The iPad Air with M1 processor and expanded 256GB storage is $70 off

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Memorial Day Weekend is officially a weekend. It's time to get the grill going, throw some drinks in the cooler, and saddle up for some hot deals. We have been covering sales and discounts for Memorial Day all week, and we have some new ones for Saturday.

The latest iPad Air with expanded storage is on sale at Amazon for $679. The best price in over a month for this configuration is this $70 discount. If you don't feel like you need the extra storage, the 64GB model is only $599.99 at Amazon and Walmart. You don't want to run short on space too quickly.

The new iPad Air has the same M1 processor as the iPad Pro models and entry-level MacBooks, giving it a big performance boost. The Air is fast, has a great battery life, and it looks great. It uses Touch ID built into its side button instead of Face ID and lacks ProMotion for smoother scrolling, but it still shares the same processor as the iPad Pro. The better value for most people is the 128GB iPad Pro, which is normally $799, but with this discount it is better value. Read the review.

The iPad Air retains the iPad Pro-esque redesign of the 2020 model but does away with the A14 Bionic processor in favor of Apple's lightning-fast M1 chip. It has a 12MP front-facing camera with support for Apple's Center Stage feature and comes in one of five colors.

• $679 at Amazon (256GB)
• $570 at Walmart (64GB)

You have a lot of options if you want to buy an Xbox Series X console. If you're lucky, you can get one at Microsoft or at Best Buy, but those aren't deals. Right now, you can get a free controller with the purchase of an Xbox Series S, if you choose to. That price is the regular selling price of the tiny console, and you get an extra gamepad for free.

If you don't mind a digital-only box, the Xbox Series S is a great little console. It's a little lean on storage, with 512GB built-in, but it's perfect for Xbox Game Pass and game streaming. You can choose from black, white, red, blue, and yellow-green controllers, as well as the translucent smoked-black 20th anniversary special edition. The deal runs through June 7th. Read the review.

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The Xbox Series S is smaller than the 4K capable Xbox Series X, but it can still play the same games at the same resolution. The console with a free extra controller can be had for as little as $69.99.

If you don't want to wait until July for the upcoming Pixel 6A, you can get the phone for $150 off from Best Buy with an activation. The price of the Pixel 6 has been lowered to $450.98, the same as the more budget-minded 6A, and the price of the Pro has been lowered to $749.99. You can pay for the deals upfront or in monthly installments.

The Pixel 6 siblings have had some trouble with software updates, but they still have some of the best cameras in a phone. The improved cameras will be exclusive to the premium versions of the Pixels, even though the Pixel 6A will be using the same processor as the Tensor. Read the review.

The base model of the new flagship of the company is the Google Pixel 6. It has a main wide-angle and ultrawide camera with both 50 and 12MP, as well as a rear camera that has 8GB of RAM.

The larger sibling of the newest pair of phones, the Pixel 6 Pro, has a 6.7-inch screen, 12 gigabytes of RAM, and a third camera with a 4x magnification.

• $750 at Best Buy
• $857 at Amazon

In late 2021, a newer model came out with a higher price tag that brought some compromises along with it, despite the fact that it is one of our favorite budget Chromebooks. The new model is called the Duet 5 and has a price point of around $500. The screen is good, the keyboard attachment is good, and it has a long battery life. It's a bit different when it's $200 more than its predecessor.

At Best Buy, you can get the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 for $379. It is much easier to overlook some of the flaws of the model with a discount of $120, like the lack of a pen and the lack of a password. I think money saved makes things look better. Read the review.

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The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 has a lovely 13.3-inch Full HD OLED screen and long battery life, but lacks a password.

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