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The best October Prime Day deals on iPads, according to Mashables team of tech experts
Fall has just begun, but the holiday shopping season is already heating up. No longer do things kick off on Black Friday: Amazon's annual Prime Big Deal Days sale is the start of year-end deals.
This "October Prime Day" event is live through midnight PT tonight, and we're tracking all the best iPad deals right here. Apple's tablets were hit by price hikes this summer amid the ongoing memory crisis, so Amazon's discounts on them are a welcome sight — even if they're not some of the biggest we've ever seen.
Save $50 on the regular iPadThe standard iPad with the A16 chip is our favorite Apple tablet for budget shoppers. "Even though its tech is basic compared to the advanced iPad Air and Pro," writes Mashable's Samantha Mangino, "it's great for someone who wants a portable screen for streaming, playing games, and reading." It's rated for up to six hours of battery life.
The base iPad with 128GB of storage is now $50 off with or without cellular connectivity. That brings it down to $399, its lowest price since Amazon bumped its MSRP to $449 earlier in June. Its lowest price ever was about $271, according to data on the Amazon price-tracking site camelcamelcamel.
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad (A16, WiFi, 128GB) $399 at Amazon$449 Save $50 Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad (A16, WiFi + cellular, 128GB) $549 at Amazon
$599 Save $50 Get Deal Take $100 off the mega-portable iPad mini
If you wish e-readers were more powerful, more versatile, and equipped with way more storage, get Apple's smallest iPad instead. The iPad mini's compact size and anti-reflective display make it our favorite tablet for reading. Right now, you can grab it for $100 off (starting at just $499). Just know that we saw it hit $349 last Black Friday.
Read Mashable's full review of the Apple iPad mini.
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad Mini (A17 Pro, WiFi, 128GB) $499 at Amazon$599 Save $100 Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi + cellular, 128GB) $649 at Amazon
$749 Save $100 Get Deal Apple's latest M4 iPad Air is now $100 off
Mashable’s Timothy Beck Werth called the M4 iPad Air "a tablet that thinks it's an AI laptop" — it's a great pick for students, artists, and creators. It has the same super-light aluminum body and bright Liquid Retina screen as last year's model, but it's much faster. That M4 chip makes AI tools like fast voice-note transcription and photo editing happen almost instantly. It's our favorite iPad for most people.
Both sizes of the M4 iPad Air are now $100 off, with the smaller 11-inch model starting at $649. (For comparison's sake, its all-time low price is about $519.) You'll pay an extra $150 for cellular connectivity.
Read Mashable's full review of the Apple iPad Air (M4).
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M4, WiFi, 128GB) $649 at Amazon$749 Save $100 Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad Air, 13-inch (M4, WiFi, 128GB) $849 at Amazon
$949 Save $100 Get Deal Save up to $200 on the powerful iPad Pro
Select configurations of the latest M5 iPad Pro are up to $150 off during Prime Big Deal Days, but you can save even more on two configurations of last year's M4 model. (One has Apple's premium nano-texture display finish.) It has the exact same design, cameras, and smooth, bright OLED touchscreen as its M5 successor. It's not quite as powerful, but it's still one of the fastest tablets you can buy. It actually outperforms a lot of laptops on the market. Our former tech editor recommended it for any professional artist who "needs a sleek, on-the-go device that can handle taxing workloads ... while they're traveling from A to B."
These M4 iPad Pros have both been up to $100 cheaper before, but we think they'll sell out before Amazon gives them any further price cuts. They're up to $376 less expensive than their M5 counterparts.
Read Mashable's full review of the Apple iPad Pro (M4).
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad Pro, 13-inch (M4, WiFi, 512GB) $1,299 at Amazon$1,499 Save $200 Get Deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad Pro, 11-inch (M4, WiFi, 2TB, nano-texture glass) $1,899 at Amazon
$2,099 Save $200 Get Deal More iPad Pro deals
Apple iPad Pro, 11-inch (M5, WiFi, 256GB) — $1,099.99 $1,199 (save $99.01)
Apple iPad Pro, 13-inch (M5, WiFi, 256GB) — $1,399.99 $1,499 (save $99.01)
Apple iPad Pro, 13-inch (M5, WiFi, 512GB) — $1,549.99 $1,699 (save $149.01)
Time is running out for Prime members to shop Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale. Sign up for a Prime 30-day free trial if you want to save some cash, and follow Mashable’s guide to the best October Prime Day deals and live blog for the latest updates.
Nvidia RTX Spark laptop prices seemingly revealed by HP leak
Microsoft is all set to announce a Surface laptop powered by the powerful new Nvidia RTX Spark chip on Wednesday afternoon, but HP may have jumped the gun by revealing the price of its own RTX Spark laptops ahead of time.
According to NotebookCheck, HP posted product listings on its online storefront ahead of the Microsoft event, which is set to start at 1 p.m. ET. These laptops use the RTX Spark chip, making them extra beefy for power users. Per HP's store listings (which have since been removed), the OmniBook X 14 starts at $2,999, and the Omnibook Ultra 16 starts at $3,199.
SEE ALSO: Microsoft is ending support for Internet Explorer mode in EdgeThose are obviously huge price tags, but they make a tiny bit more sense when you see that the machines include the RTX Spark chip, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage.
Still, NotebookCheck noted that the Ultra 16 can go as high as $4,999 with the most powerful variant. That's an astronomical price for a laptop, no matter how powerful it is. We'll see if the Microsoft Surface laptop with the RTX Spark chip, likely to be announced on Wednesday afternoon, is even close to these in price.
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Keep the fridge running and your devices powered with $649 off Ankers Solix C2000 this October Prime Day
SAVE $649: As of Oct. 7, the Anker Solix C2000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station (2,048Wh) is down to $849.99 at Amazon for Prime Big Deal Days — a 43% discount off its normal $1,499 list price.
Opens in a new window Credit: Anker Anker Solix C2000 $849.99 at Amazon$1,499 Save $649.01 Get Deal
Prime Big Deal Days wraps up at midnight tonight, making this your final window to grab Anker's heavy-duty backup battery before prices jump back up. Dropping $649 off its usual $1,499 price tag down to $849.99, the Anker Solix C2000 Gen 2 gives you solid energy security for home blackouts, tailgating, or camping trips.
The main draw here is the sheer amount of juice it holds: a 2,048Wh capacity paired with 2,400W of continuous power output (and a huge 4,000W peak surge). That means it can power heavy-duty appliances like a full-sized dual-door fridge, a microwave, or a window A/C unit without tripping. It’s so efficient that it can keep a full-sized fridge cold for up to 32 straight hours on a single charge.
