Long before the turkey is carved, the retail calendar has begun its slow annual crescendo, and tablets are among the first things to feel its pull. Tom's Guide has gathered the early Black Friday offers on iPads, Samsung Galaxy slates and Amazon Fire models, from modest trims to a half-price cut that brings a device under one hundred dollars. It is a small, familiar ritual of the season, in which the promise of savings draws attention toward the screens we already carry and the ones we might yet want. The prices recorded here are only a snapshot, and the season's full shape will not be known u
Early Black Friday Tablet Deals: Savings on iPads, Samsung and Amazon Fire Models Ahead of Thanksgiving
The cheapest Apple model barely moves.
Mark
So what's actually new here? Sales on tablets in November isn't exactly a surprise.
Mimi
The timing is the news. The writer says deals began right after Halloween, and that Black Friday now lasts at least a month.
Mark
Which discounts stand out?
Mimi
The 13-inch iPad Pro at $200 off, going from $1,299 to $1,099, and the Fire HD 10 at half price, $139 down to $69.
Luke
Worth separating those. The Fire cut is 50 percent. The $200 on the Pro is about 15 percent. Dollar figures and percentages tell different stories.
Mark
And the plain iPad?
Mimi
Only $25 off, $349 to $324. The cheapest Apple model barely moves.
Luke
Also, the claim that the M5 iPad Pro is the best iPad ever is the writer's opinion, not a measured fact. And the source gives no price history, so we can't tell whether these are lows or just discounts from list price.
Mark
Will prices drop more?
Mimi
The writer expects so, but that's a forecast.
Luke
Right, nobody has confirmed it. Every price here is also Amazon's, and it can change any day.
O Pulso
- Discounts on tablets have arrived weeks before Thanksgiving, catching shoppers earlier than they expected.
- The Amazon Fire HD 10 has been halved to $69, while a $200 cut slices the 13-inch iPad Pro M4 down to $1,099.
- Premium iPads see only modest percentage drops, so the deepest savings are concentrated in budget and Android models.
- Shoppers are being urged to bookmark the page and wait, since prices are expected to fall further as Black Friday approaches.
Long before the turkey is carved, the retail calendar has begun its slow annual crescendo, and tablets are among the first things to feel its pull. Tom's Guide has gathered the early Black Friday offers on iPads, Samsung Galaxy slates and Amazon Fire models, from modest trims to a half-price cut that brings a device under one hundred dollars. It is a small, familiar ritual of the season, in which the promise of savings draws attention toward the screens we already carry and the ones we might yet want. The prices recorded here are only a snapshot, and the season's full shape will not be known until the sales have run their course.
The first tablet discounts of the Black Friday season appeared shortly after Halloween, well before Thanksgiving, as Amazon, Apple, Samsung and other retailers began cutting prices. The Tom's Guide writer who has tracked tablet prices all month notes that the sales window now stretches at least a month, so shoppers have more time than they might think.
The biggest headline cuts sit at the premium end. The 13-inch iPad Pro with the M4 chip drops $200, and the newer 11-inch iPad Pro with the M5 chip is down more than $60. The writer calls the M5 model the best iPad Apple has released, even though it launched only last month.
The deepest percentage savings are found on Amazon and Android. The Fire HD 10 is half price, falling from $139 to $69, while the Fire Max 11 drops from $279 to $189 and Samsung's Galaxy Tab S6 Lite falls from $329 to $209. The recently released Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ is nearly $100 off.
Apple's own lineup offers smaller cuts. The standard iPad, the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air, and the 11-inch iPad Pro all shed modest amounts, while the 13-inch iPad Pro carries the largest dollar reduction on the list.
The writer expects still deeper discounts as Black Friday nears, so the figures here are a mid-November snapshot that may shift before the holiday arrives.
The first tablet discounts of the Black Friday season showed up shortly after Halloween, according to the Tom's Guide writer who covers tablets and has been watching prices all month. Thanksgiving is still weeks off, but Amazon, Apple, Samsung and other retailers have already begun cutting prices, and the writer notes that Black Friday sales now run at least a month.
The headline cuts are on the premium end. The 13-inch iPad Pro with the M4 chip is $200 off, and the 11-inch iPad Pro with the newer M5 chip is down by more than $60. The writer calls the M5 model the best iPad Apple has released, and it only launched last month.
Amazon and Android tablets, by the writer's account, are cheaper than the iPads and come with larger savings. The recently released Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ is nearly $100 off at Amazon, and the Amazon Fire HD 10 is half price, which brings it under $100.
The full list of Amazon prices runs from budget to high end. The Fire HD 10 (Wi-Fi, 32GB) drops from $139 to $69. The Fire Max 11 (Wi-Fi, 128GB) goes from $279 to $189. Samsung's Galaxy Tab S6 Lite falls from $329 to $209.
The iPad lineup shows smaller percentage cuts. The standard iPad (Wi-Fi, 128GB) goes from $349 to $324. The 11-inch iPad Air (Wi-Fi, 128GB) drops from $599 to $559, and the 13-inch iPad Air with the same specs goes from $799 to $719. The Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ (Wi-Fi, 128GB) falls from $649 to $579.
At the top end, the 11-inch iPad Pro (Wi-Fi, 256GB) drops from $999 to $899. The 13-inch iPad Pro (Wi-Fi, 256GB) goes from $1,299 to $1,099, the $200 reduction that anchors the list. All of these prices are listed at Amazon.
The writer expects deeper discounts and additional sales as Black Friday gets closer, and suggests shoppers who don't see what they want today bookmark the page and check back. The round-up is organized into iPad, Android and Amazon Fire categories. Prices could move again before Thanksgiving, so the figures here are a snapshot from mid-November.
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Deeper discounts and more sales are expected as Black Friday gets closer, so shoppers can bookmark the page and check back.— Tom's Guide tablet writer
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