Prime Big Deal Days bring early laptops tablets and printer discounts

Amazon's two day Prime Big Deal Days sale will run Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, and retailers and reviewers say early discounts are already rolling out across laptops, tablets, printers and accessories — making it one of the more attractive windows this year to buy big ticket tech before the holiday shopping season. Deals that have appeared in previews include steep markdowns on Apple and Samsung hardware, heavy discounts on office printers, and a raft of budget items under 100 dollars, experts said.

Early listings show the latest MacBook Air with the M4 chip at one of its lowest prices yet, while multiple iPad models and Apple accessories such as AirPods and AirTags have seen substantial cuts, testing teams noted. Tablet bargains span the market from high end iPad Pro models to value picks like Samsung tablets and compact Lenovo devices, with several models already discounted by double digits. Headphones, soundbars and smart home gadgets are also prominent in the run up to the event.

Wearables and health trackers have not been left out. The third generation Oura Ring, for example, has dropped to its lowest recorded price on some colorways, making advanced sleep and activity tracking more...