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Prime Day is here again, and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. Millions of products have been discounted for Amazon's big shopping holiday—enough to fill an expanded four-day-long event, and way too many for any one person to pore over. Luckily, I've got my team here at Lifehacker (and at our sister sites Mashable, CNET, and ZDNet) to help me sort through it all to find the deals that are too good to miss.
From e-readers to headphones to fitness gadgets, here are my picks for the best Prime Day deals actually worth paying attention to—a list that will only grow as I keep adding to it before the sale ends on June 26.
The AirPods Max are cheaper than I ever imagined
The AirPods Max exist for me in that rarified realm of Apple products I covet, but which are too expensive for me to consider buying. Yes, they look and by all accounts sound amazing, but even as an Apple die-hard, I can't justify dropping $550 on headphones. But right now, they're a whole $150 cheaper—an impressive 27% price cut for the upgraded version of Apple's very best headphones makes them a lot more attainable.
But the AirPods Pro 3 are what I actually bought
Who am I kidding, $400 is still too much for me to spend on headphones. But $180 for the AirPods Pro 3, the latest version of Apple's ubiquitous earbuds, featuring neat upgrades like heart rate tracking and improved noise cancellation? Yes please—I needed to replace my aging Beats Fit Pros anyway.
These Bose QuietComfort headphones are a full 50% off
Daniel Oropeza, Lifehacker's resident deals expert and headphone obsessive, urges you not to sleep on the Bose QuietComforts, which are down to $180, a full 50% off the $360 list price. He says these cans more than live up to the Bose reputation, even though they've recently been supplanted by the newer second-generation model. They have intuitive on-ear controls, strong ANC, and they are extremely comfortable for travel. They are a great all-around choice, and a nice (much cheaper) alternative to the pricey QuietComfort Ultra headphones—though that premium model is a great deal right now too, discounted 40% to $269.
The newest iPad Mini is $100 off
Apple devices rarely go on sale, so it's a good idea to grab a discount when you can find one—especially on the newest models. For Prime Day, the most recent iPad Mini with the A17 Pro chip is down to $399 for the wifi-only version, 20% off the usual $500 asking price. Considering my kid is still using an iPad from 2020, you can trust this little guy will last you a long time.
The Echo Dot Max is worth the upgrade
If you've got a Prime membership, chances are good that your home, like mine, is littered with way too many Echo Dots—we've got five of them spread over two floors, collected over the course of years. Some of them are getting pretty old, which means they don't sound as good and they lag when I'm conversing with the AI-enabled Alexa+ chatbot, which is why I recently upgraded our main living room speaker to the new Echo Dox Max. It delivers fuller, more robust sound and works great with Alexa+. It also looks a little bit like the Death Star. Not bad, especially for $65—a 35% discount.
This Blink doorbell and security camera bundle is less than $30
I've been using a Blink doorbell for years—it's got a sharp camera, and it connects to my Alexa-enabled speakers, so I never fail to hear it when it rings. Right now, you can get a second-generation Blink video doorbell in a bundle with an Outdoor 4 wireless camera and the sync module that lets you save video locally, without the need to pay for a monthly subscription for just $28—that's a wild $112 off the usual price, and an 80% discount.
The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is at its lowest price ever
I probably don't have to tell you that the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is the best e-reader for most people. An upgraded version of the basic Kindle, it adds a larger screen, temperature-adjustable lighting, water resistance, and better battery life—and opting for the Signature Edition means you won't see any lock screen ads. The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is currently $145, nearly 30% off the usual list price and its lowest price ever according to price tracking tools—in your choice of three colors.
The little e-reader I'd choose over the Kindle is 20% off
Yeah, you could buy a Kindle during Prime Day, but where's the fun in that? Instead, I suggest getting the e-reader that's so small it has a magnet so you can attach it to the back of your phone. Both the 4.3-inch Xteink X4 and the
