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Best tech deals for October Prime Day 2024: Great sales chosen by experts

There are lots of tech bargains to be found during Amazon Prime Big Deal Days -- from storage drives to laptops to USB-C docks, monitors, and more.
Katherine Stevenson
By Katherine Stevenson
Managing Editor, PCWorld Oct 9, 2024 7:15 am PDT
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Like Amazon’s summer Prime Day sales event, Prime Big Deal Days, starting October 8, offers an extravaganza of savings on a number of popular tech categories.

Our list of the best Amazon deals below has been curated by PCWorld’s tech experts, who collectively have been testing PC hardware for decades and have a razor-sharp sense of what products are worth buying and what deals offer the greatest value. We’ve checked Amazon pricing histories to ensure that all these deals are in fact offered at significant price reductions.

Be sure to also check out our Prime Big Deal Days 2024 hub for more great tech discounts.

Last updated on Oct. 8, 2024.

Top deals on mainstream laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets

  • Asus Chromebook C424, Celeron N4020/4GB RAM/128GB SSD,14-inch 1080p display, $200 (20% off at Amazon)
  • Samsung Chromebook 4, Celeron N4000/4GB RAM/64GB SSD, 15.6-inch 1080p display, $208 (35% off at Amazon)
  • Acer Chromebook 314, Core i3-N305/8GB RAM/128GB SSD, 14-inch 1080p display, $349.99 (13% off at Amazon)
  • Acer Aspire 3, includes an AMD Ryzen 3 7320U CPU and 8GB of RAM, $299.99 ($22 off at Amazon)
  • HP Stream 14, includes 16GB of RAM and an Intel Celeron N4120 CPU, $262.65 ($136.35 off at Amazon)
  • HP Envy x360, includes a convertible form factor and an Intel Core Ultra 5 125U CPU, $583 ($417 off at Amazon)
  • Acer Swift Go 14, includes an OLED display and an Intel Core Ultra processor 155H, $799.99 ($200 off at Amazon)
  • Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro, includes an OLED touchscreen and an Intel Core 7 Ultra CPU, $1,134.99 ($315 off at Amazon)

Top deals on gaming laptops

  • HP Victus, includes an Intel Core i5-12450H CPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 GPU, $579.99 ($120 off at Amazon)
  • Gigabyte Aorus 15, includes a 360Hz refresh rate display, an Intel Core i5-12500H CPU, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU, $949 ($150 off at Amazon)
  • Asus ROG Strix G16, includes a 165Hz refresh rate display and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, $1,099.99 ($200 off at Amazon)
  • MSI Katana A17, includes a 240Hz refresh rate display and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, $1,830 ($169.99 off at Amazon)

Top deals on gaming desktops

  • CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme, Core i5-13400F/RTX 4060/16GB RAM/1TB SSD, $759.99 (16% off on Amazon)
  • ViprTech Rebel 4.0, Ryzen 7 2700/RTX 4060/32GB RAM/1TB SSD, $824.99 (21% off on Amazon)
  • Acer Nitro 70, Ryzen 9 7900/RTX 4070/32GB RAM/1TB SSD, $1,789.90 (11% off on Amazon)
  • HP Omen 45L, Core i7-14700K/RTX 4070 Super/16GB RAM/1TB SSD, $1,699.00 (21% off on Amazon)

Top deals on mainstream desktops and all-in-one PCs

  • Minisforum Venus UM773, Ryzen 7 7735HS/32GB RAM/1TB HDD, $415.99 (23% off on Amazon)
  • Mac Mini 2023, M2/8GB RAM/256GB SSD, $499.99 (17% off on Amazon with coupon)
  • HP AiO 22, Intel Celeron J4025/32GB RAM/1TB SSD/21.5-inch 1080p display, $519.00 (20% off on Amazon with coupon)
  • Dell Inspiron 7730, Core 7-150U/MX570A/32GB RAM/1TB SSD/27-inch 1080p touch display, $1,139.99 (19% off on Amazon)

Top deals on monitors

Top deals on SSDs and USB flash drives

Top deals on USB-C hubs and Thunderbolt docks

Top deals on chargers and power banks

Top deals on office chairs and standing desks

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Amazon Prime Day deals FAQ

1.

Do I need to be a Prime member to get Amazon Prime Big Deal Days deals?

Yes, you need an Amazon Prime subscription to take advantage of designated Amazon Prime Day deals. You can still purchase the items without that subscription, but you won’t get the best deal pricing.

After all, Amazon Prime Day is to a large extent a means for Amazon to sell more subscriptions, which cost $14.99 per month or $139 per year. Besides deal pricing and faster shipping, a membership confers access to Prime Video streaming content and special deals when you shop at Whole Foods. If you’re on the fence about committing to a subscription, you can always sign up for a free Amazon Prime trial to get the deals.

2.

When does Prime Big Deal Days begin and end?

This year’s Prime Big Deal Days begins at midnight PST on October 8 and ends on October 9. Typically Prime Day sales go for precisely 48 hours, so expect the deals to expire at midnight, PST.

3.

How can I tell whether a Prime Day deal is worth it?

A good way to judge the merits of a deal is to check its price history using a site like Camel Camel Camel. But beyond a great price, you want to feel confident in the quality of the product itself. User reviews, a brand’s reputation, and the recommendations of product experts, such as PCWorld, can all provide added assurance that a deal is worth it.

, Managing Editor, PCWorld

Katherine has been covering consumer technology as a product reviewer, writer, and editor for more than 20 years, starting her career at MaximumPC magazine. She's been with PCWorld since 2015, and diligently works behind the scenes assigning, editing, and curating much of the site's content.

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