Apple Prime Day deals are gone, but here come Amazon Prime Early Access Apple deals – we hope. Apple's announced that for the time it will run two Prime sale events this year, with a new sale coming up in just weeks' time. And we're hoping that means more Amazon Prime Apple deals.
Normally the next big sale event would be Black Friday, but the Apple Prime Early Access deals could offer an extra chance for savings on Apple tech. Apple itself hardly ever runs sales itself, so it can pay to keep an eye on retailers' own events like this.
During Prime Day in July, we were tracking all of the best Apple Prime Day deals on this page, and we'll be doing the same thing during the Amazon Prime Early Access sale in October – in fact, below we've highlighted some good Amazon Apple deals that are live right now, including up to $300 off MacBooks and $200 off iPad Pros.
A lot of the best Amazon Apple deals we saw during Prime Day were actually open to all, but remember that the official Prime deals are only available to Prime members, so you might want to sign up for a free 30-day Amazon Prime trial (opens in new tab). Read on for everything you need to know about Amazon Prime Early Access Apple deals and the best current deals too. And make sure you're also following our main Amazon Prime Early Access sale 2022 page deals on other brands.
All you need to know about Apple Prime Early Access sale deals
What is the Amazon Prime Early Access sale?
Amazon is launching a new members-only sale this year with the catchy title of Amazon Prime Early Access sale. The 'early access' appears to be a reference to its timing not long before Black Friday. Since it's a new event, we can't be sure exactly what to expect, but the suggestion is that it will offer Black Friday-style deals exclusively for Prime members.
When is the Amazon Prime Early Access sale 2022?
We can expect to see any Amazon Prime Early access Apple deals appear from Tuesday 11 October at midnight Pacific Time in the US (8am in the UK) until 11.59pm (PT) / 7:59am (BST) on Thursday 13 October. Like Prime Day, the event will run for 48 hours, but we recommend keeping an eye on the deals below in the runup to the event and even afterwards too.
Will Apple products be included in Amazon Prime Early Access sale?
This will be the first Amazon Prime Early Access sale, so we're not entirely sure what to expect. If turns out to cover the same range of products as Prime Day, then we can expect discounts on a wide range of tech items, probably including some Apple products.
Don't expect massive Apple Prime Early Access deals across the tech giant's whole range. After all, Apple products tend to hold their value and don't often get big discounts. But, based on previous years, we expect to see some decent savings.
During Prime Day in July we saw savings of up to $200 / £200 off the price of some iPads and MacBooks. We also saw a record low price on the Apple Watch Series 7 and some great prices on AirPods. By and large, you'll need to turn to slightly older Apple products for the biggest potential savings, and there may be many savings that are not officially part of the Prime Early Access sale, making them available for everyone.
Do I need to be a Prime member to get Prime Early Access Apple deals?
In the main, yes; at least to get the official deals during Prime Day or the Prime Early Access sale, you need to be a member of Amazon's subscription service, Amazon Prime. Luckily you can sign up for a no-strings-attached 30-day free trial (opens in new tab).
The free trial means you can take advantage of any Amazon Prime Day Early Access deals before you start to be charged for a subscription. And you can always even cancel your subscription with no penalty as soon as Prime Day is over if you really don't think you'll continue to use the benefits of the service. But also, as well as any Prime Early Access Apple deals, we expect we'll also see Apple deals that are open to everyone (see the best current deals below).
What Amazon Prime Early Access Apple deals should I look out for?
In July, we saw Prime Day Apple deals on a wide range of products, from iPads to AirPods and MacBooks. In most cases, they weren't actually official Prime Day Apple deals, but were Amazon Apple deals that were open to everyone, not just Prime members. The one Apple product that did see members-only Prime Day deals was Apple Watch – specifically Apple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch SE, the first of which saw discounts of over $100 / £100.
We'd expect to see something similar during the Amazon Prime Early Access sale, especially now that Apple was released the Apple Watch Series 8 and the Apple Watch Ultra. The release of new models makes us think that we'll see even bigger savings on the Series 7, or perhaps even some deals on the Series 8 and the Apple Watch Ultra. Based on previous savings, we'd say that AirPods are also a good bet for Apple Prime Day Early Access deals. Savings on other Apple products might not be in the Prime Day Early Access sale proper, but we still expect to see more savings than usual across Amazon.
