October Prime Day is imminent — check out the best Apple deals you can snag ahead of the event

UPDATE: Oct. 7, 2024, 10:45 a.m. EDT This article has been updated with the latest Apple product deals ahead of October Prime Day. $899 at Amazon (save $200) $1,114 at Amazon (save $85) $399 at Amazon (save $150) $757.99 at Amazon (save $41.01) Amazon's next big event — Prime Big Deal Days — is just one day away. Prime Day Part Two will kick off on Oct. 8 and run for 48 hours, with big discounts going live throughout. Be there, or be square. And as usual, lots of early deals are already ripe for the picking, especially when it comes to Apple (the company, not the fruit). SEE ALSO: October Prime Day is closer than you think: 4 tips for finding the best deals Check out our top early Apple deals ahead of October Prime Day so far, including discounts on MacBooks, iPads, AirPods, and plenty more. Best MacBook deal Credit: Apple $899.00 at Amazon $1,099.00 Save $200.00 Get Deal Why we like it It doesn't really get much better than Apple's recent M3 line of MacBooks. The M3 Air is one of our favorites, and ahead of Prime Big Deal Days you can score one for just $899, which $200 off the usual price. This MacBook Air in particular comes with a 13-inch screen (great for traveling), and features the speedy M3 chip. It also has support for Apple Intelligence and can handle up to 18 hours of usage on one charge. More MacBook deals Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $749 $999 (save $250) Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,299 $1,599 (save $300) Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,499 $1,699 (save $200) Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M1 Pro, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,863.59 $2,699 (save $835.41) Best iPad deal Credit: Apple $1,114.00 at Amazon $1,199.00 Save $85.00 Get Deal Why we like it If you're more of a tablet person than a laptop person, then the iPad Pro is where it's at. The Pro is packed with the lightning-fast M4 chip, Ultra Retina XDR display, and supports use of the Apple Pencil (which is unfortunately sold sepa