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The only thing better than having one Prime Day event in a year is having 2 major ones. Shoppers who can’t wait for Black Friday can grab some great gifts, or in many cases simply better bargains at prices that have not been seen before.
As always, for users looking to benefit from the ongoing Prime Big Deal Days event, having an active Amazon Prime subscription helps as it qualifies them for Prime-only deals, discounts, faster and free shipping, and much more across the board.
Some of these deals are exclusive to Prime members, but don’t fret!New members can try Prime for 30 days for free.
The Best Prime Day Laptop PC And Monitor Deals
Some of the best Amazon Prime Day deals happen to focus on a mix of gaming laptops, PCs, and Monitors, and it can be hard to sift through the noise to get to some of the best deals on offer. This is, in particular, true for deals ahead of the Big Deal Days event.
The team at Game Rant has done the hard work here and is listing some of the best deals one can find ahead of the main event below:
ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2024) Gaming Laptop
The ASUS ROG Strix G16 is one of the most popular gaming laptops on Amazon currently and it is set to be one of the most in-demand options thanks to an ongoing $100+ discount over MSRP during the Prime Big Deal Days event.
Skytech Blaze Gaming PC
With the world’s best gaming CPU, the best GPU under $1000, and 32GB of RAM paired with 2TB of fast SSD storage, calling the Skytech Blaze Gaming PC one of the most balanced prebuilt PC options out there is an understatement.It comes with an impressive 6% price cut as part of an ongoing Prime Day deal which makes it arguably the best desktop gaming PC deal out there during the entire event.
MSI Katana A15 AI Gaming Laptop
The MSI Katana A15 AI gaming laptop comes loaded with plenty of storage, an AI-capable CPU, and a powerful RTX 4070 GPU even as MSI offers a sub-$77+ discount over MSRP on its Amazon storefront during Amazon’s Prime Day event.
Apple 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M3 chip
Users on the fence when it comes to the Apple 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with an M3 chip can pick one up for a sizeable $250 discount on Amazon ahead of Prime Day deals currently.
Acer Nitro KG241Y Sbiip Gaming Monitor
The Acer Nitro KG241Y Sbiip Gaming Monitor trades at an impressive 42% discount over MSRP which makes it one of the cheapest high refresh rate gaming monitors by an established brand during the Prime Big Deal Days event.
Samsung G9 OLED G95SC
The Samsung G9 OLED G95SC OLED Gaming Monitor is on sale again as part of the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event. It has a $720 haircut in play for one of the best large-screen monitors currently on offer.
The best deal that the team at Game Rant sees currently is theASUS ROG Strix G16 Gaming Laptopthat offers excellent build quality, an acceptable display and a well-rounded CPU and GPU combination for what is an option that holds its own versus both, modern game consoles and gaming PCs fairly well for its asking price even as Amazon’s Prime Day discount shaves off a massive $300 21% of its asking price while stocks last on-site.
Users looking for a powerful gaming PC that does it all can turn to theSkytech Blaze Gaming PCwhich has the world’s fastest gaming CPU at the time of writing paired to plenty of memory and storage and a capable RTX 4070 Ti SUPER GPU as it targets 2K/4K gaming with relative ease at a sub-$2k price tag thanks to a substantial 15% price cut on Amazon.
For gamers looking for a powerful, yet inexpensive gaming laptop option, theMSI Katana A15offers everything one could need with an AI-capable AMD Ryzen 9 Octa-core CPU and a higher-end RTX 4070 GPU to power its QHD display in a variety of games and productivity use cases.
Users looking for a MacBook at this time of the year would be pleased to see that theMacBook Air’s recently launched M3 SKUcomes with a deep $250 discount for the 512GB/16GB configuration and extends to all 4 color combinations at the time of writing.
Gamers looking for an entry-level gaming monitor can benefit from theAcer Nitro KG241Y Sbiip Gaming Monitorthat offers refresh rates of up to 165Hz even as it trades at a significant 42% haircut over its MSRP at the time of writing.
Those looking for a deeper discount can turn to theSamsung G95SC OLED Gaming Monitorwhich offers a massive $720 price cut, moving into heavily discounted territory during the Prime Day event.
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop
For those users looking to snag a prebuilt gaming PC deal during Prime Day 2024, there is no lack of options, but some deals are a notch above their competition. Game Rant’s handpicked favorite when it comes to a gaming PC deal is theSkytech Blaze Gaming PCwhich offers some of the best value for money even as it has hardware that should allow users to game with all settings turned up in 2024 without any issues.
Users looking for a gaming PC that feels premium while having the goods under the hood to back its looks can opt for theASUS ROG Strix G15 Gaming PC,which offers a capable Intel Core i7 12700F CPU and a mid-range RTX 3060 GPU that can hold its own for the most part with its newer RTX 4060 sibling but offers more VRAM as part of the bargain.
Gamers looking for a cheaper option can go for theSkytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PCinstead, which offers the same GPU but sacrifices some CPU horsepower and goes for a cheaper case to allow it to clock under $1000 after its ongoing 14% discount is applied to make it an excellent bargain.
