Whether or not Apple plans to make a big deal out of the announcement of its next-gen iPad and iPad Pros, said announcement is definitely right around the corner. With multiple holiday and pre-holiday sales events organized by various major US retailers also on the horizon, it’s certainly not surprising to see the current-gen 11 and 12.9-inch iPad Pros heavily marked down shortly after the latest non-Pro 10.2-inch model.
Yes, the fifth-gen iPad Pro 12.9 beast with Apple M1 processing power and a gorgeous Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD screen in tow is available for “only” $899 instead of its $1,199 list price in a 256GB storage configuration.
At the time of this writing, both the gray and silver color options are in stock at that absolutely huge $300 discount (with no built-in cellular connectivity, of course), but given that many other similarly discounted versions of the 2021-released 12.9-incher can no longer be ordered online, the availability of this deal looks like a matter of hours.
The second best tablet may well be the third-generation iPad Pro 11, which comes packing the same state-of-the-art Apple M1 chip while lacking mini-LED display technology. This slightly more compact powerhouse currently starts at $599 instead of $799 at Walmart, scoring the same unprecedented $200 discount in a 256GB storage variant normally fetching $899.
Both of these killer deals are likely set to go away fairly quickly, with the entry-level model still available in two colors as we write this and the 256 gig version already out of stock in silver, leaving you just with the gray option.
