Another Prime Day sale has come and gone. Well, mostly anyway. "October Prime Day" (which Amazon officially referred to as "Prime Big Deal Days," but the company was pretty much the only one) officially ran from Oct. 8-9, offering big discounts on items across hundreds of product categories. Though the sale is over, some killer deals are still live.
Here are 17 of Lifehacker's favorite October Prime Day deals, as recommended by our staff, that you can still take advantage of (as of the time of this writing, anyway—these prices could change at any time too).
The best MacBook for most people is $750
For years, Lifehacker Tech Editor Jake Peterson has called the M1 MacBook Air the best MacBook for most people, especially considering it regularly went on sale for $750. It's time to update that advice, because now the two-years-newer M2 MacBook Air, with an even faster chip, seems to have taken over at that $750 sale price point. Honestly, I have been using an M1 for four years and it still works like new, but why not get the newer model, I ask you?
A basic iPad for a killer price
Though it dates from 2021 and still has a physical Home Button and older screen tech, the ninth generation iPad is still a pretty great device, particularly if you're looking for something not too pricey for the kids to bang around. Right now, this model is edging into "ridiculously cheap" territory at $199, down from $329. (If you want something fancier, there are more deals where this one came from.)
AirPods Pro for $60 off
Apple updated its basic AirPods earlier this year, and while the AirPods 4 are great headphones, they aren't on much of a sale right now, and they lack many of the features of the pricier AirPods Pro. At the moment the 2nd gen Pros are $60 off, not quite as low as yesterday, but still not too bad.
The Beats Fit Pro (my preferred AirPods Pro alternative)
AirPods are iconic, but my preferred Apple-made active noise canceling headphones are actually the Beats Fit Pro. They do most everything the AirPods Pro can do, thanks to the inclusion of the Apple H1 chip (including in-ear detection, Find My tracking, and spatial audio), they come in fun colors, and they don't have those stupid looking AirPod stems (but maybe that last point only matters to me). Anyway, they're also a lot cheaper than the AirPods Pro—right now you can get them for $150, a 25% discount.
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