SEE ALSO: The best live Prime Day outdoor deals: Anker power stations, Yeti coolers, and LifeStraws are among our top picksRecharging is stupidly fast, too. Wall-charging gets it from empty to 100% in just 58 minutes. If you're on the road, you can use an 800W car alternator charger to top it off in 3 hours — eight times faster than a standard cigarette lighter socket — or hook it up to solar panels when you're off the grid.
Even with all that muscle, Anker managed to keep this setup surprisingly compact. At 41.7 pounds, it's about 25% lighter and 29% smaller than most other power stations with this much juice, making it easy enough to throw in the trunk. Plus, the internal LiFePO4 battery cells are rated for over 3,000 charge cycles, so you'll easily get 10 years of use out of it before the battery health even starts to drop.
Grab the Anker Solix C2000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station at Amazon for $849.99 before Prime Big Deal Days ends at midnight tonight.
I've jailbroken 3 Kindles—these are the essential apps and plugins I always sideload first
Even older Kindles are surprisingly capable, but Amazon's stock firmware limits what you can do. I've jailbroken several Kindles in my time and unlocked a ton of useful features. These are the apps and plugins I always install first.
Mars weird 1,100-mile cloud runs on physics no one has ever seen before
Astronomers may have uncovered a wild reason for how one Martian cloud grows hundreds of miles longer than California, possibly making it the largest of its kind in the solar system.
Astrophysicist Jorge Hernández Bernal first spotted the cloud in an otherwise clear sky in 2018. Images by the European Space Agency's Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera, aka the Mars webcam, captured the strange phenomenon as the Red Planet's southern hemisphere experienced spring.
When he looked through archival Mars images, he found the cloud as far back as NASA's Viking 2 mission in the 1970s. But it largely escaped notice because of its ephemeral nature: It forms daily at sunrise around the summit of Arsia Mons, a mountain that soars 11 miles high, and vanishes within three hours. Many space cameras snapping photos of that region can't take pictures until the afternoon, due to orbits timed to the sun.
For years, Bernal and colleagues have continued investigating what makes this extraterrestrial wonder — and, no, it's not steam spewing from the volcano. Arsia Mons has not been active for ages. Instead, the answer may be physics that was only theoretical until now. Scientists have never seen this happen in any planet's atmosphere before.
The team's shocking findings, published in Nature Geoscience, are a reminder to scientists that they should never rule out obscure or unfamiliar processes when studying other worlds.
SEE ALSO: A dying star may have birthed a planet right before it croakedThe key to the cloud could be something called "homogeneous nucleation," according to the new paper, a process wherein water vapor seems to freeze straight into ice particles in the air.
On Earth, clouds tend to form when water vapor cools and clings to airborne particles, like salt, pollen, or dust. Originally, researchers believed Mars' copious dust was the catalyst. But when they used computer models to try to simulate the cloud, dubbed the Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud, or AMEC, they could never reproduce its long tail.
Something was missing from their cloud recipe, which urged Bernal, now at Sorbonne Université in Paris, to continue looking for missing steps or ingredients.
"The actual answer seems obvious now, but at first we were quite skeptical of ourselves," Bernal told Mashable. "The point is that homogeneous nucleation is another pathway to form cloud particles without requiring dust, and that happens precisely when humidity is very high."
Researchers liken this unusual phenomenon to droplets of condensation appearing in the middle of a room, rather than on a window. For this cloud process to work, the air has to be extremely moist — over 100,000 times more humid than anything we experience on Earth.
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The 1,100-mile cloud appears at sunrise daily in the spring and summer for the southern Mars hemisphere. Credit: ESASo how does a dry, dusty planet get that soggy? Blame the volcano. As wind rushes past Arsia Mons, the mountainside kicks up a powerful gravity wave in the atmosphere. That wave shoves moist air several miles higher in just a few minutes. Up there, the air chills fast, dropping about 54 degrees Fahrenheit in only 10 minutes. Cold air can't hold much water vapor, so the humidity shoots up until the vapor freezes on the spot.
Mars may be famous for its dust, but the researchers found that altitude makes all the difference. The cloud forms about 28 miles above the ground, where far less dust floats around.
With homogeneous nucleation added to the cloud recipe, the team's computer model finally produced the long tail.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed."It feels good to find a long-sought explanation like this, especially when the explanation turns out to be something really special that has not been observed in nature before," Bernal said.
Confirming the result will require new observations that won't be easy to get. But the researchers hope the paper will spark broader scientific interest in dust-free cloud formation, not just in the upper atmosphere of Mars, but Venus and even Earth.
Bernal, who has devoted his whole career to studying this exotic cloud, worries that humans could one day destroy it, as they have other wondrous features on our home planet. He's an advocate for studying space and other worlds from afar.
"It is an eye-catching, aesthetically sublime cloud," he said. "If anyone tried to terraform Mars, any change in its current climate could easily make the AMEC disappear."
The Google Pixel 11 Pro is under $900 for the first time ever
SAVE $265: Prime members can now buy an unlocked Google Pixel 11 Pro for $835. As part of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale, this phone has dropped below $1,000 for the first time since it launched.
Opens in a new window Credit: Google Google Pixel 11 Pro, Unlocked (256GB) $835 at Amazon$1,099 Save $264 Get Deal
The Google Pixel 11 Pro launched in August, and it's taken two months to get a good and proper discount on this Android flagship. For the first time ever, this phone is available for under $1,000 as part of the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sale. With a cool 24% discount, you can save $265 and pick up this phone for $834 in the obsidian black color. The dune, fog, and olive versions of the phone are also on sale for $849, so you'll have to decide if any of those colors is worth an extra $15 to you.
In our Pixel 11 Pro review, we noted that the new smartphone has an incredible camera array, and the device is capable of taking professional-quality photographs (even without the included suite of AI photo editing tools). That's no surprise. For the past couple of years, Google's Pro-series phones have had the best cameras in the business, rivaled only by Apple's Pro-level phones. If you're in the Android world and you want the best possible cameras, this is the best smartphone for photography (at least in the United States; there are some impressive smartphone cameras with Leica lenses available in Asia).
As our reviewer Alex Perry wrote, "Photography is fun on the Pixel 11 Pro, which is not something I feel about many handsets these days. A combination of hardware and software makes your images consistently look nice, even in challenging lighting conditions." We recently named this one of the best smartphones of the year, and at this price, it's a lot more attractive.
