Week’s best Apple deals: Best prices yet on iPad Pro and MacBook Air
This week, you can score a hot deal on Apple’s latest tablet, the 10.5-inch iPad Pro. Want a Mac instead? Get a fantastic price on a new iMac or save even more on a previous-generation MacBook Air!
iPad Pro 10.5-inch 64GB WiFi tablet for $550
The new iPad Pro is a powerful machine that shows a tablet can be more than just an oversized smartphone. And Best Buy is currently offering the iPad Pro 10.5-inch 64GB WiFi tablet for the best price we’ve seen. It features a Retina display with 120Hz refresh rate and dynamic adjustment, as well as a new A10X Fusion chip with a six-core CPU and 12-core GPU.
iMac i5 Skylake 21.5-inch 4K and AppleCare+ for $1,299
If you’ve been contemplating updating your desktop system, now’s a good time. LA Computer Company offers the recently released iMac Intel Skylake Core i5 3GHz 21.5-inch Retina 4K all-in-one desktop bundled with AppleCare+ for $149 less than these items would cost elsewhere.
The iMac features an Intel Core i5-6500 3GHz Skylake quad-core processor, 21.5-inch 4,096×2,304 LED-backlit Retina 4K display, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, AMD Radeon Pro 555 2GB graphics, gigabit Ethernet, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, and macOS Sierra. AppleCare+ extends warranty protection until 2020.
Funnel for iPhone or iPad for free
Want an easy way to stay on top of the news? Funnel gives hourly audio news summaries from outlets like BBC, NPR and The Wall Street Journal. Better yet, it’s free — the iOS app normally costs $5.
MacBook Air Broadwell i5 Dual 13-inch laptop for $775
If you don’t mind a slightly older machine and you are a college student (or know a college student that can easily be bribed), Best Buy offers the MacBook Air Intel Broadwell Core i5 1.8GHz 13.3-inch laptop for $775 — the lowest price we’ve seen — with a valid .edu email address.
The laptop features an Intel Core i5-5350U 1.8GHz Broadwell dual-core processor, 13.3-inch 1,440×900 LED-backlit LCD, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 720p FaceTime camera, 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, Thunderbolt 2, backlit keyboard and Mac OS 10.12 Sierra.