We look at hundreds of deals each and every day here, and only the absolute best make it through to you. One of the most important parts of this job is being able to deliver real value on well-reviewed products, without any of the schemes and tricks that many retailers turn to. Case in point: these five offers, which see savings of 30% or more on TVs, monitors, earbuds, and more, that we’ve put through extensive testing. These are the real deals, and they’re worth our time and yours.
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Lenovo Laptop Deal
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Laptop
15.6-inch FHD display, Intel Core i3-N305 CPU, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage
$199.99
at Best Buy
$449.99
Save $250.00
Lenovo laptops hit the sweet spot across a wide range of prices, and even their budget models deliver great value. Throw in a whopping 54% discount and the IdeaPad Slim 3i might be the best low-priced laptop you can get this month. In our review, we generally recommended it, noting that it gave you generous RAM for the price, along with a spacious keyboard and a relatively light weight. A robust port selection helps expand the relatively skimpy onboard storage. At list price, this struggles to compete, but for $200 you’ll have a tough time beating it.
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Apple AirPods Deal
Apple AirPods Pro 2
Bluetooth, Active Noise Cancellation, 30 hours battery life
$139.00
at Walmart
$239.00
Save $100.00
There’s a new version of the AirPods Pro out, but we stand by our Editors’ Choice award for the AirPods Pro 2, saying in our review that they’re the peak wireless earbuds for Apple users, thanks to exceptional active noise cancellation, ultra-simple pairing, and lots of cool audio features including Conversation Aware volume adjustment and the ability to use them as FDA-approved hearing aids. Even the charging case has been upgraded to use USB-C, and also has a built-in speaker to help you find it. This is the cheapest we’ve ever seen them.
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Starlink Mini Deal
Starlink Mini
Satellite, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wireless, 1 LAN port
$229.99
at Best Buy
$499.99
Save $270.00
The ability to get satellite internet anywhere you go is one of the biggest draws of the Starlink system, and the Mini is the most portable option they offer. In our review, we raved about its convenience, with a weatherproof design and reduced power draw down to 20 watts, meaning you can run it off of a car battery, a home outlet, and, of course, a Tesla. At just 2.6 pounds, it’s lightweight enough to take anywhere, and a 54% discount makes the hardware very attractive. Note you’ll need a Starlink Roam plan to use it in the wilderness.
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LG Curved Gaming Monitor Deal
LG UltraGear 45″ OLED QHD Curved Gaming Monitor
45-inch QHD display,
$899.99
at Best Buy
$1,699.99
Save $800.00
We gave this spectacular gaming screen an Editors’ Choice award in our review, with writer Zackery Cuevas saying that it was “an ultra-big, ultrawide curved monitor that delivers a picture as vivid as its price is high.” Guess what? The price isn’t high anymore, but the picture is still spectacular. A 47% price cut makes this display a ludicrous bargain. With a lightning-fast 240Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms gray-to-gray response time, it’ll handle everything your GPU can deliver with aplomb, and it’s also incredible for watching movies thanks to its large size.
Recommended by Our Editors
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TCL 75-Inch Television Deal
TCL 75″ QM6K QLED 4K Smart TV
75-inch display, 4K resolution, Google TV
$698.00
at Walmart
$999.00
Save $301.00
Here’s a thing to know about Walmart: sometimes when they have items on sale, they try to fake you out with an inflated “retail price.” In this case, the TCL QM6K was never a $2,500 TV. That’s ridiculous. It retails for $999 everywhere, and cutting it down to $698 is still an amazing 30% discount, the lowest you can get it at any retailer, so why try a fake-out? Anyways, this is a quality TV that we gave an “Excellent” rating to in our review, with high marks given to its accurate colors, strong contrast, and support for lots of different input methods, including Google Cast and Apple AirPlay.
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K. Thor Jensen
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K. Thor Jensen is a writer and cartoonist living in the Pacific Northwest. He has contributed to dozens of prestigious outlets, including PCMag, Tested, Clickhole, and Newsweek. His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017.
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