Today’s best deals: A bunch of Apple devices, Amazon Fire HD tablets, and more
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It's Wednesday, which means the time has come for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a variety of discounts on Apple devices. The Apple TV 4K, for instance, is down to $130 at various retailers, which is the lowest price we've tracked to date. The higher-capacity 64GB model, meanwhile, is down to a new low of $150. That's still a high price for a 4K media player-particularly when the latest Google Chromecast, our favorite 4K streaming stick, is currently on sale for $40-but if you've got cash to burn and prefer Apple's interface, this deal lessens the cost at least somewhat. Apple's set-top box isn't as smart as Google's streamer when it comes to proactively recommending content you might like and its lack of 120 Hz support is still disappointing. However, its hardware is more futureproof, its remote is much improved over past horrorshows, and, perhaps most notably, its UI isn't as riddled with ads as competing platforms like Amazon and Roku. It's still not a great value, but if you live in Apple's world and have been looking to upgrade, its price is a little more palatable here.
Speaking of overpriced-but-high-quality Apple devices, the company's AirPods Max are also on sale for $429. While this isn't an all-time low, the noise-canceling headphones don't fall to this price often, and the discount is still $120 off Apple's MSRP. We recommended the AirPods Max in a past guide to wireless noise-canceling headphones: Their design is on the bulky side, they can't fold up for easier storage, and they're oddly reliant on a thin charging case, but their powerful active noise cancelation and exceptionally clear sound are arguably the best we've heard from a wireless headphone. If you're an iPhone user and, again, can afford to pay up, this deal brings them closer in price to competing models from Sony, Bose, and the like. If you want a more affordable set of premium noise-cancelers, though, note that Sony's still-great WH-1000XM4 are currently discounted to $278.
Beyond that, the excellent iPad Mini is back down to $399, which matches the best price we've tracked (as well as the MSRP of the previous-gen model, but we digress). The latest Apple Pencil stylus is down to a joint-low of $99, while those who prefer the 16-inch MacBook Pro can get one for $200 off Apple's usual going rate. The free six-month Apple Music trial that we highlighted over the weekend is still going on as well, and both Target and Best Buy are running promotions that get you a $10 store gift card at no extra cost when you buy a $100 Apple gift card.
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