The 5 Best Last-Minute, Weekend-Before-Christmas Tech Deals on Headphones, Laptops, Tablets, TVs, and More

Caught in a holiday shopping panic? This weekend could be your best chance to pick up some last-minute gifts and have them arrive by Christmas Eve. Even though you’re in a rush, you can still save big bucks, and that’s where the deals department comes in. I’ve been monitoring prices all week on top-rated TVs, tablets, and more, and these are five of the absolute best bargains out there. We’ve got massive discounts on well-reviewed tech for everybody on your list, but get those orders in while you can.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ Deal

Tablets make great all-purpose gifts for a wide variety of recipients. They’re affordable, portable, and appropriate for work and play. And at a 36% price cut, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ is cheap enough to put a bunch of them under the tree. In our review, we praised this budget slate’s big screen, smooth performance, and SD card slot for expandable storage. Even though the casing is entirely plastic, it feels solid and durable, and the Dolby Atmos speakers are surprisingly robust. Samsung’s productivity tweaks are also welcome additions, allowing users to run multiple apps at once and other cool features.

HP Victus Gaming Laptop Deal

Gaming laptops can get ridiculously expensive, which is why this entry-level portable is such a fantastic deal. While the HP Victus isn’t going to dazzle picky players, it’s more than capable enough to run today’s top titles with stable performance at 1080p. We have an in-depth review where we put it through our robust benchmarking tests, noting that it offered good build quality, a comfortable keyboard, and responsive touchpad. Battery life is also a plus point, running for over 12 hours on a single charge.

Fitbit Inspire 3 Deal

We gave an Editors’ Choice award to the Fitbit Inspire 3 in our 2023 review, lauding it as the best affordable fitness tracker thanks to its robust range of sensors for blood oxygen saturation, breathing rate, skin temperature, and heart rate variability. The AMOLED color touch screen has an always-on option and looks great. While this doesn’t match a full-featured smartwatch in terms of functionality, if you want a purpose-built device that excels for exercise, you won’t do better than the Inspire 3 at 30% off. Use the money you saved for a Fitbit Premium subscription, which gives you 90-day trend graphs and access to over 1,000 video and audio workouts.

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Beats Studio Pro Headphones Deal

If Christmas carols are starting to drive you mad, a new pair of noise-cancelling headphones might be what the doctor ordered. You’ll have a hard time finding a better deal than 53% off on a pair of Beats Studio Pros. This black and gold colorway is a Best Buy exclusive, and they look great. In our review, writer Tim Gideon praised their “rich, rewarding sound,” noting that the bass-forward sound profile worked well with most modern music. Newly-added hands-free Siri access and one-touch pairing on iOS and Android devices make them a breeze to set up, and they fit comfortably with detents inside the headband adjustor to mold them to your head.

Hisense 55-Inch 4K Smart TV Deal

Need to bring home a new TV to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve? You won’t do much better than the Hisense U7, which Amazon has on sale for a whopping 45% off for a limited time. We reviewed a similar model and gave it an “Excellent” rating, praising the screen’s incredible picture quality for the price, with tons of brightness and sharp, vivid Pantone-validated colors. Other strong points include support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, making it a solid pick for gamers, and 2.1.2 multi-channel Dolby Atmos surround sound.

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K. Thor Jensen

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K. Thor Jensen is a writer and cartoonist living in the Pacific Northwest. He has contributed to dozens of prestigious outlets, including PCMag, Tested, Clickhole, and Newsweek. His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017.

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