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We found 14 early Black Friday Apple deals: Grab AirPods and MacBooks on sale

Black Friday deals on Apple products are already live. The company raised prices this year, and this is your chance to cancel out those price hikes.

We found 14 early Black Friday Apple deals: Grab AirPods and MacBooks on sale

Apple raised prices this year, but Black Friday sale season provides an opportunity to counteract those price increases. This article highlights early Black Friday Apple deals, focusing on retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target.

Apple retail usually results in gift cards, rather than significant savings. Instead, retailers compete fiercely to provide the best prices on AirPods, MacBooks, and iPads as Black Friday approaches. Walmart and Amazon are particularly known for their competitive pricing.

Apple increased its prices in June, followed by iPhone price increases in September. With many products costing up to $200 more than before, the possibility of seeing products at record-low prices remains low. Instead, price-tracking tools were used to identify products at or near record-low prices over the past five months.

Firstly, the AirPods 4 without Active Noise Cancellation were considered. These earbuds offer five hours of battery life, an IP54 water- and dust-resistance rating, spatial audio for immersive listening, and voice isolation for calls, making them an excellent daily choice. Although this $89 price point has been available for some time, it is presumed that Walmart is clearing out remaining stock — these earbuds are no longer sold new on Amazon, Apple, or Best Buy (at least not by first-party sellers). During Black Friday, Walmart is expected to clear them out completely.

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