Today’s best deals: Apple MacBook Air, Apple Watch, Mac mini, Amazon Kindle

Today’s best deals feature Amazon’s two best entry-level tablets, the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite, and Apple’s MacBook Air and Mac Mini, all at record-low prices. The second-generation Apple Watch SE is also on sale, matching the lowest trackable price and adding even more value to the best fitness trackers for most people. We use tracking sites to compare current sales prices to typical street prices to ensure that the sales prices we find are also good value.

Apple Mac mini with M2 Pro for $1,249 ($1,300)

This Mac mini is one of Apple’s top minis, so discounts are rare. With 512GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, and Apple’s M2 Pro system-on-chip, this model is well-equipped to satisfy your creatives. As we pointed out in our review, it well bridges the gap between the bottom-end Mac Studio and the previous-generation M1-powered Mac mini. The $50 discount matches the lowest price we tracked for a Mac mini with an M2 Pro.

Apple MacBook Air for $1,049 ($1,200)

MacBook Air is the best Mac laptop for most types of users. In particular, this his M2 chip with 8 CPU cores closes his performance gap for most users and is more powerful than some desktop his computers.

Note that the Air can only drive one external display if using dual monitors is important. If you’re looking to double the storage for a slight boost in performance, the 10-core M2 variant with 512GB of storage and 8GB of RAM is also $1,349, $150 off.

Apple Watch SE (latest generation) is $219 ($250)

The Apple Watch SE is a top-notch smartwatch and the best fitness tracker for most people. When it comes to the current smartwatch market, only the latest Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra outperform. Apple’s smartwatches are unrivaled in their seamlessness and functionality thanks to excellent first- and third-party app support. With SE, thanks to unmatched app support and Siri, open your smart garage from your wrist, check your notifications, answer calls, use Apple Pay, check surf conditions, and more. You can do any small task that you can do with

As a fitness tracker, the SE can track your runs with GPS and advanced running dynamics, control your music, and alert emergency services if a fall is detected. It also opens the door to Apple Fitness+, the company’s paid exercise subscription service with hundreds of videos and programs to help beginners and regular exercise. The Apple Watch SE lacks an always-on display and sensors for electrocardiogram, blood oxygen monitoring, and car crash detection, so if those are important to you, we recommend the Series 8 ($329). Otherwise, you can save over $100 on the SE compared to the Series 8. This sale matches the lowest price we tracked for the 2nd Gen SE.

Amazon Kindle is $80 ($100) and Kindle Paperwhite for $100 ($140) (ad-supported)

Amazon’s latest Kindle is the best low-end Kindle ever released. The 6-inch display is just the right size for kids, with twice the storage capacity of the more expensive entry-level Paperwhite (16GB vs. 8GB) and Bluetooth support for audiobooks. If you like a nice mix of listening and reading, this Kindle will especially appeal to you with his 16GB minimum storage. However, the Kindle Paperwhite is also currently selling for $100. Add $20 and you get half the storage ($110 also gets you 16 GB). All of this comes with 3 months of free Kindle Unlimited to fill your library and all models match or exceed record low prices.