Today’s best deals: Apple iPad Air, Meta Quest Pro, Surface devices, and more

Today’s best deals: Apple iPad Air, Meta Quest Pro, Surface devices, and more

Another week, another Dealmaster. In this week’s roundup of the best tech deals on the web, we have deals on the latest iPad Air, the Meta Quest Pro, and the latest MacBook Pros.

The 2022 iPad Air is in the goldilocks zone for anyone in the market for a new tablet. We called it the “easiest tablet to recommend” in our review, due to its blazing-fast M1 processor, compact form factor, and faster USB-C performance, among other things. Whether you want to upgrade from an older iPad or pick up your first, it’s a great choice for most buyers. At $499, its current discount matches the recent lower holiday prices. If you need a bigger screen and the ability to create a laptop-like experience, the 11- and 12-inch iPad Pros are on sale for $1,300 ($200 and $100 off, respectively). Meta’s Quest Pro is a bit of a splurge, but the current $400 discount (now $1,100) makes it a slightly better deal. In our review, we enjoyed the enhanced comfort, sharper image, rechargeable controls, and two to three hours of battery life with an option for a battery pack, among other improvements over previous models and the Meta Quest 2. We still think the $400 Meta Quest 2 is the better deal, but in case those upgrades are worth it to you, now’s the first time you can snag the Pro at a nearly 30 percent discount.

Elsewhere around the web, we have deals on charging solutions from Anker, LG’s Ultrawide 34-inch curved monitor, the 75-inch Samsung Frame TV, a few other 4K TV favorites, and a grab-bag of computer components. Check the full curated list below.

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Featured deals of the day

The 2022 iPad Air.
Enlarge / The 2022 iPad Air.
Samuel Axon

Electronics deals

The 2022 iPad Pro, front view.
Enlarge / The 2022 iPad Pro, front view.
Know your Pixel phones: The one with the black plastic camera bar is the Pixel 6a. The base model Pixel 7 has one black camera oval, while the Pixel 7 Pro has a second camera bar cutout for the zoom lens.
Enlarge / Know your Pixel phones: The one with the black plastic camera bar is the Pixel 6a. The base model Pixel 7 has one black camera oval, while the Pixel 7 Pro has a second camera bar cutout for the zoom lens.
The display on the 2023 MacBook Pro is outstanding, but not everyone will love the camera notch.
Enlarge / The display on the 2023 MacBook Pro is outstanding, but not everyone will love the camera notch.
Samuel Axon

Laptop and desktop PC deals

Microsoft's Surface Pro 9.
Enlarge / Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9.
Andrew Cunningham
The Nest will automatically sense you're out of the house and turn down the temperature.
The Nest will automatically sense you’re out of the house and turn down the temperature.

Smart home deals

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Video game deals

The Meta Quest Pro and its controllers.
Enlarge / The Meta Quest Pro and its controllers.

Gaming deals

Apple's leather wallet case comes in five different colors and affixes easily to your iPhone 12 or newer, or a MagSafe compatible case.
Enlarge / Apple’s leather wallet case comes in five different colors and affixes easily to your iPhone 12 or newer, or a MagSafe compatible case.
Corey Gaskin

Accessories and miscellaneous deals

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