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The best Apple deals in Amazons Big Spring Sale: MacBooks, iPads, and Apple Watches at record-low prices
UPDATE: Mar. 26, 2025, 11:30 a.m. EDT We updated this post with the latest Apple deals and prices.
Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)
(Save $50)
Apple AirPods Pro
(Save $79.01)
Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M3, WiFi, 128GB)
(Save $50)
Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 42mm)
(Save $100)
If you're looking for discounted Apple products, Amazon is a reliable place to grab them year-round.
However, during its Big Spring Sale, running from March 25 to 31, we're keeping our eyes peeled as even more deals go live. While the sale focuses primarily on "springtime favorites" like outdoor furniture and garden supplies, last year's inaugural BSS did bring some tech deals. Best of all, exempting a few exclusive offers, most deals are available to all customers, regardless of their Prime membership status.
So far, we have spotted deals on new releases like the M3 iPad Air, 11-inch iPad, and M4 MacBook Airs. In addition to iPads, we also found a $400 markdown on the M3 13-inch MacBook Air and $170 price cut on the Beats Studio Pro. Again, while these deals aren't officially tied to the spring sale and can be found at other times of the year, these are still solid prices for any of these items.
We'll continue updating this post as the sale progresses, so check back if you're looking for the best Apple deals from Amazon's Big Spring Sale.
Note: Deals with a 🔥 next to them have dropped to record-low prices.
Best MacBook deal
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Why we like it
Check out our full review of the M4 MacBook Air.
Apple just dropped the M4 MacBook Air, and even at full price, we think it's a really good deal. In a divergence from last year's Air pricing, Apple started its 13-inch model at just $999 — with an M4 chip and the RAM upgrades Apple gave all its laptops last fall, this is the best value we've ever seen on an Apple laptop. Amazon slashed another $50 off the price, which, while admittedly not a jaw-dropping discount, helps make a great value even better. The biggest downside to this laptop is that it might be a little short on ports for some users, and then it tops out at a 60Hz refresh rate, but if you can work with that, the M4 Air is an excellent deal.
More MacBook and Mac deals
MacBook Air
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Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $999 $1,299 (save $300)🔥
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Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,149 $1,199 (save $50)🔥
MacBook Pro
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Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,399 $1,599 (save $200)
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Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,779 $1,999 (save $220)
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Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $2,199 $2,499 (save $300)
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Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $2,849 $3,199 (save $350)
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Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M4 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $3,099 $3,499 (save $400)
Mac
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Apple Mac mini (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $529 $599 (save $70)
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Apple Mac mini (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $699 $799 (save $100)🔥
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Apple Mac mini (M4, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899 $999 (save $100) 🔥
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Apple iMac, 24-inch (Two ports, M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,179 $1,299 (save $120)
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Apple iMac, 24-inch (Four ports, M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,349 $1,499 (save $149)🔥
Best AirPods deal
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Why we like it
Check out our full review of the AirPods Pro.
For Apple users, the AirPods Pro are an excellent pair of noise-cancelling earbuds, with some of the best noise cancellation and sound quality in the game. As the USB-C Pros near their second year anniversary, we can't say they're without a doubt the best on the market — their battery life could be better, for instance — but their age works in their favor for this price drop down to $169.99, which certainly makes some of their flaws easier to look past. We have seen these earbuds drop to $154 during Black Friday season, but we haven't seen that deal return since, making $170 the next best deal to grab them at.
More AirPods deals
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Apple AirPods 4 (with ANC) — $148.99 $179 (save $30.01)
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Apple AirPods Max (USB-C) — $479.99 $549 (save $69.01)
Best iPad deal
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Why we like it
The M3 iPad Air just hit the market earlier this month, but you can already grab it for $50 off. At the time of writing, the previous generation Air costs even more on Amazon at $599 (though you can grab it on sale for $499 at Best Buy). Beyond the chip upgrade, this iPad features plenty of Apple Intelligence integration, from the Photos and Notes apps, to the Writing Tools feature that uses ChatGPT. Though we've yet to test this tablet hands-on for ourselves, the M2 Air is our favorite iPad for most people — we imagine the M3 Air will follow suit.
More iPad deals
iPad
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Apple iPad, 10.9-inch (A14 Bionic, WiFi, 64GB) — $266.31 $349 (save $82.69)
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Apple iPad, 11-inch (A16, WiFi, 128GB) — $329 $349 (save $20)🔥
iPad Air
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Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M3, WiFi, 256GB) — $649 $699 (save $50) 🔥
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Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M2, WiFi + cellular, 128GB) — $659 $749 (save $90)
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Apple iPad Air, 13-inch (M3, WiFi, 128GB) — $738.08 $799 (save $60.92) 🔥
iPad mini
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Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi, 128GB) — $399 $499 (save $100)🔥
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Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi, 256GB) — $580.61 $599 (save $18.39)🔥
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Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi, 512GB) — $699.95 $799 (save $99.05)🔥
Best Apple Watch deal
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Why we like it
Check out our full review of the Apple Watch Series 10.
The Apple Watch Series 10 only came out this past fall, making this $100 off deal especially impressive. Along with its larger wide-angle OLED display, Mashable Senior Editor Stan Schroeder found this smartwatch to be lighter than its predecessors, with an ultra-fast charge time. This watch generation introduced fitness features like a depth gauge, sleep apnea detection, and a Vitals app, but it's worth noting those features aren't exclusive to the Series 10. However, if your Series 6 has been on the fritz for a while, or you've never owned an Apple Watch, $299 is a solid price to grab Apple's latest smartwatch.
