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Best Buy's 'Black Friday in July' Sale Discounts MacBook Air, 10.5-Inch iPad Pro, HomeKit Devices, and More [Updated]

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Best Buy has opened up its new "Black Friday in July" sale with early access for its My Best Buy members, ending later tonight at 11:59 p.m. CT. Afterwards, the deals will expand to all customers shopping on the retailer's website.

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Savings in the sale include $150 off MacBook Air, $125 off iPad Pro, up to $75 off Apple Watch Series 3, $55 off BeatsX, $10 off the fourth generation 32GB Apple TV, and more. We've listed some of these sales below, but be sure to head to Best Buy's landing page for the Black Friday in July sale for more information.
[*]MacBook Air - Save $150 on select models / as low as $699.99 with Student Deals
[*]21.5-inch iMac (3.0 GHz i5, 8GB RAM, 1TB HD) - $1,099.99, down from $1,299.99 (matched at B&H Photo)
[*]10.5-inch iPad Pro - Save $125 on select models / as low as $474.99 for 64GB Wi-Fi model with Student Deals
[*]Apple Watch Series 3 - Save up to $75 / as low as $279.00 for 38mm Aluminum GPS
[*]BeatsX - Save $55 / $94.99 in select colors
[*]Smart home products - Save $10-$40 on devices like the Nanoleaf Aurora Rhythm Smarter Kit, WeMo Mini Smart Plug (with HomeKit), and more Other than Apple products, Best Buy has a large selection of items discounted in its new sale, including up to $20 off select video games, up to $100 off select laptops from HP and Dell, and savings on a variety of 4K UHD televisions, beginning as low as $299.99 for brands like Hisense and TCL.

A few audio accessories marked down include the UE BLAST Speaker for $89.99, down from $179.99, and the Sony XB950N1 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones for $124.99, down from $199.99. My Best Buy members can also get Insignia's portable Bluetooth speaker for just $9.99, down from $19.99 during early access today.

For other sales and discounts happening this week, head over to our full Deals Roundup.

Update 7/27: Best Buy's Black Friday in July sale is live today for all shoppers, and the retailer is now offering 15 percent discounts on $25, $30 $50, and $100 App Store and iTunes gift cards. Options include both physical and e-mail delivery gift cards, so head over to Best Buy to load up on iTunes credit before the sale ends.

Article Link: Best Buy's 'Black Friday in July' Sale Discounts MacBook Air, 10.5-Inch iPad Pro, HomeKit Devices, and More [Updated]
 
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Giantscruz said:
That Nanoleaf - Aurora Rhythm Smarter Kit is so tempting. A quick Google shopping search says that it is a good price. Someone talk me in or out of it please.
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I'll chime in: Nanoleaf is my favorite HomeKit accessory, I have it as an accent light bordering my iMac. I automate it for still light during the day when I work and then change it up with moving scenes in the late afternoon/night time. The app could be better, but it's functional. Overall, it's a fun addition to a HomeKit setup if you have the wall space for it!
 
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Soon to be the happy owner of a new iPad Pro for $470 after sale, student discount, and iPad Air 1 trade!

Edit: Check that .... $370!
 
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Here's a discount on a bunch of products we need to move in order to make room for the new ones Apple is going to release in a couple months. No different than the car companies and their year-end clearance.
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earthTOmitchel said:
Hey there, you'll need a My Best Buy account, and sign in here to follow the steps to get the Student Deals: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp/college-student-deals/pcmcat276200050000.c?id=pcmcat276200050000
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Wonder if I can combine that with an affiliate link. Suppose the Apple employee discount is still better even with the student and affiliate commission stacked.
 
OldSchoolMacGuy said:
Here's a discount on a bunch of products we need to move in order to make room for the new ones Apple is going to release in a couple months. No different than the car companies and their year-end clearance.
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You say that as if it's a bad thing. For what I need it for, this is a fantastic deal.
 
Goner259er said:
How do you get the 150 being a student?
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Once you go on bestbuy site. You sign up for student discount. Once you sign up. They email you a discount code. I think really all you need is the discount code. But i don't think they would allow us to post the discount code here.
 
