Week’s best Apple deals: Cut the cable cord with a new Apple TV 4K

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Been thinking about cutting the cable cord? Well, here’s a good way to do it in one fell swoop: Snag a sweet deal on a super-sharp Apple TV 4K with four months of DirecTV Now.

You’ll also find great buys on iPads, iMacs and MacBooks in this week’s roundup of the best Apple deals.

Apple TV 4K 32GB with four months of DirecTV Now for $140

For less than the cost of buying just an Apple TV elsewhere, you can get the media receiver and four months of AT&T’s DirecTV Now streaming television service for $140. This 5th-generation Apple TV features Apple’s A10X Fusion chip, which is two times faster than the previous model (and provides four times the GPU performance).

This deal includes the “Live a Little” package from DirecTV Now, which offers more than 60 channels to stream live, with many shows available on demand. After four months, you’ll be billed $35 per month for the service, but you can cancel at any time.

MacBook Air Broadwell i5 dual 13-inch laptop for $745

If you’re shopping for a MacBook that won’t break the bank and don’t mind an older machine, this is a good option. At $745, it’s the best price we’ve seen for this ultra-portable MacBook Air.

The laptop features an Intel Core i5-5350U 1.8GHz Broadwell dual-core processor; 13.3-inch, 1440×900 LED-backlit LCD; 8GB RAM; 128GB SSD; 720p FaceTime camera; 802.11ac wireless; Bluetooth 4.0; Thunderbolt 2; backlit keyboard and Mac OS 10.12 Sierra.

27-inch iMac Retina 5K for $1,360

If you put power over portability, perhaps an iMac is the way to go. At just $1,360, this iMac i5 quad 27-inch Retina 5K desktop computer comes in $300 less than it costs elsewhere. In fact, this is the lowest price we’ve seen for this model.

The iMac features an Intel Skylake Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Skylake quad-core processor, 27-inch 5120×2880 IPS LED-backlit Retina 5K display, 8GB RAM, 2TB Fusion drive, AMD Radeon R9 M395 2GB video card, Gigabit Ethernet, two Thunderbolt 2 ports and OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

1st-Gen iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB WiFi + 4G Tablet for $750

This 12.9-inch iPad Pro gives you flexibility of a tablet without giving up screen size. Plus, it’s the lowest price we’ve seen for a 12.9-inch iPad Pro with 256GB memory — with or without 4G capabilities.

It features a 12.9-inch, 2732×2048 LED-backlit Retina display; an A9X 64-bit chip; 4GB RAM; 256GB internal storage; 8-megapixel rear iSight camera; 1.2-megapixel FaceTime camera; 802.11ac wireless; Bluetooth 4.2; Smart Connector; Lightning port; four speakers and iOS 10.3.

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