The best Amazon Prime Day deals happening now

After months of speculation and rumors, Amazon Prime Day 2021 has finally arrived, kicking off the summer season with a great batch of tech deals. The retail behemoth’s two-day event starts today and concludes Wednesday morning at 3:00AM ET, meaning you have two days to take advantage of your Amazon Prime membership and capitalize on exclusive discounts on headphones, 4K TVs, gaming accessories, and a host of other technology that rarely sees a discount outside of holiday shopping season.

Below, we’ve highlighted the best Prime Day deals happening now, many of which are receiving a more sizable discount than they typically do. We’ve also rounded up the best anti-Prime Day deals, if you’re looking for the best deals at competing retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Best Buy, all of which are offering discounts of their own.

Editor’s note: New deals are marked in bold; a strikethrough indicates the deal is sold out.

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• Sony’s 55-inch A8H 4K OLED TV is $1,198 at Amazon (usually $1,898). This (and the three Sony models below) have a 120Hz refresh rate OLED panel, but they’re the 2019 models and don’t support HDMI 2.1 or variable refresh rate. According to a comparison done by review site Rtings.com, the cheaper A8H can actually get brighter than the A9G and has better color accuracy and lower input lag. The A9G, on the other hand, offers native support for 1440p in addition to 4K.
• The same OLED model in the 65-inch size is $1,598 at Amazon (usually $2,498).
• The last-gen Apple TV 4K is $99 at Amazon (down from $179)
• Insignia’s 43-inch 4K Fire 4K Edition TV is $220 at Amazon (usually $320).
• Insignia’s 55-inch 4K HDR Fire 4K Edition TV is $350 at Amazon (usually $390).
• Sony’s 85-inch X900H 4K TV is $1,800 at Amazon (usually $2,800).
• Hisense’s 55-inch H9 QLED 4K TV is $504 at Amazon (usually $632).
• LG’s 55-inch C1 OLED TV is $1,497 at Amazon (usually $1,800).
• Sony’s A9G 55-inch OLED TV is $1,698 at Amazon (usually $2,248).

Amazon Echo Buds 2

• $80
• $120
• 34% off

Amazon’s second-generation Echo Buds improve on the originals with better sound quality, more effective active noise cancellation, and a more comfortable design.

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• Razer’s Blade 15 Base (Intel Core i7-10750H, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, FHD, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is $950 at Amazon (usually $1,500), the lowest price we’ve seen on the well-built laptop. Read our review.
• Acer’s Swift 3 (Intel Core i7-1165G7, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage) is $679 at Amazon (usually $849), the lowest price we’ve seen Acer’s solid student laptop. Read our review.
• Acer’s Aspire 5 (AMD Ryzen 3 3350U, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage) is $320 at Amazon (usually $400). Read our review.
• MSI’s Prestige 14 Evo (Intel Core i7-1185G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage) is $850 at Amazon (usually $1,150), the biggest price drop to date. Read our review.
• Acer’s Predator Triton 500 (Intel Core i7-10750H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super, 16G RAM, 512GB storage, 300Hz) is $1,210 at Amazon (usually $1,800), the best price we’ve seen on the excellent gaming laptop. Read our review.
• Asus’ ROG Strix Scar 15 (Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2070 Super, 16GB RAM, 1TB of storage) is $1,740 at Amazon (usually $2,200), just beating the best price we’ve seen. Read our review.
• Acer’s Chromebook Spin 311 (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 32GB storage) is $225 at Amazon (usually $500), the steepest price drop on the stylish convertible to date.
• Samsung’s Chromebook Plus V2 (Intel Celeron processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB of storage) is $299 at Amazon (usually $550), beating the best price we’ve seen by almost $30.

Samsung Odyssey G7 Gaming Monitor

• $560
• $800
• 30% off

Samsung’s curved G7 Odyssey packs a punch for the price, offering up 1440p resolution, 1ms response time, and an excellent 240Hz refresh rate.

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• A three-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass is $30 at Amazon (usually $45).
• The Nintendo Switch Lite with a 128GB MicroSD card is $200 at Amazon (usually $235), the lowest price to date on this attractive bundle. Read our review.
• SteelSeries’ Arctis 5 Gaming Headset is $70 at Amazon (usually $100), matching the lowest price we’ve seen on the flagship headset.
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition is $50 at Amazon (usually $70), the best price we’ve seen on Insomniac’s second outing with the popular superhero. Read our review.
• Demon’s Souls is $50 at Amazon (usually $70), matching the best price we’ve seen on the challenging launch title for the PS5.
• Returnal is $50 at Amazon (normally $70), the lowest price we’ve seen on Housemarque’s brooding rougelike. Read our review.
• Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo Switch) is $40 at Amazon (usually $50), matching the best sale price we’ve ever seen on Mario’s inventive platformer. Read our review.
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo Switch) is $40 at Amazon (usually $60), matching the best price we’ve seen on the classic Nintendo remake. Read our review.
• HyperX’s Cloud II Gaming Headset is $80 at Amazon (usually $100), matching the lowest price we’ve seen this year.
• Razer’s DeathAdder V2 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse is $75 at Amazon (usually $130), beating the lowest price we’ve seen this year.
• Razer’s Kishi Mobile Game Controller is $66.49 at Amazon (usually $100), the lowest price we’ve seen on the popular Android and iOS accessory.
• Samsung’s 512GB microSD card for the Nintendo Switch is just $62 at Amazon (usually $80).
• Genki’s ShadowCast gadget that lets you play consoles on your laptop’s screen is $40 at Amazon (usually $50).
• Nintendo’s Switch Lite includes a 128GB microSD card without changing the price. It’s $200 at Amazon.
• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Mario Set) is $75 at Amazon (usually $100). It’s the same price for the Luigi set.

Eero 6 mesh router + two Eero 6 extenders

• $181
• $279
• 36% off

The Eero 6 mesh router system covers up to 5,000 square feet and is good for internet speeds up to 500Mbps. It also supports Zigbee for connecting smart home devices.

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• The OnePlus 8 in glacial green is $349 for Prime Day, down from $699. Read our review.
• Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Plus, with a larger screen and battery, is on sale starting at $700, which is $250 off the full MSRP (usually $999). Read our Galaxy S21 review.
• Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra is marked down to $949, a $250 discount on the full price (usually $1,199). Read our review.
• Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is also on sale for $949, down $350 from its full retail price (usually $1,299). Read our review.
• Samsung’s Galaxy S20 FE is marked down to $479, which is $200 off the retail price (usually $699).
• Samsung’s Galaxy A71 5G is on sale for $375, a $200 discount off the MSRP (usually $599).

Miscellaneous staff picks

Updated June 21st, 2:05PM ET: Updated to reflect current stock and price changes.

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