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Sale Price: Starting at $499
Original Price: Starting at $499
Store: Target (in-store only)
Apple products don’t go on sale until they’re obsolete. That’s just the fruit company’s modus operandi. And while the iPad Air 2 remains at its regular price for Black Friday, it comes with a $150 gift card to Target. Who can’t spend $150 at Target?
iPad mini 4 + $100 gift card
Sale Price: Starting at $399
Original Price: Starting at $399
Store: Target (in-store only)
Perfectly bag-ready and ultralight, the iPad mini’s a great alternative to carrying a laptop when your phone screen isn’t quite big enough.
iPad mini 2 + $80 gift card
Sale Price: Starting at $269
Original Price: Starting at $269
Store: Target (in-store only)
This is definitely an older iPad, but it’s not exactly a dinosaur—and with that added $80 Target gift card, it’s a steal.
iPad Air + $100 gift card
Sale Price: Starting at $399
Original Price: Starting at $399
Store: Target (in-store only)
Though its specs are a step down from the iPad Air 2, you can save $100 by going back in time a generation.
Apple Watch + $100 gift card
Sale Price: $349
Original Price: $349
Store: Target (in-store only)
If you were already considering taking the Apple Watch plunge, you might as well maximize the bang-to-buck ratio.
iPad Air 2 (Gold)
Sale Price: $399
Original Price: $499
Store: Walmart (in-store only)
[Deal details: 1-Hour Guarantee]
Unlike Target’s iPad Air 2 deal (it remains at its regular price but comes with a $150 gift card), you’ll actually save $100 if you buy it at Walmart. It’s also a 1-Hour Guarantee item, meaning that if you’re at the store and they run out of this item within the first hour, you’ll receive a wristband that allows you to purchase the item at the Black Friday price when it’s back in stock.
iPad Air 2: 16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
Sale Price: $100 off 16 GB and 64 GB, $125 off 128 GB
Original Price: $499–$700
Store: Best Buy (in-store only)
While Target’s going the full-retail-plus-a-gift-card route on its iPads, Best Buy’s knocking some cold, hard cash off the retail price for select models. The 16-GB and 64-GB models come at a $100 discount, while the 128 GB is $125 cheaper on Friday.
Apple Watch
Sale Price: “Up to” $100 off
Original Price: $349–699
Store: Best Buy
Best Buy strikes again with an Apple discount. You aren’t likely to find the Apple Watch discounted very often, so now’s the time to strike if you’ve had your eye on Apple’s iPhone-killing, latest wrist candy.
Apple iPad mini 4: 64 GB, 128 GB
Sale Price: $100 off
Original Price: $499–$600
Store: Best Buy
Though Target also has an iPad mini deal, Best Buy’s one-upping the gift card offer by taking $100 off the retail price for 64-GB and 128-GB models.
iPhone 6s or 6s Plus + $200 gift card
Sale Price: $200–$500, plus required iPhone 5 or newer trade in, and activation
Original Price: $200–$500
Store: Best Buy (in-store only)
There’s some fine print on this deal, but if you’ve got an iPhone 5 (or newer) to trade in and don’t mind activating through Best Buy mobile, you’ll come away with a $200 Best Buy gift card. Sure, you’re still paying full retail for the phone, but if you could see yourself spending $200 at Best Buy, it’s a solid deal.
9.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A + $30 gift card
Sale Price: $229.99
Original Price: $299.99
Store: Target (in-store only)
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A is no iPad, but it also sports a decidedly un-iPad price. You’ll save an extra $70 on Black Friday and nab a $30 Target gift card to go with it.
8-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A
Sale Price: $179
Original Price: $229
Store: Sam’s Club
Want a tablet? Don’t care that it’s not the biggest, the fastest, or the best? Want to save a whole lot of cash? This one’s for you.
9.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A
Sale Price: $229
Original Price: $299
Store: Sam’s Club, Best Buy
While Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A is no iPad, it also sports a decidedly un-iPad price. Black Friday knocks another $70 off, making it a bargain choice for a tablet.
9.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab E: 16 GB
Sale Price: $200
Original Price: $250
Store: Best Buy
Again, if you’re looking to get a tablet and don’t feel strongly about the fact that its specs are well below your average iPad’s, you could do a lot worse than $200 for a Galaxy Tab E.
7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4: 8 GB
Sale Price: $120
Original Price: $180
Store: Best Buy
This thing is more phone-sized than tablet-sized, but it’s also dirt cheap. At $120, you can take it anywhere.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5: 32 GB
Sale Price: $200 off with two-year activation
Original Price: $250 activated, $699–$750 unactivated
Store: Best Buy
Be aware that mobile deals through Best Buy come with a fair amount of fine print. To get the rock-bottom prices, you’ll have to agree to a two-year activation.
Select Surface Pro 3
Sale Price: $300 off
Original Price: $1, 299–$1, 550
Store: Best Buy
While the discount doesn’t apply to all models of the Surface Pro 3, certain iterations of Microsoft’s tablet workhorse line will be getting the deal treatment on Friday. If the marked-down models suit your needs, you could save yourself some pretty serious cash.