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2022-08-08 14:56:14 By : Ms. Anna Cheng

Starting today, score the lowest price we've seen for a superb 75" gaming TV. It's got HDMI 2.1 and a native 120Hz refresh rate, so it can do 4K @ 120Hz on your PS5 or Xbox Series X. If you're in the market for a smartphone, Google recently released a very reasonably priced Pixel 6a smartphone, and Amazon is sweetening the offer by throwing in a $50 Amazon gift card. These deals and more below.

The Hisense U7G is one of the best, if not the best, 75" gaming TVs you'll find for under $1K right now. It features an IPS panel with 120Hz native refresh rate and HDMI 2.1 inputs, which means this TV supports 4K @ 120Hz gaming on your current gen PS5 or Xbox Series X console. It also boasts fantastic image quality thanks to its quantum dot LED (QLED) panel with wide color gamut, full array LED backlighting with 90 local dimming zones, and up to a whopping 1,000nits of peak brightness. Amazon currently has it for the best price avaiable.

The newly released Google Pixel 6a is the latest in the Pixel smartphone lineup. Compared to the flagship phones from Apple or Samsung, which cost hundreds of dollars more, the price point is refreshingly reasonable. The Pixel 6a features a 6.1" OLED 2400x1080 display, Google Tensor CPU (the same one found on the more expensive Google 6), 6GB of RAM, 128GB of built-in storage, one of the best camera smartphones in its price range, and 5G compatibility.

The Apple TV 4K happened to be one of Amazon Prime Day's hottest sellers. Today the price has dropped down to the same as what we saw on Prime Day. The newest Apple TV features two major upgrades. It boasts an A12 Bionic processor that boosts graphics performance, video decoding, and audio processing and delivers high frame rate HDR with Dolby Vision. It also includes a new Apple TV remote. The overall build quality is better than before, but the biggest enhancements are a 5-way clickpad, mute button, and dedicated power button that works for your TV, receiver, and Apple TV.

There's no better time for you to score what is inarguably the best smartwatch on the market. The Apple Watch Series 7 41mm GPS model (in Clover only) has dropped back down to $279, matching Amazon Prime Day's best price. The Apple Watch Series 7's most obvious improvement from its predecessors is its larger screen. The Apple Watch Series 7 has a 20% larger screen and can now fit an entire touch-sensitive keyboard on the watch face itself. The display on the Apple Watch Series 7 is always-on, and is 20% brighter than the previous Apple Watch. In spite of increased brightness, the Series 7 boasts the same 18 hours of battery life, as well as 33% faster charging than the Series 6. The Series 7 also follows Apple's trend of emphasizing health-related features unique to the Apple watch compared to other smartwatches. There's a blood oxygen and ECG app standard with the Apple Watch Series 7, as well as high and low heart rate and irregular heart rhythm notifications.

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If you're looking for a slim and light laptop that packs plenty of power for your workstation needs, then look no further than the 14" Lenovo Yoga 9i that weighs in at only 3 pounds. It boasts a gorgeous 3840x2400 2-in-1 convertible OLED display, newest generation Intel Core i7-1260P Alder Lake CPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, and the very capable yet power efficient Intel Iris Xe onboard GPU. With the two stackable coupon codes and the instant discount, you're paying a very reasonable price for some pretty high-end hardware.

GameStop is offering up to 50% off a huge selection of fan favorite video games for the Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X consoles. These include the lastest releases like Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, WWE 2K22, and Gran Turismo 7. Get free shipping on orders over $49 or choose in-store pickup where available.

Apple's latest 10.2" iPad is a great option for school, work, or simply relaxing with your favorite movie, book, or streaming service. The 64GB model has dropped to $299, and you won't find a less expensive current generation Apple iPad out there. The Apple A13 Bionic chip for fast CPU and GPU performance to tackle just about anything, and the large 10.2-inch Retina display ensures everything is bright and crisp during use. iPad also features both a front-facing camera for voice chat, and rear camera for taking photos and videos.

Gran Turismo 7 is the best racing game for the PS5 console. It's a racing sim that can you give you the option of realism and almost infinite customizability for hard-core racing enthusiasts, or a fun and easily accessible driving experience for the casual player. The PS5 edition is $10 more, but it's worth more than worth it for the higher resolution (4K vs 1080p), Ray Tracing support, significantly faster load times, all while maintaining a smooth 60fps frame rate.

The GeForce RTX 3080 GPU really doesn't need any introduction. This is the de facto card to get if you plan to run current generation games at 4K, since it's up to 50% faster than the previous generation RTX 2080 SUPER and doesn't command the exorbitant price of the RTX 3080 Ti or RTX 3090 (both of which are a mere 3%-5% faster in real world performance). It has an HDMI 2.1 port for passing through 4K @ 120Hz, which it has the power to drive even in resource hungry games like Elden Ring, Battlefield 2042 or Cyberpunk 2077.

