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Today’s best deals: Apple gift cards, Amazon Kids tablets, and more

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Ars Staff - 4/13/2022, 6:50 PM

It's time for another Dealmaster! Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a couple of useful offers on Apple gift cards.

Over at Amazon, you can get a bonus $5 store credit when you buy a $50 Apple gift card. The offer applies to both digital and physical versions of the gift card; you'll have to use the code "APPLEDEAL" at checkout to see the deal if you opt for the former, or "APPLEAPRIL" if you go for the latter. Either way, Amazon says it'll apply the credit to your account within three days of your purchase. It'll then automatically be used the next time you buy something on the site sold by Amazon itself.

The promo credit in Amazon's deal doesn't stack, so if you wanted more "Apple money," note that Target is running a similar promotion that gives a $10 store credit when you buy a $100 Apple gift card there. This deal only applies to the digital version of the gift card, though.

We've seen promotions like these a few times in the past, but, as with the Nintendo gift card deal we highlighted this past weekend, it's difficult to complain about an essentially free bit of cash so long as you know you'll use these stores anyway. As a reminder, Apple gift card credit can be applied at any of Apple's physical and online stores, as well as with services like iCloud storage, Apple Music, or Apple TV+.

If you don't plan to get anything Apple-related any time soon, though, our deals roundup also includes lower-than-usual prices on recommended Kids edition tablets and e-readers from Amazon, a two-player board game we like in Codenames: Duet, speedy SSDs, tons of worthwhile video games, and much more. You can check out our full curated list below.

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Electronics deals

• Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids (32GB) 8-inch tablet for $70 ($110) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy
• Amazon Kindle Kids (8GB) 6-inch e-reader for $65 ($100) at Amazon
• Logitech MX Master 3 wireless mouse + $40 Dell e-gift card for $100 ($140) at Dell (gift card sent within 20 days, expires 90 days after issuance)
• Anker Soundcore Flare 2 portable Bluetooth speaker for $60 ($75) at Amazon
• LG C1 (2021) 55-inch 4K OLED TV for $1,097 ($1,330) at Amazon, Target (+$100 Visa GC at BuyDig)
• Samsung QN90A (2021) 85-inch 4K LED TV for $3,000 ($3,350) at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart
• Apple AirPods (3rd gen) true wireless earbuds for $150 ($165) at Amazon, Walmart
• Apple AirPods Pro true wireless ANC earphones for $174 ($188) at Amazon, Walmart

• Apple Watch SE (40 mm) smartwatch for $229 ($250) at Amazon, Walmart
• Apple Watch SE (44 mm) smartwatch for $249 ($290) at Amazon, Walmart
• Apple Watch Series 7 (41 mm, Green) smartwatch for $313 ($365) at Amazon, Walmart
• Apple Watch Series 7 (45 mm) smartwatch for $359 ($395) at Amazon, Walmart
• Apple iPad (256GB) 10.2-inch tablet for $429 ($460) at Amazon, Walmart
• Apple iPad Air (64GB) 10.9-inch tablet for $570 ($599) at Amazon
• Apple iPad Air (256GB) 10.9-inch tablet for $679 ($725) at Amazon, Walmart

Laptop and desktop PC deals

• Apple Mac Mini (Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $570 ($650) at Amazon (discount in cart)
• Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition 15.6-inch gaming laptop (Ryzen 9 5980HX, 1080p 300 Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Radeon RX 6800M GPU) for $1,300 ($1,600) at Best Buy
• HP Pavilion Aero 13 13.3-inch laptop (1920×1200, Ryzen 7 5800U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $730 ($840) at HP
• AMD Ryzen 5950X 16-core/32-thread desktop processor for $549 ($610) at Amazon
• AMD Ryzen 5900X 12-core/24-thread desktop processor for $394 ($460) at Amazon
• WD Black SN770 (1TB) PCIe 4.0 internal SSD for $105 ($120) at Amazon, Best Buy
• Samsung 970 Evo Plus (1TB) PCIe 3.0 internal SSD for $103 ($115) at Amazon
• Crucial P5 (2TB) PCIe 3.0 internal SSD for $180 ($230) at Amazon, Best Buy
• Samsung Odyssey G5 27-inch gaming monitor (2560×1440, 165 Hz, IPS, FreeSync, G-Sync Compatible) for $250 ($415) at Best Buy

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Gaming deals

• Codenames: Duet board game for $10 ($14) at Amazon (clip $3.45 coupon)
• Nintendo Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda for $43 ($50) at Amazon, GameStop
• Razer Kishi mobile game controller for Android for $45 ($60) at Amazon
• PowerA MOGA Mobile Gaming Clip 2 for Xbox Wireless Controller for $8 ($15) at Microsoft
• Razer Huntsman Mini compact gaming keyboard for $70 ($105) at Woot
• In stock: Microsoft Xbox Series X + extra Xbox Wireless Controller + Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 3-month membership for $595 at Microsoft

Video game deals

Accessories and miscellaneous deals