Best Apple Deals: March Apple sales, offers and discounts

Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas might be behind us, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find great deals on Apple products. If you are hoping to save money on a new iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch or any other Apple product look no further! We have sought out the best Apple deals in both the UK and US.

Does Apple ever have sales?

While Apple never really holds a ‘Sale’ in it’s Apple Stores (online or elsewhere), it does offer discounts year round to students (see How to save money in Apple’s Education Store) and various groups (such as NHS workers in the UK).

At certain times of the year Apple offers incentives to people purchasing new products. For example, in the months before students start university the company holds a “Back To Uni” event (it used to be known as Back To School, but since it wasn’t for school age children Apple changed the name!). During this promotion Apple gives qualifying students buying a new iPad or Mac in the discounted education store a pair of AirPods. Read all about Apple’s Back to Uni Sale 2022 in our explainer.

As for Black Friday in November, Apple doesn’t discount its products, but it does offer vouchers with them – up to £160/$200 in value. So you can buy a new Mac and get vouchers to spend on the next product you buy from Apple. Read all about Apple’s Black Friday offer here. The sale started 26 November 2021 and ended 29 November 2021, we expect it to return in 2022.

Another way you can save money buying from Apple is to shop in Apple’s Refurbished Store. Apple offers discounts on old products that are no longer on sale here, as well as discounts on current models that have been returned. Everything it in full working order as Apple runs various tests and replaces parts if necessary. Check out the latest Apple Refurbished deals: Refurbished iPhone deals and refurbished Mac deals.

Where are the best Apple deals and sales?

If you are reading the above and thinking that means you can’t save money on buying an Apple product you are wrong!

Apple resellers offer discounts on new and the last generation iPhones, Macs, iPads and more all year round.

Apple introduces new products at various times in the year (see When is the next Apple Event?), and when it does you can expect prices on older models to drop dramatically because retailers want to get rid of the old stock.

Check out the following retailers that we often see offering great discounts on Apple products. We have details of the very best Apple deals we have seen this month – see UK deals and US deals.

For example, in the UK, KRCS regularly discounts the full range of Apple products, including AppleCare coverage and Beats headphones. The retailer is usually one of the first to discount Apple’s newest products.

Of course, Amazon is the ultimate juggernaut to watch. We would recommend signing up for the 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime so you can take advantage of the Lightning Deals. Lightning Deals slash prices off limited stock items, which is why the deals only last a few hours. The benefit of a Prime membership is that you would be able to access the Lightning Deals 30 minutes in advance of non-members.

Read: Best place to buy a Mac or MacBook

Best Apple deals this month!

These are the best deals we’ve seen this month:

UK resellers

iPad Air 2022

• KRCS has money off all models of the 2022 iPad Air: Get 64GB Wi-Fi for £557.62 (RRP £569) from KRCS. The 256GB Wi-Fi is £704.62 (RRP £719 from KRCS. The 64GB Cellular is £704.62 (RRP £719) from KRCS. And the 256GB Cellular is £851.62 (RRP £869) from KRCS.

iPad Pro 2021

• Laptops Direct has the £999 11in 256GB cellular model for £839.97. The best deal right now at £159.03 off.
• Amazon and Laptops Direct have a discount on the 2TB cellular 11in model, get it for £1,784.77 (RRP £1,899). £114.23 off.
• Amazon has the 2TB 12.9in model for £1,796.90 (RRP £1,999). £202.10 off. An excellent deal.
• Currys has the 512GB Cellular 12in for £1,387 (RRP £1,449). A great deal with £112 off.

iPad mini

• Currys, ao.com, eBuyer and John Lewis all have the 64GB WiFi iPad mini 2021 for £464, that’s £15 off the RRP.
• Amazon and Laptops Direct have the 256GB WiFi model for £574.97 (RRP £619).
• The best deal right now is from Amazon who have the 64GB Cellular (RRP £619) for just £464!
• KRCS has the £759 256 Cellular version for £743.82.

