It’s time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes the best prices we’ve tracked for Apple’s 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops. A configuration of the former with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD is down to $1,749 at multiple retailers, which is more than $200 off the typical street price we’ve seen in recent months, while a similar config for the latter is currently available for $2,299, a roughly $150 drop.

While Apple’s new Mac Studio desktop and Studio Display monitor are garnering most of the Mac-related attention this month, the latest MacBook Pro remains a fantastic laptop for power users who prefer macOS. In fact, our review last October called the Pro the best laptop you can buy for heavy-duty content creation and software development. The M1 Pro chip found in these SKUs is still superbly quick, the mini-LED display is gorgeous, and the battery can genuinely last a full workday. The hardware itself is fairly bulky to accommodate this performance, but it still comes off as premium, with a reliable touchpad and keyboard. The port selection, meanwhile, should be ample enough to prevent you from needing a dreaded dongle all of the time. Plus, there’s no Touch Bar.

You’ll have to make peace with the iPhone-esque notch at the top of the screen, and even with these discounts, the laptops are undeniably expensive. But if you can afford it, the new Pros give little to complain about. It’s worth noting that a refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro is expected to arrive in the coming months, but there has been little to suggest that these 14- and 16-inch models will be replaced any time soon.

If you don’t need a high-end laptop, our roundup also includes a rare discount on Nintendo’s Zelda-themed Game & Watch handheld, which is down to $42.50 as of this writing. Normally, it retails for $50. We recommended this little guy in our holiday gift guide last year: it’s best viewed as a fun limited-edition collectible, but the device does come with three all-time classic Zelda games preinstalled (The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and Link’s Awakening), all of which hold up surprisingly well (difficulty spikes in the tough-as-nails Zelda II aside) and serve as a sort of historical document for action-adventure games as a whole. The roughly 5-inch handheld is tiny but adorable, and when you’re not playing one of the included games, the whole thing can serve as a cutesy clock for your desk or nightstand.

Elsewhere, we also have a $30 discount on Microsoft’s Xbox Series S game console, a deal that nets you $10 in store credit at Target or Best Buy when you buy a $100 Apple gift card, discounts on a couple of smart displays in Google’s Nest Hub and Amazon’s Echo Show 5, a lower-than-usual price on Apple’s excellent AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones, our usual smorgasbord of video game deals, and much more. You can have a look at our full curated list below.

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Featured deals of the day

• Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 14.2-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,749 ($1,965) at Amazon, Best Buy
• Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 16.2-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3456×2234, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $2,299 ($2,455) at Amazon, Best Buy, B&H
• Nintendo Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda for $43 ($50) at Amazon, GameStop
• Microsoft Xbox Series S for $270 ($300) at Newegg (use code: 93XSR25)
• $100 Apple Gift Card + $10 bonus store credit for $100 ($110) at Target, Best Buy (offer in cart)
• Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) 7-inch smart display for $55 ($90) at Target, Best Buy, Adorama
• Tile Essentials (2022, 4-pack) Bluetooth item trackers for $68 ($80) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy
• Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless ANC headphones for $278 ($315) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy
• Bundle for Ukraine: includes 998 PC games + items for $10 minimum at itch.io (all proceeds go to International Medical Corps and Voices of Children)

Electronics deals

Laptop and desktop PC deals

• Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 14.2-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,749 ($1,965) at Amazon, Best Buy
• Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 16.2-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3456×2234, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $2,299 ($2,455) at Amazon, Best Buy, B&H
• Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 (GA503) 15.6-inch gaming laptop (1440p 165 Hz, Ryzen 9 5900HS, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3070) for $1,550 ($1,800) at Best Buy
• Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14-inch 2-in-1 laptop (1080p, Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $600 ($710) at Amazon

• Samsung 970 Evo Plus (2TB NVMe) PCIe 3.0 internal SSD for $200 ($220) at Amazon, Best Buy
• Samsung 980 (1TB NVMe) PCIe 3.0 internal SSD for $100 ($110) at Samsung, Amazon, Best Buy
• AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core/12-thread desktop processor for $229 ($285) at Amazon, Best Buy, B&H
• AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core/24-thread desktop processor for $449 ($520) at Best Buy, Amazon, B&H
• AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core/32-thread desktop processor for $590 ($715) at Amazon
• LG 27GL850-B 27-inch gaming monitor (1440p, 144 Hz, IPS, FreeSync) for $347 ($385) at Amazon, B&H
• Gigabyte G34WQC 34-inch gaming monitor (3440×1440, 144 Hz, VA, FreeSync) for $390 ($420) at Amazon, Newegg, B&H

Video game deals

• Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Switch) for $20 ($30) at Best Buy
• It Takes Two (Xbox, PC) for $16 ($25) at Amazon, Xbox, Steam (also on Game Pass)
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Xbox, PS4, PC) for $10 ($20) at Xbox, PSN, Steam (also on Game Pass)
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – GOTY Edition (Xbox) for $30 ($40) at Xbox
• NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… (Xbox, PS4) for $30 ($45) at Xbox, Best Buy, PSN
• Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 Remastered (Xbox) for $10 each ($18) at Xbox (also on Game Pass)

Accessories and miscellaneous deals

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