Best Buy Offers Pre-Black Friday Deals, Discounts iPad Air by $80

Like Walmart, Best Buy has decided to offer some pre-Black Friday sales, which start today and last through the weekend.

Best Buy is discounting all of its original iPad Air stock by $80 to $100, dropping the price of the entry-level 16GB Wi-Fi only iPad Air to $319.99. Higher-capacity Wi-Fi only models are discounted by up to $85, while some cellular models are discounted by as much as $100. For example the 32GB Wi-Fi + Cellular iPad Air from AT&T is available for $479.99.

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Best Buy is also offering the fifth-generation 64GB iPod touch for $249.99, which is $50 off the standard retail price. The deal is available for all colors Best Buy has in stock, including Space Gray, Blue, Pink, Silver, and Yellow.

As for Apple accessories, Best Buy is selling the older Solo HD Drenched Beats by Dr. Dre headphones for $99.99, a discount of $70. The discount is available for black, white, and red models.

When Black Friday rolls around, Best Buy will offer some of the best deals available on Apple's newest product, the iPad Air 2. The retailer is planning to discount all iPad Air 2 models by $100, which drops the price of the entry-level 16GB Wi-Fi only iPad Air 2 to $399. Best Buy will also be discounting all iPad mini 3 models, dropping the price of the entry-level 16GB Wi-Fi only model to $324.99.

For a full list of Best Buy's upcoming Black Friday deals and the deals that other retailers are planning to offer, make sure to check out our comprehensive Black Friday Roundup.

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cppguy Avatar
145 months ago
Don't buy the 16GB. You'll be sorry for not paying the extra $100.
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copykris Avatar
145 months ago
outstanding comment above by someone just trying to be the first one to reply to something

quality contribution
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Orlandoech Avatar
145 months ago
outstanding comment above by someone just trying to be the first one to reply to something

quality contribution
Actually, yours is far less "contributing" as a lot of people tend to avoid BB as much as possible and can easily relate, just saying.
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abhishake Avatar
145 months ago
outstanding comment above by someone just trying to be the first one to reply to something

quality contribution
.... seemed like a valid comment to me. you don't even reference it lol.

Comment reference:
Nice deal. But honestly, I don't remember the last time I was in a Best buy.
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2457282 Avatar
145 months ago
Nice deal. But honestly, I don't remember the last time I was in a Best buy.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WardC Avatar
145 months ago
WOW iPad Air!! It's an iPad AIR!

Ohh....it's not the Air 2
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