It is starting to come down to the wire for holiday shipping and pricing on Apple gear, so today’s 9to5Toys Lunch is bringing some of the best offers still live to the forefront. Firstly, you can still land Apple Watch Series 11 at $100 off with Christmas delivery joined by just about every Apple Watch Ultra 2 at $250 off as part of Best Buy’s 24-hour Tech the Halls sale. Those offers join the ongoing Black Friday pricing on M4 Mac mini from $479 as well as iPhone 16 Pro Max models at over $600 off the original list prices and what might be your last chance at holiday AirPods offers (Apple EarPods are $10 right now if there’s anybody out there that still wants those). Check it all out below.
All black and natural Apple Watch Ultra 2 configs are $250 off in brand new condition
As you may have seen from our coverage this morning, today Best Buy launched a 24-hour Tech the Halls sale and one of the featured deals has a load of Apple Watch Ultra 2 models at $250 off. This is the price drop we spotted for Black Friday this year and quite a notable one when it comes to brand new units. It’s no Ultra 3, but it’s still a solid wearable and just about every configuration and color Best Buy and Amazon sells is now $250 off.
Apple Watch Ultra 2 carried, and by and large still does carry, the same $799 starting list price you’ll find on the Ultra 3. While Apple’s newest pro-grade wearables are seeing some slight deals on Amazon right now, there’s nothing approaching the $100 off we tracked for Black Friday this year. The Ultra 2 however, is heavily discounted ahead of the holidays right now with straight up $250 price drops now live at both major retailers on the Black and Natural Titanium case options with several bands at the ready as well:
Over at Best Buy, the $250 price drops also carry over to the more premium configuration that includes Apple’s Milanese Loop as well:
Apple Watch Ultra 2 black $649 (Reg. $899) With Milanese Loop
(Reg. $899) Apple Watch Ultra 2 natural $649 (Reg. $899) With Milanese Loop
(Reg. $899)
Best Buy is listing these deals as a today only affair, so there’s no telling whether or not they will still be available tomorrow at $250 off.
Again, the Ultra 2 certainly isn’t the Ultra 3, but I for one will be sticking with the Ultra 2 for the time being, or at least until the price on the Ultra 3 drops significantly online. The now previous-generation model is still a perfectly capable wearable, one you can score for a whole lot less, and one that looks nearly identical anyway.
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