Amazon has kicked off its Prime Day discount event today and will keep the discounts flowing for 48 hours.
The retailer has confirmed the event will run over the course of October 13 and October 14. Like in previous years, there will be a mix of sustained deals and shorter ‘lightning’ deals only available for a limited window.
While there are a load of technology deals across a wide range of brands, some of the best reductions are to be found on Amazon’s own gear.
The company recently held an event outlining all the new Alexa-enabled tech it’s been working on. As such, there are some savings to be had on the older-but-still-good Amazon gadgets.
Whether you want to pick up an extra Kindle for the kids, a Fire TV stick for the spare room or an Echo Dot to hold onto for a Christmas present, now’s the time to get it.
You can find a complete round-up of all the Prime Day discounts on Amazon tech by clicking this link.
But we’ve rounded up a few of the very best deals right here. If you see any yourself that are worthy of shouting about, make sure you let us know in the comments box below.
Echo Dot (3rd generation)
Very top of the list is this massive reduction on the Echo Dot (3rd generation).
The Echo Dot is Amazon’s smallest and most affordable smart speaker and although the 3rd gen model has just been replaced by the 4th gen model, it’s still got a lot to recommend it.
It may look like a hockey puck, but it’s got a nice fabric coating and comes in a choice of different colours. Sound levels are surprisingly decent for such a small speaker and, of course, it has access to all the Alexa skills.
Amazon has knocked £31 off the £49.99 standard price, bringing it down to a very palatable £18.99.
You can find the Echo Dot deal for yourself here.
Echo Show 8
The biggest price reduction on our list has been handed to the Echo Show 8 – Amazon’s screen-toting Alexa speaker.
The Echo Show 8 was first unveiled in September 2019 and has since been usurped by the Echo Show 10.
Which is perhaps why Amazon has slashed a massive £60 off the asking price and brought the Echo Show 8 down to £59.99 for Prime Day.
You can find the Echo Show 8 deal here.
Kindle Paperwhite
In our opinion, the Kindle Paperwhite is the best option out of all Amazon’s E-readers.
It doesn’t have the huge price tag of the Kindle Oasis but is more accomplished than the plain old Kindle. It’s waterproof, and has a better screen resolution.
For Prime Day, Amazon is cutting the price of the Kindle Paperwhite by £40, bringing it down from £119.99 to £79.99.
We may not be going on holiday thanks to the coronavirus, but at least you can free up some space on your bookshelves with one of these things.
You can find the Kindle Paperwhite deal here.
Fire TV Stick 4K
Amazon’s Fire TV Cube is a very serviceable streaming device to get on-demand content on your TV.
It works best with Amazon’s own Prime Video service, but you can also get the likes of YouTube and Apple TV+ as well.
For Prime Day, Amazon is reducing the price by 36% from £109.99 to £69.99.
Echo Buds
You may have forgotten, but Amazon also boasts is own pair of in-ear headphones, complete with support for Alexa.
They’re called the Amazon Echo Buds and they’ve been given a handy discount for Prime Day.
Amazon is making the Echo Buds £40 cheaper, bringing the price down to £79.99.
You can find the Echo Buds deal here.
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