Prime members can buy an unlocked model of this Android phone at Amazon now.
SEE ALSO: The 37 best Prime Day tech deals: We found deals under $25, but also $1,200 savings on OLED TVsTime is running out for Prime members to shop Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale. Sign up for a Prime 30-day free trial if you want to save some cash, and follow Mashable’s guide to the best October Prime Day deals and live blog for the latest updates.
LG and Apple are building smart home devices to catch up to Amazon and Google
LG is diving into the smart home space occupied by heavyweights like Google's Nest and Amazon's Ring — with some unconventional help. Apple is reportedly co-developing a slew of devices with LG as part of a reset of its smart home strategy.
The 20+ best Prime Day deals on MicroSDs, SSDs, and hard drives: Our top picks to beat RAMageddon
Thanks to the global memory crisis known as "RAMageddon," prices on memory products like internal drives, external SSDs, and high-capacity flash storage have continued to climb. It’s been a relentless up, up, and up trajectory as AI demand squeezes consumer supply.
That makes finding genuine discounts during Prime Big Deal Days — Amazon's 48-hour fall savings event that ends today, Oct. 7 — all the more crucial.
SEE ALSO: October Prime Day 2026: Live updates on Apple, Kindle, Lego, and Samsung dealsHigh-speed NVMe drives, rugged external SSDs, microSD cards, and HDDs are Prime Day staples that matter more than ever amid RAMageddon. We did some digging and found the best October Prime Day deals in the solid-state and hard drive categories right now. If you've been waiting to expand your PC build, give your PS5 some breathing room, or secure your off-site backups, now is the time to take advantage of these offers from top-tier brands like Samsung, Sandisk, and more.
Best rugged SSD deal Opens in a new window Credit: SanDisk Sandisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD $209.99 at Amazon$299.99 Save $90 Get Deal Why we like it
Pocket-sized, ridiculously fast, and virtually indestructible, the Sandisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD is engineered for harsh travel conditions that would destroy standard desktop drives. It nearly doubles the speed of previous generations, so you can back up thousands of photos in less than a minute, while offering full weather resistance to rain and spills, and hardware encryption to keep your private documents locked down tighter than a vault. Now $209.99 for October Prime Day (normally $299.99), it's never been cheaper before.
Best SSD deal Opens in a new window Credit: Samsung Samsung SSD 990 Pro 2TB PCIe 4.0 $389.99 at Amazon$639.99 Save $250 Get Deal Why we like it
The Samsung 990 Pro delivers top-tier sequential speeds up to 7,450 MB/s, effectively maxing out what a PCIe 4.0 slot can process. That translates directly to faster boot times, near-instant game loading on PC or PS5, and smooth handling of large 4K video renders. It also runs more power-efficiently than its predecessor, so it stays stable under heavy continuous workloads. With a solid five-year warranty and a huge price drop, it’s one of the best value-for-money storage upgrades you can buy right now.
Best microSD card deal Opens in a new window Credit: SanDisk Sandisk 512GB microSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch 2 $129.99 at Amazon$199.99 Save $70 Get Deal Why we like it
Nintendo's bestselling Switch 2 console comes with 256GB of built-in storage, which can fill up fast if you play a lot of AAA games. Sandisk's officially licensed 512GB microSD Express Card for the console has read speeds of up to 880 MB/s and comes with a lifetime warranty. If you're a Prime member, you can add it to your cart for just $129.99 during Prime Big Deal Days (typically $199.99). That's its lowest price ever.
Best travel-friendly SSD deal Opens in a new window Credit: Samsung Samsung T7 2TB Portable SSD $379.99 at Amazon$549.99 Save $170 Get Deal Why we like it
The Samsung T7 is built for life on the move. Weighing under two ounces and barely larger than a credit card, it slips into a pocket or backpack pouch without taking up space in your carry-on. Its solid aluminum unibody design handles the bumps of travel with ease, featuring shock resistance that withstands drops from up to 6 feet. With transfer speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s, you can offload massive 4K travel footage, photo backups, or offline media libraries in seconds. You can even plug it directly into an iPhone 15 Pro (or newer) to record high-res video straight to the drive while on location.
More SSD and hard drive dealsSSDsPNY CS900 250GB Internal SSD — $45.99 $59.99 (save $14)
PNY CS900 500GB Internal SSD — $76.49 $109.99 (save $33.50)
Acer Predator GM7 1TB SSD PCle Gen 4x4 — $159.99 $189.99 (save $30)
Sandisk Optimus GX 7100 1TB NVMe SSD PCIe 4.0 — $169.15 $199 (save $29.85)
Samsung SSD 9100 Pro 1TB PCle 5.0 — $196.64 $339.99 (save $143.35)
Lexar NM790 SSD 2TB PCle Gen 4x4 — $271.99 $319.99 (save $48)
Samsung SSD 9100 Pro 2TB PCIe 5.0 — $334.99 $679.97 (save $344.98)
Sandisk Optimus 5100 4TB NVMe SSD PCIe 4.0 — $509.99 $599.99 (save $90)
Sandisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 — $799.99 $1,079.99 (save $280)
Sandisk 128GB High Endurance Video microSDXC — $36.99 $60.99 (save $24)
PNY 64GB Elite-X microSDXC Flash Memory Card 3-Pack — $33.99 $42.99 (save $6)
Amazon Basics 512GB microSDXC Memory Card — $93.17 $109.62 (save $16.45)
SSK Portable SSD 500GB — $76.49 $92.99 (save $16.50)
Sandisk 500GB Portable SSD — $109.99 $128.99 (save $19)
SSK USB-C 1TB Portable SSD — $151.99 $189.99 (save $38)
Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB — $229.90 $274.99 (save $45.09)
Sandisk Creator Phone SSD 2TB — $280.49 $339.99 (save $59.50)
Samsung T9 Portable SSD 2TB — $334.99 $489.99 (save $155)
Sandisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD — $359.99 $450.75 (save $90.76)
Sandisk 4TB Extreme Portable SSD — $714.95 $860.10 (save $145.15)
Samsung T9 Portable SSD 4TB — $979.99 $1,144.99 (save $165)
Seagate 2TB Portable Hard Drive — $119.99 $149.99 (save $30)
WD 5TB My Passport Portable External Hard Drive — $214.94 $284.99 (save $70.05)
WD 6TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive — $278.50 $319.99 (save $41.49)
Western Digital 20TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive — $549.99 $1,069.99 (save $520)
Western Digital 1TB WD Blue Mobile Hard Drive — $119.99 $144.99 (save $25)
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Apples default budget tablet just hit $399 for October Prime Day — save $50
SAVE $50: As of Oct. 7, the 11-inch Apple iPad (A16 chip, 128GB, WiFi) is down to $399 at Amazon — a 11% savings off its standard $449 list price.
