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Dealmaster — The weekends best deals: A bunch of Apple devices, Surface, Xbox, Meta Quest, and more Dealmaster also has buy-two-get-one-free books, 4K TVs, and a slew of smart home devices.

Corey Gaskin – Dec 10, 2022 3:00 pm UTC EnlargeArs Technica reader comments 12 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit

Black Friday and Cyber Week are technically done and dusted. But the season of deals and record-low pricing continues for a variety of electronics as we wind down the year.

Further Reading2022 iPad review: The best oneexcept for all the othersAmong some of the best deals running are a few of Apple’s iPads, MacBooks, and Apple TVs. Both the latest iPad and iPad Air are on sale right now for their lowest-ever prices. In our review, we dubbed the iPad Air the best iPad for most people, thanks to its blazing-fast M1 processor and goldilocks zone price point. Especially at this record-low $499 price, it’s hard to beat the value of the latest iPad Air.

If you’re an iPhone user looking for a streaming box, the Apple TV is a no-brainer. It’s available in HD and 4K models to save you money on things you don’t need, has the most user-friendly, paired down interface, and the widest app support of any streaming box, plus it can mirror your Apple devices. It’s also a great place to stream Apple Fitness+. The main strike against them is price, but these current discounts put them within striking distance of much simpler, less future-proof devices like Google’s Chromecast with Google TV. The latest Apple TVs don’t add anything substantial, just HDR 10+ support, if that’s important to you. Otherwise, snagging an HD Apple TV for $63 or 4K version for $80 is sure to make most any Apple user happy for some time.

Elsewhere around the web, we have half off Tile Pro tracker ($50, $100), Sony’s WH-1000XM5 ANC headphones for $348 ($400), Xbox Series S for $50 off ($240), a still-running Meta Quest bundle from Black Friday, and much more. Check out our full curated list of deals below.

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Featured deals of the day Samsung Evo Select 128GB microSD card (U3, A2, V30) for $14 ($20) at Amazon (256GB for $21) Apple iPad Air 10.9-inch (2022) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $499 ($551) at Amazon Apple TV 4K 2021 (32GB) media streamer for $80 ($100) at Amazon Apple TV HD2021 (32GB) media streamer for$63 ($99) at Walmart Tile Pro four-pack for $50 ($100) at Tile Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic (42 mm) smartwatch for $200 ($350) at Walmart Google Pixel Watch smartwatch for $300 ($350) at Target Microsoft Xbox Series S consolefor $240 ($290) at Amazon Meta Quest 2 (128GB) + Resident Evil 4 and Beat Saber Black Friday bundle for $350 ($400) atTarget, Walmart,Best Buy iRobot Roomba i1+ robot vacuum w/ self-emptying dock for $288 ($530) at Amazon GoPro Hero 8 Black 4K camera at for $230 ($300) Best Buy Beats Solo3 wireless on-ear headphones for $99 ($135) at Amazon Sony WH-1000XM5wireless ANC headphones for$348($400) at Amazon Samsung M8 Series 32-inch 4K smart monitor & streaming TV, AirPlay-compatible?(38402160) for$400($729) at Amazon Buy-two-get-one-free books at Target Enlarge / The 2022 iPad Air with the Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil.Samuel Axon Electronics deals Hisense U6GR (2021) 55-inch 4K ULED TV with Roku TV for $370 ($600) at Best Buy Sony A80J (2022) 55-inch 4K OLED TV for $1,000 ($1,198) at Best Buy LG C2(2022) 48-inch 4K OLED TV for$1,049($1,420) at Amazon,Target, Best Buy, Walmart LG B2 (2022) 65-inch 4K OLED TV for $1,297 ($1,498) at Amazon, Best Buy Samsung QN85B (2022) 85-inch 4K QLED TV with Alexa built-in for $2,387($2,798) at Amazon Apple iPad 10.9-inch (2022) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $399 ($447) at Amazon Apple iPad Air 10.9-inch (2022) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $499 ($551) at Amazon Apple iPad Pro M1 11-inch (2022) Wi-Fi, 128GB for $749($800) at