Best Deals on Tech Products Right Now
CR's shopping experts help you find the best bargains on TVs, laptops, speakers, and more
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If you need a new pair of headphones or it’s time to replace a laptop that’s past its prime, you may not have to pay full price to get something that will suit your needs.
No matter what you’re shopping for, I take extra care in determining how much you’re really saving now vs. what the product costs. Because I keep an eye on the prices of everything we test, I can account for an item’s actual cost over time rather than its original price, as well as how often it goes on sale. I’m also weighing previous sale prices against current offers so I can provide context for the prices you’re seeing now.
And I don’t just look at the price tag—I also consider how well the item stood up to the rigorous testing in our labs. Especially when consumers are more concerned than ever about making every dollar count, you want to feel confident that the products you buy are going to work well and last. So I make sure to only recommend deals on quality items that would be worth your money even at full price.
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Headphones
While Apple claims the AirPods 4 are improved over the AirPods 3, our testers were less impressed. They’re still solid headphones if you prefer not to have eartips stuck in your ear. The fit, despite Apple’s tweaks, is pretty much the same, as is the sound. These headphones were $15 less for Black Friday, but this is still a nice price if you missed that sale, and it’s only available at Walmart.
This wireless Bluetooth iPod/iPad/cellphone-centric headphone from JBL is a solid pick. The JBL Tune 660NC delivers very good sound quality and excellent active noise reduction. These headphones have a closed design, so they will provide some muffling of external noises and also reduce the amount of sound that escapes from the headphones.
These sleek true wireless earbuds may be a bit expensive, but their stellar sound quality makes them more than worth it if you care about music. Plus, the price dropped $50 since last week, marking the best discount we’ve seen this year. They are sleek successors to the company’s stellar WF1000XM4s, and they deliver so much musical detail that you simply hear your favorite songs in a different way. The noise-canceling performance of the XM5s is top-notch as well, and Sonys have a very effective ambient mode that pipes in outside noise for safety or convenience.
If you want a pair of noise-canceling earbuds at a budget price, check out the Soundcore Space A40s. The bass packs some wallop, and the overall sound is warm, which makes the A40s pleasant to listen to over a long period of time. The noise cancellation earns top marks from CR’s testers, too—there’s even a transparency mode that allows you to monitor your surroundings when you’re out running or walking down a busy street. The discount isn’t steep, but these headphones are a serious bargain even at their normal street price.
Smartwatches
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch7 typically retails for closer to $300, making this an exceptionally impressive offer. This is a sleek-looking and high-performing pick, particularly if you own a Galaxy phone, and its stylish design means you can feel comfortable wearing it just about anywhere. The Watch7 offers some of Samsung’s latest health, fitness, and safety features—including sleep apnea detection, swimming stroke analysis, and daily AI-enabled Sleep and Energy scores, which make it easier to keep tabs on basic health metrics. It also has more standard features, like automatic workout-tracking, heart rate and blood oxygen level monitoring, and heart rate variability tracking.
For those motivated to get more movement in the new year, we think the new Apple Watch SE 3 is the most capable version yet of Apple’s budget smartwatch. It offers nearly all the health and fitness features of the pricier Series version. And you can count on impressive battery life and a bright, durable display, too.
The Versa 4 is a great fit for fans of Fitbit who want a sleeker-looking smartwatch. You get a good-sized display and all the basics from GPS-enabled workout tracking to heart rate monitoring, plus a generous six days of claimed battery life.
This rugged-looking (and high-performing) Samsung smartwatch is aimed at outdoors enthusiasts—and anyone who wants the latest premium health- and fitness-tracking features. Just note that Galaxy Watches work only with Android devices.
TVs
The Samsung QN77S90C, a QD-OLED set is about $200 less than it is at Amazon. It sits just below the company’s flagship series for 2023, delivers top scores for overall picture quality and HDR performance. (The Samsung QN77S90CD model is similar, except it’s sold via warehouse clubs.) It also has very good sound—better, in fact, than Samsung’s flagship model from last year. It includes an ATSC 3.0 tuner for receiving NextGen TV signals through an antenna.
