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Best Buy’s Spring Apple Deals Are Just as Good as Amazon’s

Miss the Amazon spring sale? Best Buy’s sale on Apple devices is just as good, but only until Sunday, April 19.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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Amazon had its turn late last month with its Big Spring Sale, now defunct and expired. Hot on Amazon’s heels, Best Buy has launched its own catchy spring sales event, titled the Ultimate Upgrade Sale, and it’s ripe with Apple deals on AirPods, iPads, and MacBooks.

Unlike a lot of past sales at Best Buy that I’ve seen, the discounts courtesy of the big, blue retailer are just as deep as those of Amazon’s preceding sale, and a few are even better.

iPad Air M4 (opens in a new window)

This one is only $10 more than Amazon’s deal last month. Close ’nuff. The M4 chip only just debuted in the iPad Air—Apple’s mid-range iPad line—last month. The M-series chips are plenty powerful enough for most people’s usage. Browsing the web, checking email, playing some mobile games, and even doing some light photo editing. The iPad Air M4 is a (semi)budget speed demon.

iPad A16 (opens in a new window)

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