Amazon Apple iPad ProM1 12.9-inch (2021) Wi-Fi, 128GB for $800 ($999) at Best Buy Apple Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 11-inch for $210atAmazon Amazon Fire HD 8(32GB) 8-inch tablet for$55 ($100) at Amazon Enlarge / The Pixel Watch. It’s a perfect, round little pebble. Ron Amadeo Apple Watch SE first generation (40 mm) smartwatch for $199 ($230)Walmart Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (40 mm) smartwatch for $229($280) at Amazon, Best Buy (Watch 5 Pro 45 mm for $399 $450) Garmin Fenix 6 ProGPS sports watch for$405 ($480) at Amazon Fitbit Charge 5activity tracker for$100($149) at Amazon, Target Fitbit Inspire 3 activity tracker for $80 ($100) at Amazon Google Pixel Watch smartwatch for $300 ($350) at Target Google Pixel 6a(128GB) smartphone for$377($450) at Amazon Google Pixel 6(128GB) smartphone for$440($595) at Amazon Google Pixel 6 Pro(128GB) smartphone for$638($875) at Amazon Google Pixel 7(128GB) smartphone for$559($599) at Amazon Google Pixel 7 Pro(128GB) smartphone for$838($899) at Amazon Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4(128GB) smartphone, unlocked for$700($900) at Best Buy Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra(128GB) smartphone, unlocked for$889($1,000) at Amazon OnePlus 10 Pro (128GB) smartphone, unlocked for $600 ($800) at Best Buy Advertisement Enlarge / The 2022 MacBook Air looks quite a bit like the 14-inch MacBook Pro from this angle.Samuel Axon Laptop and desktop PC deals Apple MacBook Air (2020) 13.3-inch laptop (Apple M1, 25601600, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $800 ($950) at Amazon Apple MacBook Air(2022) 13.6-inch laptop (Apple M2, 25601664, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for$1,049($1,199) atAmazon, Best Buy Microsoft Surface Pro 813-inch tablet PC (28801920, Core i5 Intel Evo Platform, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for$800($1,000) atAmazon, (with Surface Pro Keyboard for$850 at Walmart) Microsoft Surface Pro 9 13-inch tablet PC (28801920, Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) with Surface Pro Keyboard for $1,099 ($1,300) at Costco Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 from $500, up to $100 off, at Microsoft Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 from $650, up to $646 off, at Microsoft Microsoft Surface Pro 8 from $800, up to $500 off, at Microsoft Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 from $900, up to $350 off, at Microsoft Microsoft Surface Pro 9 from $1,000, up to $200 off, at Microsoft Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio from $1,400, up to $400 off, at Microsoft Enlarge / Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9.Andrew Cunningham Razer Blade 14-inch gaming laptop (25601440, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 165 Hz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) for $2,130($2,349) at Amazon Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 13-inch Chromebook?(19201080, Intel Core i3-1115G4, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) for$299($420) at Amazon Samsung Odyssey G9 49-inch curved gaming monitor (240Hz, FreeSync, G-Sync (51201440) for $1,000 ($1,200) at Amazon Samsung M8 Series 32-inch 4K smart monitor & streaming TV, AirPlay-compatible?(38402160) for$400($729) at Amazon Dell G2722HS 27-inch gaming monitor(1080p,165 Hz, IPS, FreeSync, G-Sync compatible) for $150 ($250) at Amazon Crucial X8 (2TB) portable SSD USB-C 3.2 for $150 ($180) at Amazon, Best Buy WD My Passport (1TB) portable SSD for$95 ($128) at Amazon Enlarge / The SanDisk Extreme portable SSD.Valentina Palladino SanDisk Extreme V2 (1TB) portable SSD for $100 ($120) atAmazon Samsung T7 Shield(1TB) rugged portable SSD, IP65 water-resistant for$90($109) atAmazon Samsung 980 Pro (1TB) SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for$100($130) at Amazon Crucial P5 Plus (1TB) SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for $94 ($110) at Amazon AMD Ryzen 5 45003.6 GHz six-core/12-thread processor for $79 ($130) atBest Buy AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 4.8 GHz 12-core/24-thread desktop CPU processor for $340($400) at Amazon Enlarge / Apple’s AirPods Pro, with their noise-cancelling and live-listening features, perform fairly well in tests against more traditional hearing ids.Jeff Dunn Headphone deals Apple AirPods Pro (second generation) true wireless ANC earphones for $229 ($250) atAmazon
