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Score the 2025 current-gen iPad down at $279 shipped for Black Friday Week

We spotted an early deal on Apple’s most affordable current-generation iPad already, but you’ll now find all iPad 11 models and configurations on sale for Black Friday Week starting from just $279 shipped

Apple iPad 11 Black Friday deals

The $279 starting price here is solid. While we have seen these machines starting at $299 on a regular basis for months, today’s deal marks the return of Amazon’s summer and fall Prime Day deals while making for a notable chance to pick one up ahead of the holidays. If you’re looking to land one for the kids, grandparents, or just as a basic couch browser for yourself, now’s the time to pull the trigger – we could see it go for less next week, but all signs and historical pricing data suggest that, even if it does fall lower, it won’t be by much.

Apple’s iPad 11, or as it’s officially known, the iPad (A16), debuted earlier this year in the spring to replace the aging iPad 10 with another affordable Apple tablet solution. It is clearly not the most powerful option in the lineup, but with a starting price at $349 and, more importantly, the now live Black Friday price from $279, it can be a wonderful option for casual users, the kids, and, for that matter, me. 

I don’t really get into any heavy computing or demanding creative projects on an iPad personally, and when it comes to just throwing up some YouTube videos, browsing the web, or browsing social media and what not, the more affordable iPad models are just fine, and this is the least expensive of them all. While the A16 model isn’t compatible with Apple Intelligence, I’m not really either, and it can handle just about everything else I want an iPad to do for under $280 right now.

If you’re looking to step it up a notch without getting anywhere near the price of the new M5 Pro, here’s how Black Friday Week pricing shakes out across the current Air and mini lineups:

Apple iPad (A16) features:

  • WHY IPAD — The 11-inch iPad is now more capable than ever with the superfast A16 chip, a stunning Liquid Retina display, advanced cameras, fast Wi-Fi, USB-C connector, and four gorgeous colors.* iPad delivers a powerful way to create, stay connected, and get things done.
  • PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE — The superfast A16 chip delivers a boost in performance for your favorite activities. And with all-day battery life, iPad is perfect for playing immersive games and editing photos and videos.* Storage starts at 128GB and goes up to 512GB.*
  • 11-INCH LIQUID RETINA DISPLAY — The gorgeous Liquid Retina display is an amazing way to watch movies or draw your next masterpiece.* True Tone adjusts the display to the color temperature of the room to make viewing comfortable in any light.

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Justin is a senior deal Jedi over at gadgetnewsonline where he heads up our game/app coverage and more. He also covers all things music for 9to5Mac, including the weekly Logic Pros series exploring music production on Mac and iOS devices