Today’s best deals: Google devices, iPads, headphones, and more

Today’s best deals: Google devices, iPads, headphones, and more
Ars Technica

It’s the last couple weeks of the year, and that means holiday deals on some of our favorite tech are still rolling. This week we’re seeing Google’s Black Friday sale back in effect, bringing the Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 series down to prices that match their all-time lows. The same is true for Google’s Nest Hub smart displays and Nest Audio smart speakers, as well.

The Pixel 6a may represent one of the best deals you can get for any smartphone on the market, even at the typical $450 retail price. At $299 it’s an even more tantalizing proposition, offering flagship-level speed and processing power and an impressive camera for less than half the cost of similarly spec’d phones. If having a screen with a 90 Hz refresh rate sounds enticing to you, the Pixel 7 is also on sale for $499, and the 7 Pro is discounted to $749 with its 120 Hz refresh rate.

Apple’s latest iPad and iPad Air have also received discounts that match their record lows. A 64 GB, 10.9-inch iPad is currently going for $399 ($447), while the iPad Air is on sale for $499 ($550). In our review, we dubbed the iPad Air the best iPad for most people, thanks to its blazing-fast M1 processor and Goldilocks-zone price point. Especially at this record-low $499 price, it’s hard to beat the value of the latest iPad Air.

Elsewhere around the web, we have discounts on Samsung SD and microSD cards, GoPros, headphones by Beats, Sony, and Bose, as well as the original Peloton Bike, Microsoft Surfaces, a Tile Pro four-pack, and much more. Check the full curated list below.

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Featured deals of the day

The 2022 iPad Air with the Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil.
Enlarge / The 2022 iPad Air with the Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil.
Samuel Axon

Electronics deals

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 2020 MacBook Air.
Enlarge / The 2020 MacBook Air.
Samuel Axon

Laptop and desktop PC deals

Microsoft's Surface Pro 8.
Enlarge / Microsoft’s Surface Pro 8.
Andrew Cunningham
The SanDisk Extreme portable SSD.
Enlarge / The SanDisk Extreme portable SSD.
Valentina Palladino
The Beats Powerbeats Pro (left) and Apple AirPods Pro.
Enlarge / The Beats Powerbeats Pro (left) and Apple AirPods Pro.

Headphone deals

Sony's WH-1000XM5 wireless noise-canceling headphones.
Enlarge / Sony’s WH-1000XM5 wireless noise-canceling headphones.

Smart home and home audio deals

The Google Chromecast's home screen is well-spaced and aesthetically pleasing.
Enlarge / The Google Chromecast’s home screen is well-spaced and aesthetically pleasing.
Corey Gaskin
Everything you get with a two-piece Nest Wi-Fi kit is laid out here—a router, an access point, two power adapters (thankfully identical), a flat ribbon-style Ethernet adapter we'd recommend you don't actually use, and some setup cards.
Enlarge / Everything you get with a two-piece Nest Wi-Fi kit is laid out here—a router, an access point, two power adapters (thankfully identical), a flat ribbon-style Ethernet adapter we’d recommend you don’t actually use, and some setup cards.
Jim Salter
The Oculus Quest 2, Meta's most popular VR headset today.
Enlarge / The Oculus Quest 2, Meta’s most popular VR headset today.

Video game deals

The G305 is a bit more comfortable for small-to-average hands, and it doesn't leave lefties out in the cold.
Enlarge / The G305 is a bit more comfortable for small-to-average hands, and it doesn’t leave lefties out in the cold.
Valentina Palladino

Gaming deals

The Razer Deathadder Elite gaming mouse.
Enlarge / The Razer Deathadder Elite gaming mouse.
Corey Gaskin

Accessories and miscellaneous deals

Apple's MagSafe charger for the iPhone.
Enlarge / Apple’s MagSafe charger for the iPhone.
Samuel Axon

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