We get it, we’re sick of Amazon deals too. But there’s still another 48 hours of Prime Day and the deals aren’t letting up. In fact, we’re still seeing some of the best prices ever on many of our favorite Apple devices—prices so low that they probably won’t be any lower until Black Friday, if ever. So, act fast if you want one of these incredible deals:

AirPods Pro 2: $149

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 might be nearly three years old, but they’re still among the best noise-cancelling earbuds you can buy. Not only do they have great sound and battery life, but Apple keeps adding incredible features, such as Conversation Awareness, Hearing Health, and, coming in iOS 26, automatic pausing when you fall asleep. They’re usually on sale for $199, but this Prime Day sale knocks the price down to an all-time low of $149.

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AirPods 4: $89

AirPods 4 with ANC: $119

AirPods 4 are the affordable alternative to AirPods Pro, but after Amazon slashed the price of the Pros to less than the AirPods 4, it had to cut the price of its cheaper buds too. By a lot. Amazon has slashed the price of the standard AirPods by $40 and the high-end version with ANC by $60, the lowest they’ve ever been. You won’t get the high-end features from the AirPods Pro, but you will get great sound, excellent battery life, and an overall fantastic pair of earbuds.

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A16 iPad: $279

It wasn’t long ago when Apple’s entry-level iPad was hard to recommend. Now it’s hard to pass up. For just $279 ($70 off its MSRP), you get an 11-inch screen, 12MP front and rear cameras, 128GB of storage, and a Touch ID-enabled power button: a strikingly similar device, in other words, to the iPad Air. You won’t get Apple Intelligence, but will you even notice when you’re getting so much iPad for so little?  

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A17 Pro iPad mini: $379

Apple’s iPad mini is often overlooked but shouldn’t be at this price. Instead of its usual $499, Amazon has marked it down to $379, a downright steal for a tablet light and small enough to fit into a cargo pocket. You get a great processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 12MP front and rear cameras, and a fantastic display. Who needs a big screen anyway?

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Apple Watch Series 10: $279

The Apple Watch Series 10 is often on sale at Amazon for $100 off, but we’ve never seen it this low before. For just $279, you get a 42mm smartwatch with a slew of features and sensors, including a 3rd‑gen optical heart sensor, ECG, temperature sensor, depth gauge, Fall and Crash Detection, noise monitoring, and of course, a slew of heath and fitness trackers. And it’ll look pretty nice on your wrist too, no matter which color you choose. 

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M4 Mac mini (24GB, 512GB): $890

The M4 Mac mini’s adorable design hides a super-powerful computer inside it with an M4 processor and 16GB of RAM. That version is down to $500 ($99 off), but we prefer the step-up model with 24GB of RAM and 512GB of storage for $890, the lowest price we’ve ever seen. You’ll need to bring your own keyboard, monitor, and mouse, but you won’t need to worry about buying a new Mac for many years to come.

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We’re used to nice savings on Apple’s MacBook Air, but we can’t remember the last time we saw such a huge discount—even on last year’s model. The 15-inch MacBook Air with 512GB of storage is only $999 at B&H Photo right now, a whopping savings of $500 and the best price we’ve seen—or will likely ever see.

Powered by last year’s M3 chip, this MacBook Air will still deliver swift performance for a wide range of tasks, from editing photos and videos to doomscrolling your socials. It’s got a fantastic 15-inch Liquid Retina screen that’s great for multitasking and movie watching, and the inclusion of a 512GB SSD (twice the base model) offers ample storage for your applications and files. The only downside is that it only has 8GB of RAM, but that’s still plenty for most tasks.

When we reviewed the M3 MacBook Air last year, we summed up the laptop as “simply the best, but better,” appreciating the performance boost delivered by the M3 chip. We have the laptop with a 4.5-star rating, appreciating its overall performance, excellent battery life, and the great combination of price and features.

And now that you can get this powerful M3 MacBook Air for only $999 it’s an absolute bargain that you should not miss.

Take $500 off for this MacBook Air

Apple offers pretty good prices on the standard configurations of its Macs. $599 for a M4 Mac mini? $999 for a new M4 MacBook Air? $1,299 for a new M4 iMac? Those are attractively priced. But those prices involve a few sacrifices, most notably the starting storage of just 256GB. A quarter of a terabyte might sound like a lot, but much of what we do on the Mac involves large files–high-resolution pictures, videos, games (literally the biggest culprit), and a lot more. 256GB runs out quickly.

Apple does give customers the option to upgrade storage at the point of purchase, of course, but their prices are steep. Upgrading from 256GB to 512GB (the minimum amount we recommend) is an extra $200/£200, and jumping to a terabyte is another $200, turning an attractive entry-level offering into a pricey one.

But if you don’t want to plunk down the extra money, you can still expand your Mac’s storage without paying Apple’s exorbitant prices. The alternatives here are mostly external storage solutions–in other words, you’ll need to carry and plug in an extra device–but the compromise can help you meet your budget.

External SSDs and hard drives

An external storage device offers the best combination of price and capacity. For example, you can get a 1TB LaCie Mobile Drive for about $80/£56 on Amazon that connects to your Mac via USB-C. LaCie sells that same drive with 5TB of storage for less than $170/£115–still lower than the upgrade to 512GB of internal storage on a Mac.

