The best deals and stock updates for Monday, October 2 include three new anticipated preorders: the Meta Quest 3(and it even includes the new Asgard's Wrath 2 game), the new Lenovo Legion Go portable PC gaming handheld, and the PlayStation Portal remove view. Also on sale are all three Harry Potter MiniLina Illustrated Edition hardcovers including the upcoming Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban, a powerful Apple MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro laptop, the top of the line 85" Hisense 4K smart TV, and more.
IGN Rewards: Enter Now for a Chance to Win an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, and a Copy of Starfield Digital Premium Edition
This is the best IGN Rewards giveaway I've seen, and entering is super easy. Not only do you get the most powerful AMD Radeon GPU and one of the best AMD gaming CPUs out there, you also get the $99 Starfield digital premium edition game as well. The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is Starfield themed, so it looks way cooler than your average GPU. The AMD CPU is packaged in a limited edition Starfield theme as well.
Preorder the Meta Quest 3 128GB VR Headset for $499
Get Asgard's Wrath 2 for Free
The Quest 3 starts at $499 ($200 more than the current price for the Quest 2), but in return you get a brand new VR headset that sports a 40% smaller profile, higher resolution 4K optics with improved pancake lens, a new Snapdragon processor that's twice as powerful as its predecessor, and revamped color passthrough functionality for mixed reality and AR applications. As a bonus, you get Asgard's Wrath 2, a $59.99 value, when it releases sometime around winter of this year.
Preorder the New Lenovo Legion Go PC Gaming Handheld
The Lenovo Legion Go competes with the ASUS ROG Ally and the Steam Deck as the premier PC gaming handheld. Spec-wise it's essentially an upgraded version of the $699 ASUS ROG Ally. The Legion Go sports a larger 8.8" touchscreen display with a higher 2560x1600 QHD+ resolution. It has the same AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU with 16GB of RAM (although the Legion Go has faster RAM) and 512GB of SSD storage. Finally, the Legion Go controllers are detachable for more gameplay options. Since the price of the two is the same, the Legion Go is a very tempting purchase for anyone considering a PC gaming handheld.
Harry Potter MinaLima Illustrated Hardcover Editions on Sale
Including the new Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban
The three Harry Potter MiniLima Edition books are all on sale, including Book 3 (Prisoner of Azkaban), which is up for preorder and ships out this week. These are a separate series of illustrated hardcover books from the ones illustrated by Jim Kay. The illustrators of this set, Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, have been involved in the design of the Harry Potter movie franchise since 2001. Each book features full color illustrations on almost every page as well as eight paper-engineered interactive elements like cutouts, maps, and popups. These are obviously a hit with kids, but they're pretty awesome even for adult fans of the Harry Potter books, especially at these prices.
2021 Apple MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro Laptop from $1299.89
Amazon Renewed
Today Amazon is offering the lowest price we've seen on "Amazon Renewed" 2021 Apple MacBook Pro 14" laptop equipped with the powerful Apple M1 Pro chip and a gorgeous 14.2" Liquid Retina XDR display. The 512GB model is currently on sale for $1299.89 and the 1TB model for $1399.99. Since the SSD is soldered on and can't be swapped, so in this case getting the 1TB model for only $100 more might be the better value. There are user reports that these laptops are certified Apple refurbished and come with Apple warranty.
IBUYPOWER RTX 3060 Gaming PC for $899
Walmart is offering this IBUYPOWER RTX 3060 gaming PC for only $899. This particular config comes equipped with a liquid-cooled Intel Core i5-13600KF CPU, GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. The 12th gen Intel Core 15-13600KF Raptor Lake CPU is cooled by a robust 240mm all-in-one liquid cooling system and powered by an 750W 80PLUS Gold PSU.
The RTX 3060 is a great pick for 1080p gaming, although it does have the chops to run games at up to 1440p. It supports DLSS 2.0, which is compatible with most games out nowadays and offers an additional FPS performance boost. The nice thing about IBUYPOWER gaming PCs compared to some of the big box brands like Dell, HP, and Lenovo is that these computers do not use any proprietary parts. That means these are off-the-shelf components that are easily sourced and swapped if necessary.
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Video Card (Better Than the RTX 4080) for $899.99
The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is AMD's flagship card, and it's mean enough to challenge the crazy powerful GeForce RTX 40 series cards. When you look at raw benchmarks without factoring in ray tracing or DLSS/FSR, the RX 7900 XTX actually outperforms the $1199 GeForce RTX 4080 in many games. Once you factor in NVIDIA's DLSS technology over AMD's FSR, the RTX 4080 does edge out the RX 7900 XTX in some games, but still, that's a pretty awesome win for a card that's currently selling for $300 less than a 4080.
Preorder the New PlayStation Portal Remote Player
The PlayStation Portal, Sony’s new handheld gaming accessory, is available to preorder now at a handful of retailers. It costs $199.99 and is set to release November 15. The PS Portal is not, however, a standalone device, like the PS Vita. It’s a remote player for the PlayStation 5, so you’ll need a PS5 to use it. That said, it streams games from your console over Wi-Fi, essentially letting you play your PS5 games from anywhere in your home.
85" 2023 Sony X90L 4K TV for $1999.99
4K@120Hz over HDMI
Amazon is offering this massive 85" 2023 Sony Bravia XR X90L 4K TV for $1999.99, a 39% price drop from its original $3300 MSRP. It replaces the X90K from last year and is an excellent TV for watching 4K movies in HDR or playing 4K games at 120fps on the PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. The X90L is easily the best 85" TV under $2K that you can get from Sony. The only 80+" TVs that are higher on the list are the OLEDs, with the cheapest A80L OLED costing $5K, and the Mini-LEDs, with the cheapest X93L Mini-LED costing $4K. Most people would never consider paying that much for a TV.
65" 2023 TCL QM8 4K Mini LED QLED TV for $1098
4K @ 120Hz for PS5 and Xbox Series X
If you're in the market for an excellent, future proofed gaming TV that's affordable, then take a look at the brand new 2023 TCL QM8 Mini-LED TV. Both the 65" and 75" models are on sale today from Amazon. This TV came out in May of 2023 and features all the technology you'd want in a current generation gaming TV including a gorgeous Mini-LED QLED panel and 4K@120Hz support for PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles.
As a side note, I have this TV and it's currently connected to my PS5 console in my game room. This TV is easily one of the best displays I've owned. I still prefer my LG Evo C2 OLED TV in the living room where I have full light control. However, my game room has very poor light control, with a lot of sunlight that filters in during the day. The TCL QM8 is much brighter than my OLED and, in my experience, this TV is better there.
Baseus 10,000mAh USB Type-C Power Bank for $12.99
Right now Amazon is offering a Baseus 10,000mAh USB Type-C power bank with USB Power Delivery for only $12.99 after you clip a 35% off coupon on the product page. The 10,000mAH power bank is, I think, the perfect compromise between battery capacity and size. This Baseus model measures about 6" long and 2.7" wide, about the same size as an iPhone 14 Pro. It will charge a Nintendo Switch over two times, an iPhone 15 Pro over three times, and a full-sized iPad Pro 12.9" almost one full time. There are three ports. The USB Type-C port is both output and input, which means you can charge the power bank OR charge your devices from that same port. The USB Type-A port is output only and the Micro USB port is input only. The USB Type-C port supports Power Delivery with up to 20W of power. That's enough to fully max out the charging speed on a Nintendo Switch.
