Dealmaster: Take $150 off a new 11-inch iPad Pro with 256GB of storage

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Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have another round of deals to share. Today's list is headlined by a deal on Apple's latest 11-inch iPad Pro, the 256GB model of which is currently down to $799 at Amazon (for select users) and B&H. That's a $150 discount and the lowest sale price we've seen.
As we noted in our review a few months back, it's still premature to say the 2018 iPad Pros can totally replace a traditional laptop for most people's productivity needs. iOS is still a mobile-first operating system, and the tablet's USB-C port doesn't support external peripherals as easily as your everyday notebook. There's no headphone jack, annoyingly, and to get the most out of the device, you'll still need to pay for an external keyboard, which drives the price up further.
All that said, just because the iPad Pro can't serve as a pseudo-laptop for most people doesn't mean it can't work for everyone. And taken as a iPad, it's a phenomenal piece of hardware. The bezels are slimmer, Apple's A12X chip is blazingly fast, and the 120Hz display is both smoother and more color accurate than Apple's lower-end offerings. The 9.7-inch iPad—which is also on sale—is still the best tablet for most people, but if you've been wanting the best iPad possible for gaming, multimedia work, or what have you, this is a good time to take a look.
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