Today’s Best Deals: Black Friday month kicks off with 4K TVs, iPads and more

This week’s Dealmaster reflects the rising tide of early Black Friday deals building up leading up to the eventual tsunami of late November. We’re seeing discounts across many of the product categories we’ve come to expect from Black Friday and the holiday season, including a range of Apple devices, Roomba robot vacuums, Google and Amazon smart home devices, and a handful of 4K TVs, among others. Most of these meet or exceed the lowest prices we’ve tracked on those devices, and many are labeled “Black Friday Deals” by Target and Best Buy. Taken together, this means these are some of the lowest prices we’ve come to expect all year. Of course there will be many more discounts on a lot of devices, but you can snag some solid deals right now.

Well-reviewed 4K TVs from Samsung, Sony and LG are on sale, matching some of their lowest prices, and a range of the latest two generations of iPads also get heavy discounts. The 2022 M1-powered iPad Air ($520, $560) and 2021 iPad Mini $400, $460) are both at the lowest prices we’ve seen, but you can also grab a 2020 iPad Air ($349, $560) also for a hefty discount.

Amazon’s Fire tablets and Echo devices have been discounted accordingly, in some cases beating the best deals we’ve seen during Prime Day and bringing them right in line with what we’re expecting for Black Friday and the holiday season . We’re also seeing discounts on our favorite streaming sticks like the Google Chromecast 4K with Google TV ($40, $50) and Roku Streaming Stick 4K ($25, $40). We generally recommend Google’s Chromecast over almost any streaming device because of its affordable price and streamlined, intuitive functionality that makes it extraordinarily easy and genuinely fun to browse through media and actually find things you’re likely to like. Roku’s streaming stick can still offer the same content (and at a slightly cheaper price), but it’s a much simpler system, more akin to the interface of a smart TV than a streaming device.

Elsewhere on the web we have deals on gaming keyboards and mice from Razer and Logitech, Beats headphones, mesh WiFi solutions from Google and eero, and more. Check out the full curated list below for the best deals of the week.

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Selected offers of the day

• Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 14-inch Laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,599 ($1,900) at BestBuy
• Apple iPad Air M1 10.9 inch (2022) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $520 ($560) at Amazon
• Apple iPad Mini 8.3 inch (2021) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $399 ($460) at Amazon
• Apple iPad Air 10.9 inch (2020) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $349 ($560) at Walmart
• Apple TV 4K 2021 (32GB) Media Streamer for $100 ($163) at Amazon (64GB for $114)
• Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K Streamer for $40 ($50) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Walmart
• Beats Studio3 Wireless ANC Over-Ear Headphones for $150 ($230) at Amazon, Best Buy
• Google Pixel 6a (128GB) smartphone for $299 ($380) at Target, Amazon, Best Buy
• Google Nest Wi-Fi mesh router two-pack for $149 ($269) at BestBuy
• Sony Bravia A9S (2022) 48-inch OLED TV for $800 ($1,000) at Amazon
• Sony A80J (2021) 55-inch 4K OLED TV for $998 ($1,898) at Walmart
• Apple AirPods (second generation) true wireless earbuds for $90 ($130) at Target, Walmart
• Fitbit Sense 2 for $200 ($300) at Target, Amazon

electronics offers

• Google Pixel 6a (128GB) smartphone for $299 ($595) at Target, Amazon, Best Buy
• Google Pixel 6 Pro (128GB) smartphone for $649 ($875) at Target, Amazon
• Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm) Smartwatch for $310 ($365) at the Finish
• Apple iPad Pro M1 12.9 inch (2021) Wi-Fi, 128GB for $899 ($999) at Amazon
• Apple iPad Air M1 10.9 inch (2022) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $519 ($560) at Amazon
• Apple iPad Mini 8.3 inch (2021) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $399 ($460) at Amazon
• Apple AirPods Pro (first generation) true wireless ANC headphones for $170 ($180) at Target, Walmart. best buy
• Bose QuietComfort 45 Wireless ANC Over-Ear Headphones for $249 ($329) at Amazon
• Beats Solo3 wireless on-ear headphones for $100 ($135) at Target, Amazon, Walmart
• Beats Studio Buds true wireless earphones for $100 ($135) at Walmart Target, Amazon, Best Buy
• Beats Fit Pro true wireless ANC headphones for $180 ($195) at Walmart
• Beats Studio3 Wireless ANC Over-Ear Headphones for $150 ($230) at Amazon

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• Garmin Fenix ​​6X Sapphire GPS sports watch for $430 ($600) at Amazon
• Roku Streaming Stick 4K media streamer for $25 ($40) at Amazon
• Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K Streamer for $40 ($50) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Walmart
• Apple TV 4K 2021 (32GB) Media Streamer for $100 ($163) at Amazon (64GB for $114)
• Samsung The Frame (2022) 55 inch 4K TV for $998 ($1,500) at Amazon, Walmart
• Samsung QN85B (2022) 85-inch 4K QLED TV for $2,397 ($2,797) at Amazon
• Sony A80J (2022) 55-inch 4K OLED TV for $998 ($1,899) at Walmart, Newegg
• LG C1 (2021) 65-inch 4K OLED TV for $1,499 ($1,600) at Amazon, Best Buy
• LG A2 (2022) 48-inch 4K OLED TV for $570 (65 inches for $900)
• Hisense U6G (2021) 65 inch 4K LED TV for $385 ($540) at BestBuy

Offers for laptops and desktop PCs

• Apple MacBook Air (2020) 13.3″ Laptop (Apple M1, 2560×1600, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $899 ($950) at Amazon
  
• Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 14-inch Laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,599 ($1,900) at BestBuy
• Microsoft Surface Pro 8 13″ Tablet PC (2880×1920, Core i5 Intel Evo Platform, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $848 ($1,000) at Amazon, (with Surface Pro Keyboard for $900 at Best Buy)
• Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15″ Laptop PC (2496×1664, Core i7-1185G7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) for $2,100 ($2,400) at BestBuy, Walmart
• Samsung M7 Series 32 inch 4K Smart Monitor & Streaming TV, AirPlay Compatible ‎(3840×2160) for $330 ($370) at Newegg
• ViewSonic Elite XG270Q 27-inch Gaming Monitor (2560×1440, IPS, 165 Hz, G-Sync) for $260 ($375) at B&H
• Logitech MX Mini wireless backlit keyboard for $80 ($100) at Amazon

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Enlarge / Red Dead Redemption 2 actually shows horses and sunsets.

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