Shoppers can save $60 on the 11-inch Apple iPad Pro with the M5 processor as Amazon rolls out early discounts ahead of its October Prime Big Deal Days event.
Amazon’s fall shopping event is just days away, but retailers are already cutting prices on flagship hardware. As of Oct. 5, the 11-inch Apple iPad Pro (M5, 256GB) is down to $1,139 at Amazon, marking a $60 discount off its $1,199 list price.
October Prime Day takes place on October 6 and 7, bringing early deals on a wide selection of tech products. Commerce editors and shopping experts have spent days combing through early October Prime Day discounts to find highly rated items that are 20% off or more, or sitting at their lowest prices in at least three months. Beyond tablets, these early sales include price drops on AirPods Pro 3 down to $179, Apple Pencil Pro units discounted by $30, and various MacBook Air and Apple Watch configurations.
M5 Processor Enables Intensive Computing Tasks
Apple built this configuration with Neural Accelerators designed for on-device artificial intelligence and Apple Intelligence workflows. The tablet runs iPadOS 26, which introduces flexible desktop-style windowing and a visual design language meant to handle intensive computing tasks.
Tech reviewers have noted the hardware’s extreme thinness. At just 5.3 millimetres thick and weighing under a pound, the device packs the M5 processor, which handles demanding programs like Adobe Premiere Pro and achieves Geekbench benchmark scores placing it in the top 8% of all laptops Mashable tested.
“a victory lap for Apple”
Timothy Beck Werth, Tech Editor via Mashable
Timothy Beck Werth also described the hardware as something that makes you feel like you're living in the future.
The tablet pairs that processing power with a Tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR display capable of reaching up to 1,600 nits of peak brightness for HDR video playback. Samantha Mangino, a shopping reporter for Mashable, crowned the device as the best for professionals
tablet, highlighting it as the ultimate setup for creative power users wanting a true laptop replacement.
Pricing Strategy Following Apple’s Summer Increases
These pre-event markdowns arrive during a volatile pricing period for Apple hardware. Apple implemented substantial price increases across its tablet lineup in June, pushing the baseline cost of the standard iPad to $449, the iPad mini to $599, the 11-inch iPad Air to $749, and the 11-inch iPad Pro to $1,199.
Other tablets in the broader ecosystem are also seeing markdowns ahead of the October 6 start date. The base model iPad with the A16 chip is available for $427 down from its $449 price point, while Amazon’s own Fire HD 10 tablet has dropped to a record low of $72.99, representing a 53% discount.
