The best deals for Wednesday, September 20 include cheap screen protectors for your new Apple iPhone 15, an electric standing desk for about $100, a Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU (4070 Ti equivalent) with Starfield included for $750, big price drop on the fastest PSCe 4.0 SSD on the market, $50 off the new Apple AirPods Pro 2nd gen with USB Type-C, and more.
2-Pack Apple iPhone 15 (all models) Screen Protectors From $5.49
Cheaper for Amazon Prime members
If you're one of the lucky people to preorder the new Apple iPhone 15 that's set to be released on September 22, you might want to consider picking up a screen protector to protect that gorgeous display. amFilm has two-pack screen protectors for iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. These screen protectors are even easier to install correctly than ever before; they come with a plastic frame that fits right onto your iPhone for perfect alignment every time. The screen protectors are made of tempered glass and are finished with an oleophobic coating to reduce fingerprints. You even get a two pack of camera lens protectors as a bonus.
Flexispot Electric Standing Desk for $106.79
For a limited time, Amazon is offering a Flexispot 48"x24" Electric Standing Desk with a single piece maple-colored desktop surface and white frame for only $106.79 after you clip a $30 off coupon and apply code "2447TK6P". Unlike some of the other cheap desks on Amazon that uses a split top surface for easier packaging, this is a single piece with no seams. The 0.6" thick desktop is sturdy enough to support up to 132 pounds, so people with heavy full-tower PCs and 48" displays (like myself) won't have to worry. The legs are made of steel and are connected by a horizontal crossbrace for desktop support. The single electric motor lift mechanism offers height adjustment from 28.6" to 46.3", at a speed of 0.6" per second.
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Video Card for $749.99
If 4K gaming is what you're after, then there's no way around the fact that you'll need a powerful graphics card. Consider the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU. It normally retails for $899.99, but today you can get it for only $749.99. Even better, you also get a free copy of Starfield when it's released. If you want to play Starfield in 4K, then you definitely need this kind of power in a GPU. The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is AMD's second most powerful card. It is more powerful than any previous generation card released, and that goes for NVIDIA's offerings like the RTX 3090 and 3090 Ti as well. It's roughly on par with the new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti.
15% Off LEGO Transformers Optimus Prime
Transforms from robot to truck
The LEGO Transformers Optimus Prime is no small robot. It measures a respectable 14" high, 11" deep, and 8" wide in its robot form and weighs in at about 4.5 pounds. The robot form features 19 points of articulation and several familiar accessories like the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe and cube, ion blaster, and jetpack. The total brick count is 1,508 pieces, which averages to just under 10 cents per brick. The best feature of all is the ability to transform from robot to truck. Optimus Prime can transform from robot to truck and back without taking the model apart. This, in our opinion, makes it so much better than a lot of the other complicated LEGO builds that are overly fragile and designed to be displayed only.
Preorder Pokemon TCG Scarlet & Violet 3.5 Pokemon 151 Elite Trainer
Amazon is offering a modest 9% discount on the upcoming Pokemon TCG Scarlet & Violet 3.5 Pokemon 151 Elite Trainer. It will be released on September 22 at a sticker price of $54.99, but right now you can preorder it for $49.99. You get quite a lot of goodies for the price, including:
- 9 Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—151 booster packs
- 1 full-art foil promo card featuring Snorlax
- 65 card sleeves
- 45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
- A player’s guide to the Scarlet & Violet—151 expansion
- 6 damage-counter dice
- 1 competition-legal coin-flip die
- 2 plastic condition markers
- A collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized
- A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 for $99
Amazon has just dropped the price of the professional-grade Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 Core to only $99.00, a nearly 25% price drop from its $129.99 MSRP. The Xbox Elite Series 2 Core wireless controller is fundamentally the same controller as the older generation Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, but at a considerably lower price point. The original Elite Series 2 controller commands a premium MSRP of $180 while the newer Elite Series 2 Core comes in at only $130. The differences are a lot more minor than you'd think given the price discrepancy. For starters, the Elite Series 2 Core is decked out in a two-tone black & white color scheme instead of the Elite Series 2's all-black styling. The original Elite controller also came with more stuff, including extra sets of paddles, thumbsticks, and another D-pad for ultimate customizability as well as a handy travel case. The Elite Series 2 Core doesn't come with any of those accessories. And that's where the differences end.