Watch SE

• Amazon has the Apple Watch SE (40mm, cellular) for £247, £52 off the RRP. Get the deal here.
• KRCS has the Apple Watch SE (40mm, Wi-Fi) for £244.02, £5 off. Get the deal here.

AirPods

• You can (and should) make a small saving: John Lewis, AO, Currys and Amazon all have the 3rd-gen AirPods for £159, or £10 off the RRP
• Laptops Direct is leading the way with a price of £179 for the AirPods Pro (a superb £60 off the RRP).

MacBook Air

• John Lewis has the entry-level MacBook Air (M1) for £887, which is £112 off the RRP.
• Just a couple of pounds behind that price are Currys, Amazon, and AO who all have the entry-level MacBook Air (M1) for £889, which is £110 off the RRP.
• Very has the MacBook Air (M1) with 8-core GPU and 512GB SSD for £1,099 (RRP: £1,249).

MacBook Pro

• Laptops Direct has a discount for the entry-level 14in model. Get it for £1,799.97 (RRP: £1,899). Laptops Direct also has a discount for the £2,399 model – get it for £2,129.97 here.
• Amazon also has money off the 1TB 14in MacBook Pro.
• Amazon has the £2,399 16in MacBook Pro at £2,149.97.
• You can find a discount on the 512GB M1 13in MacBook Pro, normally £1,499, now £1,299.97 at Amazon and Laptops Direct.
• Amazon also has a good deal on the entry-level 13in MacBook Pro, get it for £1,157.97 (RRP; £1,299, so £140 off).

iMac

• Amazon has the green iMac for £1,147.97 and the blue and silver models for £1,149, and slightly less money off the pink model (£1,159.97). Amazon also has money off the £1,649 models – you can get the silver model for £1,497.97, the blue and pink 8-core GPU iMac for £1,499, and the green model for £1,529.
• Laptops Direct has money off off the 8-Core CPU/7-Core GPU M1 iMac with 256GB storage in green: get it for £1,147.97, you can also get the pink model for £1,159.97 (usually £1,249).
• Currys has the green, pink, blue and silver 256GB 7-GPU M1 iMac in stock for £1,149 (RRP £1,249), and the blue 256GB 8-GPU model for £1,329 (RRP £1,449).

Mac mini

• Amazon has money off the £699 M1 Mac mini. You can get £70 off and pay £629.
• The £899 M1 Mac mini model is £838 at Amazon, at Laptops Direct it’s a 97p more.

US resellers

iPad Pro 2021

• Walmart has the $1,499 11in 1TB WiFi model for $1,349.99. $149 off! An excellent deal.
• Walmart also has the $1,899 2TB 11in WiFi model for $1,749.99. $149 off. A great deal.
• Amazon and Best Buy have the $1,099 128GB WiFi 12in for $999 (RRP $1,099). $100 off.
• Amazon also has the 2TB cellular model for $2,049.99 (RRP $2,399). That’s $349.01 off!

iPad mini

• Walmart has the 64GB WiFi model for $459 (RRP $499).
• Walmart and Amazon both have the $619 256GB WiFi model for $599.
• Amazon also has the 64GB Cellular version for $599 (RRP £619)
• Amazon has the 256GB cellular iPad mini for $749 (RRP $799)

MacBook Air

• You can get the M1 MacBook Air 8-core CPU /7-core GPU, normally $999 for $949.99 at Amazon. That’s the gold model.
• Amazon also has the 512GB Space Gray model for $956.12 (RRP should be $1,249 for the 512GB model). It’s selling out fast thou!

MacBook Pro

• Amazon – has the 512GB 14in model discounted to £1,993 ($6 off). There is a bigger discount off the 1TB, 16-core GPU model, get it for £2,389.95 (RRP: $2,499). Amazon – also has $50 off the $2,499 16in model, and it’s in stock!
• Walmart – also has $50 off the $2,499 14in model. Walmart – also has $50 off the $2,499 16in model, and it’s in stock!
• B&H Photo Video – has $50 off the $2,499 16in model, and it’s in stock!
• Walmart had $80 off the $1,299 silver 13in MacBook Pro, there’s $50 off the space gray version.
• Walmart also has $100 off the $1,499 silver 13in MacBook Pro, get it for $1,399. The space grey model is $1,469.

iMac

Mac mini

• Walmart has $50 off the $699 M1 Mac mini – get it for $649. Amazon has $49 off the $699 M1 Mac mini, it’s $650.
• Amazon also has the $899 M1 Mac mini for $799.

