The Best Early Prime Day Deals on AirPods, iPads, and More

[MacRumors]

Amazon is hosting another Prime Day event this year, called Prime Big Deal Days and offering shoppers the first chance to save on holiday shopping from a major retailer. Similar to last year's fall Prime Day, it will last for two days (October 7-8) and you can already find a large selection of early deals across Amazon's storefront, covering savings on tech, clothing, video games, groceries, and much, much more.

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For our coverage, we're focusing on Apple and Apple-related discounts that can be purchased during this 48-hour event on Amazon. As of today, this includes deals on AirPods, iPad Air, iPad mini, and various accessories.

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days (EARLY SAVINGS)​

As is typical for Prime Day deals, these markdowns are very time sensitive, so sales listed below may disappear fast, and new ones may appear even faster. With this in mind, we'll keep this article updated throughout the event, and keep an eye on the MacRumors front page as we'll be posting particularly great deals in separate articles this week.

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, Amazon Prime Day requires you to have an Amazon Prime membership to take advantage of the discounts. Amazon Prime costs $14.99 per month or $139.00 per year, and it comes with a 30-day free trial for new subscribers.

Special for 2025, Amazon is also offering a free six month trial to Prime for Young Adults right now. Prime for Young Adults is a discounted Prime membership for anyone age 18-24 that offers all of the Prime benefits at $69.00 per year, half of the price of regular Prime.

AirPods

Numerous AirPods models have been discounted this weekend, with the most notable being the AirPods 4 for $89.99, down from $129.00. You'll also find a solid discount on the AirPods Pro 2 during this event.

AirPods 4 for $89.99 ($39 OFF)​

AirPods 4 (ANC) for $139.99 ($39 OFF)​

AirPods Pro 2 for $169.99 ($79 OFF)​

M3 iPad Air

Amazon has Apple's M3 iPad Air starting at $449.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi 11-inch M3 iPad Air, down from $599.00. Across the board these are all $150 discounts on the M3 iPad Air, with numerous all-time low prices.

11-inch M3 iPad Air (128GB Wi-Fi) for $449.00 ($150 OFF)​

13-inch M3 iPad Air (128GB Wi-Fi) for $649.00 ($150 OFF)​

Our list below focuses on Wi-Fi models, but you'll also find many cellular models on sale at $150 off right now. The 128GB cellular 11-inch iPad Air is available for $599.00 and the 128GB cellular 13-inch iPad Air is available for $799.00, both representing record low prices.

11-inch M3 iPad Air

• 128GB Wi-Fi - $449.00, down from $599.00
• 256GB Wi-Fi - $549.00, down from $699.00
• 512GB Wi-Fi - $749.00, down from $899.00
• 1TB Wi-Fi - $949.00, down from $1,099.00

13-inch M3 iPad Air

• 128GB Wi-Fi - $649.00, down from $799.00
• 256GB Wi-Fi - $749.00, down from $899.00
• 512GB Wi-Fi - $949.00, down from $1,099.00
• 1TB Wi-Fi - $1,149.00, down from $1,299.00

iPad Mini 7

Amazon has low prices on nearly every Wi-Fi model of the iPad mini 7, starting at $399.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi tablet, down from $499.00. You'll also find a few deals on cellular models during this early Prime Day sale.

128GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 7 for $399.00 ($100 OFF)​

256GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 7 for $499.00 ($100 OFF)​

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[SouthernApple]

Remember when it was just Prime Day and it actually meant something?

 

[bookcase]

I guess it’s too soon for the AirPods Pro 3 to be discounted.

 

[decypher44]

Why you gotta keep bringing up old sh?

 

[spartan1967]

Recommend to check return window, even if you get a lower price at Amazon. i.e. Walmart has holiday returns up on a new AW10, cellular & gps through 1/31/26. Same price, just aluminum silver vs. jet black (which I am reading has paint chipping issues).
To me this is more valuable than paying $X less on Amazon. Just saying…

 

[lakerchick4life]

I guess it’s too soon for the AirPods Pro 3 to be discounted.

Prime day is this Tuesday but I guess its too soon to hope for a discounted price? Black Friday maybe?

 

[seinman]

Remember when it was just Prime Day and it actually meant something?

I remember when it was one day, but the deals were never great. Every deal was available at least once or twice a year, just like now. It was always just a ploy to get people to help them clear warehouses for upcoming holidays.

 

[Corpuscle]

Remember when it was just Prime Day and it actually meant something?

I'm curious. When you say it "actually meant something", what do you mean? What did it represent then that it doesn't represent today?

 

[artifex]

Recommend to check return window, even if you get a lower price at Amazon. i.e. Walmart has holiday returns up on a new AW10, cellular & gps through 1/31/26. Same price, just aluminum silver vs. jet black (which I am reading has paint chipping issues).
To me this is more valuable than paying $X less on Amazon. Just saying…

I didn't expect the holiday return window to kick in for anyone until mid-November, so it's good to know Walmart is starting it early!

You'll definitely need to pay attention if you try to price match at Best Buy, because their non-holiday return window is generally only like 15 days, last I saw, at least without the free tier membership or higher.

 

[dannyyankou]

I don’t know if it’s still in stock, but Target had 40% off AW10 today. That’s a great deal.