21 Best Presidents’ Day Deals (2024): Tech, Couches, and More
Shopping holidays are often filled with made-up deals on junk gadgets and bunk gizmos. But dare I say that this year’s Presidents’ Day deals are a pleasant surprise. Seriously! There are matches of Black Friday prices on some of our favorite WIRED-approved smartphones, robot vacuums, and headphones below.
These aren’t the only deals we’ve rounded up. You can snag MacBooks for less than $1,000 right now, and we have a strong selection of routers and mesh systems on sale. Be sure to also check out our Best Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals when you’re done scrolling here.
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Tech Deals
We like the Google Pixel 7A (8/10, WIRED Recommends) a lot. We’ve rated it the best Pixel phone for most people, the best cheap phone, and the best Android phone for your money. It last fell to this price during Black Friday. If you’re shopping for a phone this weekend, it’ll be hard to find a better overall deal than this one.
Stop the presses, because this is officially (checks notes) five whole dollars lower than we’ve ever seen before. The Pixel 8 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) regularly bounces between full price and $550, so whichever way you slice it, this deal is solid. The Pixel 8 is the latest flagship from Google and it maintains the excellent camera system Pixels are known for. The Pixel 8 Pro is also on sale at $799 ($200 off), and it has some additional perks like the 5X optical zoom camera, which you can read more about in our Pixel Buying Guide.
This is a solid deal on the best Alexa speaker for most people. If you don’t already have enough smart speakers around, and you’re okay with sticking to Amazon’s echosystem, go with this. The 4th-generation Amazon Echo (8/10, WIRED Recommends) has better sound quality than its predecessors.
This is a match for the lowest price we’ve seen on the Blink Mini, which earned an honorable mention spot in our Best Security Cameras guide. The footage is clear even if it is a little on the bright side. There’s also two-way audio, but it’s a bit laggy. Finally, this camera includes a free month-long trial of Blink’s subscriptions, so be sure to set a reminder to turn it off if you don’t want to be charged later on. Those subscriptions start at $3 per month.
We’ve seen this drop to $30 before. Today’s price is still alright. The Amazon-owned Blink video doorbell is an honorable mention in our video doorbell buying guide. Video quality is OK, the field of view is a tad limited, and notifications aren’t as smart. But you don’t need to set up wiring if you don’t want to—the doorbell can run on two AA batteries—and it’s about as affordable as you can get. Like other Blink products, this comes with a free trial to a subscription that costs $3 per month, so don’t forget to cancel it to avoid subsequent charges.
It’s worth noting that this is not the lowest price we’ve tracked—the tablet was $15 cheaper in the past, and Amazon devices go on sale all the time. But the Fire Tablet HD 10 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is the best Fire tablet for most people. Most cheap tablets aren’t worth your time, but the Fire tablet series offers decent performance for the money. Note that you’ll want to snag a microSD card to extend the base 32 gigabytes of storage.
This deal price matches the best we’ve seen, including during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales of 2023. Amazon’s operating system heavily favors Amazon content, like Prime Video. But if you don’t mind clicking extra buttons to get to other apps, this is our favorite Amazon Fire Stick.
These headphones were cheaper on Black Friday, but they don’t usually fall below $150 outside of the biggest deals holidays. The Pixel Buds Pro (9/10, WIRED Recommends) are truly excellent earbuds. They’re our top wireless earbuds recommendation for Android users, thanks in part to their great sound and top-notch noise-canceling capabilities.
We’ve tested a lot of headphones and these are the best for most people. The WH-1000XM5 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) have 30 hours of battery life and excellent sound quality, plus the noise canceling is some of the best in the business. They fall to this price quite frequently, but never lower.
The Pixel Watch 2 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) was released back in October and this is the best discount we’ve seen so far. It’s better in nearly every way compared to the first-generation Pixel Watch, which is also on sale for $200 ($50 off) right now. We like the snappy interface, the reliable fitness and workout tracking, and…
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