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad 11-inch: A16 chip $399 at Amazon$449 Save $50 Get Deal
Prime Big Deal Days wraps up at midnight tonight, making this your final chance to grab Apple's default budget tablet before prices jump back up. Named Mashable's top pick for the best budget iPad of 2026 by Samantha Mangino, the 11th-generation iPad drops $50 down to $399 for the 128GB version. It’s the most practical buy for anyone who wants a fast, vibrant screen for couch scrolling, video calls, and daily tasks without spending Pro or Air money.
Inside, Apple upgraded the processor to the A16 chip — making apps load instantly and multi-window browsing feel effortless. While it skips the hyper-advanced M-series chips, its benchmark results beat most premium Chromebooks, so it easily doubles as a light work or study device.
The 11-inch Liquid Retina display delivers sharp, vibrant visuals with True Tone technology, which automatically adjusts the screen's color warmth to match the ambient lighting in your room so your eyes don't get fried. You get a sharp 12MP front camera positioned along the long landscape edge — so you look centered during video calls — plus a 12MP rear camera for quick document scans. Touch ID is integrated directly into the top power button for instant fingerprint unlocking and secure Apple Pay authorization.
SEE ALSO: October Prime Day: We found 22 Apple products at record-low prices that you need to grab before midnightRounding out the hardware is a universal USB-C charging port, all-day battery life that comfortably carries you through a full day of mixed use, and speedy WiFi 6 for buffer-free streaming. It also supports both the USB-C Apple Pencil and 1st-Gen Apple Pencil if you like to sketch or take handwritten notes, as well as the Magic Keyboard Folio if you want to turn it into a portable mini laptop setup.
If you just need a reliable, high-quality Apple tablet that nails all the fundamentals, this $399 iPad 11-inch A16 Prime Day deal is as good as it gets before the clock runs out.
Mashables experts picked the best October Prime Day TV deals: Save up to $1,200 on OLED TVs
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale features lots of amazing tech deals (duh). But it's an especially good time to be shopping for a new TV, as 2026 models have been on the market long enough to see hefty discounts. Sure, you could wait a few weeks until Black Friday to see if they get even cheaper, but if you're already sick of watching football games on an old TV, then this is your best opportunity to save.
On the first day of Prime Big Deal Days, the TV deals were excellent. On day two, some are even better. Our favorite QLED TV of 2026 dropped an extra $120 overnight, while a few Hisense Canvas TVs (basically Hisense's version of The Frame) slashed an additional $50 off their price tags. We've also spotted best-ever pricing on some other favorites, including a brilliant Samsung OLED if you're willing to splurge and Amazon Ember TVs for budget shoppers.
SEE ALSO: October Prime Day 2026: Live updates on Apple, Kindle, Lego, and Samsung dealsOur tech experts have collected all of the best October Prime Day TV deals from brands like TCL, Hisense, Amazon Fire TV, LG, and Samsung below. While the deals are still going strong, the sale wraps up at midnight tonight (Oct. 7), so be sure to lock in these prices while you can.
Feeling lost? Check out the Mashable guide to TV specs for a quick refresh on the difference between QLED, OLED, Mini LED, and RGB displays. And to make life easier, we've marked our editors' top deals with a ✅.
Best Prime Day TV deal overall Opens in a new window Credit: TCL TCL 65-inch QM8L SQD-Mini-LED QLED 4K TV $1,077.99 at Amazon$2,499.99 Save $1,422.00 Get Deal Why we like it
Mashable's TV expert named TCL's QM8L TV the best QLED TV for most people, highlighting its "superb peak brightness, detailed picture quality, and fantastic glare handling" in her review. The SQD part of its name stands for "super quantum dot" mini LEDs, which are a major reason why it's one of the brightest TVs you can buy in 2026. Period.
On day one of the sale, October Prime Day savings knocked the cost down from $2,500 to $1,197.99. On day two, it somehow got even cheaper. Grab it for a new record low of $1,077.99 or 57% off while you can.
Best Prime Day budget TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Ember 55-inch 4-Series 4K TV $279.99 at Amazon$459.99 Save $180 Get Deal Why we like it
As much as we might drool over Sony's new flagship Bravia 7 II True RGB TV, when it comes time to actually add a TV to our shopping cart, we often have to lower our expectations. The good news: TVs are among the few tech products that have gotten cheaper over the past five years, and even budget TVs offer fairly impressive displays and sound.
The Amazon Ember 4-Series is a good starter TV if you're on a budget, and that's why it's one of the best October Prime Day TV deals we've found so far. Despite clocking in at under $300, this 55-inch TV has a 4K HDR10+ display, WiFi 6 support, a speedy quad-core processor, and doubles as an Alexa smart speaker. If you're already in the Amazon ecosystem and OLEDs aren't in your budget, don't overthink this one.
Best art TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Ember 55-inch Artline QLED 4K TV $499.99 at Amazon$899.99 Save $400 Get Deal Why we like it
If you want an aesthetic TV that doubles as artwork on your wall, but don't quite have the budget for Samsung's The Frame, Amazon's new Ember Artline TVs are a solid alternative. The 55-inch model is on sale for less than $500 for Prime Big Deal Days, which is 44% off and its best price on record. While Amazon's art TV isn't quite as impressive in the specs department as Samsung's, it does offer a free art gallery and a wide selection of frame options at no extra cost. It's not our top pick at full price, but at $400 off? It's hard to pass up.
Best OLED TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: Samsung Samsung 65-inch S90H OLED 4K TV $1,497.99 at Amazon$2,699.99 Save $1,202.00 Get Deal Why we like it
Combining immersive deep blacks and the contrast known to come from Glare Flare OLED technology, the Samsung S90H is another great Prime Day bargain if making the jump to an OLED TV has been on your radar — now only $1,497.99.
Its selling point is the NQ4 AI Gen3 Processor, which uses 128 neural networks to enhance picture and sound, while 4K AI Upscaling Pro sharpens lower-resolution content. Gamers also get unique benefits thanks to the Motion Xcelerator 165Hz, Nvidia G-Sync, and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support for smoother, lower-latency play.