Beats Studio Budstrue wireless earphones for$100 ($135) at Amazon, Target,Best Buy, Walmart Beats Studio3wireless ANC over-ear headphones for$170($230) at Amazon Beats Powerbeats Pro true wireless ANC earphones for $180 ($200) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy Beats Fit Protrue wireless ANC earphones for$180 ($195) at Amazon, Target Bose QuietComfort 45wireless ANC over-ear headphones for$249($329) at Target, Amazon, Best Buy Bose QuietComfort II wireless ANC true wireless earphones for $279 ($300) at Amazon Enlarge / Sony’s WH-1000XM5 wireless noise-canceling headphones.Jeff Dunn Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless ANC over-ear headphones for $348($400) at Amazon,Target, Best Buy, Walmart Sennheiser Momentum 4 wireless ANC over-ear headphones for $275($350) at Amazon Sennheiser Momentum 3 true wireless ANC earphones for $200 ($230) at Amazon Sony LinkBuds S true wireless ANC earphones for $148 ($198) at Amazon Anker Soundcore Q30 ANC over-ear headphones for $72 ($80) at Amazon (after clipping 10 percent coupon) Jabra Elite 3true wireless earphones for$50 ($70) at Amazon, Best Buy Smart home and home audio deals Vizio V-Series 2.1 compact sound bar for $118 ($160) at Amazon iRobot Roomba 694robot vacuum for$179 ($245) at Amazon,Best Buy,iRobot iRobot Roomba i1+ robot vacuum w/ self-emptying dock for $288 ($530) at Amazon iRobot Roomba j7robot vacuum for$349 ($565) at Amazon, Target,Best Buy iRobot Roomba Braava Jet M6 robot mop for $299 ($350) at Amazon iRobot Roomba s9+robot vacuum for$799($900) at Amazon iRobot Roomba i3+ robot vacuum and Braava Jet M6 robot mop bundle for $649 ($800) at Amazon,Target, Best Buy iRobot Roomba j7+robot vacuum w/ self-emptying dock for$599 ($760)at Amazon, Target,Best Buy Enlarge / The Apple TV 4K with Apple’s improved Siri Remote.Jeff Dunn Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Maxmedia streamer for$35 ($50) at Amazon Amazon Fire TV Stick 4Kmedia streamer for$27 ($40) at Amazon Roku Streambar 4K streaming soundbar for $100 ($130) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy Apple TV 4K 2021 (32GB) media streamer for $80 ($100) at Amazon Apple TV HD2021 (32GB) media streamer for$63 ($99) at Walmart Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker for $28 ($50) at Amazon Amazon Echo Show 55.5-inch smart display for$35 at Amazon ($65) (Kids version for$40) Amazon Echo Show 5 5.5-inch smart display + Blink Mini security camera for $50 at Amazon ($70) Amazon Echo smart speaker for $60 ($100) at Amazon Amazon Echo Studio smart speaker for $160 ($200) at Amazon Advertisement Enlarge / Google’s second-generation Nest Hub is our favorite bedside companion.Corey Gaskin Google Nest Hub Max smart display for $174 ($229) at Target, Best Buy, Walmart Google Nest Hub7-inch smart display for$50($90) atTarget,Best Buy Google Nest Wi-Fi mesh router three-pack (previous generation) for $134($200) at Amazon Google Nest Wi-Fi mesh router two-pack (latest generation) for $249($269) at Amazon (three-pack for $340) Google Nest Doorbell battery-powered video doorbell for $120 ($180) at Amazon, Target, Walmart, Best Buy Google Nest Security Cam indoor wired second generation for $70 ($100) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy Google Nest Security Cam outdoor or indoor, wired second-generation for $128($170) at Amazon, Target, Walmart, Best Buy Google Nest Cam with floodlight outdoor security camera for $200 ($250) at Amazon, Target,Best Buy Google Nest Mini smart speaker for $20 ($50) at Best Buy Google Nest Thermostat for $90 ($130) atAmazon Google Nest learningsmart