16 Best Deals: Laptops, Cameras, and Video Games

Winter weather is on my way to most of America this long weekend. I started participating because what says “beach weather” is pretty much like snow? OK, maybe I’m doing it wrong. If you’re planning on finding a good deal, we’ll help you. We’ve slashed prices on laptops, cameras, coffee makers, and games to help you through the winter hours. Have a look.

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Deals on laptops and PC memory

While the latest Apple MacBook 14 and 16 inch As the obvious choice for the power user, the 13-inch model is still worth considering if your budget isn’t too high. The model is slightly more capable than MacBook Air. (Read our guide to choose the right MacBook.) This deal gets you more storage space for the price of the entry-level model. Deals are also available at B&F Photo but ends at midnight on January 15.

13 inches based on AMD Surface Laptop 4 is my favorite configuration of the many Surface Laptop 4 (see Surface buying guide For more details). This deal gets you 8 GB of RAM and a 128 GB SSD. It was $700 last November and December, but it’s still a pretty solid discount.

We really like Sabrent’s Rocket Nano SSD. It’s tiny and fast for everything from backups to storing large video files. It heats up under heavy loads — like editing videos directly from the drive — and sometimes it renders slowly in Windows 10 (I haven’t had this problem in Windows 11), but for backups on the go, data transfers and survive on the road, it’s hard to beat at this price. The Model 1-TB is also on sale. Our test A guide to the best portable storage drives for other options.

This is a cheap internal SSD, which means it’s not very fast and isn’t the best choice for gamers or video editors, but it’s still a solid upgrade if you’re short on space. You install it directly to your desktop’s motherboard.

This Samsung Evo is slightly faster than the more popular green (also commonly sold). The extra speed should make it a bit faster for your phone to retrieve files, but it’s not fast enough for digital cameras (see below for great camera storage cards).

Camera deals

Our favorite full-frame video solution is currently on sale for its lowest price ever (the same price it dropped during Black Friday 2021). Our test Guide to the best mirrorless cameras for more details on why we like the Lumix S5 so much.

GoPro has been doing this deal since November, but the company recently added its new Enduro battery to sweeten the pot. I’ve been testing the Enduro for a few weeks now, and while the extra runtime still depends on the type of video you’re shooting, I can now get around 35 to 40 minutes of 5K video from a single Enduro battery. . This deal includes a 1-year GoPro Subscription, so if you don’t want that to go beyond the free year, be sure to set a reminder to cancel.

This is the best SD card I have ever used in a digital camera. There are a few out there that are slightly faster, but I’ve never had a problem with this Lexar and it’s proven to be very reliable. I don’t want to fix it, but I have two of these that are almost six years old and still work like new.

Home, Kitchen and Tram Deals

BoostIQ is a Powerful, affordable robotic vacuum. It’s a few years old and doesn’t have the same apps as newer models, but it still gets the job done. It’s compact, uses bumper technology to clean around your home, and has pretty good battery life. It’s a great step into the robot vacuum world.

If you need a new mattress, this is one of our favorites for fans of solid style. This is a hybrid product, so there’s a combination of cooling gel foam, high density foam and separate coils, and you might like it if you deal with certain types of back pain. Read more about it in Guide to the best mattress. We also aggregate other home and bed deals here earlier this week.

If you like a good cup of coffee ready when you wake up, this Cuisinart fits the bill. I’ve got a very similar model and love the ability to set the exact temperature I want my coffee to be at.

I’ve now tested several Nutribullets, although not this one, and have found them to be solid blenders capable of handling everything from your basic smoothies to more challenging things like natural nut butters. do. If you need a blender and don’t want to splurge, this deal fits the bill.

Game offers

Dear WIRED staff The Witcher 3. One of us even called it the best game of the decade. So go ahead, toss a coin for your Witcher.

Dive into the user-generated world of Mario with this offer on the game we called “a single store to be completely destroyed by Mario levels.”

It’s been out for a while, but like most Nintendo games, it doesn’t often see discounts. You get some classic Donkey Kong work here, but it’s also for anyone who loves strollers.

This Assassin’s Creed game is often discounted, but the price makes it a steal. Its lengthy with a plot twist, but raids on Saxon villages as a Viking during the Dark Ages made it up. It is a beautiful game to look at, too.

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