The best deals we found this week: $ 50 off Apple AirPods and more

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The week leading up to Valentine’s Day and President’s Day proved to be a blessing for technology sales on the web. Several Apple products have gotten huge discounts, including the AirPods Pro and the latest iMac. Amazon has lowered prices on most of its Fire tablets and you can still get your Kindle or Kindle Paperwhite for less as well. In addition, Best Buy’s President’s Day promotion has just begun, bringing a series of new sales to be considered from now until Monday. Here are the best deals we found this week that you can still get today.

AirPods

Apple AirPods

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Standard AirPods have dropped to $ 110, which represents a $ 50 discount on their regular price. Although they don’t sound as good or fit as AirPods Pro, they are still a good option if you’re on a smaller budget. In addition, they have the same internal H1 chip, so you get that perfect pairing and switching experience that is exclusive to Apple headphones and headsets.

Buy AirPods on Amazon – $ 110

iPad Air

Apple iPad Air

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Certain colors on the latest iPad Air have dropped to $ 540, a new low record. We consider this the best iPad for most people, thanks to its solid performance, fast WiFi, good battery life and support for the second generation Apple Pencil.

Buy iPad Air on Amazon – $ 540

Macbook Pro M1

MacBook Pro M1

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The new MacBook Pro M1 is now $ 100 off, down to $ 1,199. This laptop was launched a few months ago and includes Apple’s new M1 chipset, which we found to offer fast performance and excellent efficiency. You can also get the new Mac mini with M1 chip for $ 50 less from Amazon, down to $ 649.

Buy MacBook Pro M1 on Amazon – $ 1,199 Buy Mac mini on Amazon – $ 649

27 inch IMac

27-inch Apple iMac

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The new 27-inch iMac with 512 GB of storage goes on sale for $ 1,800, which represents a $ 200 discount from its regular price. Apple has made standard SSDs in the iMac line with these newer models, and the discounted version has a 3.3 GHz 10th generation 6-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8 GB of RAM and a 5K Retina display.

Buy the 27-inch Apple iMac at Amazon – $ 1,800

Amazon Fire 7 Tablet

Amazon Fire 7 Tablet

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The Fire 7 tablet continues to sell for $ 40, or $ 10 of its normal price. Now is a good time to buy one if you missed it during the Christmas shopping season, when the price was last reduced. While we recommend Fire HD 8 if you can spend a little more, Fire 7 has a decent 7-inch IPS screen, 2MP front and rear cameras and hands-free Alexa controls.

Buy Fire 7 (16GB) on Amazon – $ 40 Buy Fire 7 (32GB) on Amazon – sell Fire tablet for $ 60

Kindle electronic readers

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

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Both Kindle and Amazon’s Paperwhite are still discounted now, at $ 65 and $ 95, respectively. These prices are only slightly higher than what we saw during Black Friday. We gave the Kindle a score of 91 for its enhanced contrast display and smaller, sleeker design, while Paperwhite received a score of 95 for its waterproof design and new Audible support.

Buy Kindle on Amazon – $ 65 Buy Kindle Paperwhite on Amazon – $ 95

Jabra Elite 45h

Jabra Elite 45h

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Jabra’s Elite 45h headphones have a $ 30 discount, taking them to $ 70. These are some of the most comfortable in-ear headphones you’ll find, and they have an impressive 50-hour battery. They may not have active noise cancellation, but if you can live without this premium feature, they are solid cans at a great price.

Buy Jabra Elite 45h on Amazon – $ 70

Samsung Galaxy S21

Samsung Galaxy S21

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Amazon has the first sale we saw on Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphones – the S21 has a $ 100 discount, while the S21 Plus and S21 Ultra have a $ 200 discount. These are some of the best smartphones Samsung has ever made, so now is a good opportunity to grab one and save some money. Amazon also offers half the excellent Galaxy Buds Pro when you buy one of these smartphones.

