This week is a little slow for tech deals if we’re being honest, as the better offers we’re seeing this Friday are leftovers from last week’s Labor Day sale. Still, there are some discounts worth checking out: for example, a four-pack of Apple’s tiny AirTag trackers is $24 off Apple’s list price, while Keychron’s C3 Pro, our favorite mechanical keyboard for those on a budget, is still down to an all-time low of $25.
Other picks from our guides to the best microSD cards and affordable wireless earbuds are also on sale, as well as Sonos’ bag-friendly Roam 2 speaker and Elgato’s new Stream Deck Neo control panel. Here are this week’s best tech deals you can still buy today.
A four-pack of Apple’s AirTag trackers is back down to $75 at Amazon. We’ve seen this deal a few times before — it’s slightly above the all-time low price, but it’s still $5 to $10 less than the bundle’s usual street price over the past few months and $24 less than buying directly from Apple.
Not surprisingly, we call AirTags the best Bluetooth tracker for iPhone owners in our buying guide, as they use Apple devices’ vast network and ultrawideband wireless technology to locate items with impressive accuracy. The waterproof design and replaceable battery help, too.
Their effectiveness has unfortunately come with a lot of side effects, but if you use them as intended, they can provide a little extra peace of mind. We don’t expect to see a new model announced at next week’s iPhone 16 event; it could come sometime next year.
The 9th-generation iPad is still available at an all-time low price of $199 at Amazon, Target, and Best Buy. That’s $50 less than the tablet’s usual price from last year, though it’s important to remember that Apple discontinued this model after announcing the new iPad Air and iPad Pro last May.
And really, the new 10th-generation iPad is still the better buy for most people, as it has a bigger display, a USB-C port, a faster chip, better cameras, louder speakers, and a more modern design with great accessory support.
But that slate costs $100 more at the moment. If you want a capable Apple tablet for as little money as possible, whether it’s for casual web browsing or to give to a kid, the 9th-generation model should remain fast enough for basic needs for at least a few more years, while iPadOS still offers a larger library of tablet-specific apps than Android.
You’ll have to make do with the larger bezels and Lightning cable, but at less than $200 it should be easy to accept. If you still have wired headphones, this was also the last iPad to come with a 3.5mm jack.
Keychron C3 Pro
The Keychron C3 Pro is still available on Amazon for $25, which is the lowest price it’s ever been. Normally, the keyboard sells for $37 (ignore the list price above). The C3 Pro is the best budget pick in our best mechanical keyboards guide, as it offers a great typing experience for the money. Its pre-lubed switches, gasket-mounted deck, and internal foam layers give keystrokes a soft, springy feel and a pleasant clacky tone.
Its drawbacks are that this model only comes with a red backlight, plus its ABS keycaps aren’t as high quality as the caps on more expensive boards. Keychron sells another version with full RGB and hot-swappable switches for $20 more, but if you want to pay as little as possible for your first good mechanical keyboard, this variant is a fantastic value at this price.