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A quick roundup of the best Prime Day 2021 deals that are still available – Ars Technica

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A quick roundup of the best Prime Day 2021 deals that are still available

Ars Technica

Amazon’s latest Prime Day is in the rearview mirror, but for those still looking to get a better-than-usual price on a good gadget, time hasn’t totally ran out. Today’s Dealmaster rounds up the handful of Prime Day deals we liked that are still kicking today, be they from Amazon or the many other retailers that ran competing sales earlier this week.

While many of the most notable deals have expired, the leftover offers include a $100 discount on Apple’s entry-level—and Ars-approved—M1 MacBook Air; a $15 discount on a three-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which just received a major upgrade to its cloud gaming service; price cuts for Amazon’s Audible and Kindle subscriptions; good prices on Switch games, board games, and SSDs we like; and several deals on Google’s Nest line of smart home gear, among others. We’ve also thrown in a few new deals that have popped up post-Prime Day. You can check out our full rundown below.

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Top 10 deals of the day

Apple's M1 MacBook Air.
Enlarge / Apple’s M1 MacBook Air.

Lee Hutchinson

Laptop and desktop PC deals

  • Apple MacBook Air (2020) laptop—Apple M1, 13.3-inch 2560×1600, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $899.99 at Amazon (normally $960).
  • Acer Swift 3 (SF314-59-75QC) laptop—Intel Core i7-1165G7, 14-inch 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $699.99 at Acer Store (normally $775).
  • Dell G15 Ryzen Edition gaming laptop—AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, 15.6-inch 1080p 165 Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB for $1,199.99 at Dell (normally $1,400).
  • Apple Mac Mini (2020) mini desktop PC—Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $599.99 at Amazon (discount seen at checkout—normally $665).
  • Samsung 980 SSD (1TB) PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 internal SSD for $109.99 at Amazon, Samsung, and B&H (normally $132).
  • Samsung 980 Pro (500GB) PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 internal SSD for $94.99 at Newegg (use code: 63FANTECH556—normally $125).
  • 27-inch ViewSonic XG270Q gaming monitor—2560×1440, IPS, 165Hz, FreeSync for $355.99 at B&H and Newegg (normally $485).
  • Apple Back to School Sale: get Apple AirPods true wireless earbuds + 20% off AppleCare+ with purchase of select Mac and iPad products at Apple.
<em>Luigi's Mansion 3</em>.
Enlarge / Luigi’s Mansion 3.

Video game deals

<em>Demon's Souls </em>for the PlayStation 5.
Enlarge / Demon’s Souls for the PlayStation 5.

Gaming deals

Logitech's G305 Lightspeed wireless gaming mouse.
Enlarge / Logitech’s G305 Lightspeed wireless gaming mouse.

Valentina Palladino

TV and home entertainment deals

The newly redesigned Siri remote for the latest Apple TV.
Enlarge / The newly redesigned Siri remote for the latest Apple TV.

Apple

Electronics deals

Apple's 2020 iPad Air.
Enlarge / Apple’s 2020 iPad Air.

Samuel Axon

Smart home device deals

If you don't mind its simpler controls and inability to automatically set heating and cooling schedules, the Nest Thermostat is worth a look for those looking for an affordable smart thermostat.
Enlarge / If you don’t mind its simpler controls and inability to automatically set heating and cooling schedules, the Nest Thermostat is worth a look for those looking for an affordable smart thermostat.

Accessories and miscellaneous deals