By Sparsh Sharma

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Diwali is just less than a month away now and Apple has rolled out festive offers for Indian customers. While the tech giant usually avoids heavy price cuts, this year it’s giving up to Rs 10,000 off on some of its most popular products including the iPhone 17 series, MacBooks, iPads, AirPods, and Apple Watches. The catch? Most of these deals are tied to bank offers rather than flat price drops on Apple’s official India website. Let’s take a closer look at what’s on the table and where you might actually find better bargains. Discounts On iPhones Moving to the iPhones, Apple is offering a Rs 5,000 instant cashback on the iPhone 17 series via Apple.in. This brings the standard iPhone 17 (Rs 82,900) down to Rs 77,900. But once again, platforms like Croma and Vijay Sales are giving slightly better deals with Rs 6,000 off on select bank cards. Apple is also running a Rs 4,000 cashback offer on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, though rival retailers are again offering sweeter deals when bank discounts and exchange offers come into play. Big Savings On MacBooks Apple’s official store is offering Rs 10,000 instant cashback on the MacBook Air M4 models. Launched at Rs 99,900, the 13-inch variant can now be purchased at an effective price of Rs 89,900 with ICICI, Axis, or American Express cards. Similarly, the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 chip (Rs 1,69,900 launch price) comes down to Rs 1,59,900, while the 16-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro drops from Rs 2,49,900 to Rs 2,39,900 with the same bank offer. ALSO READ: Apple iPhone 17e Release Date, Price In India, USA, Dubai, Design, Size, Camera, Specs And More: Read All Details Here But here’s where things get interesting, Vijay Sales is actually beating Apple’s own offer. The retailer is already selling the base MacBook Air M4 (16GB + 256GB) at Rs 89,990 without any conditions. Add an additional Rs 10,000 bank discount (SBI and ICICI cards), and you could grab the machine for just Rs 79,990. That’s a total saving of Rs 20,000, making it one of the best Diwali deals on Apple laptops right now. Unfortunately, these deeper discounts don’t extend to the Pro lineup. Apple Watch, AirPods And iPads The Apple Watch Series 11 comes with a Rs 4,000 bank discount, while the Apple Watch SE 3 gets Rs 2,000 off. The AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 are listed with Rs 1,000 cashback offers. On the iPad side, the latest iPad Air (11-inch and 13-inch) has Rs 4,000 cashback, and the regular iPad as well as iPad Mini are down by Rs 3,000. Get Latest News live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Technology Science and around the world.