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Amazon Spring Sale tech deals under $50: The best sales on our favorite budget gear
A few of our favorite chargers, keyboards, wireless earbuds and other accessories are available for cheap.
Amazon’s latest sales event is underway. The so-called Big Spring Sale runs through March 31, and while it mostly focuses on things like apparel and outdoor goods, it still includes a handful of discounts on electronics. Per usual with these big Amazon events, most of those aren’t anything special.
But if you’re on a budget and looking to grab a new gadget on the cheap, we’ve rounded up a few actually decent tech deals that are available now and priced below $50. Some of the discounts below have technically been live for a few days, but a good price is a good price, and the offers include several devices we recommend in our various buying guides. We’ll update this guide as things change over the course of the week.
Best Amazon Spring Sale deals under $50
It’s a couple years old, but the Soundcore Space A40 continues to lead our guide to the best budget wireless earbuds thanks to its effective active noise cancellation, comfy fit, robust feature set and pleasingly warm sound. Just be aware that it isn’t the best for phone calls and can’t auto-pause when you remove an earbud. We’ve seen this discount several times in recent months, but it’s only about a dollar more than the lowest price we’ve tracked.
Anker PowerConf C200 for $48 ($12 off): The PowerConf C200 is our favorite webcam for those on a tighter budget due to its crisp video quality, easy setup, solid microphones and built-in privacy cover. Its USB cable is on the shorter side, and it can’t match the overall accuracy of our top pick, but it’s still a clear upgrade over a built-in laptop camera for a much lower price. This is another deal we’ve seen numerous times in the last year, but it’s as low as the camera usually goes.
The Silver Plus is the top recommendation in our guide to the best microSD cards. It consistently delivered the fastest transfer speeds of any UHS-I card we’ve tested, including several models that typically cost extra. It’s also backed by a lifetime warranty. This deal has technically been live for a couple weeks, and it’s a few bucks higher than the 512GB version’s all-time low, but it matches the best price we’ve seen since the holidays.
Anker 525 Charging Station for $30 ($36 off): We recommend this reliable desktop charging station in our remote worker gift guide. It can’t provide the absolute fastest charge to your smartphone or laptop (topping out at a quick enough 67W), but it packs four USB ports — two USB-C, two USB-A — and three AC outlets in a frame that’s small enough to fit on a crowded desk. This deal ties the lowest price we’ve seen.
Anker Nano Charger 30W for $13 ($10 off): It’s hard to have too many portable wall chargers on standby. This one from Anker should be particularly useful for traveling: At just over an inch thick, it’s small enough to fit in a pocket, while its 30W USB-C port is enough to top up recent iPhones at full speed. (That’s not enough for some newer Android phones, though.) This discount matches the lowest price we’ve seen.
Until April 30, new and returning subscribers can get a three-month trial to Audible Premium Plus for $3 total. Since the audiobook service usually costs $15 per month after a 30-day free trial, this is a $30 discount. Premium Plus is Audible’s highest subscription tier: It grants access to the full Audible library and lets you keep one title from Amazon’s audiobook selection each month. We wouldn’t call it essential, but a deal like this might make it easier to see if you find it worthwhile. Remember that the subscription will auto-renew by default.
Amazon Music Unlimited 3-month trial for free ($24 off): Amazon is offering new subscribers three months of its Music Unlimited streaming service for free. Normally, it gives new users a one-month trial. Though Music Unlimited isn’t a top pick in our guide to the best music services, it still gets you lossless streaming quality and an extensive library of both music and podcasts. You could do worse if you just want to bum a few months of music streaming for no cost. Just note that your subscription will auto-renew once the trial period ends until you cancel.
Blink Mini 2 for $20 ($20 off): This deal ties the lowest price to date for the Blink Mini 2, which is the budget pick in our guide to the best security cameras. This one comes with its share of trade-offs for the low price — its image quality isn’t the best, it locks certain features behind a paywall and it won’t automatically arm when you leave the house — but it still provides functional 1080p video, color night vision, motion alerts and Alexa support in a weather-resistant frame. It’s fairly simple to set up, too, though you’ll need to buy an external module if you want to store clips locally.
Chipolo One for $20 ($5 off): The Chipolo One is the top overall pick in our guide to the best Bluetooth trackers. While Apple’s AirTag can tap into a substantially larger crowd-sourcing network, we’ve found the One to send separation alerts faster when you’ve left an item behind and ring louder when you’re back in its vicinity. Unlike the AirTag, it can also attach directly to a keychain. It probably isn’t the safest choice for long-distance travel, but it’s a convenient security blanket if you, say, leave your keys or wallet behind at a restaurant. This is another discount that’s been available for a few weeks, but it’s just 10 cents more the best price we’ve seen.
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