Best Apple Deals of the Week: Record Low Prices Hit iPad ($249.99) and M1 MacBook Air ($749.99)

Friday August 18, 2023 10:21 am PDT by Mitchel Broussard

The best deals of the week include all-time low prices on the 9th generation iPad and M1 MacBook Air, as well as solid discounts on Samsung monitors and Anker accessories.

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9th Gen iPad

What's the deal? Take up to $89 off iPad
Where can I get it? Amazon
Where can I find the original deal? Right here

Note: You won't see the deal price until checkout.

$79 OFF

iPad (64GB Wi-Fi) for $249.99

$89 OFF

iPad (256GB Wi-Fi) for $389.99

One of the most notable deals of the week focused on the 9th generation of Apple's iPad. You can get the 64GB Wi-Fi iPad for $249.99 on Amazon, which is $79 off and the best price we've ever tracked on the tablet.

Samsung

What's the deal? Save on Samsung monitors
Where can I get it? Samsung
Where can I find the original deal? Right here

$100 OFF

Samsung Smart Monitor M8 for $599.99

Samsung is still discounting the new model of its 32-inch Smart Monitor M8, available for $599.99, down from $699.99. This monitor launched in June with updates including HDR10+ support and a portrait orientation option, and this sale price is the lowest we've seen to date. You can also save on a few other monitors, listed below.

27-inch Odyssey HDR10 Gaming Monitor - $279.99, down from $349.99
49-inch Odyssey G9 Curved Gaming Monitor - $1,199.99, down from $1,499.99
49-inch Odyssey Neo Curved Gaming Monitor - $1,499.99, down from $2,199.99

Anker

What's the deal? Save on Anker and Jackery charging accessories
Where can I get it? Amazon
Where can I find the original deal? Right here

$14 OFF

Eufy SmartTrack Card for $16.99

$300 OFF

Jackery Explorer 1000 Portable Power Station for $799.00

Anker returned this week with notable discounts on its line of Bluetooth trackers, wall chargers, portable batteries, and more. You can find the full list of discounts in our original article.

SmartTrack Link (1-Pack) - $13.99 for Prime members, down from $19.99
SmartTrack Card - $16.99, down from $29.99
SmartTrack Link (2-Pack) - $26.99, down from $35.99
SmartTrack Link (4-Pack) - $48.99, down from $69.99

M1 MacBook Air

What's the deal? Take $249 off M1 MacBook Air
Where can I get it? Amazon
Where can I find the original deal? Right here

$249 OFF

M1 MacBook Air (256GB) for $749.99

This week, Amazon continued to provide an all-time low price on the 256GB M1 MacBook Air. You can get this notebook for $749.99 in all three colors, down from $999.00.

AirPods 3

What's the deal? Take $29 off AirPods 3
Where can I get it? Amazon
Where can I find the original deal? Right here

$29 OFF

AirPods 3 (Lightning) for $139.99

The AirPods 3 hit $139.99 this week on Amazon, down from $169.00. This is a match for Amazon's all-time low price on the AirPods 3 with Lightning Charging Case.

If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.

Related Roundup: Apple Deals

Top Rated Comments

huges84

42 months ago

It seems that MacBooks with decent storage and RAM never go on sale, only the base models or bumped up storage but base RAM models. It seems that Apple has a strategy and retailer pricing policy to ensure that.

The back to school promo is the only discount for the higher RAM models.

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Anglagard

42 months ago

Same deals we have been witnessing for months.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

macintologist

42 months ago

The problem is I always just want the 256GB iPad 9th gen not the 64GB one. The iPad 9th gen would be a perfect upgrade because I have the 7th gen with all the accessories and the 9th gen is identical in dimension.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

coachgq

42 months ago

MacBook Air M1 still the best Mac value with a screen. Mac Mini M1 best overall bang for your buck.

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ackmondual

42 months ago

The problem is I always just want the 256GB iPad 9th gen not the 64GB one. The iPad 9th gen would be a perfect upgrade because I have the 7th gen with all the accessories and the 9th gen is identical in dimension.

For me, the 9th gen iPad using lightning works out b/c it's the same I use for my iPod Touch 5. I've recently been playing some games again on there (continuing what I put on hiatus for 5+ years!!). Otherwise, I use it as a glorified calculator, flashlight, and stop watch :D It's light weight and very slim size does make it convenient for that! :)

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

ackmondual

42 months ago

The price difference between these two ($140 for 192gb extra) is about double the cost of a 2tb SSD nowadays:

Hard to see the 256gb as a deal when they’re marking up storage by 1000%.

[shrug]... don't know what to say, other than, that's Apple in-a-nutshell? If you buy the lesser (storage) one, then you may be more inclined to sub to iCloud+? If you get the larger storage one, then you're more likely to get into multimedia, which could mean more $$ for then, in addition to paying that markup? Either way, it's a win for Apple.

FWIW, storage on an external or internal SSD or hdd can't exactly be a 1-to-1 comparison between storage on devices, as the latter means you get that available on the device. I recall somebody brought this up for the Palm Tungsten X PDA, and they did counter that being able to buy the extra 140-something MB for dirt cheap on a USB thumb drive does those users no good. Still, your point about insane markups stand.

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I got an 9th gen iPad back in Nov. 2011. I really wanted the 256 GB model, but didn't want to pay an extra $150 for that extra storage. Really, 128 GB would've been ideal, but there was no such middleground. I ended up going for the 64 GB model b/c it was $30 off (at $300), while there was no sale on the 256-one. I estimated that would be enough since most of the video games I'd have on there were digital board games. The one curve ball ended up being the Apple Arcade free trial. Some of those games are large, and can take up 1 GB+ apiece! I ended up not renewing AA after my free trial expired. I went on vacation, got a few non-AA games on iOS, and some Android games to boot, and that ended up keeping me plenty occupied in terms of gaming.

It ended up working out anyways, as not only did I still not have interest to go back to AA (I would've done so for $45/yr via Costco), I ended up getting a Switch as a gift! All of the free time that I would've spent on AA is now on that! And while I did like some of the games on AA, and it was very affordable, the Switch is a dedicated gaming console with a strong lineup, so can't really compete with that. And that's before we count in that I'm a fan of Nintendo games! If I didn't get the iPad back then, I don't think I could see myself springing for the 9th-gen 64 GB model given such a discount. (also hard to think this is less than what I used to pay for iPod Touches! :oops: )

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