Amazon’s October Prime Day runs on October 6 and 7, 2026, but several Apple Prime Day deals are already live. The AirPods Pro 3 have dropped to $179, down from Apple’s $249 list price. Every Wi-Fi iPad Mini storage tier is $100 off. Two M5 MacBook Air configurations are $200 off. We checked each of these prices against Amazon’s live US listings on October 4.
AirPods Pro 3 at $179
The AirPods Pro 3 are listed at $179 on Amazon. Apple sells the same earbuds for $249, which makes this a $70 saving. In percentage terms it is the deepest cut of the three Apple deals here.
Weighing these against Apple’s cheaper buds? Our coverage of the AirPods 5 and their $129 launch price covers the other side of that decision.
iPad Mini: $100 Off at Every Wi-Fi Tier
The A17 Pro iPad Mini is still Apple’s current small tablet. All three Wi-Fi storage options sit $100 below Apple’s own list price. The reference prices quoted on these listings match what Apple charges today. That makes them real cuts off a live price, not discounts measured against an inflated figure.
- 128GB Wi-Fi — $499 at Amazon, down from $599
- 256GB Wi-Fi — $599 at Amazon, down from $699
- 512GB Wi-Fi — $799 at Amazon, down from $899
A Wi-Fi plus cellular discount has also been reported elsewhere. We could not confirm a live price for that model, so it is left out of this roundup.
MacBook Air M5: $200 Off, With a Caveat
- 13-inch, 512GB, Midnight — $1,099 at Amazon, down from $1,299
- 15-inch, 512GB, Silver — $1,299 at Amazon, down from $1,499
The caveat is worth knowing before the $200 figure does its work on you. Apple raised Mac and iPad prices broadly in late June 2026. The company pointed to a surge in AI-driven memory and component costs. In that round the 13-inch MacBook Air base configuration moved from $1,099 to $1,299.
So this deal puts the 13-inch model back at a price Apple itself charged four months ago. The saving against today’s list price is real. It is not a new low for the machine, and nobody should treat it as one.
This is also a separate deal from the M5 MacBook Air discount we covered on September 30. That one applied to 16GB/1TB configurations at $100 to $150 off. This one covers the 512GB configurations at $200 off, timed to the Prime Day event.
Before You Buy
We could not confirm whether these prices are restricted to Prime members, so look for a Prime badge on the listing first. Amazon deal prices also move without notice, so read the buybox figure before you check out. Our earlier note on Prime Big Deal Days running October 6-7 has the event details.
Sources: The Verge (AirPods Pro 3), The Verge (MacBook Air M5), The Verge (iPad Mini), Macworld
