iPad 10th Gen for $279 is a big price drop for Cyber ​​Monday – and it’s the model I recommend most

Apple makes some really nice iPads these days, and they cost over $1,000. But for the things most people do with their iPads — watch videos, read books and documents, and browse the web — the standard 10th-generation iPad is the best iPad you can buy, rivaling even the iPad Pro and the iPad seems. Air. But I recommend the standard iPad to everyone except artists and high-end video professionals.

And while deep discounts on Apple products are extremely rare, the iPad 10th generation is on sale for $70 off – a 20% discount – at Best Buy for Cyber ​​Monday. The iPad retails for $349; Best Buy sells it for $279.

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To give you an idea of ​​what a great deal this is, this iPad sold for $450 from launch in 2022 until earlier this year.

This is a great iPad to gift to a child, an older relative, or a friend or family member who doesn’t need a full computer but wants a larger screen than a phone to do some of their favorite or most necessary digital activities to feed. This also includes video calling, completing web forms, looking up information with Google or ChatGPT and shopping online.

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This was the first iPad with a front camera that is centered on the long end of the iPad, so it works great for video calls and video conferencing when placed in landscape mode.

If you want to use this iPad for email, note-taking, or writing, then I recommend grabbing the iPad as well Logitech Combo Touch Keyboard Case ($105) or the ESR Keyboard Case ($82). Both are a lot cheaper then Apple’s $250 keyboard case and the Logitech offers better protection.

Also: I gave away my Kindle and iPad within hours of testing this tablet

And if you’re thinking about getting a tablet as a gift this year, ZDNET is also optimistic about the future TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5Gwhich has a paper-like display making it a mix between an e-reader and a traditional tablet. And at $239, it’s about the same price as the 10th generation iPad.

For Apple fans, the other Apple product on sale at an aggressive discount during Cyber ​​Monday is a pair AirPods Pro 2which you can purchase for $154.00 – 38% off the regular retail price of $249. And don’t forget, the AirPods Pro 2 now come with a software upgrade that turns them into a medically approved hearing aid.