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As Apple’s annual September hardware event looms, Labor Day sales are offering some of the best prices of the year on the latest gear from Apple. This time of year is one of the best seasons to save on recently released AirPods, MacBooks and AirTags, while also scoring some of the last discounts on Apple Watches and accessories that will sell out following the keynote event on Wednesday.
Featured Apple Labor Day deal
2:41 PM EDT September 8, 2026
This rugged Apple Watch Band is 55% off
Instead of buying a new Apple Watch, you can make the wearable you already own feel like new with this discounted band from Nomad for just $27.
Below, you’ll find the best Labor Day sales on 20 of the company’s most popular and best-tested products, according to CNN Underscored’s experts. We’ve tried just about everything on this list and can recommend an assortment of Apple devices based on using the various AirPods, MacBooks and accessories every day for ourselves.
The best place to start shopping for a new set of true wireless earbuds from Apple is with its most affordable pair. Even though the AirPods 4 are the brand’s entry-level way to rock out to your favorite music, they offer plenty of higher-end features like automatic pairing to your iPhone, iPad or Mac, as well as long-lasting battery life and audio quality that’s a treat to listen to. Our editors already recommend them at their full $129 going rate, but now you can save $30 to make their listening experience even more affordable. Today’s offer matches their second-best discount of the year and is their best price in over a month.
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Apple’s best AirPods aren’t down to their lowest price of the year, but you can still score some savings if you want to get your hands on the AirPods Pro 3 before events like October Prime Day and Black Friday. As someone who doesn’t regret buying these at full price, I can still recommend picking up the pro earbuds at $50 off thanks to their superb sound quality, all-day battery life, comfortable fit and reliable active noise cancellation that helps me block out my surroundings when it’s time to focus. Today’s discount comes within $15 of the best price I have spotted.
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I just got back from a vacation this past weekend, and my wife always makes sure to take my pair of AirPods Max 2 from me to block out the sound of whirling engines on the flight. She may not write about headphones for a living as I do, but even she can recognize just how good the ANC is on Apple’s higher-end headphones. New to the second-generation pair are entirely new features such as Conversation Awareness and Live Translation that make today’s upwards of $100 discounts even more notable.
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Wired earbuds are more than just a trendy way to listen to music. If you’re not interested in having to remember to charge your earbuds, sticking with a pair that includes a Lightning connector means you can plug these EarPods right into the charging port on your iPhone 14 or older for instant access to music, podcasts and phone calls.
Apple recently raised the price on its newest MacBook Air, and there haven’t been many deals on the laptop since. At full price or not, this is still the best MacBook our editors have tested, and any chance to save is going to catch my attention. This week, you can take $150 off the elevated configuration that includes 1TB of solid-state storage to help ensure you have more room for photos, documents, videos and other important files. Today’s markdown is an extra $50 below the previous discount and a new low price.
This may not be a deal in the traditional sense, but anyone shopping for a new Apple laptop this time of year won’t find a better value than the recent MacBook Neo. It impressed our team when it launched earlier this year at $599, only for Apple to hike prices later in the summer. So your only bet for scoring the affordable new Mac at its original price is by going with one of Apple’s refurbished models, which comes with the same warranty and accessories as a new-condition option — with an extra $100 in savings.
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Not everyone needs a MacBook Pro, but if you do, you can at least save $150 this week. The same M5 chip found in the MacBook Air gets a performance boost with added capabilities for those who edit photos or videos, or use specialized software at work. My favorite part and what really makes me recommend this laptop is that it comes centered around a gorgeous 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display that’s larger and more vibrant than Apple’s other devices’.
Buying Apple’s newest Bluetooth trackers to keep tabs on your keys, a backpack or luggage doesn’t mean having to pay full price. The best discount to date on the new and improved AirTag 2 just landed for Labor Day, complete with a longer range and a louder speaker volume than the original. Both of these adjustments make it easier to find misplaced items, and today’s offer allows you to save $5 in the process.
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The 46mm Apple Watch is seeing a $100 discounts across many of its band colors and aluminum combinations. Just like the smaller version, its suite of sensors can monitor everything from your daily steps to your heart rate, blood pressure and sleep — just with a larger display for keeping up with notifications from your iPhone, replying to texts and checking info from Apple’s various customizable watch faces.
