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Deals: AirPods Pro 3 back at holiday lows, M5 iPad Pro $150 off, black/natural Milanese Loop, and more

Joining the ongoing $100 price drops on Apple Watch Series 11, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by AirPods Pro 3. You’ll now find Apple’s latest and greatest in-ear listening experience sitting within $1 of the best Amazon price we have tracked to date, Black Friday and the holidays included. We also have Apple’s most affordable 13-inch M5 iPad Pro hitting Amazon lows at $150 off alongside some solid price drops on its latest black and natural Milanese Loops as well as the black Trail Loop, and more waiting down below. 

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are sitting down at one of the best prices ever on Amazon right now (20% off)

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are on sale at within $1 of the best price ever on Amazon again folks. Hands down, the hottest pickup over Black Friday and holiday 2025 around here was AirPods. Apple’s latest, be it the series 4 base model and ANC sets or the brand new third-generation Pro set, dominated the sales charts, and rightfully so – there were some seriously low prices up for grabs. While the AirPods 4 base and ANC set deals are long gone now, you can once again score holiday pricing on AirPods Pro 3 over at Amazon

After Best Buy turned its holiday deal back on late yesterday afternoon, Amazon decided to do much of the same. While it seemed to struggle a bit keeping the deal price in-stock and available, it is, at least for now, rock solid and up for grabs. 

Amazon is now offering Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 down at $199.99 shipped. Regularly $249, this is the best price we can find anywhere for a brand new set and a wonderful opportunity to score a pair if you missed out or just couldn’t pull the trigger over the holidays last year.

Today’s deal delivers $49 in savings off the list price – that’s 20% off the hottest new Apple product that just released not more than a few months ago – to come within $1 of the Amazon all-time low. 

AirPods Pro dropped to $219.99 shipped for Black Friday this year before jumping back up in price shortly thereafter. At the time, it seemed like that it and, frankly, we weren’t expecting much more than that from the hottest thing out of Cupertino that soon after release. But, seemingly out of no where, Amazon dropped the price to $199 on December 11 and offered that deal on and off right through Christmas 2025. You are effectively getting another shot at the best price we have seen in brand new condition (or within $1 anyway).


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Take a deeper dive into everything AirPods Pro 3 can bring to your personal listening experience in our hands-on review at 9to5Mac right here – “AirPods Pro 3 are the best $249 you can spend with Apple today, and they feel like a turning point in what we should expect from the category going forward.”

Apple’s most affordable 13-inch M5 iPad Pro hits Amazon low at $150 off today

This morning we spotted a new Amazon all-time low price on Apple’s most affordable new 13-inch iPad Pro – the 256GB M5 is now $150 off the list price. 

Amazon is now offering the Space Black 13-inch M5 iPad Pro with the 256GB of internal storage down at $1,149 shipped. Regularly $1,299, this is a straight up $150 price drop and the lowest price we can find. 

While we have seen a number of opportunities to land this machine at $100 off, much like we are on the silver variant right now, this is the first time we have seen a full $150 in savings live on Amazon since release in mid October 16.

You’re looking at Apple’s latest and greatest iPad release here – the only tablet carrying its state-of-the-art M5 chip. And yes, it is still just as pricey as it was last generation, but you are looking at the lowest price we have tracked on Amazon to date on the most affordable 13-inch model Apple makes. 

It is also worth noting that, historically speaking, deals on the 256GB M4 model almost never dropped below $150 this early in the product’s life cycle – it wasn’t until much later in the year that we started to see straight up $200 price drops on that model. At the time of writing, Amazon is actually charging the full $1,299 for the comparable M4 model. 

M5 iPad Pro 11-inch:

M5 iPad Pro 13-inch:

It’s back – Amazon once again offering most affordable Apple Watch Series 11 models at $100 off

Apple’s official black and natural Milanese Loops now nearly 20% off at Amazon

Today Amazon has dropped the price on one of our favorite Apple Watch Ultra bands – the latest official Apple Milanese Loop. You’ll now find nearly 20% in savings waiting on both the Black and Natural models.

Amazon is now offering Apple’s latest Black and Natural Milanese Loops starting from $162.98 shipped. Down from the regular $199 list price, this is nearly 20% in savings and the lowest price we can find. 

While the savings might not seem all that massive, pricing has very rarely ever dropped any lower than we are seeing here today. Only once has the black model sold for any less than this at Amazon, which was a very short-lived offer at $10 lower, while the Natural is now within a few bucks of the only other deal we have tracked for less.

It is a bit of a shame that only the small size is marked down here today, depending on the size of your wrist of course. But if you do land somewhere between 130 and 160mm, this is one hits right in the sweet spot.

For me, Apple’s official Milanese Loop remains best in class when it comes to this woven metal treatment. It, largely due to the thicker weave on the latest model, manages to provide both a more elegant and dressed up feel while also making perfect sense in more casual settings on a day-to-day.

Now live again: Apple’s latest black Trail Loop hits Amazon all-time low at 20% off

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Today’s accessories and charging deals:

Brand new condition Apple Pencil Pro just hits its lowest Amazon price in over a year

Apple’s latest Anchor Blue Sport Band just hit the Amazon all-time low at $29 (41% off)

Amazon slashes Apple’s most affordable iPad mini again, now nearly $110 off

While we did see a very short-lived offer on Cyber Monday only that delivered a new all-time low on Apple’s entry-level iPad mini 7 models, deals are not often any better than $100 off the list prices. This is the same offer we had been tracking for the holidays last year and into 2026, but Amazon has slashed an additional $10 off some of the most affordable models for $110 in savings

Amazon is now offering Apple’s latest base model iPad mini (A17 Pro) starting from $389.99 shipped. Regularly $499, you’re looking at nearly $110 in savings here on the Blue and Starlight models – the other two are still at $399. 

Again we did see a mostly one-day offer at $150 off, but anything lower than $100 off is notable on this machine and today we are getting a little bonus savings. Much like we mentioned last go around, if you have some Amazon gift cards in the holster from the holidays, you might actually be able to land the lowest price ever on one of this miniature Apple tablets. 

All things considered, this is sort of a lot of iPad for $390. That is perhaps an odd way to put it being this is Apple’s tiniest model, it is the most affordable model that supports Apple Intelligence and I happen to think of it as one of the best couch browsers or travel tablet companions out there.  I’d $499 is a fair list price, and $390 is a pretty sweet deal here. 

Just for comparison’s sake, Best Buy is still offering these machines at $100 off, or $10 more than Amazon’s best deals. 

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Justin is a senior editor covering all things music for 9to5Mac, including our weekly Logic Pros series exploring music production on Mac and iOS devices. Justin is an audio engineer/producer with over 10 years experience in the music industry.