Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have another round of deals to share. Today’s list is headed up by the lowest price we’ve seen on Crucial’s MX500 solid-state drive: its 500GB variant is now available for $115 at Amazon, down from its usual $125-130 range.
This isn’t the sexiest gadget around, but replacing an old hard disk drive with a good SSD is one of the simplest and most impactful upgrades you can make to speed up an aging laptop or new desktop. The MX500 here isn’t a performance king for its size—Samsung’s 860 EVO is typically found to be faster and more power efficient in this class of SATA drives—but it’s not significantly far off in real-world use, and here it’s going for $25 less. It comes with a five-year (or 180TB written) warranty and supports native encryption as well. Feel free to pay more for the EVO if you want a better performer (and don’t want to pay more for a stronger NVMe drive), but the MX500 is a solid value for mainstream purposes today.
If you’re not in the mood to tinker with your PC, however, we also have deals on various gaming laptops and accessories, iPads, wireless exercise headphones, 4K TVs, and much more. Check it all out for yourself below.
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- Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5″ Internal SSD for $114.99 at Amazon (list price $134.95).
- CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme Desktop PC – Intel Core i7-8700, Nvidia GTX 1060, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD (Monitor not included) for $862.50 at Walmart (list price $1,079.99).
- Amazon Prime: $20 Increase Starting May 11 – Lock in current annual price for $99.
- HP ENVY x360 Laptop – Intel Core i7-7500U, 4K, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD for $899.99 at PCMag Shop (use code: SAVE100 – list price $1,299.99).
- Dell Vostro 3670 Desktop – Intel Core i5 8400 Six-core, 8GB, 1TB HDD for $539 at Dell (list price $898.57).
- Apple iPad (2017) Tablet – 32GB WiFi (Space Gray) for $249 at Walmart (list price $329.99).
- Anker SoundBuds Slim+ Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds with aptX, Built-in Mic for $21.99 at Amazon (use code: ANKER411 – list price $29.99).
- Razer DeathAdder Elite (Destiny 2 Edition) Gaming Mouse for $44.99 at Amazon (list price $79.99).
- Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX100 III Digital Camera – OLED Viewfinder, 1″ Sensor, 1080p Video for $648 at Amazon (list price $748).
- 50″ Vizio E50x-E1 4K Smart LED HDTV for $299.99 at Walmart (list price $448).
Laptop & Desktop Computers
- Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 Laptop – 13.3″ 3200×1800, Intel Core m7, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM (Refurb) for $999 at PCMag Shop (use code: SAVE100 – list price $1,910).
- CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme Desktop PC – Intel Core i7-8700, Nvidia GTX 1060, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD (Monitor not included) for $862.50 at Walmart (list price $1,079.99).
- HP ENVY x360 Laptop – Intel Core i7-7500U, 4K, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD for $899.99 at PCMag Shop (use code: SAVE100 – list price $1,299.99).
- Dell Vostro Small Desktop – Intel Core i3-8100 Quad-Core, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD for $399 at Dell (list price $684.29).
- Dell Vostro 3670 Desktop – Intel Core i5 8400 Six-core, 8GB, 1TB HDD for $539 at Dell (list price $898.57).
- Apple iPad (2017) Tablet – 32GB WiFi (Space Gray) for $249 at Walmart (list price $329.99).
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S Tablet -10.5″ 2560×1600,16GB (Refurb) for $169 at PCMag Shop (use code: SAVE30 – list price $219).
- Dell UltraSharp U3415W 34″ Curved 3440×1440 IPS Monitor + $250 Dell Gift Card for $699.99 at Dell (list price $999.99).
- Dell P4317Q 43″ Ultra 4K Multi-Client IPS Monitor + $200 Dell Gift Card for $779.99 at Dell (use code: 35OFFBIZ – list price $1,199.99).
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HDTVs & Home Entertainment
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