In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices. That knowledge comes in handy when she's covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday,

The 2025 iPad (11-inch) is the newest base model and the one to buy if you want a tablet to do tablet things—stream, browse, read, or FaceTime. It runs on Apple’s A16 chip (same as the iPhone 15 Plus) for smooth, reliable performance.

There are thousands and thousands of deals for Prime Day. So, now is the time to pit those deals against each other. Which deal should you really get? We’ll tell you what to buy and what to skip.