Wow. Between this $150 off, $150 .edu discount, and other incentives, I could pick up a 13" MBA for $450 out-the-door. Tempting. Very tempting. This is the same deal that I took advantage of nearly 4 years to the day to get an 11" MBA for $450 out the door.
 
chewbaka said:
You say that as if it's a bad thing. For what I need it for, this is a fantastic deal.
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If these products meet your needs, unless you need them right now, I'd wait until Sept when new models are announced, as you'll see an even bigger discount then.
 
earthTOmitchel said:
I'll chime in: Nanoleaf is my favorite HomeKit accessory, I have it as an accent light bordering my iMac. I automate it for still light during the day when I work and then change it up with moving scenes in the late afternoon/night time. The app could be better, but it's functional. Overall, it's a fun addition to a HomeKit setup if you have the wall space for it!
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Well if it comes recommended by a Gunslinger, it must be good enough for me. I think you (and my fascination with light up stuff) have sold me on it. I'll prob wait until the 15 pack goes on sale though or maybe wait until these touch sensitive ones are out. Have you seen them? Anyway, thank you for your reply.

 
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OldSchoolMacGuy said:
If these products meet your needs, unless you need them right now, I'd wait until Sept when new models are announced, as you'll see an even bigger discount then.
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It will be useful, but not essential, to have it for the next couple months. And my Air 1 has been slipping steadily in trade-in value. So once I take all that into consideration, I'm more than happy dropping $400 (tax included) today.

I was actually planning to buy a regular iPad, but all sales considered, the pro was only $70 more.
 
earthTOmitchel said:
I'll chime in: Nanoleaf is my favorite HomeKit accessory, I have it as an accent light bordering my iMac. I automate it for still light during the day when I work and then change it up with moving scenes in the late afternoon/night time. The app could be better, but it's functional. Overall, it's a fun addition to a HomeKit setup if you have the wall space for it!
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Can you program certain panels to light up with certain HomeKit triggers? Does it work with IFTTT? I have Ring stuff that doesn't work with HomeKit yet (I know, sigh).

Giantscruz said:
Well if it comes recommended by a Gunslinger, it must be good enough for me. I think you (and my fascination with light up stuff) have sold me on it. I'll prob wait until the 15 pack goes on sale though or maybe wait until these touch sensitive ones are out. Have you seen them? Anyway, thank you for your reply.

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I've been thinking about waiting for the square ones as well. I'd like to know if the square ones will be compatible with the triangle ones to make more complex shapes, or if they'll have newer touch triangular ones. In the video the lighting of the panels looks uneven, but that may be due to camera exposure or an early version of the product? I'm about two weeks out from having my new 320sqft basement studio office space finished and would love to get a set of these panels as an accent behind my desk where my new desktop Mac will go (undecided, waiting to see what the Mac Pro offers but that's a ways out). For now I need to buy a new chair and a new 4K display so it's probably best to wait to see what comes out this autumn. I am also interested in the 15 kit so if the price on that dropped enough I would be really tempted. When I first saw these a few years ago I thought they were way overpriced but it's amazing what 1. A big pay raise and 2. A cool new studio space and 3. Working from home a few days per week will make you want to blow money on. Looking forward to posting photos of my setup when all the pieces are in place next year.
 
Luke10702 said:
Hmm to buy an Apple watch with the $50 off or to wait till series 4 come out... That is the question????
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I've decided to wait. AW is not mature tech yet, so each AW is bringing huge improvements over the last. I figure AW4 will be a compelling update over AW3. And if it isn't compelling, then AW3 will be more like $75 or $100 off at that point.
 
Is it bad that I dug through every page of their deals and found nothing I need? The nanoleaf is a neat party trick, but I’m not seeing anything on sale that’s “ZOMG I must buy it now so cheap.”
 
sracer said:
Wow. Between this $150 off, $150 .edu discount, and other incentives, I could pick up a 13" MBA for $450 out-the-door. Tempting. Very tempting. This is the same deal that I took advantage of nearly 4 years to the day to get an 11" MBA for $450 out the door.
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$849 - $150 student = $699. Not sure how you get $450 out the door (what about sales tax)?
 
sracer said:
Wow. Between this $150 off, $150 .edu discount, and other incentives, I could pick up a 13" MBA for $450 out-the-door. Tempting. Very tempting. This is the same deal that I took advantage of nearly 4 years to the day to get an 11" MBA for $450 out the door.
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Great deal. Just hard to use non retina screen now.
 
also thinking about the nano leaf but i can do without it but i kinda want it but i also dont want to pay that much for a gimmick tech and i also need to get some nails or tape to tape them up the wall
 
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