Best Apple Deals US 

Not in the US? Jump to UK deals…

Best Apple Deals UK 

That’s just the top 20 – there’s a load more of where that came from right here.

Where can I buy Apple products?

Sometimes it can actually be hard to find the Apple product you to buy, let alone get a discount. In 2020 and beyond component shortages, shipping delays, and COVID-related issues have meant that Apple products can sell out very quickly due to stock being so constrained. With that in mind we have various articles that check to see which resellers actually have products in stock.

The Mac seems to be particularly effected by these shortages, so if you would prefer not to spend hours scouring the web trying to find somewhere that has the Mac you want in stock try one of the links below:

As well as the above articles, we also have the latest deals for every product Apple sells. If you know which new Apple product you are after you can find the latest deals on that (and previous generation models) below.

Where to get iPhone deals

Where to get Mac deals

Where to get iPad deals

Where to get Apple Watch deals

Where to get Apple accessories deals

You may also find these articles helpful for deals:

Where to get education discounts

As we said above, students as well as education institutions can get a discount on certain Apple products in Apple’s education store all year round. In addition, Apple’s Back to School Sale runs at certain times of the year – usually in the months before university starts (so summertime). As we mentioned above, in 2021 students were able to claim a free pair of Apple AirPods with a MacBook or iPad.

KRCS also offer student discounts on Apple devices, plus its trade-in program can save you even more.

Be sure to check out our full guide on the Apple Education Store.

Where to get refurbished deals

If you’re looking for a top refurbished Apple deal, the first place to check is the Apple Refurbished Store. Devices there are guaranteed to look and work just like new. Any parts that are up to scratch are replaced so what you get out is virtually indistinguishable from new. The only major difference is you’ll be paying a lot less. 

The only issue with buying from the Apple Refurbished Store is that you won’t always find stock so you might need to go to other resellers.

Here are a few worth checking out for Mac deals:

See our full guide to buying refurbished Macs and iPads.

Try the following for refurbished iPhone deals:

You can pick up refurbished phones on contract as well from the following carriers and resellers:

See our full guide to buying refurbished and second-hand iPhones.

If you want to compare the different Apple products and their prices, Apple conveniently charts configurations and starting prices on its products:

• MacBook and iMacs – see pricing differences across MacBook and iMac models based on screen size, processors, storage and more. You can choose up to two devices to compare side by side.
• iPads – compare capacities and prices across all iPads, including Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi and Cellular models
• iPhones – use the drop down on Apple’s site to compare configurations on up to three different iPhone models. Clicking through to an individual model will take you to the RRP.
• Apple Watch – see prices across all Series, both GPS and Cellular models.
• Apple TV – compare capacity and price across Apple TV against Apple TV 4K.

When to expect the biggest Apple deals – Key dates

Don’t forget, there are several key points in the year when you’re more likely to save on Apple devices – especially given Apple hardly holds sales of its own.

Black Friday/Cyber Monday The grand-daddy of all sales is the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period at the end of November when you can get discounts from every major retailer pretty much around the world. Each year we see money off the Apple Watch, Apple devices, discounts on iPads, MacBooks and more. Apple also has its own Black Friday event when it offers vouchers.

Apple Back to Uni Sale US/UK – Apple’s Back to Uni Sale gives students in or entering higher education a free pair of AirPods with Mac or iPad purchases.

Prime Day 2021 – Amazon’s Prime Day (which was in June during 2021) sees Amazon offer excellent discounts on various Apple products. Just make sure you’re a Prime member so you can access those Apple discounts.