More Apple Watch deals
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Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 46mm) — $329 $429 (save $100)🔥
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Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS + Cellular, 42mm) — $399 $499 (save $100)🔥
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Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS + Cellular, 46mm) — $429 $529 (save $100)🔥
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Apple Watch Series 10, Titanium Case (GPS + Cellular, 42mm) — $599 $699 (save $100)🔥
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Apple Watch Series 10, Titanium Case (GPS + Cellular, 46mm) — $629 $749 (save $120)🔥
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Apple Watch Ultra 2 (GPS + Cellular, 49mm) — $524.09 $799 (save $274.91)🔥
Even more Apple deals
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Beats Solo Buds — $59.95 $79.99 (save $20.04)
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Apple Pencil (USB-C) — $69 $79 (save $10)
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Apple AirTag (4-pack) — $69.99 $99 (save $29.01)
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Beats Studio Buds — $99.95 $149.95 (save $50)
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Beats Studio Pro — $179.95 $349.99 (save $170.04)
It’s hard enough getting into the content creator space without the platform you’re on putting up restrictions. However, Instagram is now the latest social media app to institute such a restriction — forcing people to have at least 1,000 followers before they go live on the site. Previously, Instagram let anyone go live, regardless of account status.
The news first started circulating after smaller creators posted the notice on other social media channels.
The notice reads, "Your account is no longer eligible for Live. We changed the requirements to use this feature. Only public accounts with 1,000 followers or more will be able to create live videos."
Credit: Chance Townsend / Instagram screenshot
TechCrunch followed up with Instagram and confirmed that the social network giant made this change intentionally. As expected, small creators aren’t fans of the change, and it’s been mostly maligned across all of social media. Creators with private accounts won’t be able to go live at all, even if the account has over 1,000 followers. Instagram says the change was made to “improve the overall Live consumption experience.”
There are pros and cons to the decision, as TechCrunch notes. On the one hand, small creators will have an even harder time breaking out into the segment than they already do, as accumulating followers without buying them can be a long and painstaking process. By contrast, Instagram likely removed a lot of low-quality streams this way that only have a couple of viewers each, which makes it easier to find better live content while also saving Meta money.
This change brings Instagram more in line with TikTok’s live streaming rules. However, the number of followers you need on TikTok can vary, with plenty of people getting access long before they reach 1,000 subscribers. As of this writing, Facebook’s Help Center says that going live on Facebook only requires a 60-day-old account and at least 100 followers. YouTube still allows users to go live after just 50 followers, while Twitch remains the easiest to get started with a 0 follower limit.
Lovense is well-known for its selection of remote-controlled vibrators. It’s slightly less known for a massive security issue that exposed user emails and allowed accounts to be wholly taken over by a hacker without even needing a password. Fortunately, both issues have been fixed, but it didn’t happen without some drama.
As the story goes, security researcher BobDaHacker (with some help) accidentally found out that you could uncover a user’s email address pretty easily by muting someone in the app. From there, they were able to figure out that you could do this with any user account, effectively exposing every Lovense user’s email without much effort.
With the email in hand, it was then possible to generate a valid gtoken without a password, giving a hacker total access to a person’s Lovense account with no password necessary. The researchers told Lovense of the issue in late March and were told that fixes were incoming.
In June 2025, Lovense told the researchers that the fix would take 14 months to implement because it did not want to force legacy users to upgrade the app. Partial fixes were implemented over time, only partially fixing the problems. On July 28, the researchers posted an update showing that Lovense was still leaking emails and had exposed over 11 million user accounts.
"We could have easily harvested emails from any public username list," BobDaHacker said in a blog post. "This is especially bad for cam models who share their usernames publicly but obviously don't want their personal emails exposed."
It was around then that the news started making its way around the news cycle. Other researchers began reaching out to show that the exploit had actually been known as far back as 2022, and Lovense had closed the issue without issuing a fix. After two more days in the news cycle, the sex toy company finally rolled out fixes for both exploits on July 30.
It’s not Lovense’s first roll in the mud. In 2017, the company was caught with its proverbial pants down after its app was shown to be recording users while they were using the app and toy. Lovense fixed that issue as well, stating that the audio data was never sent to their servers.
Sony and Marvel have revealed a fresh look for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, and it’s a return to basics. In a very short 22-second teaser, fans got a decent look at Spidey’s new suit, which leans heavily into the classic comic design.
Gone is the ultra-slick Stark Suit, the high-tech armor gifted by Tony Stark, which Holland’s Peter Parker wore in three solo films and multiple Avengers crossovers.
Spoilers for 2021’s No Way Home:
By the film’s end, Peter’s high-tech suit is wrecked — and so is everything else. It's a brutal reset that leaves Peter truly alone and stripped of all the Stark tech that powered his previous adventures. This mirrors the more grounded, scrappy origins many fans felt had been missing from the MCU’s version of the character.
The closing shot in No Way Home is of a homemade suit — vibrant, hand-sewn, and all Peter — and signaled a fresh start. Now, with Brand New Day on the horizon, we’re finally seeing that suit in action. And yeah — it looks great. Here’s hoping the movie lives up to it.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters July 31, 2026, with Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton at the helm.
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