Best Roku TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: Roku Roku 65-inch Plus Series QLED 4K TV $429.99 at Amazon$649.99 Save $220 Get Deal Why we like it
Not a fan of the Fire TV ecosystem? This deal on the 65-inch Roku Plus Series TV shaves $220 off for October Prime Day. It's selling fast, which makes sense; it's down to its best price ever and puts a 65-inch Mini-LED QLED in your living room for less than $450. Mini-LED backlighting and local dimming enable finer tuning of the bright, detailed 4K QLED display. It also features Dolby Atmos sound, Roku Smart Picture, and a delightfully simple interface.
Our dream TV: Samsung S95F OLED TV Opens in a new window Credit: Samsung Samsung 65-Inch S95F Series OLED 4K Smart TV $2,319 at Samsung$2,499.99 Save $180.99 Almost sold out! Get Deal Why we like it
Our tech editor says this is the TV he'd buy if money were no object. What makes this Samsung OLED so special? While the LG C6 and Samsung S90H OLED TVs offer a better overall value, there are some distinct features that make the S95F so special — and so hard to find in stock (it's totally sold out at Samsung and almost sold out at Amazon).
The S95F borrows everything we love about The Frame art TVs and brings them into a flagship TV with a stunning OLED display. This TV has the ultra-thin design of The Frame, but crucially, it also has the same matte, anti-glare display, which is unrivaled in the TV world. Because it also has art mode, you can use it as an art TV without sacrificing any specs, making this the ideal TV for cinephiles, gamers, and design lovers.
So, while it doesn't have a huge discount (Best Buy has the best offer at the moment), we still think it's one of the best Prime Day deals on TVs.
More October Prime Day TV dealsUnder 50-inch TV dealsRoku 43-Inch Select Series 4K TV — $179.99 $249.99 (save $70)
Amazon Ember 40-inch 2-Series HD TV — $179.99 $249.99 (save $70)
Amazon Ember 43-inch 4-Series 4K TV — $199.99 $329.99 (save $130) ✅
Sony 48-inch Bravia 6 OLED 4K TV — $998 $1,299.99 (save $301.99)
Insignia 50-inch F50 4K TV — $159.99 $299.99 (save $140)
Hisense 55-inch E6 Hi-QLED 4K TV — $299.99 $429.99 (save $130)
Hisense 50-inch E7 Mini-LED Hi-QLED 4K TV — $399.99 $699.99 (save $300) ✅
Amazon Ember 55-inch Omni Mini-LED QLED 4K TV — $449.99 $819.99 (save $370)
Amazon Ember 55-inch Omni QLED 4K TV — $489.99 $589.99 (save $100) ✅
Hisense 50-inch S7 Canvas Hi-QLED 4K TV — $649.99 $1,299.99 (save $650) ✅
Samsung 55-inch The Frame LS03F QLED 4K TV — $697.99 $1,097.99 (save $400) ✅
LG 55-inch LX7B Gallery Mini LED 4K TV — $699.99 $1,299.99 (save $600)
Insignia 65-inch QF Series QLED 4K TV — $299.99 $349.99 (save $50)
TCL 65-inch T7 Series QLED 4K Google TV — $448.99 $529.99 (save $81) ✅
Hisense 65-inch E7 Mini-LED Hi-QLED 4K TV — $579.99 $999.99 (save $420)
Amazon Ember 65-inch Omni QLED 4K TV — $709.99 $849.99 (save $140)
Amazon Ember 65-inch Artline QLED 4K TV — $799.98 $1,099.99 (save $300.01)
Amazon Ember 65-inch Omni Mini-LED QLED 4K TV — $799.99 $1,089.99 (save $290)
Samsung 65-inch The Frame LS03F QLED 4K TV — $897.99 $1,497.99 (save $600) ✅
LG 65-inch LX7B Gallery Mini LED 4K TV — $899.99 $1,799.99 (save $900)
Hisense 65-inch S7 Canvas Hi-QLED 4K TV — $899.99 $1,999.99 (save $1,100)
Toshiba 65-inch G700 ArtVision QLED 4K TV — $999.99 $1,999.99 (save $1,000)
Samsung 65-inch S85H OLED 4K TV — $1,297.99 $1,999.99 (save $702)
LG C6 Series OLED 4K TV — $1,499.99 $2,699.99 (save $1,200) ✅
Sony 65-inch Bravia 8 II QD QLED 4K TV — $2,498 $3,299.99 (save $801.99)
Samsung 75-inch M70H Mini-LED 4K TV — $547.99 $729.99 (save $182)
Amazon Ember 75-inch Omni QLED 4K TV — $989.99 $1,199.99 (save $210)
Amazon Ember 75-inch Omni Mini-LED QLED 4K TV — $999.99 $1,499.99 (save $500)
TCL 85 Inch Class QM6K Series Mini LED QLED 4K TV — $897.99 $1,097.99 (save $200) ✅
Amazon Ember 85-inch Omni Mini-LED QLED 4K TV — $1,759.99 $2,099.99 (save $340)
Hisense 85-inch S7 Canvas Hi-QLED 4K TV — $1,797.99 $3,999.99 (save $2,202)
Hisense 100-inch Class E6 Series QLED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV — $1,384.97 $1,749.99 (save $365.02)
Hisense 100-inch E7 Mini-LED Hi-QLED 4K TV — $1,697.99 $2,999.99 (save $1,302) ✅
TCL 98-inch QM7L SQD-Mini-LED QLED 4K TV — $2,197.99 $3,999.99 (save $1,802)
I think the best Prime Day TV deal just landed: Get a QLED TV for under $150
SAVE $190: For today only, Prime members can get the 43-inch Toshiba M450 Series QLED 4K Smart Fire TV for $139.99. That's a 58% discount from its former price of $329.99.
Opens in a new window Credit: Toshiba Toshiba 43-inch M450 Series QLED 4K Smart Fire TV $139.99 at Amazon$329.99 Save $190 Get Deal
You may have heard: Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sales event is happening right now, and it's set to end at midnight tonight. This annual fall sale, which most of us simply call October Prime Day, even if Amazon wishes we wouldn't, has delivered thousands and thousands of discounts on everything you can think of. You can even get a $1,500 gift card for free if you buy a car through Amazon Auto (yes, you can buy cars on Amazon, too).
SEE ALSO: October Prime Day 2026 live: Updates on the latest deals on AirPods, Yeti, Kindles, and Owala water bottlesTo keep Prime Big Deal Days interesting, Amazon is offering daily drops of new deals, called "Today's Big Deals." Thankfully, this has delivered what might be the best Prime Day TV deal so far, at least for budget shoppers. For a little while longer, Prime members can save 58% on the 43-inch version of the Toshiba M450 Series QLED 4K Smart Fire TV. Recently priced at $329.99, the new price of $139.99 lets you save a total of $190.
