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Black Friday is technically a thing of the past, but many of the best deals we told you about yesterday — including deep discounts on the AirPods Pro 3, the Pixel Watch 4, and the latest Kindle Paperwhite — are still kicking for now. In some cases, gadgets are out of stock at certain stores, or certain configurations are tougher to find at this point. You don’t have to worry, though, as we’ve confirmed that every deal below is both in stock and selling at a great price.
Below are the results of our weeks spent sifting through deals and continually adding new, noteworthy deals as we come across them. We’re coming to you live once again today, so if you’re shopping, we think it’s worth returning here every few hours to see our latest finds. While we’ve primarily focused on tech — we are The Verge, after all — we’ve also included discounts on tools, Legos, and board games.
If you’re looking for deals on digital gifts, we’ve also highlighted great deals on streaming services, including HBO Max, Paramount Plus, and a bundle comprising Disney Plus and Hulu. Headspace and MasterClass have also discounted their annual subscriptions, if you’re open to trying meditation or want to pick up a few new skills.
15-inch MacBook Air with M4 is $949 ($250 off) at Theis $949 ($250 off) at Best Buy and Amazon — the same discount as the 13-inch. It’s much the same excellent computer as the 13-inch version, just with a bigger screen, more battery life, and better speakers. Read our review
14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro processor is $1,749 ($250 off) at 16-inch version with a 14-core / 20-core M4 Pro chip, 48GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD for around $2,535 ($360 off) at If you need to sizable step up in power for a Mac laptop, theprocessor is $1,749 ($250 off) at Best Buy and Amazon . It has a 12-core CPU and 16-core GPU, 512GB SSD like the base M5 model, but 24GB of RAM and faster Thunderbolt 5 ports. You can also step up to a bigger and beefierchip, 48GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD for around $2,535 ($360 off) at Best Buy and Amazon
Mac Mini is one of the best bargains available if you want a lot of computing power in a wildly small desktop. The base M4 model is down to $479 ($120 off) at M4 Pro version is going for $1,199.99 ($200 off) at Theis one of the best bargains available if you want a lot of computing power in a wildly small desktop. The baseis down to $479 ($120 off) at Best Buy and Amazon , which is just $10 shy of its all-time low. Meanwhile, the more powerfulversion is going for $1,199.99 ($200 off) at Amazon , which is also one of its better prices to date. If you already have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, there’s no better deal for this kind of power. Read our review
Apple Watch Ultra 3 at Amazon with either You can also buy the newfangledat Amazon with either an Ocean Band a Trail Loop , or an Alpine Loop for its all-time low of $699.99 ($100 off). Apple’s latest wearable is its most rugged and capable to date, with a larger wide-angle OLED display, satellite and 5G connectivity, and a battery that can last up to 42 hours on a single charge (up from 36 hours on the Ultra 2). Read our review.
Apple Watch SE (second-gen) with GPS at You can pick up the 40mmwith GPS at Walmart starting at $129 ($120 off), which is a new low price (the 44mm variant is also on sale starting at $159 ). If you’re on a tight budget, the last-gen Apple Watch SE is still worth considering. It lacks some of Apple’s newer sensors and doesn’t offer an always-on display, but it remains relatively fast, given that it uses the same chipset as the Apple Watch Series 8. It also provides all the essentials, including daily activity and sleep tracking, heart-rate monitoring, fall and crash detection, and access to the newer Vitals app in watchOS 26.
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