thermostat for$200($250) at Amazon Enlarge / Tons of games are available for buy-two-get-one-free deals, including Mario + Rabbids. Video game deals Microsoft Xbox Series S consolefor $240 ($290) at Amazon, Target Xbox wireless controller for $39 ($50) at Target Xbox store-wide deals PlayStation store-wide deals Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Switch) for $40 ($60) at Amazon Life Is Strange: True Colors (PS4, PS5) for $20 ($30) at Walmart Chivalry 2 free ($40) on Xbox Game Pass Insidefree($10) on XboxGame Pass Grand Theft Auto Vfor Xbox, PS5$20 ($40) at Amazon FIFA 23 for PS5 $35 at Amazon (PS4 for $30at Target) NBA 2K23 for PS5 $35 at Amazon (PS4 for $25at Target) Madden 23 for PS5, Xbox Series X for $35 (PS4, Xbox One for $30 at Target) Spider-Man GOTY(PS4)$20 at Best Buy Catan Charlie Hall Gaming deals Sony INZONE H7 wireless gaming headset for $145($228) at Amazon Samsung 980 Pro (1TB) SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for$100($130) at Amazon Game & Watch: The Legend of Zeldahandheld console for$40($50) atWalmart(discount in cart) Betrayal at House on the Hill: 3rd Editionboard game for$29 ($50) atAmazon Ticket to Ride board game for $24 ($45) at Amazon Catanboard game for $25 ($45) at Amazon Logitech G435 wireless gaming headset for $30 ($50) at Amazon Logitech M650 wireless mouse for $32($40) at Amazon Logitech G305 wireless gaming mouse for $29($40) at Amazon Logitech G915 TKL wireless mechanical gaming keyboard for $160 ($200) at Amazon Enlarge / The Razer Viper Ultimate.Jeff Dunn HyperX Cloud Alpha gaming headset for $55 ($100) at Amazon Razer Viper Ultimatewireless gaming mouse for$60 ($90) atAmazon Razer Viper Ultimate Hyperspeed lightweight wireless gaming mouse for $60 ($98) at Amazon Razer Viper V2 Prowireless gaming mouse for$111 ($150) atAmazon Razer BlackShark V2 Pro V2wireless gaming headset $120 ($140) at Amazon Razer Kraken gaming headset for $40 ($45) at Amazon Razer DeathAdder gaming mouse for $19($25) at Amazon Razer Barracuda X gaming headset for $55($70) at Amazon Razer Huntsman V2optical gaming keyboard + phantom keycaps bundle for $99 ($190) at Walmart Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 studio controller for $120 ($134) at Amazon EnlargeCorey Gaskin Accessories and miscellaneous deals Buy-two-get-one-free books at Target Tile Pro four-pack for $50 ($100) at Tile Original Peloton Bike 22-inch HD touchscreen $1,245($1,445) at Amazon Anker Nano 3 for $18at Amazon Anker 65 W 5-in-1 power strip GaN USB-C, USB-A, 100 – 240V outlets for $56($70) after clipping 20 percent coupon at Amazon Anker 100 W 5-foot power strip GaN USB-C, USB-A, 100 – 240V outlets 5ft for $76 ($95) after clipping 20 percent coupon at Amazon Anker 120 W USB-CGaN USB-A charger for $76 ($95) after clipping 20 percent coupon at Amazon Anker Nano II USB-C 65 W wall charger for $46 ($60) at Amazon (after clipping $14 coupon) Apple MagSafe Battery Pack for $85($99) at Amazon Apple MagSafe Charger for $30 ($40) at Amazon Enlarge / Apple’s MagSafe charger for the iPhone.Samuel Axon Withings Body+ smart scale for $75($98) at Amazon SanDisk Ultra 256GB microSD card for $37 ($50) at Amazon Samsung Evo Select 128GB microSD card (U3, A2, V30) for $14 ($20) at Amazon (256GB for $21) Samsung Evo Plus SDXC card (256 GB) for $25($30) at Samsung Samsung Pro Plus 128GB microSD card (U3, A2, V30) for $17 ($20) at Amazon PNY Premier (two-pack) 128GB microSD cards (U3, A1, V30) for $24 ($28) at Amazon Samsung Type C 128GB USB-C flash drive for $17 ($20) at Amazon New users: Amazon Kindle Unlimited4-month membership for$5($30) atAmazon $100 Apple gift card + $10 Best Buy gift card (digital) and 3-month subscription to Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple News for $100 at Best Buy reader comments 12 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Corey Gaskin Corey Gaskin is a Senior Commerce Writer with a huge soft spot for wearables, phones, VR and overly-ambitious technology. 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