Now, obviously, if you're buying a TV for under $150, you're not going to get a lot of the premium features that you'll find in our favorite TVs of 2026. However, there's a lot to love about this TV:
HDR10+ QLED display
Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos support
Fire TV OS and Alexa voice support
Low-latency gaming mode
Minimalist design with thin bezels
If you need a new TV, then jump on this Prime Day TV deal while you still can.
Prime members only have 48 hours to shop Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale. Sign up for a Prime 30-day free trial if you want to save some cash, and follow Mashable’s guide to the best October Prime Day deals and live blog for the latest updates.
10+ October Prime Day power station deals: We found the best deals on Jackery, Anker, and Bluetti
You can't go wrong with a portable power station, especially as we head into colder, stormier months.
They're great for camping or road trips, keeping your gadgets running when you're away from a plug socket. Portable power stations come in all shapes, sizes, and price points, with some costing well into the thousands. It's not exactly an everyday purchase, so when sales events like October Prime Day roll around, it's a great excuse to finally invest in one.
Since we're in the last handful of hours of October Prime Day, it's time to get shopping. There are discounts on seriously powerful models that can serve as a perfect backup power source for your refrigerator, as well as smaller models that will keep your personal devices charged and online. Now is a great time to pick one up at a lower-than-usual price. Below, we've rounded up the best deals worth checking out.
SEE ALSO: The best Prime Day outdoor deals: Anker power stations, Igloo coolers, and LifeStraws are among our top picks Best Jackery deal Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 $469 at Amazon$559 Save $90 Get Deal at Amazon Why we picked this
For those new to portable power, Jackery makes some of the most beginner-friendly and uncomplicated models. The Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 is a compact, portable power station with a 1,070Wh capacity and 1,500W output, making it suitable for powering devices such as fridges, electric pots, and other appliances. It can also go from empty to fully charged in an hour with emergency charging switched on, and the LFP battery is designed to retain more than 70% of its capacity after 4,000 charge cycles. Plus, it weighs under 24 pounds, so it's easy to carry around the house or the campground.
(Note: If you don't love the traditional black and orange look of Jackery portable power stations, the Explorer 1000 v2 comes in a modern cream color called dune white. That version is also on sale for $469 for Prime Day.)
More Jackery dealsJackery Explorer 300 — $239 $289 (save $50)
Jackery Explorer 2000 V2 — $849 $999 (save $150)
Jackery HomePower 3000 — $1,269 $1,499 (save $230)
Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus — $1,538 $1,899 (save $361)
Jackery HomePower 3000 with Solar Panels — $1,709.04 $2,149 (save $439.96)
$1,099 Save $440 Get Deal at Amazon Why we picked this
One of the major benefits of a portable power station is the ability to recharge using solar power. The EcoFlow Delta 3 Classic bundle with a 220W solar panel is a great choice on Prime Day. You'll get the 1,024Wh portable power station with a 1,800W output that can power even big appliances like fridges. It has X-Boost providing up to 2,600W for higher-power devices, and can charge to 80% in 45 minutes via AC.
With full sun, EcoFlow says the Delta 3 Classic can recharge in about 6 hours with the 220W solar panel. Of course, you can also recharge using standard wall power or a generator. When plugged into a wall outlet, the EcoFlow can reach 80% capacity in just 45 minutes.
More EcoFlow dealsEcoFlow Rapid Mag Power Bank — $39.99 $54.99 (save $15)
EcoFlow Laptop Power Bank — $64.99 $99.99 (save $35)
EcoFlow Trail Plus 300 — $179 $199 (save $20)
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic — $447 $559 (save $112)
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max — $799 $1,199 (save $400)
$799 Save $400 See It at Amazon Why we picked this
This Bluetti Elite 100 v2 unit is over $300 off the list price. It comes with a 1,024Wh capacity and 3,600W surge output, with 11 ports so you can charge multiple devices at once. It can also fully recharge in about 70 minutes with TurboBoost AC charging, making it a great option for last-minute use.
But one of the highlights of the Bluetti Elite 100 V2 is its ability to connect with up to 1,000W of solar power. That's a massive amount of solar compatibility for a portable power station in the 1kWh range. If you have access to both 1,000W of solar and full sun, the Elite 100 V2 will recharge in just 70 minutes.
The 10-millisecond UPS (uninterruptible power supply) also makes this a great model for plugging into your workstation or the WiFi router at home when a storm threatens to take out grid power. A 10 UPS means the Bluetti will take over providing power within 10 milliseconds of losing wall power.
The bio-based version of this model is ever so slightly less expensive than the standard model, so you might as well go with the cheaper version. Bluetti's bio-based lineup uses durable plastic housing with bio-circular materials.
More Bluetti dealsBluetti AC70 — $399.99 $699 (save $299.01)
Bluetti Elite 100 mini — $399.99 $699 (save $299.01)
Bluetti FridgePower — $849.99 $1,499 (save $649.01)
Bluetti Elite 300 — $999.99 $1,499 (save $499.01)
Bluetti Elite 300 with Solar Cable — $1,069.99 $1,599 (save $529.01)
$599 Save $129.01 Get Deal at Amazon Why we picked this
This unit has a 1,024Wh capacity and 2,400W output, with 11 ports for powering multiple devices and appliances. It can reach a full charge in just 49 minutes with UltraFast charging enabled through the Anker app. It's built with a LiFePO4 battery, so it's designed to last a long time. After 4,000 cycles, Anker says it'll retain about 80% of its original battery capacity.
The newer C1000 Gen 2 has a few advantages over the original like quicker recharging. It's also lighter and smaller, so it's easier to carry around the campground.
More Anker dealsAnker Nano Charging Station — $59.98 $79.99 (save $20.01)
Anker Solix C2000 Gen 2 — $849.99 $1,499 (save $649.01)
Anker Solix S2000 Portable Power Station — $679.99 $1,199 (save $519.01)
$449.99 Save $50.01 Get Deal at Amazon Why we picked this
We all know DJI as the brand that launched drones into our everyday lives, as well as the company that makes excellent creator cameras and mics. But DJI also makes a stellar lineup of portable power stations. Often, they're on sale at such a competitive price that anyone should consider them a frontrunner for portable power, especially for those who have DJI drones.
