Ars Technica
Labor Day weekend isn’t known as an especially fruitful time for deals on electronics, and generally speaking, that’s the case again this year. As usual, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and other holiday sales toward the end of the year will bring bigger savings to those who can afford to wait.
That said, there are still a handful of notable discounts currently going on for gadgets and gear we like, so for our latest Dealmaster roundup, we’ve compiled the best Labor Day tech deals we can find below.
The highlights include the lowest prices we’ve tracked for Apple’s 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros, the entry-level versions of which are each $400 off at $1,599 and $2,099, respectively. That’s still a good chunk of change, clearly, and it’s worth noting that refreshed versions of these notebooks could be announced as soon as next month. The recently overhauled MacBook Air is a better value for most people in need of a new Mac, too. But for developers, visual creatives, or power users that need the extra ports, multi-core performance, and GPU power the Pros can provide, there’s still value to be had with these deals today.
Beyond that, we’ve also got a new low on a 65-inch LG C2 OLED TV, plus joint-lows on other well-reviewed 2022 TVs from Samsung and Hisense. We also have cheaper-than-usual prices on Apple’s Pencil stylus and high-end AirPods Max headphones, several video games, Peacock subscriptions, Sony’s DualSense PS5 controller, gaming monitors, and much more. You can find our full curated list of Labor Day deals 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 $1,599 (
$1,850) at Best Buy, Amazon - Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 16.2-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3456×2234, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $2,099 (
$2,265) at Amazon, Best Buy - LG C2 (2022) 65-inch 4K OLED TV for $1,612 (
$1,975) at eBay (use code: LABORDAYSAVE) - Hisense U6H (2022) 55-inch 4K LED TV for $400 (
$430) at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart - Anker 333 USB-C to USB-C Cable (2-pack, 100W, 6ft, USB 2.0) for $15 (
$23) at Amazon (use code: AK8757CTC) - Assassin’s Creed: Origins (PC) for free w/ Prime (
$20) at Prime Gaming - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – GOTY Edition (PC) for free w/ Prime (
$25) at Prime Gaming - Apple Pencil (2nd gen) stylus for $99 (
$120) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Apple AirPods Max wireless ANC headphones for $429 (
$475) at Amazon - New users: Peacock Premium 12-month subscription for $20 (
$50) at Peacock - HyperX Cloud II gaming headset for $50 (
$70) at Amazon - WD Black SN850 (1TB) PCIe 4.0 SSD w/ heatsink for $100 (
$145) at WD (use code: SAVEMORE)
Corey Gaskin
Electronics deals
- Google Nest Hub 7-inch smart display for $55 (
$80) at Target, Best Buy - Google Nest Hub Max 10-inch smart display for $174 (
$210) at Target, Best Buy - Apple AirPods Max wireless ANC headphones for $429 (
$475) at Amazon - Apple iPad (64GB) 10.2-inch tablet for $280 (
$305) at Target, Amazon, Best Buy Sony DualSense (Purple) wireless PS5 controller for $64 ($74) at Adorama (discount in cart)- HyperX Cloud Stinger gaming headset for $25 (
$31) at Amazon, Target - HyperX Cloud II gaming headset for $50 (
$70) at Amazon - Wacom One (small) drawing tablet for $40 (
$48) at Amazon, Best Buy, B&H - Sennheiser HD 600 wired open-back headphones for $299 (
$350) at Amazon, Target - EVGA Z12 gaming keyboard for $15 (
$22) at Amazon, EVGA - SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL mechanical keyboard for $135 (
$170) at Amazon, Walmart iRobot Roomba i3 Evo robot vacuum for $249 ($285) at Amazon, Best Buy
Jeff Dunn
Laptop and desktop PC deals
- Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 14.2-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,599 (
$1,850) at Best Buy, Amazon - Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 16.2-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3456×2234, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $2,099 (
$2,265) at Amazon, Best Buy - HP Pavilion Aero (13z-be100) 13.3-inch laptop (Ryzen 5 5625U, 2560×1600, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $674 (
$825) at HP (use code: LABORDAY5HP, configure RAM, SSD, display before checkout) - Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 12.4-inch laptop (Core i5-1135G7, 1536×1024, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) for $600 (
$685) at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart - Lenovo Legion 5i Pro (Gen 7) 16-inch gaming laptop (Core i7-12700H, 2560×1600, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPU) for $1,599 (
$1,950) at Walmart - MSI Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Ventus (12GB GDDR6X) GPU for $740 (
$875) at Best Buy - WD Black SN850 (1TB) PCIe 4.0 SSD w/ heatsink for $100 (
$145) at WD (use code: SAVEMORE) - Dell S2721DGF 27-inch gaming monitor (2560×1440, IPS, 165 HZ, VRR) for $300 (
$350) at Dell - Gigabyte M32QC 31.5-inch gaming monitor (2560×1440, VA, 165 Hz, VRR) for $230 (
$310) at Amazon, B&H, Newegg - Gigabyte M32Q 32-inch gaming monitor (2560×1440, IPS, 170 Hz, VRR) for $300 (
$390) at Amazon, B&H, Newegg - Gigabyte M34WQ 34-inch gaming monitor (3440×1440, IPS, 144 Hz, VRR) for $400 (
$445) at Newegg (use code: GMDBV2548) - Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MHz RAM for $167 (
$225) at Newegg (use code: LDYBW2223)
Samuel Axon
TV and home entertainment deals
- Hisense U6H (2022) 55-inch 4K LED TV for $400 (
$430) at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart - Hisense U6G (2021) 65-inch 4K LED TV for $440 (
$540) at Best Buy - LG C2 (2022) 65-inch 4K OLED TV for $1,612 (
$1,975) at eBay (use code: LABORDAYSAVE) - Samsung S95B (2022) 55-inch 4K QD-OLED TV for $1,700 (
$1,950) at Samsung, Amazon, Best Buy - Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K media streamer for $40 (
$45) at Amazon, Walmart Cowboy Bebop: Complete Series (English, Japanese) for $4 ($30) at Prime Video
Corey Gaskin
Video game deals
Samuel Axon
