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It’s time for one more Dealmaster! Our newest roundup of the best tech bargains from about the internet incorporates a new sale on Amazon’s Kindle e-readers. The bargains contain the newest Kindle Paperwhite marked down to $105, which is the lowest price tag we’ve noticed to date and matches the deal we saw on Black Friday.
As a refresher, we gave the Kindle Paperwhite a rave review when it launched final fall, calling it the best Kindle—and hence the best e-reader—for most persons. There’s no will need to upgrade if you are delighted with a prior Kindle, but compared to its predecessor, the 11th-gen Paperwhite has a more spacious show (now at six.eight inches [17 cm] rather of six inches [15 cm]), a USB-C port, a much better frontlight, more regularly responsive efficiency, and enhanced battery life (which Amazon prices at roughly ten weeks per charge). It’s nevertheless waterproof, and if you can reside with Amazon’s locked-down ecosystem, the Kindle library remains substantial. This present incorporates 3 months of Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited e-book service, as well, even though note that this will auto-renew by default.
The sale also brings the Kids version of the Kindle Paperwhite down to $115. That’s only $5 higher than the best price tag we’ve tracked. While this variant is marketed to younger readers, it attributes the similar hardware as the regular Paperwhite, plus a case, a longer two-year warranty (compared to one particular with the regular model), and no advertisements on its residence web page or lock screen (which charges an extra $20 otherwise). The base Kindle Kids e-reader, which is discounted to $65 these days, may well be the much better worth for most kids, but the Paperwhite Kids model may be worth it for these prepared spend a small further.
Also on sale is Amazon’s line of Fire HD eight tablets. The regular eight-inch slate is down to $45, although the Kids edition is available for $70. Both bargains match the best rates we’ve tracked. These devices are admittedly acquiring a bit long in the tooth, Amazon’s OS is still self-serving and devoid of Google apps, and general efficiency and make good quality remains light years away from that of an iPad. But if you just want a tablet for standard internet browsing, video viewing, or children’s entertainment, these nevertheless do the job—and they are even much better values when discounted this way.
Elsewhere, our roundup has a new low price tag on the 55-inch version of LG’s C1 OLED Television, which is down to $1,197 at a variety of retailers. LG announced pricing details for its 2022 OLED sets just this week, so the organization is clearing out inventory for 2021 models like the C1 right here. Still, as we’ve noted prior to, this is generally a great time of year for TV bargain hunters to pounce.
LG’s new C2 Television need to be an improvement, to be clear the organization says its upgraded “OLED Evo” panel will boost peak brightness, the 4 HDMI two.1 ports will help 48 Gbps of bandwidth (up from 40 Gbps), and there will be a new 42-inch model for these who want a smaller sized set. But the 55-inch model will retail for $1,800 at launch and most likely will not hit the C1’s existing price tag for many months. The C1 is nevertheless a near–universally praised TV, sitting in the middle of LG’s OLED lineup but nevertheless delivering inky blacks, superb contrast, wide viewing angles, smooth motion, and gaming-friendly attributes. If you are seeking to upgrade to an OLED Television, the C1 may well be the much better worth at this price tag.
Beyond that, we also have discounts on Apple’s new iPad Air, AirPods Pro, Apple Watch Series 7, and MacBook Pro, Xbox consoles, Razer gaming accessories, a bunch of video games across Computer and consoles, Philips Hue wise lights, and substantially more. You can see our complete curated roundup under.