The 75-inch Sony K75XR90, aka the Bravia 9, is Sony’s flagship 4K QLED TV for 2024. It has top-notch sound, aced all our picture-quality tests, and has great HDR, thanks to its high peak brightness capability. As with other Sony sets, it uses the Google TV smart system and comes with an ATSC 3.0 tuner for receiving NextGen TV signals where they are available.
The 77-inch OLED77C5PUA is LG’s midtier OLED TV for 2025, and it’s among the best sets you can buy, with great picture quality, high dynamic range, and sound. It features numerous gaming capabilities, including a 144Hz refresh rate. But note that most retailers have been selling it for about $2,700 in recent weeks, not $3,700, and it was $200 less right before the Super Bowl.
The Samsung QN65S84FA is a 2025 OLED TV that appears to be exclusive to Best Buy. Even though it’s $50 more than it was right before the Super Bowl, it’s well-priced for its performance, with excellent overall picture quality and very good HDR performance. It also has very good sound. It comes with most of Samsung’s TV features, including support for object-tracking sound and Dolby Atmos immersive audio.
Streaming Devices
The Roku Streaming Stick 4K, which is now $10 more than its best price, shares most of the same features as the more expensive Roku Streaming Stick 4K+, including improved WiFi, support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision HDR, and compatibility with Amazon Alexa, Apple AirPlay, and Google Assistant. However, it utilizes the older WiFi 5 standard to connect to home networks and includes a standard Roku remote.
The Roku Ultra is the company’s most powerful 4K streaming player. It has a new, faster quad-core processor, quicker app launches, support for both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ HDR formats, and WiFi 6 wireless. Other features include an HDMI 2.1 connection to your TV, an Ethernet port for a wired connection, a lost-remote finder feature, and a wireless headphone mode that lets you pair with Bluetooth headphones. It also has the ability to integrate with Roku Smart Home devices, allowing you to view Roku doorbell or camera feeds on your TV. The new Ultra comes with Roku’s best remote control, the Voice Remote Pro (2nd Edition). The new remote is recharged via a USB-C connection and features a backlit display.
Speakers
We think Edifier S1000W stereo speakers are a bargain even at their regular price. At $90 off, this deal is a no-brainer for a music lover looking for truly impressive sound without breaking the bank. In terms of convenience, the S1000W adds multiroom capability as well as the option of using a more robust WiFi connection to stream your music.
The JBL Flip 7 is a classic do-it-all speaker. It’s small enough to stuff into a bag, but delivers enough sound to provide background music at a barbecue. It’s IP68 water-resistant and dust-proof, and the company claims you can drop it onto a concrete floor from a height of one meter and it’ll keep working. Also, according to JBL, it delivers 16 hours of music on a single charge. This is the sale price for the black model. You’ll find other options available for roughly $110. All represent a decent value, especially if you think there’s a good chance you’ll be abusing your new speaker more than a little.
Looking for a really good, inexpensive small speaker? The Flip 6 is at a fantastic discount at Walmart right now. This speaker is very similar to the venerable Flip 5, and that’s a good thing. It’s water and dust-resistant, has a 12-hour battery life, and is just the right size to slip into a bag or even the water bottle pocket on a backpack. This is the price for the black model. Others are priced at $90 to $100.
Soundbars
Is it a streaming player that’s also a speaker, or a soundbar that also streams? It doesn’t really matter, but the Roku Streambar SE is a combo streamer/soundbar that can save space while reducing gear clutter. This soundbar includes a built-in 4K Roku streaming player and includes a Bluetooth headphone mode for private listening. Given its small footprint, it probably works best for smaller TVs, rather than the jumbo-sized set you’ve been eyeing.
Laptops
The Lenovo Yoga 7i is sorta like the Swiss Army Knife of laptops. It has a 360-degree hinge that lets you flip the screen around to use the device as a tablet or prop it up like a tent for watching movies (great for cramped airplane trays). The model we tested has premium specs: an Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of memory, and a 1-terabyte solid-state drive. This one’s a bit more mainstream: an Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB of memory, and a 512-gigabyte solid-state drive. But, unlike many sub-$700 laptops that cut corners with dim screens or plastic bodies, it has a premium all-metal finish and a bright, colorful display. It’s perfect for students or professionals who need a machine that looks and feels expensive but costs less than a standard MacBook.