EVGA's XC3 Ultra model is a "smaller" dual slot heatsink with triple fan cooling and a protective metal backplate. It has approximately similar dimensions as the 3080 FE, so it can fit in smaller or more restrictive cases. It boasts a modest 1755Hz Boost overclock compared ot the stock 1710MHz Boost on the 3080 FE.

EVGA's FTW3 Ultra model comes equipped with a ridiculously large triple slot heatsink with triple fan cooling and a protective metal backplate. This amount of dissipation allows the card to run cooler and quieter than the reference model RTX 3080 FE. This also enables the FTW3 Ultra model to have a bit more aggressive 1800MHz Boost overclock. Lastly and certainly the least important detail, let's not forget about the RGB lighting. There's enough there to make this card stand out in both traditional and vertical orientations.

For those of you who love LG OLED TVs (for good reason) but don't like the idea of using a TV for a computer monitor, there's now an answer. LG has released its first UltraGear OLED gaming monitor. At first glance, the 48GP900 with its 48" LG WOLED 10-bit color HDR display seems very similar to the 48" LG C1 OLED TV. The panel is very similar, but there are some key differences. Instead of the semi glossy coating found on the OLED TV, the 48GP900 features an anti-glare low reflective coating that is undoubtedly a better fit for close up monitor usage. It also has DisplayPort connectivity and lacks the built-in Smart TV interface. It does carry over the HDMI 2.1 ports with 4K @ 120Hz compatiblity for PS5 and Xbox Series X owners, as well as VRR and G-SYNC support, but the 120Hz refresh rate can be overclocked to 138Hz when used as a PC monitor. Last and certainly least important of all, there is subtle RGB backlighting on the rear of the monitor that isn't present on the OLED TVs. This is one of the best gaming monitors you'll find on the market right now.

If you want to upgrade your PS5's internal storage without compromising on speed, any old SSD just won't cut it. You'll want to pick up an PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 solid state drive with a rated 5,500MB/s read speed. All of these SSDs fill all the requirements for the PS5 and have a price tag under $130. Some of the drives may not include a built-in heatsink. If not, a heatsink is recommended, so make sure you get a cheap $10 PS5-compatible heatsink on Amazon.

The RTX 3080 is way more powerful than the previous generation's best video card, the RTX 2080 Ti, and is the best recommended video card for 4K gaming. The RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3090 are the only cards that are (very slightly) more powerful, but they cost hundreds of dollars more. The RTX 3080 is paired with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU, which is still one of the best processors out there, whether it be for gaming or for workstation purposes. It's been upgraded with liquid cooling as well. The rig is ready to go out of the box with 16GB of DDR4-3200MHz RAM and a generously sized 1TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD. Don't worry, even the power supply is up to snuff with an ample 1000W rating.

Walmart is offering an outstanding deal on the new Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptop that is also equipped with the 12th generation Intel Core i7 Alder Lake CPU and RTX 3070 GPU. The RTX 3070 GPU in this gaming laptop also has a TGP rating of 140W, and it performs as well as the MSI Crosshair on paper. In real world benchmarks, the Legion 5 Pro is one of the best performing gaming laptops on the market. It also looks more like a standard laptop, so you might want to pick this over the Crosshair if you're not into the gamer aesthetic.

Walmart is offering this AMD Ryzen 5 3600X GTX 1660 Ti equipped gaming PC for only $799. The GTX 1660 Ti is still a very capable video card that can handle just about any game at 1080p resolution. You certainly won't find a more powerful video card for this price.

The current generation Apple AirPods Pro is one of the best sounding "truly wireless" earbuds you'll find, especially at this price point. "Truly wireless" earbuds have no wires whatsoever; even the earbuds aren't hardwired to each other. In addition to the excellent sound quality, the AirPods Pro is the only AirPods with active noise cancelling technology. That, combined with the inherent nature of in-ear earbuds, means that the AirPods Pro will provide better noise isolation than over-ear headphones like the Bose QuietComfort or the Sony WH1000XM5. If you're thinking of getting a pair of new AirPods, we highly recommend jumping on this particular model.

At $299, the Meta Quest 2 is still the best VR headset out there in terms of bang for your buck. The Meta Quest 2 VR headset boasts a high-resolution display, phenomenal inside-out tracking controllers that don't require base stations, a huge library of VR games and, best of all, the ability to play without being tethered to a PC. Note however that starting August 1, the Meta Quest 2 MSRP has gone up from $299 to $399. If you want it at the original $299 price, get it quick right now at Target before the price goes up there as well.