This iPad Deal From Last Week’s Prime Day Sale Scores You a 2021 Model for Just $249 – CNET

Apple’s 2021 ninth-gen iPad may be a few years old, but it’s still one of our absolute favorite tablets on the market right now. And with this holdover deal from last week’s big Prime Day sale, you can still get your hands on one at an all-time low price right now. It’s currently $80 off, which scores you the basic 64GB model for just $249. And the 256GB version is on sale just $399, which is just $10 more than the all-time lowest price we’ve seen on the step-up model. These deals are also being price-matched at Walmart. There’s no set expiration for this deal, but because Prime Day wrapped up quite a few days ago and supplies are probably going to be limited, you may want to get your order in sooner rather than later if you don’t want to miss out on these savings. 

If you’ve been eyeing a new tablet to help you stay productive on the go (or entertained on the couch), now’s the time to pull the trigger on what is one of the best iPad deals available right now. Apple’s 10.2-inch tablet may not be the latest model anymore — having been superseded by the 10th-gen iPad, which ditched the home button — or the most capable when it comes to raw power, but it has plenty of great features. It’s equipped with the still-capable A13 Bionic chip, an 8-megapixel wide-angle rear camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide front camera with Center Stage technology and more. The Retina display has been upgraded from previous models. It has True Tone technology, which adjusts the screen for comfortable viewing in any light. 

It also includes a Lightning connector, instead of USB-C, which will be useful to those with plenty of Lightning cables around, and it gets up to 10 hours of battery life per charge. Plus, this 2021 iPad supports the first-gen Apple Pencil (currently $10 off) and Smart Keyboard — they’re sold separately but can help you create and work more easily, so they may be worth the investment. 

Note: The $249 price applies to the base-spec 64GB model.

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