The best Apple deals available for Amazon’s October Prime Day event

If you don’t want to wait until Black Friday or Cyber Monday to save big on some of Apple’s most popular products, Amazon’s October Prime Day event presents an earlier opportunity. Right now, Apple’s second-gen AirPods Pro are down to their all-time low, while the latest iPad and second-gen Apple Watch SE are also receiving steep discounts.

• Both the original and updated AirPods Max are down to their best price to date at Amazon. You can buy the original Max with a Lightning port for $394.99 ($154 off) or the newer model for $499.99 ($50 off). The latest version features support for USB-C charging and a few new colors, though, otherwise, they’re identical. Both tout excellent noise cancellation and sound, along with a natural-sounding transparency mode and a luxe, comfortable design. Read our original AirPods Max review.
• The AirPods 4 without ANC are on sale for $119 ($10 off) at Amazon, which remains the lowest price we’ve seen. The wireless earbuds offer noticeably better sound and more bass than prior models, along with clearer voice call quality. Apple does sell a pair with Active Noise Cancellation, but as that version is currently more expensive than the second-gen AirPods Pro, so we’d recommend just picking up the Pro instead. Read our review.

• You can currently buy the 13-inch MacBook Air with an M3 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage for an all-time low of $849 ($250 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. The step-up model with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD is also $250 off right now, selling for $1,049 at Amazon and Best Buy. The M3 Air retains the excellent battery life found on the prior model but comes with a faster chip and improved Wi-Fi performance. It can now also power two external monitors when the lid is closed. Read our review.

• The last-gen iPad is also matching its all-time low of $199 ($130 off) at Amazon in the 64GB / Wi-Fi configuration. The ninth-gen model lacks USB-C and is slightly smaller than Apple’s latest iPad at 10.2 inches, but it’s still snappy enough for streaming, browsing the web, and all the other typical tasks you’d use a tablet for. Plus, unlike other iPads in Apple’s current lineup, it features a 3.5mm audio jack for plugging in a pair of wired headphones.
• Apple’s latest iPad Mini is available at Amazon with Wi-Fi and 64GB of storage starting at $349.99 ($149 off). True to its name, the USB-C-powered iPad Mini offers the smallest display in Apple’s tablet lineup. Its 8.3-inch screen makes it highly portable and easy to hold with one hand, rendering it a good option if you read a lot of digital books. It also offers speedy performance despite its aging A15 Bionic chip, so you can use it to stream shows, send emails, video chat with loved ones, and take notes, among other things. Read our review.

• Amazon is also discounting the second-gen Apple Pencil, dropping it to $89.97 ($39 off) for a limited time. Unlike the USB-C Apple Pencil, Apple’s last-gen stylus offers pressure sensitivity and wireless charging, but lacks support for the 10th-gen iPad. It also doesn’t work with the newer M2 iPad Air and M4 OLED iPad Pro models like the Apple Pencil Pro, but it is compatible with older hardware — including the latest iPad Air and iPad Mini.
• The first-gen Apple Pencil is also on sale for $79.99 ($19 off). It doesn’t support magnetic charging, but it does offer pressure and tilt sensitivity. It’s also compatible with a wider range of last-gen tablets than the second-gen model, including the ninth-gen iPad and older models.

• The GPS-enabled Apple Watch Series 9 is on sale at Amazon starting at $299 ($100 off), which is one of its better prices to date. Although it’s a last-gen model with a smaller display than the Series 10, it’s still a great smartwatch with an S9 processor and Apple’s second-gen ultrawide band chip, which allow for offline Siri use, Apple’s newer double tap feature, and Precision Finding when used with an iPhone 15 or newer. It doesn’t offer a wide-angle OLED display like the Series 10, however, nor does it boast Apple’s latest chipset. Read our review.

• Amazon is selling Apple’s official iPhone 16 Clear Case with MagSafe starting at $37.99 ($11 off), which is its best price yet. The MagSafe-compatible polycarbonate case is available in multiple colors and is designed to work seamlessly with the new Camera Control button on the iPhone 16. Apple also added a “glossy scratch-resistant coating,” potentially in response to the critique regarding how easily last year’s FineWoven cases scratched.