The best deals you can get ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day sale
The Echo Hub offers an easy way for the whole household to control smart home gadgets, including the tech-averse. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
In case you missed the news, Amazon recently announced a second Prime Day event for the fall. The two-day deal blitz, dubbed Prime Big Deal Days once again, will run from October 8th through the 9th, offering Prime subscribers a chance to save on all sorts of tech ahead of Black Friday. It’s still a few weeks away, but in typical fashion, Amazon has already rolled out a selection of early deals and discounts.
Admittedly, there aren’t that many gadgets on sale yet — and we’ll likely start to see better deals trickle in as we get closer to the event — but we’ve still managed to dig up a few solid deals, particularly for those already embedded in the Amazon ecosystem. These include sizable discounts on the new Echo Hub and Amazon’s latest Echo Show 8, as well as Fire tablets, streaming devices, mesh routers, and more.
Below, we’ve rounded the best discounts currently available ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. We’ll be updating this guide as more deals drop, so be sure to bookmark this page and keep checking back in the run-up to October.
The best speaker deals
Amazon is selling the fifth-gen Echo Dot with an 800-lumen Sengled smart bulb in blue, black, and white for $34.99 ($34.99 off), which is $7 shy of the bundle’s all-time low. The Alexa-enabled smart speaker can be used as a Wi-Fi extender for Eero mesh networks like the Echo Pop, though it delivers richer sound and more bass. It also features a few more advanced sensors, including a temperature sensor and an ultrasound motion detector that can detect when you enter a room. Read our review.
You can buy the new Echo Spot with a Sengled smart bulb for $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, which means you’re effectively getting the bulb for free. The Spot works well as a bedside alarm clock and features a 2.83-inch display, which can showcase the time, weather, music playback, and other info. You can also use it to carry out a range of Alexa-enabled tasks like Amazon’s larger smart displays, but keep in mind it lacks a camera. Read our review.
Amazon is also currently selling the fourth-gen Echo in blue and white with an 800-lumen Sengled smart bulb for $64.99 ($54.99 off). Despite its age, the smart speaker still manages to deliver more robust sound than any of Amazon’s entry-level speakers. Plus, unlike the Pop and the latest Echo Dot, the standard Echo can double as a smart home hub with Zigbee support. Read our review.
The best smart home deals
If you’re looking for a smart display that’s smaller than the Echo Show 8, the latest Echo Show 5 is also available at Amazon in white and black with a Sengled smart bulb for $59.99 ($30 off). The Echo Show 8 offers a higher-res 13-megapixel camera and supports Zoom, rendering it a better option for video calls. But if you’re just looking for an Alexa-enabled smart display to play music, get weather reports, set alarms, and perform other tasks, the 5.5-inch Echo Show 5 is still a solid option that’s perfect sized for a nightstand.
Eero’s last-gen router, the Eero Pro 6E, is on sale for $159.99 ($90 off) at Amazon, which marks a new all-time low. The mesh router was the first in Eero’s lineup to support Wi-Fi 6E and faster than gigabit speeds. Each unit covers up to 2,000 square feet, but you can buy extra routers if you want to expand coverage. Right now, for instance, a pair is going for $259.99 ($140 off) and a three-pack for $349.99 ($200 off). Read our review.
Amazon’s older Eero 6 Plus mesh router is also on sale for $99 ($40 off) at Amazon, which is $10 shy of its best price to date. The dual-band gigabit system covers up to 1,500 square feet and supports over 75 connected devices. Unlike the faster Eero Pro 6E, however, it only supports Wi-Fi 6.
The best deals on tablets, streaming devices, and other gadgets
You can buy Amazon’s latest HD 8 Plus at Amazon with ads and 32GB of storage for an all-time low of $64.99, down from $119.99. The latest Fire HD 10 offers a sharper display, but the Fire HD 8 Plus is still a decent device for tapping into Amazon content, especially since it offers relatively long battery life and support for both USB-C and wireless charging. Read our review.
The latest Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale for $29.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, matching its lowest price to date. In addition to support for 4K streaming, the gadget offers broad HDR support for Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HDR10 Plus. It also integrates well with Alexa, like the higher-end Fire TV Stick 4K Max, but lacks Wi-Fi 6E support and offers less storage.
You can buy Samsung’s black Galaxy Watch 6 Bespoke Edition with a Milanese band in the 44mm size for $279.99 ($100 off) at Amazon, which is $20 shy of its best price to date. The last-gen wearable lacks Samsung’s upgraded 3nm Exynos W1000 chip and BioActive Sensor but is still a good smartwatch that supports Wear OS 5. It also comes equipped with a wide range of health and fitness features, including personalized heart rate zones and passive irregular heart rhythm alerts. Read our review.
