The absolute last place you want to shop for iPhone, iPad, and Mac deals this Black Friday is the Apple Store. Historically, Apple’s participation in the biggest shopping day of the year has been limited to offering super modest (borderline insulting) discounts or free iTunes Gift Cards. We suspect this year won’t be any different.
On the flip side, other major retailers including Best Buy, Target, and Staples are extending huge discounts to many of Apple’s flagship products. To help you plan your holiday shopping, we’ve pored over every Black Friday ad available to bring you the very best upcoming Apple deals:
iPad:
This year’s iPad lineup is Apple’s biggest ever. The arrival of iPad mini 4 and iPad Pro have seemingly helped to push previous generation models down to all-time low prices. Even though iPad Air 2 is Apple’s latest 9.7-inch tablet, it’s still over a year old and that’s leading to big discounts. The massive 12.9-inch iPad Pro isn’t in any Black Friday ads, but you can still save a bit by going through MacMall.
- Any iPad Air, get a free $100 Gift Card | Target
- iPad Air 16GB Wi-Fi: $349.99 (Reg. $399) | HHGregg
- Any iPad Air 2, get a free $150 Gift Card | Target
- iPad Air 2 16GB/64GB $100 off, 128GB $125 off | Best Buy
- iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-Fi: $360 (Reg. $499) | eBay
- iPad Air 2 16GB WI-Fi (Gold): $399 (Reg. $499) | Walmart
- iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-Fi: $399.99 (Reg. $499) | HHGregg
- iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-Fi: $374 (Reg. $499) | Staples
- iPad Air 2 64GB Wi-Fi: $449 (Reg. $599) | Staples
- iPad Air 2 64GB/128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular $175 off | Sam’s Club
- iPad Air 2 64GB/128GB Wi-Fi $150 off | Sam’s Club
- Any iPad mini 4, get a free $100 Gift Card | Target
- iPad mini 4 16GB Wi-Fi: $299 (Reg. $399) | Staples
- iPad mini 4 64GB/128GB $100 off | Best Buy
- iPad mini 4 64GB Wi-Fi: $460 (Reg. $499) | eBay
- Any iPad mini 2, get a free $80 Gift Card | Target
- iPad mini 2 16GB Wi-Fi: $199 (Reg. $269) | Walmart
iPhone:
Black Friday has brought the best iPhone 6s/Plus deals we’ve seen all year. Many retailers are offering discounts or free gift cards along with Apple’s latest smartphones. You’ll do the best if you’re willing to sign-up for a new installment plan, but there are still deals to be had on off-contract iPhones as well.
- All iPhones $100 off + $100 Black Friday Gift Card | Walmart
- iPhone 6s/Plus $200 Gift Card w/ iPhone 5 (or newer) trade | Best Buy
- iPhone 6s/Plus, get a free $250 Gift Card (installment plan) | Target
- iPhone 6s/Plus 16GB/64GB $50 off (2-yr contract) | Target
- iPhone 6S 64GB (all colors): $719 (Reg. $749) | eBay
- iPhone 6S Plus 64GB (all colors): $819 (Reg. $849) | eBay
Apple Watch:
Apple’s wearable is getting its first real discount this Holiday season. Best Buy is currently offering $50 off Apple Watch, but you may be able to do a bit better if you wait until Black Friday
- Apple Watch up to $100 off | Best Buy
- Apple Watch, get a free $100 Gift Card | Target
Macs and everything else:
This year’s Black Friday ads have been pretty light on Mac deals. Aside from Best Buy, there just aren’t too many opportunities to score an Apple computer on-the-cheap this Black Friday. That’ll most certainly change once MacMall reveals its deals, but for now we only have a few Mac deals to share. Other Apple products including iPads, iTunes Gift Cards, and Apple TV are also going to be discounted starting next week.
- 12-inch MacBook: $1,149.99 (Reg. $1,299) | Best Buy
- 27-inch iMac (model MK462LL/A): $1649.99 (Reg. $1,799) | Best Buy
- iMac 21-inch (model MK142LL/A): $899.99 (Reg. $1,099) | Best Buy
- 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro (model MF840LL/A): $1,349.99 (Reg. $1,499) | Best Buy
- 11-inch MacBook Air (model MJVM2LL/A): $779.99 (Reg. $899) | Best Buy
- 11-inch MacBook Air: $729 (Reg. $899) | eBay
- All Apple TV 25% off | Target
- Apple TV (4th gen) 64GB: $179.99 (Reg. $200) | HHGregg
- Apple TV (3rd gen): $59.99 (Reg. $69) | HHGregg
- All iPods 20% off | Target
- iPod Touch (6th gen) 16GB: $165 (Reg. $199) | Walmart
- iPod Touch: $50 off | Toys R Us
- $100 iTunes Gift Card for $85 | BJ’s
- iTunes Gift Cards Buy One, Get One 40% off | Best Buy
- iTunes Gift Cards Buy One, Get One 30% off | Target
- iTunes Gift Cards Buy One, Get One 30% off | Office Depot & OfficeMax
More Best of Black Friday:
- Top 5 ways to score the year’s best online Black Friday deals
- 10 can’t-miss deals for the holiday season: HDTVs, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6s, more
- HDTVs: 40-inch from $149, Samsung 55-inch Smart $580 (Reg. $1,200), more
- Streaming Media Players: Apple TV 64GB $180, Roku SE $20, 2x Chromecast $50, more
- iPads, Tablets and e-readers: iPad Air 2 from $360, Amazon Fire $35 (Reg. $50), more
- Games: Xbox One/PS4 console bundles, deep discounts on games, gift cards, more
The rest of our Black Friday coverage and ad leaks can be found here.
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