Apple MacBook Air with M4 Chip
The latest MacBook Air with M4 chip continues Apple’s streak of making truly compelling laptops. While we technically tested the 15-inch model, we expect this 13-inch version to deliver the same top-tier performance and all-day battery life. It’s an ideal choice for travelers or students who need power in a significantly smaller package. You might miss having the extra screen real estate of its big brother, but the speed of the M4 chip and the sharp Retina display make this a standout deal all the same.
Tech Accessories
Apple Pencil Pro
For avid iPad users, a stylus can help you easily navigate menus, jot down notes, or create advanced digital art. The premium Apple Pencil Pro comes with all the bells and whistles, like haptic feedback, Find My capability, and pressure sensitivity. Note that this stylus is only compatible with certain iPad Pro and Air models.
Apple Pencil USB-C
The Apple Pencil USB-C doesn’t offer quite as many features as the Apple Pencil Pro, but it’s still a great add-on for your iPad if you plan to sketch or take notes. The USB-C model doesn’t support pressure sensitivity, meaning the thickness of your lines won’t vary based on how hard you press down, but it writes smoothly and accurately and can attach to the side of your iPad for easy storage. This model is compatible with the latest generation iPad A16 and the newest iPad Pro and Air models.
Printers
You can snag a substantial discount on this Epson all-in-one color inkjet printer that scans and makes copies, too. It’s not a particularly fast printer, but you can expect sharp-looking text, graphics, and photos. And because it’s a tank model that you fill from ink bottles, you’ll spend far less on replacement ink over time—around just $7 annually, per our estimates—than you would buying a model that uses pricey cartridges.
Smart Home
The Arlo Essential 2K (VMC3050-100NAS) is one of Arlo’s most budget-friendly security cameras. It performs well in our tests and features a built-in spotlight, a siren, and voice/app control via Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Additional features, such as activity zones, person detection, and cloud video storage, require an Arlo Secure subscription.
Google’s newest smart thermostat, the Nest Learning Thermostat 4th gen, comes with a remote temperature sensor that you can place in another room to balance heating and cooling. It’s one of just a few Matter-compatible smart thermostats on the market, meaning it works with any major smart home system, including Apple Home.
The Eufy Cam 2C Pro is a bit unusual in that Eufy, at a minimum, makes you buy a two-camera kit, making it better suited to shoppers looking for a multicamera system. In our tests, it performs well across the board, especially with its array of smart features. The only flaw is its middling data privacy, but that’s a common issue for a majority of cameras in our ratings. The Eufy Cam 2C Pro packs a ton of features, including person detection, facial recognition, a built-in spotlight, monitoring zones, a siren, a two-way audio, 16 gigabytes of memory for local video storage (there’s no SD card slot for expandable storage), and voice and app control via Amazon Alexa, Apple Home/Siri, and Google Home/Assistant.
WiFi Routers
Mesh systems are the best way to banish WiFi dead zones forever, and the Deco XE75 Pro is a fine example of just such a system. This 2-pack system uses the newer WiFi 6E standard, which opens up a “fast lane” for compatible devices, reducing interference from your neighbors’ networks. With coverage up to 5,500 square feet, it can blanket a large home in a reliable signal. Getting a high-performance 6E mesh system for under $160 is a rare find, making this one of the standout networking deals of the week.
TP-Link Archer AXE75
We haven’t reviewed this exact model, but TP-Link routers generally perform very well in our ratings. And it’s rare to find a tri-band router, specifically one that supports WiFi 6E or newer, for less than $150. Unlike older routers that fight for space on crowded channels, this one opens up the 6GHz band. Think of this as a brand-new, empty express lane on the highway that only cutting-edge devices (like the latest phones and laptops) can use. If you live in an apartment building or a dense neighborhood where your neighbors’ WiFi slows yours down, this is the most cost-effective way to bypass the congestion.
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