Best tech deals for Prime Day 2024: Great sales chosen by experts
Amazon’s Prime Day sales event has arrived, offering many great tech deals throughout its two-day run (July 16 and 17).
Luckily for tech enthusiasts, discounts are available across a range of popular categories, from laptop and desktop PCs, to power banks and phones chargers, to both internal and external storage devices, and much, much more.
The list 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 all these deals are in fact offered at significant price reductions.
Read on for all of the best tech deals, and be sure to check out our Prime Day 2024 deals hub for more great tech discounts.
First published on July 12, 2024. Last updated on July 16, 2024.
Top deals on mainstream laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets
- HP Envy x360, includes an Intel Core Ultra 5 125U CPU and a 2-in-1 form factor, $799.99 ($200 off at Amazon)
- Asus VivoBook 16, includes an AMD Ryzen 7 7730U CPU and 1TB of SSD storage, $499.99 ($100 off at Amazon)
- Asus VivoBook S 16 OLED, includes an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU and a 3200×2000 OLED display, $949.99 ($150 off at Amazon)
- Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (CP514-1H-R0VX), AMD Ryzen 3/8GB RAM/64GB SSD, 14-inch 1080p display, $249.99 (29% off at Amazon)
- Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) with 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display, 10-hour battery, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, Wi-Fi 6. $379 ($120 off on Amazon)
- Apple iPad (10th Gen) with 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, 10-hour battery, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, Wi-Fi 6. $299 ($50 off on Amazon)
- Amazon Fire Max 11 (2023) with 11-inch display, 14-hour battery, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, Wi-Fi 6. Without lockscreen ads. $160 ($120 off on Amazon)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 with 11-inch AMOLED display, 8-hour battery, 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, Wi-Fi 7. Includes S Pen. $620 ($300 off on Amazon)
Top deals on gaming laptops
- Asus TUF Gaming A15, includes an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, $1,049 ($350.99 off at Amazon)
- Gigabyte Aorus 15, includes an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU and a 360Hz refresh rate display, $939 ($160 off at Amazon)
- HP Victus, includes an Intel Core i5-12450H CPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 GPU, $599.99 ($100 off at Amazon)
Top deals on gaming desktops
- MSI Aegis Z, Ryzen 7/RTX 4070 Super/16GB RAM/1TB SSD, $1,399.00 (10% off on Amazon)
- Skytech Nebula, Core i5/RTX 4060/16GB RAM/1TB SSD, $849.99 (11% off on Amazon)
Top deals on mainstream desktops and all-in-one PCs
- Apple Mac Mini 2023, M2/8GB RAM/256GB SSD, $499.00 (17% off on Amazon)
- Acer Aspire C24-1300, Ryzen 5/8GB RAM/512GB SSD/24-inch 1080p display, $499.00 (27% off on Amazon)
Top deals on monitors
- Dell 27-inch 4K IPS USB-C monitor, $269.99 ($100 off at Amazon)
- Dell 34-inch ultrawide IPS USB-C monitor, $374.99 ($125 off at Amazon)
- Corsair 27-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor, $749.99 ($250 off at Amazon)
- Gigabyte 34-inch VA 3440×1400 ultrawide 144Hz gaming monitor, $296.99 ($104 off at Amazon)
- Acer Nitro 27-inch IPS QHD 180Hz gaming monitor, $169.99 ($120 off at Amazon)
Top deals on SSDs and USB flash drives
- Samsung 990 EVO SSD, 1TB PCIe Gen 5 M.2 – $80 (47% off on Amazon)
- SK Hynix Beetle X31, 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 portable SSD – $88 (35% off on Amazon)
- Samsung Fit Plus, 64GB USB flash drive – $14 (Save $11 on Amazon)
- Kingston DataTraveler 80 M, 256GB USB flash drive – $21.65 (save $5.34 on Amazon)
- Kingston DataTraveler Max, 1TB USB flash drive – $85.25 (Save $34.74 on Amazon)
Top deals on USB-C hubs and Thunderbolt docks
- Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock Core, 60W charging, $69.99 (65% off at Amazon)
- Kensington SD2480T Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station, 60W charging, $54.95 (69% off at Amazon)
- Anker 555 8-in-1 USB-C hub, $39.90 (20% off at Amazon)
Top deals on keyboards
- Logitech MX Mechanical wireless full-size keyboard, $129.99 ($40 off at Amazon)
- Logitech MX Keys Mini, $79.99 ($20 off at Amazon)
- Roccat Vulcan TKL TKL mechanical keyboard, $44.99 ($65 off at Amazon)
Top deals on chargers and power banks
- Anker 622 Magnetic Battery, 5,000 mAh/USB-C/Magnetic stand, $43.99 (12% off on Amazon)
- Mregb Solar Charger Power Bank, 42,800 mAh/USB-A/USB-C/Solar Panel Charging, $35.99 (88% off on Amazon)
- Iniu Fast Charge 10K Power Bank, 10,000 mAh/USB-A/USB-C, $17.99 (22% off on Amazon)
More great Prime Day 2024 tech sales
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- Best Prime Day 2024 SSD and storage deals
Amazon Prime Day deals FAQ
Do I need to be a Prime member to get Amazon Prime Day 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.
When does Amazon Prime Day begin and end?
This summer’s Prime Day begins at midnight PST on July 16 and ends on July 17. Typically Prime Day sales go for precisely 48 hours, so expect the deals to expire at midnight, PST.
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.
Do other retailers run sales during Prime Day?
Despite Prime Day being an Amazon sales event, there’s nothing stopping other retailers, like Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and so on, from running their own deals during this time.
The upshot is that you could find similar prices at a competing retailer without the need to pay for a Prime subscription. See our category-specific deals roundups linked above for the best deals across all retailers.