The Echo Hub offers an easy way for the whole household to control smart home gadgets, including the tech-averse. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
In case you missed the news, Amazon recently announced a second Prime Day event for the fall. The two-day deal blitz, dubbed Prime Big Deal Days once again, will run from October 8th through the 9th, offering Prime subscribers a chance to save on all sorts of tech ahead of Black Friday. It’s still a few weeks away, but in typical fashion, Amazon has already rolled out a selection of early deals and discounts.
Admittedly, there aren’t that many gadgets on sale yet — and we’ll likely start to see better deals trickle in as we get closer to the event — but we’ve still managed to dig up a few solid deals, particularly for those already embedded in the Amazon ecosystem. These include sizable discounts on the new Echo Hub and Amazon’s latest Echo Show 8, as well as Fire tablets, streaming devices, mesh routers, and more.
Below, we’ve rounded the best discounts currently available ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. We’ll be updating this guide as more deals drop, so be sure to bookmark this page and keep checking back in the run-up to October.
The best speaker deals
Amazon is selling the fifth-gen Echo Dot with an 800-lumen Sengled smart bulb in blue, black, and white for $34.99 ($34.99 off), which is $7 shy of the bundle’s all-time low. The Alexa-enabled smart speaker can be used as a Wi-Fi extender for Eero mesh networks like the Echo Pop, though it delivers richer sound and more bass. It also features a few more advanced sensors, including a temperature sensor and an ultrasound motion detector that can detect when you enter a room. Read our review.
You can buy the new Echo Spot with a Sengled smart bulb for $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, which means you’re effectively getting the bulb for free. The Spot works well as a bedside alarm clock and features a 2.83-inch display, which can showcase the time, weather, music playback, and other info. You can also use it to carry out a range of Alexa-enabled tasks like Amazon’s larger smart displays, but keep in mind it lacks a camera. Read our review.
Amazon is also currently selling the fourth-gen Echo in blue and white with an 800-lumen Sengled smart bulb for $64.99 ($54.99 off). Despite its age, the smart speaker still manages to deliver more robust sound than any of Amazon’s entry-level speakers. Plus, unlike the Pop and the latest Echo Dot, the standard Echo can double as a smart home hub with Zigbee support. Read our review.
The best smart home deals
If you’re looking for a smart display that’s smaller than the Echo Show 8, the latest Echo Show 5 is also available at Amazon in white and black with a Sengled smart bulb for $59.99 ($30 off). The Echo Show 8 offers a higher-res 13-megapixel camera and supports Zoom, rendering it a better option for video calls. But if you’re just looking for an Alexa-enabled smart display to play music, get weather reports, set alarms, and perform other tasks, the 5.5-inch Echo Show 5 is still a solid option that’s perfect sized for a nightstand.
Eero’s last-gen router, the Eero Pro 6E, is on sale for $159.99 ($90 off) at Amazon, which marks a new all-time low. The mesh router was the first in Eero’s lineup to support Wi-Fi 6E and faster than gigabit speeds. Each unit covers up to 2,000 square feet, but you can buy extra routers if you want to expand coverage. Right now, for instance, a pair is going for $259.99 ($140 off) and a three-pack for $349.99 ($200 off). Read our review.
Amazon’s older Eero 6 Plus mesh router is also on sale for $99 ($40 off) at Amazon, which is $10 shy of its best price to date. The dual-band gigabit system covers up to 1,500 square feet and supports over 75 connected devices. Unlike the faster Eero Pro 6E, however, it only supports Wi-Fi 6.
The best deals on tablets, streaming devices, and other gadgets
You can buy Amazon’s latest HD 8 Plus at Amazon with ads and 32GB of storage for an all-time low of $64.99, down from $119.99. The latest Fire HD 10 offers a sharper display, but the Fire HD 8 Plus is still a decent device for tapping into Amazon content, especially since it offers relatively long battery life and support for both USB-C and wireless charging. Read our review.
The latest Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale for $29.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, matching its lowest price to date. In addition to support for 4K streaming, the gadget offers broad HDR support for Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HDR10 Plus. It also integrates well with Alexa, like the higher-end Fire TV Stick 4K Max, but lacks Wi-Fi 6E support and offers less storage.
You can buy Samsung’s black Galaxy Watch 6 Bespoke Edition with a Milanese band in the 44mm size for $279.99 ($100 off) at Amazon, which is $20 shy of its best price to date. The last-gen wearable lacks Samsung’s upgraded 3nm Exynos W1000 chip and BioActive Sensor but is still a good smartwatch that supports Wear OS 5. It also comes equipped with a wide range of health and fitness features, including personalized heart rate zones and passive irregular heart rhythm alerts. Read our review.