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The latest Apple Watch is down to $280 for Prime Day, down from its $399 list price. The Series 9 was announced at Apple’s iPhone event last fall, and there’s a good chance we’ll see a new model this year, but it probably won’t be as affordable.

The Apple Watch Series 9 is our favorite smartwatch overall, our top Apple Watch pick, and earned a 92 in our review. It’s great at tracking health and fitness, has a bright always-on display, and seamlessly integrates with your iPhone. It will also get some fun new updates this fall with watchOS 11, which Apple announced at WWDC.

The Apple Watch SE is the budget model in the range and is now down to $170. It was selling for $189 for most of the last few months. We recommend it for people looking for excellent iPhone notification integration and solid health tracking capabilities. It doesn’t have all the sensors like the Apple Watch Series 9, but as we said in our review, you get a lot of features for the money.

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is selling for $699.99 on Prime Day, instead of Apple’s list price of $799. As we said in our Apple Watch buyer’s guide, this is the watch to get for adventurers or anyone who needs a bigger screen in a sturdier body. It has a 49mm display, cellular and GPS connectivity, and a few features not found on other Apple watches, such as a dive depth gauge and siren.

Prime Day knocked the latest AirPods Pro down to $170 from their $249 list price. They have regularly hit $189 over the past few months, and $180 is the lowest price we’ve seen before. AirPods Pro are the current recommendation for iOS users in our best headphones guide, thanks to their excellent transparency mode, seamless iPhone and Siri integration, and solid noise cancellation. They’re getting an update soon that will let you nod or shake your head to answer Siri questions.

The third-generation AirPods now cost a record low $120, down from the full price of $169. We gave them an 88 in our review thanks to their improved design and audio. Note that they have an older chip and no active noise cancellation, but they are waterproof and more affordable than the Pro model.

Apple’s in-ear headphones, the AirPods Max, are currently $394, down from their list price of $549. The lowest price we tracked previously was $430. They earned an 84 in our review when they came out in 2020.

The main caveat was the price, but we appreciated the excellent and balanced sound, as well as the capable active noise cancellation (ANC). And we got 20 hours of use out of the headphones on a single charge, just like Apple promises.

We called the new iPad Air “the iPad you have to get” in our review this May, and it’s the Apple tablet we recommend to most people in our buyer’s guide. Right now, the 11-inch model with 128GB of storage is down to $559 thanks to Amazon’s sale. The $30 discount is the biggest we’ve seen yet. You can pick up the 13-inch version for just $738.

The new iPad Air features an M2 chip that makes it very fast for everyday productivity and lets it handle more than just entertainment. The screen is bright and clear and the camera is thankfully moved to the landscape edge.

Apple released two sizes of the new iPad Pro, each with the latest M4 chip, in May. Currently, the Pro tablet is the only Apple hardware to feature the company’s latest silicon. For Prime Day, you can pick up the 11-inch iPad Pro with 256GB of storage for $919, down from the list price of $999. Some people may see a $20 coupon they can clip, which will bring the price down even more.

The 13-inch model with the same capacity is marked down to $1,198 instead of the full $1,299 sticker. Previously, the biggest discounts we saw were $70 and $100 off the two models, respectively. We were impressed by the iPad Pro’s amazing screen and screamingly powerful performance, as you can see in our review, but we called it “overpriced.” This discount can make a bit of a difference.

The standard iPad wasn’t replaced during Apple’s iPad event in May, so the 10th generation iPad is still the most current. The Prime Day price drops it to $299, an all-time low. With the launch of the new Pro and Air models, Apple finally dropped the list price to $349. We gave it a score of 85 after it launched in October 2022. It’s also the budget pick in our iPad buying guide.

The iPad mini is the smallest tablet in Apple’s lineup — it wasn’t replaced this year, either — and now Amazon has dropped the price to $380 for Prime Day. The lowest price we previously tracked was $380 during last year’s sale, and the list price is $499. The Mini is our pick for one-handed use in our iPad guide, and is best for those who want something they can easily slip into a bag or use as an all-in-one e-reader.

For now, Apple is keeping the MacBook Air with M2 support for 2022, and that’s fine. We think this is the best budget MacBook you can buy. Right now for Prime Day, a configuration with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is down to $799. That beats Apple’s price of $999. It has a bright screen, powerful performance and a slim, portable design.

The latest MacBook Air models with the M3 chip are down to $850 for the 13-inch model and $1,049 for the 15-inch size. Previously, the lowest prices we tracked were $899 and $1,129, respectively. Apple released the new MacBook Air models in March, and as we noted in our review, they’re not huge departures from the previous generation — although that’s not a bad thing. The 13-inch version remains our top recommendation for most people in our buying guide.

The M3-equipped MacBook Pro models came out late last year and established them as the ideal notebook for professionals. For Prime Day, Amazon is selling the 14-inch model with the M3 chip, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage for $1,399, after the discount. The 16-inch Pro with an M3 Pro chip, 18GB or memory and a 512GB SSD now costs $1,999, down from the $2,499 MSRP. We gave both the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops a 90 in our review when they debuted, praising their incredible screens, fast chips, and solid port selection.

A four-pack of Apple AirTags retails for $99 at full price, though they often sell for $80. Right now for Prime Day they are down to $75. We think these are the best Bluetooth trackers you can buy if you’re an iPhone user. They rely on Apple’s extensive Find My network, which calls any nearby iPhone to anonymously determine the AirTag’s location. We found their locating features to be eerily accurate.

If you get one of Apple’s new iPads and want a compatible Apple Pencil to go with it, you’ll need either the Apple Pencil Pro or the Apple Pencil USB-C. The Apple Pencil Pro is currently $119 for Prime Day. It adds new features like pinch, roll and haptic feedback and can be charged by magnetically attaching to the side of the new iPad models. Just note that it is only compatible with new models.

Apple Pencil USB-C down to $69 after Prime Day sale. This one only charges via USB-C, but can be magnetically attached for storage. It works with the new iPad Air and Pro models as well as the previous generation iPad models, which you can check here. The second generation Apple Pencil works with the latest previous generation iPad and allows you to store and charge the pencil magnetically on the side of your tablet.