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Early Prime Day deals: AirPods Pro 3 $70 off, M6 Mac mini $150 off

9to5Mac reports Amazon's early Prime Day discounts on Apple's latest gear, including record lows on AirPods Pro 3, Mac mini, and Watch Ultra 4.

Early Prime Day discounts have started appearing on Amazon for Apple's newest products, and 9to5Mac has tracked some of the lowest prices we've seen since launch.

AirPods

The AirPods Pro 3 are down to $179, which is $70 off their $249 list price. 9to5Mac says this is one of the lowest prices ever recorded. The new AirPods 5 with ANC start at $149, so the Pro model is only $30 more for better battery life, three times the noise cancellation, and heart-rate sensing.

The AirPods Max 2 are $120 off at $429 in all five colors. According to 9to5Mac, only the summer Prime Day drop to $399 was lower.

Macs

Apple's M6 Mac mini lineup has dropped up to $150 off, setting new all-time lows. The base model is about $120 off, and the 16GB/512GB and M5 Max versions are nearly $150 off. 9to5Mac notes these are the first proper discounts since launch.

M5 MacBook Air models are $200 off across most configurations. The 13-inch starts at $1,099, the 15-inch at $1,299. 9to5Mac says this is the best pricing since early June.

The new Mac Studio with 36GB RAM and 512GB storage is at $2,299.99, nearly $200 off its normal price, also an all-time low according to 9to5Mac.

Watches

The Apple Watch Series 12 standard models have dropped to $350 for the 42mm and 46mm versions, about $50 off. The Cell models are also at new lows. 9to5Mac tracked the Watch Ultra 4 at $699.99 with the Titanium case and Ocean Band, a $99 drop that's the first significant discount since launch.

Cases and accessories

Apple's official iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max cases are seeing their first discounts. The Pro Techwoven case is $50 (down from $59), the Clear Case is $41.50, and the Silicone Case with MagSafe is $41.50. 9to5Mac reports these are all Amazon all-time lows.

If you've been waiting for deals on any of these, these prices are worth considering. But Prime Day itself hasn't started yet, so keep an eye out for even deeper discounts in the coming days.

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  • AirPods Pro 3
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  • Apple
  • Apple Watch Ultra 4
  • M6 Mac Mini
  • MacBook Air

About Ryan O'Neill

Ryan O'Neill writes Should I Upgrade? and the site's phone and laptop buying guides. He opened his own phone-repair shop in Salt Lake City in 2019 and has repaired or traded in about 15,000 devices since. He lives in Salt Lake City with his fiancée. He carries one iPhone and one Android phone, and keeps 40 older phones in a drawer for side-by-side tests.