Buy Samsung Galaxy S21 on Amazon – $ 700 Buy Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus on Amazon – $ 800 Buy Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra on Amazon – $ 1,000

Vizio OLED TVs

OLED TV Vizio H1

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Vizio’s 55-inch and 65-inch OLED smart TVs are still on sale for $ 1,000 and $ 1,500, respectively. Both are 4K smart TVs that support Dolby Vision, HDR10 + and DTS Virtual X surround sound. They also have HDMI 2.1 connections and Vizio’s ProGaming Engine, which automatically optimizes settings for console games.

Buy Vizio OLED 55 inch at Best Buy – $ 1,000 Buy Vizio OLED 65 inch at Best Buy – $ 1,500

Sale of EA games

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Several classic EA titles (plus a few new ones) are on sale on Amazon for just $ 2. These discounts are quite high and include Dead space for $ 2, Apex Legends Octane Edition for $ 13, Heat Speed ​​Need for $ 15, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for $ 24 or more. If you are looking forward to a new PC game to get lost, now is the time to get some for less.

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Google Nest Audio

Google Nest Audio

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Walmart has a good deal on Google’s Nest Audio smart speaker, which reduces the price from two to $ 1.70, which is 15% of the normal package price. Nest Audio is a welcome improvement over Google’s old smart speakers and we gave it a score of 87 for its good audio quality (even better when two are paired for stereo), attractive design and home controls convenient smart phones.

Buy Nest Audio (2 pack) at Walmart – $ 170

Sale of software Arturia

Arturia

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To celebrate his new series Sound: Unovered Instagram, Arturia discounted his softsynths, effects and sound banks by 50 percent by February 25th. Two of the best offers are at Analog Labs V, which now costs $ 99 and includes 700 new presets, and Pigments, which is also on sale for $ 99 and is the company’s bet on a virtual super synthesizer.

Buy Analog Lab V in Arturia – $ 99 Buy Pigments in Arturia – $ 99

New business additions

Apple MagSafe Charger

Apple’s new MagSafe wireless charger for the latest iPhones has a $ 6 discount on Amazon, which is the lowest value ever. It’s not a big discount, but it’s better than nothing if you’re waiting to use the wireless connection with your iPhone 12. The strong magnets work only with the latest iPhones, but the charger can also power older iPhones and AirPods.

Buy MagSafe charger at Amazon – $ 34

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2

Sennheiser’s Momentum True Wireless 2 headphones have a $ 50 discount on Amazon, lowering them to $ 250. That’s just $ 20 more than your low record, which makes this a great deal if you want some of the best ANC headphones that the brand has to offer. We gave them a score of 85 for their excellent sound quality, great ANC and small, comfortable design.

Buy Momentum True Wireless 2 on Amazon – $ 250

Logitech Slim Folio (7th and 8th generation iPad)

Logitech’s Slim Folio for iPad makes it much easier to be productive with the slab, and now the model for the 7th and 8th generation iPads has a record low of $ 84. You get a very comfortable keyboard case that plugs into the iPad using Bluetooth LE. It should work for four years thanks to coin cell batteries (which you can replace) and it has a pen holder that fits on the Logitech Crayon or Apple Pencil.

Buy Slim Folio on Amazon – $ 84

Max HBO subscription From 6 months

HBO extended the holiday promotion it aired at the end of last year, so now you can still save 20% by signing up for HBO Max and paying six months in advance. The final cost for six months is $ 70, which is $ 20 less than the standard price. The offer runs until March 1st, so you have a little more time to decide if you want to take a chance.

Buy HBO Max (six months) – $ 70

Free Sling Fling Trial

During Valentine’s Day, you can watch live TV for free using Sling TV. No credit card is required to obtain this offer – just provide your email and you will be able to broadcast live TV from 17:00 ET to midnight every day. If you decide to sign up, Sling is making another offer that cuts $ 25 from its first month of service, bringing it up to just $ 10.

Sign up for Sling TV

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