The summer solstice may be when summer officially kicks off, but for many of us, it starts as soon as temperatures begin to rise and the smell of barbecue begins wafting through the air. Memorial Day also serves as the unofficial start to the season, and the deals that are popping up right now are a great indicator it has arrived.
Below, we’ve rounded up the best Memorial Day deals you can get on an array of gadgets and gizmos. This includes wireless headphones like the Beats Solo 4, which are currently receiving their first discount, as well as inexpensive security cameras like the Blink Mini 2. You can also pick up Amazon’s latest Fire TV Cube for its best price to date, along with tablets, Garmin watches, and one of our favorite OLED TVs.
We expect the bulk of the Memorial Day sales to end tonight, though it’s always possible that a few will linger throughout the week. In any case, they’re not likely to drop any further in price, making now a great time to snag discounts on some of our favorite tech.
Earbud and headphone deals
- The new Beats Solo 4 are currently on sale starting at $149.95 ($50 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. This is the lowest price we’ve seen on the refreshed on-ear headphones, which have USB-C connectivity, a more comfortable fit, and longer battery life than the previous model. Unfortunately, they lack active noise cancellation and water resistance — two features we expect to see in this price range. Read our review.
- The Apple AirPods Max have been discounted to $449.99 ($100 off) at Amazon and Best Buy, which is only $20 more than their all-time low. Apple’s only pair of over-ear headphones offer excellent sound quality, great comfort, and spatial audio support. While there are better headphones when it comes to noise cancellation performance, the Max are ideal if you’re looking for something that works seamlessly with all of Apple’s products. Read our review.
- You can grab a pair of the LinkBuds S from Amazon, Best Buy, and Sony starting at $128 ($72 off). Sony’s closed earbuds are a comfortable, more affordable alternative to the pricier WF-1000XM4 and XM5, but unlike the original LinkBuds, which feature an open-ear design, they rely upon a transparency mode to allow ambient sound through. Read our review.
Smart home deals
- Ecovacs’ Deebot T20 Omni is the brand’s more affordable, lidar-equipped vacuum/mop hybrid, one that’s down to an all-time low of around $649 ($450 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. Similar to the X2 Omni, it can lift its spinning mop heads up to 9mm high, allowing it to clean dirt from carpets and hardwood floors and then switch to mopping in one fell swoop. It can also wash and dry its own mop with hot water and air once it returns to the base.
- The battery-powered Ring Stick Up Cam Pro is on sale for $139.99 ($40 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Ring’s online storefront or in its wired configuration for $139.99 ($40 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. The outdoor-ready Cam Pro is similar to the company’s base 1080p security cameras, only it comes with radar-powered 3D motion detection sensors and a view that lets you track every step of your visitor’s approach.
- The Blink Video Doorbell, aka our favorite budget video doorbell, is down to $41.99 ($18 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. You can also get it with a Sync Module 2 for $48.99 ($21 off) at Amazon and Best Buy, which is only $7 more than its all-time low. The inexpensive doorbell offers decent video quality and up to two years of battery life, though we recommend purchasing the bundle, as the module adds free local storage and on-demand live views.
- The second-gen Ring Indoor Cam is available for $39.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, which is only $10 more than its lowest price to date. The wired 1080p camera features motion-activated recording, night vision, two-way audio, and a built-in privacy cover, allowing you to cover the camera to ensure potential snoopers can’t spy on you.
- You can get a pair of Google Nest WiFi Pro mesh routers for as low as $239.98 (about $60 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. We’ve seen a two-pack sell for $40 less, but that’s still a great price for a Wi-Fi 6E system that’s easy to use and comes with Thread / Matter support. Read our review.
- Eve’s Matter-compatible smart door and window sensors are on sale at Amazon in a pack of three for $91.99 (about $48 off). You can get alerts whenever one of the protected entryways is opened, and you can set up automations to have other smart home devices react whenever that happens. The Matter support makes it easy to manage the sensors no matter which smart home platform you prefer.
Tablet and laptop deals
- Apple’s entry-level iPad from 2020 is still available at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy in its 64GB / Wi-Fi configuration starting at $249 ($80 off). The last-gen tablet is the only remaining option you can buy with a home button and a 3.5mm headphone jack, neither of which are available on the latest model. Although dated in appearance, it’s still a great tablet for basic browsing and entertainment as it continues to receive updates.
- The 13-inch M2 MacBook Air is down to $849 ($150 off) at Amazon in its base configuration with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. That’s just $20 shy of the best price we’ve seen on the 2022 laptop, which features an improved 1080p webcam, great battery life, and plenty of power even if it’s not quite as speedy as the newer M3 model. Read our review.
- The latest Amazon Fire HD 10 is currently on sale at Amazon and Best Buy with ads starting at $94.99 ($45 off) or without ads at Amazon starting at $109.99 ($45 off). The 2023 tablet is one of the only non-iPad slates we’d recommend in its relatively affordable price range, especially if you only need it for basic browsing and entertainment purposes.
- Amazon is selling the latest Fire 7 Kids for $69.99 ($40 off). The 7-inch tablet is the same as the standard Fire 7 but comes with a colorful, rugged case and an extended two-year warranty. It also includes a year of Amazon Kids Plus, which provides on-demand access to child-friendly games, videos, books, apps, and Alexa skills. Read our review.
TV and streaming device deals
- LG’s 27-inch StanbyME Go is down to $797.59 (about $200 off) at eBay when you use coupon code MEMORIALTWENTY. The 1080p smart TV lives inside a briefcase and features a built-in collapsible arm, which folds down into the cache for easy transport. It supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, too, and runs LG’s excellent webOS, which has tons of streaming apps and channels built-in. Read our review.
- Amazon’s latest Fire TV Cube is matching its all-time low of $109.99 ($30 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and The Home Depot. The speedy 4K set-top streaming box doubles as an Echo speaker and has conveniences like Wi-Fi 6E and HDMI passthrough, plus support for newer visual and audio technologies like Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, and HDR 10 Plus. Read our review.
- The Amazon Fire TV Soundbar is on sale at Amazon for $99.99 ($20 off), matching its best price to date. The 24-inch soundbar produces impressive audio for its size and limited speaker count, and it punches above its weight with support for both DTS Virtual:X audio and Dolby Audio. It also features Bluetooth, and if you use it with a Fire TV or player, you can control both with a single remote. Read our hands-on impressions.
- Hisense’s 75-inch U6HF TV is down to $649.99 ($196 off) at Amazon, which is only $20 shy of its best price to date. The sizable ULED TV is already a tremendous value before the discount and even comes with an NBA Store gift card worth up to $200. To be clear, this is the Amazon-exclusive version, which uses Fire OS as a smart TV platform, but you can also get the Google TV version at Best Buy for the same price with a $100 NBA Store gift card.
- You can get Samsung’s 27-inch M80C Smart Monitor at Amazon for $349.99 ($300 off), an all-time low. We liked the original M80B version released in 2022, which was a great 2-in-1 work monitor that could serve as both a PC display and a 4K smart TV. The M80C offers a similar set of features, alon
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