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7 Best Black Friday iPad Deals for 2024

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We're less than one week away from Black Friday on November 29, and Best Buy and Amazon currently have all-time low prices across Apple's entire iPad lineup. This includes Apple's 9th and 10th generation iPad, iPad mini 7, iPad Air, and iPad Pro.

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Most of the deals in the list below can be found at Best Buy, but Amazon has a few low prices on the 10th generation iPad and all new iPad mini 7. The deals shared in this list are focused on the entry-level models of each iPad, but there are many, many more deals to be found on iPads, all of which can be discovered in our post about all of the Apple Black Friday Deals available right now.


As a bonus mention, Amazon currently has steep discounts on the M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard. You can get the 11-inch M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard for $249.99 ($49 off) and the 13-inch M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard for $274.99 ($74 off).

We're keeping track of all of the season's best Apple-related deals in our Black Friday roundup, so be sure to check back throughout the month for an updated list of all the most notable discounts you'll find for Black Friday 2024.



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We're less than one week away from Black Friday on November 29, and Best Buy and Amazon currently have all-time low prices across Apple's entire iPad lineup. This includes Apple's 9th and 10th generation iPad, iPad mini 7, iPad Air, and iPad Pro.
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Once again: These are NOT all-time low prices across the entire lineup. The iPad Mini 7, for example, is currently $50 above recent low-price. I bought it at Amazon for $399.99 just a few days ago. You had an article about it being $399.99.

I know you have affiliate links and you need to make some money, but please stop. You don’t need to say it’s at an all-time low price when it’s not at an all-time low price.
 
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I guess the real question is, why would someone want an iPad that has to be tethered to wifi to utilize all of its functionality? The point of these devices is portability... In the car, a building without wifi, or just as a stand alone device if one doesn't want to pay for internet at home.

  • A 10th gen iPad can be purchased through AT&T for $36 over a three year period when attached to a $20 or less/month unlimited plan. Why would someone pay $250 for the same tablet that only can be used on wifi?

  • A 10th gen iPad through Verizon is $10-$20/month for unlimited data and a $500 off iPad deal when you get a new phone/upgrade through them.

  • T-Mobile is offering the 10th gen iPad for $99 over 3 years.

Why would anyone want to buy these devices outright? That's just dumb.
 
Dark_Omen said:
I guess the real question is, why would someone want an iPad that has to be tethered to wifi to utilize all of its functionality? The point of these devices is portability... In the car, a building without wifi, or just as a stand alone device if one doesn't want to pay for internet at home.

  • A 10th gen iPad can be purchased through AT&T for $36 over a three year period when attached to a $20 or less/month unlimited plan. Why would someone pay $250 for the same tablet that only can be used on wifi?

  • A 10th gen iPad through Verizon is $10-$20/month for unlimited data and a $500 off iPad deal when you get a new phone/upgrade through them.

  • T-Mobile is offering the 10th gen iPad for $99 over 3 years.

Why would anyone want to buy these devices outright? That's just dumb.
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Maybe people don’t want to pay double for something when they can just hotspot their phone… lol. I have my phone on me 100% of the time so I always ask myself why people waste money on watch, tablet, vehicle data plans lol.
 
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Dark_Omen said:
I guess the real question is, why would someone want an iPad that has to be tethered to wifi to utilize all of its functionality? The point of these devices is portability... In the car, a building without wifi, or just as a stand alone device if one doesn't want to pay for internet at home.

  • A 10th gen iPad can be purchased through AT&T for $36 over a three year period when attached to a $20 or less/month unlimited plan. Why would someone pay $250 for the same tablet that only can be used on wifi?

  • A 10th gen iPad through Verizon is $10-$20/month for unlimited data and a $500 off iPad deal when you get a new phone/upgrade through them.

  • T-Mobile is offering the 10th gen iPad for $99 over 3 years.

Why would anyone want to buy these devices outright? That's just dumb.
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My kids don’t need an iPad that has cellular. It’s bad enough they are always on these damn things anyway. I don’t want them on it 24/7 especally while we are out and about. And remember everybody has different wants and needs


James
 
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I thought about using one of these deals to trade in my M2 iPad Pro for a M4 iPad Pro, but the value proposition just isn’t there, even with the discounts.
 
While there are legit Amazon deals to be had for 'Black Friday' (which has become a caricature and parody of its former self), many 'deals' posted are misleading at best. They shave a few dollars off the usual selling price than compare that price to the already overblown 'suggested retail price' and slap a 'Black Friday Deal' label on it.

This was purchased last year for $269:
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Here's the 'Black Friday Deal' saving you a whopping $6.55:
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So it's '47% off' of the MSRP when the item was first launched years ago, but it has been hovering at this 'Black Friday' sale price for over a year.

Yeah, these things annoy me.
 
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Very good prices for all the iPads. Cannot go wrong with any of them. iPad Air should be enough for most users. Only reason to buy Pro will be for FaceID and ProMotion.
 
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JForestZ34 said:
My kids don’t need an iPad that has cellular. It’s bad enough they are always on these damn things anyway. I don’t want them on it 24/7 especally while we are out and about. And remember everybody has different wants and needs


James
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iCloud has parental controls that prevent that.
 
Cndnmax said:
Maybe people don’t want to pay double for something when they can just hotspot their phone… lol. I have my phone on me 100% of the time so I always ask myself why people waste money on watch, tablet, vehicle data plans lol.
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Because the $15-20 for a data plan is just as pricy as the extra hotspot you'll need on your higher phone plan tier, that is also most likely capped. It's also not "double."
 
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