Apple's iPad 10th-Gen is $70 off at Walmart ahead of the holiday shopping rush

If you’ve been looking for a sweet deal on an iPad, we got you covered. Apple’s flagship tablets rarely see sales, but with Black Friday behind us and the holidays fast approaching, Walmart has one of the best deals on the 10th-generation iPad we’ve seen all year. 

The 10th Gen, released in 2022, is Apple’s base-model iPad. It boasts substantial upgrades, like symmetrical bezels, a larger 10.9-inch display, Magic Keyboard Folio support, and the latest software version, iPadOS 16. 

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Apple also moved the fingerprint sensor to the outer edge, and dual speakers flank the left and right sides when the tablet is held in landscape orientation. The best part? The whole unit weighs approximately one pound.

ZDNET’s Kerry Wan went hands-on with the iPad 10th Gen in 2022 and was impressed with Apple’s upgrades to its base model. He continued using the tablet well into 2023, updating his review in May of that year.

Following Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June, the iPad 10th Gen got a permanent price drop to $349, and right now, you can swipe it up for $279 at Walmart, a savings of $70. Just note that the sale only applies to the iPad 10th Gen (64GB) in Blue or Silver, with other colorways sticking to the regular price of $330.  

This beats Amazon’s $299 price we saw during this past July Prime Day, which when it dropped was one of the best deals we had seen for 2022’s flagship Apple tablet. Remember, Apple products don’t frequently see price cuts, and with the holiday season just around the corner, this iPad deal may be selling quick.  

Review: iPad 10th Gen (2022)

“My ‘first impressions’ hot take is still ablaze: the iPad beats out the iPad Pro model in two regards. The first is Apple’s own accessories. The second area where the regular iPad edges out the Pro is camera placement,” Wan wrote in his review. 

If you’re looking to snag the 10th Gen iPad, which Wan says stacks up pretty well against the more expensive iPad Air, be sure to jump on this sweet deal while it lasts.