A Black Friday deal makes this the best time to buy the iPad 11, the latest version of Apple’s entry-level tablet. You can take advantage of a sweet discount that takes $70 off the tablet’s usual price of $349. The 20%-off sale drops the entry-level tablet with an A16 processor to just $279, in any color you’d like.
The budget iPad, which launched this year, offers solid performance for tasks like surfing the web, streaming videos and handling email. Plus, it comes with a welcome boost over the iPad 10’s base level of storage.
It’s a great iPad for everyday users. Don’t hit snooze on this deal, though — this limited-time iPad deal could end at any time.
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iPad deal: Save on iPad 11 (newest model)
Apple's entry-level tablet gets a solid upgrade, with a welcome boost to the base model's storage. It's a great option for watching videos, checking emails, surfing the web and more.
- A16 processor
- Ultra Wide 12MP front camera supports Center Stage
- Storage starts at 128GB
- Does not support Apple Intelligence.
When Apple CEO Steve Jobs demoed the first iPad in 2010, the tablet made waves in the tech world. Everybody wanted that thin slab of glass that seemed like the ultimate magical computing device. When the original iPad went on sale later that year, it set records for Apple. Since then, Apple has continually raised the bar with regular upgrades. (The company also introduced three new models: iPad Air, iPad Pro and iPad mini).
The entry-level iPad in this deal is the most affordable version, but nevertheless delivers excellent performance and value, with Apple’s typical premium hardware design. It’s the right choice for anyone looking for a device for consuming content, performing basic tasks and playing Apple Arcade games.
If you need a new iPad, this deal delivers a quality Apple tablet at a sizable savings.
Advantages of the new iPad (11 inch, 2025 model)
This deal on the latest version of the budget iPad lands you one of Apple’s most popular tablets at a 20% discount. This year’s iPad 11 comes with a faster A16 processor and doubles the base storage capacity to 128KB. Otherwise, the tablet maintains the same basic specs as the iPad 10.
But it’s certainly no slouch. The 11-inch screen is much better for work or play than the 9.7-inch displays in older iPads. Still, the computer remains very portable, making even the slimmest MacBook feel heavy. The A16 chip easily handles web browsing, email, games and more. As a bonus, the front-facing camera is as good as the ones in much pricier models, making the iPad 11 the real deal for video chatting. The Cult of Mac review calls it “a brilliant product for the price.”
Perhaps the biggest surprise is that the A16 processor does not support Apple Intelligence, the perhaps overhyped suite of AI features.
The tablet comes in four colors: silver, blue, pink and yellow, and both Amazon and Best Buy have all these options at the same price.
Apple's entry-level tablet gets a solid upgrade, with a welcome boost to the base model's storage. It's a great option for watching videos, checking emails, surfing the web and more.
- A16 processor
- Ultra Wide 12MP front camera supports Center Stage
- Storage starts at 128GB
- Does not support Apple Intelligence.
David Snow, an expert on Apple hardware and software, writes on a variety of technological and cultural topics for Cult of Mac. They include Apple news, technology buying guides, and features about computer setups and Apple TV shows and movies.
With 30 years of experience covering technology and other subjects, he has written and edited for numerous print and online publications, including CMP Media, TechTV.com, CNET, Wired News, Red Herring magazine, Law.com, The National Law Journal and Law Technology News magazine. Among other roles, he served as executive editor of the Law.com network of websites and editorial director, technology, for ALM Media.
Snow graduated with a B.A. from Syracuse University with majors in magazine journalism and psychology. While there, he worked as a reporter for The Daily Orange newspaper and associate editor of Equal Time magazine.
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