The weekend’s best deals: A bunch of Apple devices, Surface, Xbox, Meta Quest, and more
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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.
Among 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.