Pre Apple Prime Early Access sale deals quick links
The best Pre Amazon Prime Early Access Apple deals: US
- Advance Apple Prime Early Access deals: Shop all Apple products at Amazon (opens in new tab)
- Apple Watch SE: Save up to $80 – now from $199 (opens in new tab)
- AirPods: Save $120 on AirPods Max (opens in new tab)
- iPad Pro 12: Save up to $200 on the 2021 iPad Pro 12 – now from $999 (opens in new tab)
- iPad Pro 11: Save up to 8% on the 2021 iPad Pro 11 – now from $749.99 (opens in new tab)
- MacBook Pro 16: Save $300 on the 2021 MacBook Pro 16 (opens in new tab)
- MacBook Pro 14: Save $300 on the 2021 MacBook Pro 14 (opens in new tab)
The best Apple Prime Day deals: UK
- Apple Prime Early Access deals: Shop all Apple products at Amazon (opens in new tab)
- AirPods: Save 21% on AirPods Pro (opens in new tab)
- iPad: Get £30 off the 2021 iPad – now just $299.99 (opens in new tab)
- iPad Pro: Save £50 off the 2021 iPad Pro 11 – now just £699 (opens in new tab)
- MacBook Pro: Save up to £370 on the 2021 MacBook Pro 14 – now from £1,729.00 (opens in new tab)
- MacBook Pro 13: Save up to £150 on the new 2022 M2 MacBook Pro 13 – from £1,225 (opens in new tab)
- Mac Mini: £77 off the 2020 M1 Mac mini – now just £622.97 (opens in new tab)
- iMacs: Save 9% on a 2021 Apple iMac M1 (opens in new tab)
The best Pre Amazon Prime Early Access Apple deals in full
Pre Prime Early Access iPad deals
Apple's tablets remain among the most practical, powerful and good-looking options there are. The only official iPad Prime Day deal in July was on iPad Air 4 in the UK, but Amazon had plenty of iPad deals outside of its exclusive members-only sale – and it still does today. The deals below are available for everyone, but we'll be updating this list with any members-only iPad Prime Early access deals too once the sale begins.
Apple Pre Prime Early Access iPad deals: US
Apple Prime Early Access iPad deals: UK
Apple Pre Prime Early Access MacBook deals
Whether you're looking for the light and portable MacBook Air or the super-powerful MacBook Pro, MacBook Prime Day deals could get you a welcome saving if they come around again – and there are actually a few good deals running now.
Apple Pre Prime Early Access MacBook deals: US
Apple Prime Early Access MacBook deals: UK
Apple Pre Prime Early Access iMac deals
Apple's iMac range of computers contains some expensive devices and big discounts are relatively rare. We don't tend to see more than $100 - $200 / £100 – £200 shaved off the prices here at the best of times, and Amazon has some pre-Prime Early Access savings in that range.
Amazon Prime Day iMac deals: US
Apple Prime Early Access iMac deals: UK
Apple Prime Early Access AirPods deals
AirPods are the Apple products that tend to see the most regular discounts at Amazon, so they could be a good bet for Apple Prime Early Access deals. These are the best deals that are live at the moment.
Apple Prime Early Access AirPods deals: US
Apple Prime Early Access deals: UK
Apple Prime Early Access iPhone deals
We're not seeing any Amazon iPhone deals at the moment, and we don't usually see Prime Day iPhone deals, although during Prime Day in July Amazon UK had a £50 saving on iPhone 13. Your best bet for a discount on a new iPhone is usually via trade in direct with Apple (opens in new tab).
Apple Prime Early Access Apple Pencil deals
Apple Pencils don't tend to come in for more than the occasional small discount of up to around $20 / £20. We saw discounts of that size during Amazon Prime Day last year, and we can expect to see similar this year.
Apple Prime Early Access Apple Watch deals
With the new Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra just released, we could see some Amazon Prime Early Access Apple watch deals this October. There are most likely to be savings on the 2021 Apple Watch Series 7 an Apple Watch SE, but Amazon could even surprise us with deals on the new watches.
Amazon Prime Early Access Apple Watch deals: US
The best Prime Day Apple Watch deals: UK
We could find any Amazon Apple Watch deals in the UK on our last scout, but in July we saw Prime Day Apple Watch deals taking the Apple Watch Series 7 to its lowest price yet, so we'll be checking regularly and updating the deals here. See the best current Apple Watch deals where you are below.
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