With external drives, you can opt for a hard drive or a solid-state drive (SSD). SSDs (which are used internally on the Mac) are faster and higher-priced than hard drives. You can also choose between desktop drives that have a larger design and require you to plug it into a power outlet, or portable drives that are small enough to fit in a bag or pocket and are powered through the Mac’s Thunderbolt or USB port.

External drives use either USB-C or Thunderbolt to connect to the Mac. Thunderbolt drives are more expensive but faster, while cheaper USB-C-only drives often support slower data transfer rates. Learn more about the differences between Thunderbolt and USB.

Macworld has guides to the best external SSDs and the best external hard drives to help you find the best device for you.

USB flash drives

Often called “thumb drives” or “memory sticks,” a USB flash drive is essentially a stick of flash memory that plugs into a USB port. They’re small and easy to stash in a bag or pocket. They are available in capacities as high as 2TB, but 128GB and 256GB capacities are most commonly found, often for less than $30, such as this Samsung flash drive.

USB flash drives vary in price based on capacity and speed. Some have additional features such as a USB-A plug on one end and a USB-C plug on the other, or built-in encryption.

You can leave a USB flash drive plugged in, but if you are going to frequently read and write to the drive, you’ll want to opt for a portable or desktop drive instead. USB flash drives are more prone to wearing out than a full-fledged drive because flash memory has limited durability and USB flash drives don’t have the measures in place to maintain proper health. Also, they tend to use lower-quality parts so they can be cheap and treated as commodities (for example, the corner near my home sells USB flash drives).

While you don’t want to rely on USB flash drives are primary storage, they’re handy for, say, storing photos or videos from a shoot, file management when you want to keep files for a project separate from everything else, backups, and more.

SD cards

SDXC cards are memory cards often used in cameras and other portable devices, but you can also use them on the Mac. Only two Macs (MacBook Pro and Mac Studio) have built-in SDXC Card slots, however. For every other Mac, you must buy an SD Card adapter, which is inexpensive at about $10/£10. You can also find hubs and Thunderbolt docks with card slots if you plan to buy one anyway.

SDXC cards are good for uses similar to USB flash drives: file transfers, specifically storing files for projects, backups, and more. They have similar issues regarding the memory chips wearing out; they are more reliable because they use higher-quality memory, but they aren’t ideal as a drive that is always connected, and you are frequently reading and writing files to.

If you plan to use an SDXC card as a method of transferring files between Macs or other devices, consider buying another card as a backup. I’ve had instances where the metal contacts for the card get worn out or damaged from frequent insertions into devices. These cards did have several years of mileage on them but understand that they’re delicate relative to other storage devices mentioned here.

Cards are available in capacities between 32GB and 2TB and are available at different speeds. The higher capacity/faster cards can be more expensive than an external SSD drive of the same capacity, as you’re paying a premium for the extremely small size.

Network-attached storage

If you’re not familiar with network-attached storage (NAS), think of it as cloud storage, but specifically for your home. A NAS device connects to your home network, and your Macs, iPhones, iPads, and even Windows PCs and Android devices can access it whenever necessary. A NAS device is a good way to store files that need to be accessed by several devices or users, or it can be a way for individual users to move files from a device to free up space.

Because the NAS device connects to a network, the setup isn’t as simple as plug-and-play, but it’s not too difficult. Once it’s up and running, you can access it either through the Network menu in the Finder, or through an app, browser, or both. Some NAS devices can provide access when you’re away from home, but this may require using a paid service from the device’s company.

NAS devices range from ones with fixed hard drives starting at 2TB for $150/£150 to drives with multiple removable hard drives with capacities over 8TB and other features for several hundreds of dollars. Check out our picks for the best NAS drive for Mac if you’re interested.

Cloud storage

Cloud storage is provided by a service online for a fee, usually a subscription. Apple offers iCloud, which includes iCloud Drive along with other services. Other popular cloud storage providers include Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and Box. Learn more about the best cloud storage services for the Mac.

What’s great about cloud storage is that it is accessible by almost any device that has an internet connection. But because your ability to access it is reliant on the internet, cloud storage shouldn’t be used as primary storage. It’s good for storing files you want to access but not ones you use frequently, things like backups, photo and video storage, and file transfers. But it’s a great way to free up space on your Mac’s drive.

Also, since you have to pay a recurring fee, you’ll need to figure out how the cost benefits you. Many services have a free tier with a small allocation of storage; for example, iCloud Drive offers 5GB free. That limits what you can do.

Mac mini and Mac Studio SSD upgrades

The M4 Mac mini and the Mac Studio have internal SSDs that are installed in slots, which makes them upgradeable but Apple doesn’t officially support upgrades after purchase by the company, a third party, or by do-it-yourselfers. Some small companies have released SSD upgrade kits, such as Expand Mac mini and PolySoft Services with video instructions on their websites.

The installations for these kits aren’t trivial but if your mechanical aptitude is limited, you should be able to do this. There is a risk of damaging your Mac and this installation could void your warranty, especially if there is obvious evidence of your work.

If you have an M2 Mac mini there are other ways to upgrade its memory. Learn more.