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Best Apple Prime Day deals

Score great buys on AirPods, iPad, MacBooks, Studio Display and more.

Leander Kahney
October 08, 2024

For the next couple of days, Amazon is running its big sales event for the fall: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, the end-of-the-year companion to July’s Prime Day.

While many deals are meh, there are good savings to be had, including on Apple gear, which is not usually discounted by much.

Below you will find several posts highlighting the best October Prime Day deals we can find, including price cuts on M3 MacBooks, iPads, headphones, external monitors, Apple Watch and more.

Here are a few deals that caught my eye:

Apple Watch SE (second generation). A great starter watch and a good Xmas gift. $169.99 (was $249).
2024 MacBook Air (15-inch): Powerful M3 chip in a very good-looking package: $1,044 (was $1,299).
2024 MacBook Air (13-inch): Slightly smaller screen for $849 (was $1,099).
AirPods Max headphones: Pricey but great. $394.99 (was $549).
Beats Studio Buds: ANC and transparency mode: $79.99 (was $149.95).

Also in today’s newsletter:

Also for Prime Day, our friends at Bluetti discounted several of their fab power stations and solar generators. These bad boys are perfect for home backups or camping trips.
With a giant hurricane bearing down on Florida, make sure you’ve updated to iOS 18 to get Messages via satellite. It could save your life.
Here are all the new features and changes in iOS 18.1 beta 6.
New in iOS 18 is the ability to pause your Apple Watch activity rings — it’s great for taking a break without ruining a streak. Here’s what you need to know.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

Best Amazon Prime Day deals on all things Apple [Updated]

Check out our guide to find the best Amazon Prime Day Apple deals. Find great prices on AirPods, iPad, MacBooks, Studio Display and more.

Score huge Prime Day deals on M3 MacBook Air models

Here's a great set of deals for Prime Day: M3 MacBook Air models for up to $275 off regular prices. Just pick your specs and go.

Prime Day deals: Add a great external display to your Mac setup [Updated]

Prime Day deals on external displays for your Mac computer setup include excellent 4K and 5K resolution monitors, plus portables.

^{A message from Bluetti}

Don't miss Bluetti's Prime Day blowout on solar power stations

The Bluetti Prime Day sale features amazing deals on solar generators to electrify your camping trips and back up your home power.

iOS 18.1 beta 6: All the new features and changes

iOS 18.1 beta 6 adds even more toggles to the Control Center, introduces TikTok sharing in Apple Music, adds Sleep apnea detection, and more.

Prepping for Hurricane Milton? Install iOS 18 with Messages via satellite.

People prepping for Hurricane Milton in Florida, or for any potential disaster, should get acquainted with Messages via satellite in iOS 18.

^{A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team}

Don't board the plane without using this travel hack for your phone

Make your travel abroad more affordable with an international eSIM from aloSIM. You get $50 worth of travel data for just $34.99.

Apple Watch Series 10 teardown highlights its poor repairability

iFixit's Apple Watch Series 10 teardown reveals it is as difficult to repair as ever, scoring a paltry 3 out of 10.

How court-ordered changes to Google Play could affect Apple’s App Store

A U.S. federal judge orders sweeping changes to Google Play, the default source for Android applications. What does this mean for Apple?

How to track your Apple Watch activity rings and pause your streak

There are new options for customizing Apple Watch activity rings — and for taking a break when you need one.

Last iPod nano and iPod shuffle get officially labeled ‘obsolete’

The iPod music player, a product that helped save Apple from its darkest days, rode off into the sunset Tuesday.

Today in Apple history: Apple's sapphire dreams shatter

On October 8, 2014, Apple said it was "surprised" after GT Advanced Technologies, its one-time iPhone sapphire glass supplier, went bankrupt.

Tweets of the day

It's a bit early for end-of-week humor, but we can't help thinking about this when hearing about the Apple Ring! 🍎💍
— AppCensorship (@AppCensorship)
1:37 PM • Oct 8, 2024

In-store Target navigation on the iPhone 16 with iOS 18 looks next level 🔥🛒📱 Shopping just got smarter and smoother! #iPhone16#iOS18#TargetRun#SmartShopping#TechInnovation#Apple#NextGenShopping
— Hermit Monkey (@MonkeyHermit)
6:53 PM • Oct 8, 2024

We've got a new tool! VoltClip is a USB-C 12 volt power supply. It works to release the adhesive on the new iPhone 16.
— Kyle Wiens (@kwiens)
4:55 PM • Oct 8, 2024

Wallpaper of the day

📂New wallpaper 🌿
— @Mosaico 𝕏 (@XMossaico)
11:53 AM • Oct 8, 2024

One more thing ...

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It’s too easy, as a team grows, to put up with a few B players, and they then attract a few more B players, and soon you will even have some C players. The Macintosh experience taught me that A players like to work only with other A players, which means you can’t indulge B players.

— Steve Jobs, 2011.

Today’s poll

Will you be buying Apple gear during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days?

Results from yesterday’s poll: What is the best laptop Apple's ever made?

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