80 Best Prime Day Deals We’re Shopping This October (2026)
Wired provides a curated list of tech deals for the October 2026 Prime Day event, focusing on laptops, audio gear, and smart home devices. The editors emphasize that their recommendations are based on personal testing to ensure quality and value for consumers.
Why it matters
Consumer guides help shoppers navigate large-scale retail events and identify genuine discounts versus marketing hype.
It may only be October, but it's never too early to jump on that holiday gift shopping. We've combed through all the deals and found the best ones, based on our years of testing and reviewing. WIRED's picks for the best Prime Day deals only include products someone from our team has personally tested and reviewed. We track prices using several tools to avoid falling for fake discounts. There are no shoddy knockoffs or overpriced products among our recommendations, just good deals on great gear.
Contributors: Louryn Strampe, Simon Hill, Nena Farrell, Kat Merck, Molly Higgins, Boutayna Chokrane, Luke Larsen, Harry Rabinowitz, Les Shu
WIRED Featured Deals
The best MacBook Deal: MacBook Air M5 for $1,099 ($200 off)
A great deal on earbuds: Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 for $179 ($50 off)
The best Bluetooth speaker: JBL Flip 7 Bluetooth Speaker for $110 ($40 off)
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