Alternatively, those who want a sub-$800 Desktop PC offering can opt for theThermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktopthat offers an RTX 4060 paired to a 13th generation Intel Core i5 CPU instead, offering excellent value for money versus building a new gaming PC from scratch.
Apple 2022 MacBook Air M2 Laptop
For those in the market for a gaming laptop, there is a dearth of options, but theMSI Katana A15 AI, much like its non-AI branded predecessor, continues to offer excellent value for money, throwing in an RTX 4070 GPU in addition to a powerful Ryzen 9 CPU under the hood. With an impressive $100 discount carving into its already competitive pricing post-Prime Day, the Katana A15 AI is a notch above the competition in terms of performance and value for money at its price point.
Those wanting a more budget-conscious option can opt for theGIGABYTE Aorus 16Xgaming laptop, which offers a slightly lower-end RTX 4060 GPU but with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD as well as a 16-core 14th Generation Intel CPU even as it trades at a 10% discount over MSRP currently.
TheAcer Nitro V Gaming Laptopoffers a powerful, more budget-friendly option, keeping the RTX 4060 GPU above but switching out the CPU for a more power-efficient octa-core AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS CPU that trades at an impressive 15% discount making it one of the best gaming laptops one can get under $1000.
Users who do not need the 32GB of RAM or QHD display that the GIGABYTE option offers above delivers can opt for the more polished-lookingASUS ROG Strix G16which costs ~$70 less but does downgrade the screen, half the RAM in play, and opts for a 13th generation Intel CPU.
For those not looking to game, or are in the market for a Macbook, theApple MacBook Air’s M3-infused 13-inch modeloffers 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD space in addition to a large $250 discount on Amazon for any one of its 4 color choices at the time of writing. A similar discount is exhibited by the slightly datedM2 variant of the MacBook Air 13-inch laptopthat trades at a proportionally larger discount (thanks to its lower price) as part of the same promotional Prime Day pricing.
SAMSUNG 34" Odyssey G85SD Ultrawide Gaming Monitor
On the monitor front, some of the choices are straightforward, such as theAcer Nitro KG241Y Sbiip Gaming Monitorthat trades at a whopping 36% discount over MSRP to command a $100 price tag currently, making it one of the cheapest gaming monitors available to users thanks to the price cut even as it offers an above-average 165Hz refresh rate.
Users wanting a larger screen or a better resolution can opt for theAcer Nitro XV271U Gaming Monitorinstead, which increases the screen size by 3 inches, offering a 180Hz refresh rate and a screen with twice the resolution (QHD), essentially delivering an upgrade on all fronts simultaneously for an additional $115.
Those looking for a 4K gaming monitor can go forGigabyte’s excellent M28U Gaming Monitorthat offers an IPS display, a low 1ms response time a high refresh rate (144Hz), and support for AMD’s FreeSync Premium Pro with a 33% discount over MSRP that makes it a hard-to-match deal, especially for more well-known monitor brands in 2024.
Others might find theASUS ROG Switft PG27UQR 4K Gaming Monitora better option as it shaves off an inch and adds a bit to the price tag even as it offers a Fast IPS panel, a higher 160Hz refresh rate that caters to gamers in particular even as it trades at a sub-$140 price cut at the time of writing.
Alternatively, those needing a higher refresh rate can opt for the similarly positioned 27' option from the same company, theASUS ROG Swift PG279QMwhich offers a high 240Hz refresh rate, a 2K resolution, and native support for Nvidia’s G-Sync tech under the hood which makes it an alluring monitor option to consider even as it trades at 9% off MSRP at the time of writing.
High-end PC gamers in the market for an ultrawide gaming monitor option can opt for theSamsung G95SC OLED Gaming Monitor,which is clocking in at an impressive $720 price cut at the time of writing, making it a good time to consider a premium gaming monitor option that can easily be the centerpiece of most modern gaming PC builds even as it trades at what is a historical low point for the enormous monitor.
Users looking for a smaller, but equally impressive option in the ultrawide form factor can go for Samsung’s QD-OLED toutingSAMSUNG 34" Odyssey G85SD Ultrawide Gaming Monitorthat trades at an equally impressive $400 discount, effectively shaving off a 3rd of its asking price.
Should You Purchase A Laptop Or A PC On Prime Day?
Its 2nd iteration, the Prime Big Deal Days event, runs from October 8th through 9th this year and is one of the largest shopping events of the entire year.
The Prime Day event offers discounts from Amazon that meet or beat some of its Black Friday offerings and is one of the biggest shopping events of the year in the US, backed by Amazon’s massive e-commerce network and delivered swiftly thanks to the Prime 2-Day promise to your doorstep at a price that makes it astounding value for what it offers.
Not Sure?No problem. Amazonhas you covered with a free 30-day trial of Amazon Primethat should get you reaping its benefits for Prime Day and also allows you to explore many of the other benefits that Amazon Prime has to offer to its Prime member’s family.
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