Prime Day 2024 Deals: 12 Best Tech Categories To Browse

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  • The internet is buried under the weight of Amazon Prime Day Deals, running July 16-17.
  • Techopedia analyzes the deals out there to work out which tech categories offer the biggest savings.
  • Home security products lead with the largest discounts at 49% off, offering significant savings.
  • Categories such as portable power, smart devices, and streaming devices see discounts of over 40%.
  • Gaming consoles and accessories, TVs, and home appliances are also heavily discounted, ranging from 36% to 38%.
  • Except for laptops at 24%, all categories showed at least a 25% price saving.

On July 15, 2015, Amazon launched its first Prime Day to celebrate its 20th birthday, offering its Prime members the ultimate sale with mega savings and discounts. This tradition has continued ever since (with a brief COVID break) and remains a big hit with shoppers around the world.

The e-commerce giant has come a long way from its humble beginnings of $20,000 a week in revenues from Bezos’s garage in Seattle. The Prime Day two-day sales are expected to hit a record $14 billion this year, hitting that goal of being “Earth’s biggest shop.”

After wading through all the data, here at Techopedia, we are cutting through the noise to figure out which tech categories offer the most significant discounts.

Prime Day 2024 Deals: 12 Best Tech Categories

We combined Amazon’s sales across three major areas (U.S., UK, Canada), along with searching both mainstream and technology publications to work out which categories offer the best discounts for savvy shoppers.

Home security offers the largest discounts — an average of 49%, while power banks, smart devices, and streaming devices are also the hot categories for 2024.

Except for laptops at 24%, all categories showed at least a 25% price saving, with consoles also being a highly discounted sector at 28%.

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Category Average Discount (%) Sample of Items
Home Security 49% 10
Portable Power 43% 6
Smart Devices & Speakers 42% 17
Streaming Devices 41% 6
Gaming Consoles & Accessories 38% 22
TVs 37% 20
Home Appliances 36% 32
Earbuds & Headphones 34% 18
Smartwatches 31% 9
Tablets & E-Readers 28% 15
Health & Fitness 26% 26
Laptops 24% 13

42% Off Smart Home Tech & Speakers

How many devices are connected to your home network compared to five years ago? We now live in the age of smart home devices, from cameras to thermostats and doorbells. Digital assistants and smart speakers also allow us to listen to music or podcasts in every room of the house, and you can never get too much of a good thing.

42% off Smart Devices & Speakers might be tempting If you need to upgrade your smart tech or buy an additional smart device.

Prime Day Headphone Deals for Peaceful Commutes

If the sound of people flicking through TikTok videos and FaceTime calls on public transport is one of your biggest frustrations, then our data shows discounts of 32% off the best headphones and earbuds with all the major tech brands being heavily discounted.

Maybe it’s just a great opportunity to activate noise cancellation mode and avoid the annoying aspects of modern life.

As examples, Apple Airpods (2nd Gen) drop 50% to $69, as do 3rd Gen to $120. Apple AirPods Max drop to potentially their lowest price ever at $395, while Beats Solo 4 come in at $126.

Stream, Game, Cut the Cord, and Save 41%

Do you love gaming but cannot afford a games console? Or do you have an Xbox Games pass you would like to access from anywhere? The recent news that Xbox streaming features will soon be available on Amazon Fire TV devices is causing a massive uptake in streaming devices.

With an average 41% discount across six streaming devices, Amazon Prime Day represents an excellent opportunity to prepare for cloud gaming and cut the cord from traditional cable packages.

Prime Day Deals on Tablets & E-readers

As we enter the summer holiday season, one too many Stephen King hardbacks and other holiday reads might tip you over your luggage weight limit. But with an average 28% discount off a range of 15 Tablets & E-Readers, this could be the ideal time to take as many books as you want on your travels.

The Kindle Scribe, for example, drops from $519 to $324, while the Kindle Paperwhite drops 15% to $144.

There are also many affordable tablets for all the family to access content during those long drives and flights.

Track Sleep, Spend Less With Prime Sale Smartwatch Sale

Smartwatches are the type of gadget that you only fully appreciate once you have one. The fitness and health tracking and insights unlock a different way to view your life, let alone knowing when your next meeting is, or following Google Maps without reaching for your phone.

With more than nine smartwatches on sale and an average discount of 31%, this could be the perfect opportunity to buy your first smartwatch.

Power Banks From Purse to Campsite On Sale

The self-confessed wall-huggers who are always seeking a cheeky top-up charge are probably always on the scout for a small portable power pack.

Prime Day is not a bad time to find the latest and greatest, with an average of 43% savings and ranging from small portable banks to the larger power banks to get you through a few days camping at a festival.

38% Off Gaming & Console Gear

Have you been waiting to treat yourself to a new game console or for the price to drop on an expensive gaming headset? With 38% average discounts in the gaming category, many premium-priced products come down to affordable prices. You might even find that £50 game you had been holding off on coming down in price, too.

Big Screen TVs and Laptops See Prime Sales of 24% — 37%

Laptops is one of the smaller discounted product categories — but when you’re paying hundreds of dollars for a laptop, an average of 24% off will be gratefully received.

On the TV side, we see a massive average discount of 37% from the biggest TV brands for Amazon Prime users — maybe a reason to upgrade the living room or add a second TV screen to your home.

Our picks include the Samsung Frame TV, with models dropping at least $300 on 55″ and 65″ models, or a HiSense TV 65″ also coming down from around the $800 mark to $550.

Home Appliance Discounts on Prime Day

As the old joke goes, how do you know if someone has an air fryer? They tell you.

However, Prime Day might be when you give up and finally join the Air Fryer brigade. But be warned, once you enter this cult, you might soon find yourself unable to complete a sentence without mentioning the words air fryer in public.

So, if you want to tech up your kitchen or are in the market for coffee makers and food blenders, the average discount for home appliances is 36%.

So what are you waiting for? You know those sweet potato fries will taste better.

Secure Your Tech with 49% Off Home Security on Prime Day

After filling your home with expensive tech and gadgets, your final question should be, how do I keep everything safe and secure? Thankfully, securing the smart home and having access to live video feeds inside and outside your home from any location has never been easier or more affordable.

With 49% off home security products on sale during Prime Day — maybe you can expand your smart home security beyond a doorbell and truly consider yourself the master of your domain.

Is Amazon Prime Worth a Subscription?

Is Amazon Prime Day alone worth the $139 per year subscription? This will depend on how you take advantage of the offers and whether you have been waiting for a particular product to drop in price. But getting the most value from your Prime Membership requires you to think bigger and take advantage of everything it offers.

While it does offer free shipping and an annual sale, families often save even more by using Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and Photo Storage.

So enjoy the Prime Day Sale, and work out whether the tempting sales are worth the subscription cost.

The Bottom Line

Three decades on from the garage days, and with revenues reaching half a trillion dollars a year, Amazon is pulling out all the stops to lure shoppers in.

Buyer beware — but on this occasion, it may be more “don’t spend more than you can afford”, as there are mighty tempting offers out there.

Hopefully, our guide will give you a gauge of what categories offer the best discounts, and you can work out how much of your tech budget you want to send Amazon in 2024.

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