The compact but insanely powerful iPad mini 7 barely saw a discount of more than $50 on Amazon, but this week is not an ordinary one, thanks to early Black Friday 2024, which has discounted an attractive $99 from the portable slate. Of course, that is not the only Apple-branded tablet that has received a price cut, as the iPad 10 is now more affordable than before, available for $249.99, just as long as you purchase the Blue and Silver finishes with 64GB of internal storage and apply the $9.01 discount coupon before checking out.
As for the iPad mini 7, all finishes with 64GB of onboard memory can have their prices reduced to $399.99, just as long as you tick the discount coupon. As for delivery times, those who absolutely must have the Starlight variant as their daily driver will see a 1-2 month waiting period, though when we refreshed the listing page, this particular model was ‘Temporarily out of stock.’ We advise re-loading the page to get an updated estimated delivery for the Starlight finish, or you can choose to get the other versions to receive the product faster.
As for which model you should choose from the two, the iPad mini 7 is the obvious choice because it houses the more powerful A17 Pro, along with 8GB of RAM, meaning that the tablet automatically qualifies to run Apple Intelligence and the slew of generative AI features that come with it. However, it is going to be a long wait because the Cupertino giant will slowly roll out new features with successive software updates, starting with iOS 18.2, with quite a number of them postponed until 2026 that will likely arrive with iOS 19.
In short, it is going to be a long wait before you get the whole experience on the iPad mini 7, but there are other things you can do with the tablet, such as playing AAA games like Resident Evil 4 Remake, which can easily maintain 50+FPS. If you want to save money and get the iPad 10, bear in mind that Apple Intelligence and running AAA games are not supported on this model, but for everything else, like productivity workloads and media consumption will work like a charm. Best of all, it is exceptionally affordable, and you will be guaranteed several software updates for a couple of years.
