 4’s current sale price of $799, according to the article. An AirPods Max 2 is listed at $449, a $100 saving.

Apple raised prices in June on MacBooks, Macs, iPads, the HomePod, Apple TVs and Vision Pro, with increases of up to $200; iPhone prices rose in September. The article’s writer used price-tracking tools to assess recent deals and says some products are unlikely to return to earlier record lows. The 13-inch MacBook Air with 512GB of storage is also listed at $1,099, down $200, while the 15-inch model with 1TB is $1,549, down $250.

Some current discounts may not be the best available during the Black Friday period. AirPods Pro 3 are listed at $199, but the article says the $50 discount is common and notes they reached $169 ahead of June’s Prime Day. The 11-inch iPad Pro is $1,099, $99.01 off; a $200 reduction would be a more substantial saving, the writer says. Black Friday is scheduled for Nov. 27.