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Featured bargains of the day
- Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (8GB) six.eight-inch e-reader + three-month Kindle Unlimited membership (auto-renew) for $105 (
$140) at Amazon, Best Buy - Amazon Fire HD 8 (32GB) eight-inch tablet for $45 (
$75) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids (32GB) eight-inch tablet for $70 (
$120) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - LG C1 (2021) 55-inch 4K OLED Television for $1,197 (
$1,355) at Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy - Apple AirPods Pro correct wireless ANC earphones for $175 (
$190) at Amazon, Target - Apple iPad Air (2022) ten.9-inch tablet for $570 (
$599) at Amazon - $100 Uber Gift Card for $90 (
$one hundred) at Best Buy - Nintendo Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda for $43 (
$50) at Amazon, GameStop - Razer Huntsman Mini compact gaming keyboard for $70 (
$105) at Amazon, Best Buy, Woot - Back in stock: Microsoft Xbox Series X for $499 at Walmart (demands Walmart account)
- Stand with Ukraine Bundle: incorporates 123 Computer games + things for $40 minimum at Humble (all proceeds go to Razom for Ukraine, International Rescue Committee, International Medical Corps, Direct Relief)
/ The Signature Edition of the newest Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. Andrew Cunningham
Electronics bargains
/ Amazon’s Fire HD eight Kids Edition tablet, full with its protective bumper case. Jeff Dunn
/ The 2022 iPad Air with the Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil. Samuel Axon
- LG C1 (2021) 55-inch 4K OLED Television for $1,197 (
$1,355) at Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy - Hisense U6G (2021) 65-inch 4K LED Television for $548 (
$640) at Best Buy, Walmart - Sony X90J (2021) 65-inch 4K LED Television for $1,098 (
$1,240) at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart - Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless ANC headphones for $278 (
$315) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Bose QuietComfort 45 wireless ANC headphones for $279 (
$310) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Sony SRS-XB43 portable Bluetooth speaker for $148 (
$200) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Blue Yeti USB microphone for $90 (
$115) at Amazon
/ The LG C1 OLED Television. LG
Laptop and desktop Computer bargains
- Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 14.two-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,749 (
$1,965) at Amazon, Best Buy - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga 13.five-inch two-in-1 laptop (Core i7-1160G7, 2256 x 1504, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) for $1,189 (
$1,500) at Lenovo (use code: TITANOFFER) - Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14-inch two-in-1 laptop (1080p, Ryzen five 5500U, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $600 (
$710) at Amazon - Samsung 970 Evo Plus (2TB NVMe) PCIe three. internal SSD for $200 (
$220) at Amazon, Best Buy - Samsung 980 (1TB NVMe) PCIe three. internal SSD for $100 (
$110) at Samsung, Amazon, Best Buy - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core/12-thread desktop processor for $229 (
$285) at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart - AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core/24-thread desktop processor for $449 (
$520) at Amazon, Best Buy - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core/32-thread desktop processor for $599 (
$715) at Best Buy, B&H - Gigabyte G34WQC 34-inch gaming monitor (3440×1440, 144 Hz, VA, FreeSync) for $390 (
$420) at Amazon, Best Buy
/ The show on the 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro. Samuel Axon
Video game bargains
- Stand with Ukraine Bundle: incorporates 123 Computer games + things for $40 minimum at Humble (all proceeds go to Razom for Ukraine, International Rescue Committee, International Medical Corps, Direct Relief)
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut (Computer) for $16 (
$30) at GOG - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Computer, PS4) for $10 (
$20) at Amazon, PSN, Steam (also on Game Pass) - Bravely Default II (Computer) for $36 (
$55) at Humble, Steam - Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (Computer) for $3 (
$10) at Humble, Steam ($4 at Xbox) - OlliOlli World (Computer, PS5, PS4) for $24 (
$30) at Amazon, PSN, Steam - Monster Hunter Rise (Computer) for $33 (
$50) at Green Man Gaming
/ Everything in the superb RPG Disco Elysium—from standard chats to melee encounters—hinges on dialogue and on D&D-like dice rolls.
- Celeste (Xbox) for $5 (
$15) at Xbox - Night in the Woods (Xbox) for $10 (
$20) at Xbox - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – GOTY Edition (Xbox) for $30 (
$40) at Xbox - Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition (Xbox, PS4) for $20 (
$30) at Xbox, PSN - It Takes Two (Xbox, PS4, Computer) for $16 (
$25) at Amazon, Xbox, PSN, Steam (also on Game Pass) - Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… (Xbox, PS4, Computer) for $30 (
$45) at Xbox, Best Buy, PSN, Steam, Humble - Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Xbox, PS4, Computer) for $25 (
$35) at Target, Amazon, PSN (also on Game Pass)
/ The heartfelt and hardcore platformer Celeste was our game of the year in 2018.
/ Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda Game and Watch handheld puts 3 classics (The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and Link’s Awakening) in a miniature, retro-style handheld that can also double as a Zelda-themed clock Jeff Dunn
Gaming bargains
/ L-R: Xbox Series X, PlayStation five, Xbox Series S. Sam Machkovech
Accessories and miscellaneous bargains
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