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Early Black Friday deal: Save $100 on the iPad Pro

Ahead of this year’s Black Friday shopping sales, you can save $100 on Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro with the M2 chip at Amazon.

Written by Allison Murray, Staff Writer

Appel iPad Pro 2022 — Jason Cipriani/ZDNET

Although not officially until Friday, Black Friday sales have begun to pop up across various retailers. If you’re looking to save big on devices like phones, computers, and tablets, now is the time to shop.

Also: The best early Black Friday tablet deals

And, now is also the time to snag deals on big-name brands that rarely go on sale, such as Apple. Right now, Apple’s 6th-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro with 128GB is $999 instead of its original price of $1,099.

Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) for $999 (save $100)

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This powerhouse tablet has been hailed by ZDNET as “close as you can get to a laptop without actually buying a laptop.” This is because it has Apple’sM2 processor, which consists of 20 billion transistors — 25% more than the M1. It’s the same exact processor that Apple is using in the new 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

The iPad Pro is also Apple’s largest tablet with a 12.9-inch superior display for lifelike images and graphics. You can expect download speeds up to 2.4Gbps, twice as fast as the previous model, 15 percent faster performance, and up to 35 percent faster graphics performance.

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Plus, it supports the 2nd-generation Apple Pencil, as well as the handy hover feature that works when the tip of the Apple Pencil gets within 12 millimeters of the display, making parts of the interface come to life in supported apps.

This $100 off deal is only available at Amazon, so if you’ve been eyeing the iPad Pro, now is the time to finally purchase.