The DJI Power 1000 v2 comes with a solid 1,024Wh battery capacity with a peak output of 2,600W. It has your standard AC ports, USB-C, and USB-A, but it also features dual SDC ports that can fast-charge DJI drone batteries. This feature makes it incredibly friendly for content creators. Additionally, it's super quiet, operating as low as 26 decibels, making recording video or audio near the power station no big deal.
More DJI dealsDJI Power 2000 — $749.99 $1,299 (save $549.01)
22 October Prime Day board game deals to buy before they sell out: Dungeons & Dragons, Slay the Spire, and more
If you make it through winter with non-stop board game nights, October Prime Day has some epic deals in store. It's also smart to consider if anyone on your Christmas shopping list would enjoy a board game. I'm seeing excellent board game deals that I was desperately searching for during Black Friday 2025, but they never appeared.
Fair warning, however, that many of these options are at least 50% sold out. I don't expect most of them to last into the second day of Prime Day, especially the well-known titles. Start adding these to your cart and check out before they get snatched up.
Best overall board game deal Opens in a new window Credit: Days of Wonder Ticket to Ride $29.99 at Amazon$39.99 Save $10.00 Get Deal Why we like it
Without leaving the dining room table, travel across the country with Ticket to Ride, one of my favorite board games. It's designed for ages 8 and up, and it works well for two to five players. One round of Ticket to Ride takes between 30 minutes and an hour, and it's easy to pick up for beginners. I've played this dozens of times at family game night, and it never gets old.
More board game dealsCatan on the Road Card Game — $7.58 $9.99 (save $2.41)
Candy Land — $10.49 $14.16 (save $3.13)
Sushi Go! — $11.37 $14.50 (save $4.04)
Bananagrams — $11.95 $15.99 (save $4.04)
Blueberry Cat D&D Dice Set — $12.99 $19.99 (save $7)
Dungeons & Dragons Young Adventurer's Collection Box Set — $13.32 $34.99 (save $21.67)
Jenga — $13.99 $19.99 (save $6)
Sushi Go Party! — $18.69 $21.99 (save $3.30)
Azul — $23.99 $39.99 (save $16)
Splendor — $23.99 $39.99 (save $16)
Dixit — $27.99 $44.99 (save $17)
Trekking The National Parks — $29.99 $49.95 (save $19.96)
Catan Board Game — $29.99 $49.99 (save $20)
Dungeons & Dragons Strategy Board — $29.99 $34.99 (save $5)
Cascadia Board Game — $37.45 $39.99 (save $2.54)
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands — $39.95 $49.99 (save $10.04)
7 Wonders — $41.49 $59.99 (save $18.50)
Arcs — $48 $60 (save $12)
Viticulture Essential Edition — $52 $65 (save $13)
Wingspan — $55 $65 (save $10)
Everdell Standard Edition — $59.28 $75 (save $15.72)
Vantage — $85 $90 (save $15)
Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West — $88.49 $119.99 (save $31.50)
Slay The Spire: The Board Game — $99.99 $124.99 (save $25)
Prime members only have 48 hours to shop Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale. Sign up for a Prime 30-day free trial if you want to save some cash, and follow Mashable’s guide to the best October Prime Day deals and live blog for the latest updates.
Xreals Aura smartglasses will cost $1,279, preorders open soon
In 2025, Google unveiled an ambitious project called Android XR. The XR stands for "extended reality," and it's an Android-based platform (developed jointly by Google and Samsung) for smart eyewear.
Back then, however, you could only see prototypes, and despite later demos of a product called Project Aura, no Android XR smart glasses were commercially available...until now.
Yes, we're aware of Samsung's Galaxy XR, but that's a full-featured Android XR headset, not a pair of smart glasses.
With the aura (sorry) of mystery behind us, the actual product is a pair of smart glasses manufactured by Xreal, simply called Xreal Aura, and now they're finally available for pre-order.
Xreal says the Aura is not a headset or "display glasses;" instead, it's "spatial computing eyewear." The Aura glasses are very light (95 grams) because they're connected to a separate physical device (roughly the size of a smartphone) that runs Android XR. Equipped with a Snapdragon Reality Elite chip, see-through displays with a 70-degree field of view, hand-tracking, and Bose-branded audio tech, they come very close to a mixed reality headset while still looking (almost) like a normal pair of sunglasses.
SEE ALSO: Early adopters can get the Xreal 1S AR glasses for only $450The Xreal Aura can be used for watching movies and TV shows, listening to music, playing games, working on documents, attending virtual meetings, and exploring your surroundings with the help of AI, and you can do all of that while on the move. Oh, and that separate device that you connect your glasses to? It also doubles as a trackpad and a fingerprint scanner, so it's not just sitting there.
The price is...well, it's not low. The Xreal Aura starts at $1,279 with 12GB of memory and 256GB of storage, while bumping that to 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage will set you back $1,499. As for sizing, you can get them in two sizes: medium and large, both costing the same. Oh, and if you want to pre-order them, you need to put down a $199 priority deposit, with pre-orders actually opening later this month.
For comparison, Meta's recently unveiled Meta VR Glasses cost $1,299, while Samsung's Galaxy XR headset costs $1,799.
The Xreal Aura will be available "before the holidays" in the US, Canada, Japan, and South Korea. More markets are coming next year.
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4 of Milwaukee's best tools are overpriced when you actually do the math
Cordless tools have gotten good enough that reaching for a corded option feels like a step backward for most jobs. Milwaukee knows this, and it's priced its M18 lineup accordingly. The problem is that "cordless" doesn't justify a higher price on every tool. Some of these tools cost much more than a comparable option, and the extra money doesn't get you better cuts or finishes or save you any time. You're mostly paying for the battery and the name.
The best AirPods deals on October Prime Day: $79 AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 3 on sale
Wallets at the ready, folks: Prime Big Deal Days is live. This "October Prime Day" sale marks the unofficial start of Amazon's holiday shopping season — a chance to stock up on tech at lower-than-usual prices.
October Prime Day runs through midnight PT tonight, and our team is closely monitoring all the best deals on Apple devices like AirPods. So far, we haven't seen any price drops on the newly announced AirPods 5 (more on that below), but we have seen some other competitive markdowns — including a new all-time low on the original AirPod Pros. (That one was quite the surprise and sold out fast, but could return later on.)
SEE ALSO: The best Apple deals on October Prime Day: $200 off MacBooks and iPads on saleBelow, we've rounded up the best October Prime Day AirPods deals you can currently shop, plus two that you should keep an eye on throughout the day — we're hoping they'll see worthwhile discounts in the eleventh hour. Check them out below, and be sure to follow more of Mashable's October Prime Day coverage.