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB PS5 SSD with Heatsink for $149.99
Today, Amazon has dropped the price of the 2TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe solid state drive (SSD) with a preinstalled heatsink to only $149.99. That's the lowest price we've ever seen for what is currently the fastest SSD on the market. Note that this SSD was released in November of 2022 with an MSRP of $280. That's a pretty huge price drop on a flagship SSD in such a short amount of time.
The 990 Pro is currently Samsung's flagship SSD and it is one of the fastest, if not the fastest, PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs on the market. The Samsung 990 Pro is an excellent SSD for your PS5, although admitted it is overkill. Sony recommends a heatsink attached to your SSD. Fortunately, this particular 990 Pro does include a heatsink, and a nice thick, all-metal one at that.
Buy 57" Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 Monitor, Get $500 Samsung Credit
Samsung recently announced it's massive 57" Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 gaming monitor for a tune of $2499.99, but if you preorder it right now you can get a rather a hefty $500 worth of Samsung credit. The 57" Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 is the first Dual 4K UHD monitor. That's right, this monitor boasts a 7680x2160 resolution, or the equivalent of two 4K UHD monitors stacked next to each other. The Samsung "Neo G9" monitors are equipped with a Mini LED backlight combined with a quantum dot (QLED) panel. This is a high-end panel that you'll only find in top-shelf 4K TVs, or the most expensive 12.9" iPad Pro. It offers a much brighter image than OLED panels and offer better black levels and contrast ratios than LED LCD TVs.
2nd Gen Apple AirPods Pro with USB Type-C for $199.99
The 2nd gen Apple AirPods Pro truly wireless noise cancelling earbuds with the universal USB Type-C charging interface is still up for preorder (releases on September 22), and yet it's already on sale. Best Buy currently has it for $199.99, a very significant $50 price drop from its $249 MSRP and currently the only vendor that has it at this price. This new model is almost identical to the 2nd generation AirPods Pro earbuds that was released a while ago but with one key difference and a few minotr ones. Apple has replaced the proprietary Lightning port with the more universal USB Type-C. That might sound like a very trivial update, but for people who want to consolidate all of their devices with the same charging cable, this is a godsend.
Nintendo Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle for $299.99
Nintendo's favorite Black Friday bundle is back. Right now you can preorder a Nintendo Switch console bundled with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and 3 months of Nintendo Switch Online Membership for only $299.99. We might have seen this exact deal for the past 3 years, but that doesn't change the fact that this is still going to be one of the best deals you're going to get on the Switch console. It helps that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is an absolutely must-have game for your Switch collection, and the Nintendo Switch Online membership is practically required to access online play and includes a wealth of perks like playing legacy SNES games, cloud storage, exclusive eShop discounts and more.
TCL QM8 4K Mini LED QLED TVs On Sale Today
HDMI 2.1 for 4K @ 120Hz
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. The new 2023 TCL QM8 TV boasts a combination of a QLED and Mini-LED panel with full array LED backlighting, local dimming, and wide color gamut. The TCL QM8 also has gamers covered. It features a native 120Hz panel and two HDMI 2.1 inputs. That means it can pass true 4K @ 120Hz on PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles and RTX 30 series equipped gaming PCs.
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.
Secretlab Early Black Friday Sale Deals
Black Friday is still months away, but Secretlab has decided to host an Early Black Friday Sale for those of you who can't wait that long for a new gaming chair upgrade. Save up to $150 in discounts on their most popular gaming chairs and gaming desks. The breakdown is as follows:
- Up to $100 Off Secretlab TITAN Evo gaming chairs
- Up to $150 Off Secretlab Classics gaming chairs
- Up to $100 Off Secretlab MAGNUS Pro gaming desk
- Up to $70 Off Secretlab MAGNUS gaming desk
- Up to $40 Off NeueChair task chair
It's no secret that we love our Secretlab gaming chairs. We've consistently rated them as the best high-end gaming chair on the market, as well as the best gaming chair for "big and tall" gamers. Of all the gaming chairs we covered in our "Budget to Best" roundup video earlier this year, Akeem considered the Secretlab Titan Evo to be the most comfortable. No good chair comes cheap, and Secretlab chairs definitely cost a premium, but we think the craftsmanship, materials, customer service, and customizability are worth it.
