The 25 Best Deals From October's Amazon Prime Early Access Sale
pcmag.comThe Prime Early Access Sale is here to kick off the holiday shopping season. We've gathered some of our top picks from the sale below, with deals from brands like Apple, Samsung, and more. Not all deals will require a Prime membership but new users can get access to a free 30-day Prime membership trial.
Alternatively, Walmart is also offering a competing sale that will run through Oct. 13. Some items cannot be on Amazon since they're exclusively sold at Walmart, like Gateway computers. This sale does not require a membership, but Walmart+ members get nice perks like a no-shipping threshold on many products, up to $0.10 off gas at participating gas stations, and more.
The 2022 iPad Air offers many of the benefits of the iPad Pro for hundreds of dollars less, making it the ideal tablet for creators. The company's M1 chip is impressively powerful, and support for the second-generation Apple Pencil makes the new Air a better creative tool than its predecessor. While battery life could be better, it's not bad, so that's a relatively minor complaint. The 2022 iPad Air is the best choice in Apple's tablet lineup—and a better bet than any Android tablet—earning it our Editors' Choice award.
The 2021 edition of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is a gorgeously built, hardware tour de force with the power to match the latest Apple laptops, the finest screen we've ever seen on a slate, and connectivity options that the latest MacBooks can't touch. It’s not quite a laptop replacement, though, but if you want a super-sized iPad, this one’s 18% off for Prime Day.
The second-generation Apple AirPods feature better battery life, hands-free Siri access, and an optional wireless charging case. From an audio standpoint, they deliver a similar
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