Instead of buying a new Apple Watch, you can make the wearable you already own feel like new with this discounted band from Nomad. The brand makes my personal favorite accessories for Apple’s smartwatch as well as many of the best Apple Watch bands our team has tested. This Rugged offering is designed for 46mm fitness trackers and has a breathable ribbed design with secure clasp that lends itself quite nicely to tagging along on workouts.
The rubber or nylon band that came with your Apple Watch may be great for working out, but it’s not quite as fitting for more formal environments. This Titanium Band on the other hand? Its sleek metal build is perfect for dressing up your smartwatch. Whenever I wear this Apple Watch band out, I always get compliments on its sophisticated look.
Save $50 on the most affordable iPad in Apple’s collection while it’s on sale for one of the first times since the company raised prices. Even before the MSRP increase in June, the 11th-generation iPad was sitting at full price for most of 2026, meaning today’s an opportunity to score one of the best values around from Apple (and our pick for the overall best iPad) for less.
One of the year’s lowest prices just landed on the newest iPad Air. After trying the new tablet himself, CNN Underscored’s senior tech editor loved that it came with a performance boost that ensures you’ll be able to use it for years to come. Depending on the color you choose, you can save an extra $41 over the previous discount I tracked with this $100 markdown.
If you’ve already added the 11th-generation iPad that’s on sale to your cart, I recommend saving another $74 by pairing it with Apple’s Keyboard Folio. It’s the accessory for turning your tablet into a workstation, complete with a full physical keyboard layout and an added trackpad for navigating the device like a traditional laptop.
If you’re hoping to take digital notes this school year, the Apple Pencil Pro is by far the best accessory to pair with many of Apple’s iPads. It turns the tablets into one of the most capable digital writing and drawing experiences across nearly any tablet on the market. During testing, our tech editors were impressed by the new dial menu features that made it easier than ever to write and draw.
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The basic USB-C Apple Pencil is also on sale this week, offering much of the same digital writing experience for less than its more expensive Pro counterpart. It doesn’t have all the same bells and whistles, but it will get the job done for taking notes or drawing. Save now and score its second-best discount of the year at within $1 of the low price.
You can score the year’s second-best price on the best USB-C wall charger that I have in my own personal charging arsenal. It’s now $10 off to help refuel your smartphone, earbuds and even a laptop or tablet. My favorite part is that the Anker Nano 45W uses smart charging tech that can protect your smartphone’s battery against overheating and extend its lifespan.
If you would prefer an official Apple wall adapter, this model can charge two devices at a time, thanks to a pair of USB-C ports and 35 watts of power. It’s just as capable of topping off your smartphone as it is at charging your iPad overnight. I also love that its design is compact enough to stow in a work bag or carry-on or use at home behind a nightstand because of its downward-facing ports.
The lowest prices ever have just landed on Apple’s official crossbody phone strap. Several colors are on sale so you can mix and match with the unique stylings of your iPhone and its case, with as much as 72% in savings attached. These accessories are a great way to keep your smartphone within arm’s reach without having to stow it in your pocket or purse, and Apple’s model elevates the experience with magnetic adjustments that make it easy to hold your iPhone at just the right position.
I’m constantly tracking price cuts across multiple online storefronts to ensure the tech deals are as good as retailers say. The rest of the deals team and I dive into each product’s price history while cross-referencing reviews and guides from other CNN Underscored editors to determine if it’s worth your cash.
CNN Underscored’s deals editors scour the internet daily for the best available sales and discounts, then put them on your radar in real time. They utilize a range of techniques and consider a variety of factors — price history checks, available coupon codes, competitor pricing — to determine if a deal is worthy of coverage (and your money).
For this article, CNN Underscored senior deals editor Rikka Altland took a closer look at Apple’s lineup of devices to find the ones truly on sale and actually worth shopping for Labor Day. Altland has been doing just that for over a decade, and that kind of experience extends to the rest of our deals team. Being an advocate for buyers to make sure we’re only recommending the best prices on the best products is what we’re all about, and that focus comes across in our work.