Best AirPods deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirPods 4 $79 at Walmart$129 Save $50 Get Deal Why we picked this
The humble AirPods 4. What they lack in active noise cancellation, they make up for in a more appealing price point of $79, a $50 savings and their lowest price of the year so far. With the release of the AirPods 5, these are the last AirPods available without ANC. Maybe that's ideal for you, or maybe you simply appreciate the lower price point. In either case, this is likely the last holiday shopping season you can grab these buds on sale. Just note that they are still $10 away from their record-low price of $69 from last Black Friday, but their availability may be limited as we get further into the shopping season. They're only available at Walmart for $79, having already sold out on Amazon.
Best AirPods Pro deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirPods Pro 3 $179$249 Save $70 Get Deal Why we picked this
For listeners who need noise-cancelling buds, the AirPods Pro 3 currently boast one of the best Amazon discounts on AirPods. At $179 (normally $249), they're now just $10 away from their lowest-ever price of $169. These Mashable Choice Award-winning earbuds feature Live Translation, heart rate sensing, and 3D spatial audio. Our reviewer called them "a remarkable upgrade in functionality over their predecessors, with better battery life and ANC."
Read Mashable's full review of the Apple AirPods Pro 3.
Best AirPods Max deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Apple AirPods Max 2 $429$549 Save $120 Get Deal Why we picked this
Candidly, AirPods Max 2 aren't as great as other flagship noise-cancelling headphones we've tried (like the Bose QuietComfort Ultra and Sony XM6s, which both cost much less). However, one can still appreciate their stylish design and seamless connectivity with other Apple devices. Now $429 at Amazon and several of its competitors, including Best Buy and Walmart, the AirPods Max 2 are down to their lowest price in three months. They've dipped down to $399 before, but we probably won't see that deal again until Black Friday.
Read Mashable's full review of the Apple AirPods Max 2.
More AirPods dealsApple AirPods Pro (1st Gen) — $89.99 $249 (save $159.01)
Apple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation — $119.97 $179 (save $59.03)
The AirPods 5 have only received one small deal — a $4 price drop — so far since their release on Sept. 18. Granted, they're still very new to the market, so even that price dip is notable. We're hoping that as we get further into holiday deal season, a slightly more substantial deal comes along.
The AirPods 5 with a Wireless Charging Case also haven't dropped in price just yet, so we're not holding our breath that they will, especially since they're still brand-new. That said, October Prime Day is a very appropriate time for a surprise deal, so the chance that we see even a small dip isn't zero.
The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are 43% off for Big Deal Days
Amazon's Big Deals Days sale is in full swing, and the clock is ticking to get unbelievable deals on all kinds of products. You're in luck if you're looking for quality headphones, as the Bose QuietComforts are now43% off during this limited-time promotion.
The Sandisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD gets price cut on October Prime Day: Save $90 with record low
TL;DR: The Sandisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD is $209.99 on October Prime Day. This record-low deal saves you $90 on list price.
Opens in a new window Credit: Sandisk Sandisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD $209.99 at Amazon$299.99 Save $90 Shop Now
We know a lot of shoppers are seeking deals on Apple tech, Sony headphones, and Switch games over October Prime Day. Savvy shoppers take advantage of these shopping events to buy treats they can't usually justify. But there's another group of shoppers right now who are seeking discounts on SSDs in the fight against RAMageddon. These deals aren't treats. They are absolutely necessary.
Fortunately, we've come across a number of deals on MicroSDs, SSDs, and hard drives to beat price hikes caused by the memory shortage. There are a number of standout deals, but the latest Sandisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD discount is tough to beat. This powerhouse SSD was sitting around $250 before Prime Day, but that price has been cut for a limited time.
The Sandisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD is $209.99 on October Prime Day. This record-low deal saves you $90 on list price.
This portable SSD can transfer 1,000 high-res photos in under 60 seconds at up to 2000 MB/s. It has an IP65 rating and drop protection for up to 3 meters, making it a solid option for travel and shooting on location.
Act fast to save over $190 on the Sandisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD in Amazon's October Prime Day.
The best deals this week, hand-picked by our shopping expertsFire Stick 4K Select — $17.99 $49.99 (save $32)
AirPods Pro 3 — $179 $249 (save $70)
Bose QuietComfort Gen 2 — $319 $359 (save $40)
iPad mini — $499 $599 (save $100)
MacBook Air M5 — $1,099 $1,299 (save $200)
The 512GB SanDisk microSD Express card for Switch 2 hits lowest-ever price — save $70 on Prime Day
SAVE $70: As of Oct. 6, the SanDisk 512GB microSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for $129.99 at Amazon. That’s a 35% discount for Prime Big Deal Days and matches its lowest price to date.
Opens in a new window Credit: SanDisk SanDisk 512GB microSD Express Card $129.99 at Amazon$199.99 Save $70 Shop Now
Prime Big Deal Days has officially kicked off, bringing huge price drops on everything from smart TVs to laptop gear, but gamers know the real victory is scoring top-tier setup upgrades at a discount. Right now, the officially licensed SanDisk 512GB microSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch 2 is down to $129.99. That’s a 35% discount off its usual $199.99 list price.
SanDisk built this card using new express tech, pushing read speeds up to a blistering 880 MB/s and write speeds up to 650 MB/s. To put that into simple terms: it moves game files more like a super-fast solid-state drive than older memory cards, so game levels load up almost instantly and digital downloads finish faster.
SEE ALSO: The best October Prime Day gaming deals: I found PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox deals worth grabbing nowBecause it's officially licensed for the Nintendo Switch 2, you know it works flawlessly with the console right out of the box. That raw speed isn't just for launching games, either — it handles crisp gameplay screenshots and smooth Full HD video recording in real time without causing your game to stutter or freeze.
With 512GB of room, you get plenty of space to keep your entire digital collection saved in one place. That means no more constantly deleting and re-downloading huge games set in Hyrule or the Mushroom Kingdom just to free up space for the next big drop. Plus, the physical card is built tough against water, drops, and heat, so your save files stay safe when you're playing on the go.
Lock in this 35% discount and never worry about running out of storage on your Switch 2 again.
The best deals this week, hand-picked by our shopping expertsFire Stick 4K Select — $17.99 $49.99 (save $32)
AirPods Pro 3 — $179 $249 (save $70)
Bose QuietComfort Gen 2 — $319 $359 (save $40)
iPad mini — $499 $599 (save $100)
MacBook Air M5 — $1,099 $1,299 (save $200)
