Buying Guide: iPad deals: how to save big on Apple's tablets this holiday season

Update: New iPad Air for 2014 deals bring more Cyber Monday cheer thanks to retailers like Best Buy, Walmart and Target. Check them out below.

Apple's tablet sales are down, which is great news because that means the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 are already on sale one month after launch.

The best deals begin were on Black Friday, but there are a few meaningful discounts for Cyber Monday.

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Retailers like Best Buy, Walmart and Target are currently running iPad discounts for the older models, and in some rare cases the newer ones too. You can even find some offers on Amazon.

We'll be continually updating this iPad deals list on Cyber Monday to give you the 411 on Apple's 7.9-inch and 9.7-inch tablets, so keep checking back for more.

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iPad deals at Best Buy

iPad Air 2 is back at full price at Best Buy, but still on sale for Cyber Monday is the last-generation iPad Air at $369.99. By contrast, it costs $399.99 through the Apple Store.

This iPad Air 1 deal applies to bigger models, including the 32GB model for $419.99 (instead of $449) and the maxed-out 128GB model for $629.99 (a small $7 savings off the $699.99 price).

Both the iPad mini 3 and iPad mini 3 sales through Best Buy have expired, so the retailer's need to offload the iPad Air is the best value for your dollar if you can live without Touch ID on a pencil-thin tablet.

iPad deals at Walmart

As per usual, Walmart "rolling back" its Cyber Monday iPad sales by one generation. Its deep discounts this year apply to the older iPad Air, not the iPad Air 2.

But the prices are fairly good if you're in need of a pencil-thin tablet. The cheapest iPad Air with 16GB costs $379 and comes with a bonus accessory, A rechargeable case.

No, you don't get Touch ID, but at other retailers, the same last-generation Apple tablet costs $400 and comes with bonus. This is an excellent deal for the original iPad Air if you want a case.

iPad deals at Target

Target's iPad prices haven't budged and, unlike Black Friday, the retailer's Cyber Monday tablets don't come with a clutch store gift card to make them more tempting.

Instead, they're the iPad Air 2 and iPad Air 1 are being bundled with a $20 Microsoft Office 365 coupon. Without a doubt, just what everything Apple fan wants.

Target is known for giving last-minute iPad Air discounts the week after Cyber Week last year, so maybe the same will apply to this year's Christmas week sales.

Keeping in mind that Target coupled Apple's 9.7-inch flagship with a $140 over Black Friday, we hope that there's another value-added bonus soon - one that isn't better suited for the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

iPad deals at Amazon

You may have noticed that Amazon doesn't sell iPad tablets. Instead, it fulfills the orders from third-party retailers.

Monitoring Amazon for iPad deals isn't such a bad idea over Cyber Monday. These non-official Apple sellers are going to be competing for your business.

Plus, buying an iPad fulfilled by Amazon means that it's eligible for that clutch two-day shipping, just in case you wait until the last second. No one will be the wiser.

iPad deals at other retailers

Expect more iPad deals to trickle out from additional retailers as the holiday shopping season winds down.

While Cyber Monday is today, deals go beyond December 1 with what retailers are calling Cyber Week. However, the deep discounts become scarcer and scarcer at time goes on.

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