October Prime Day is a great time to save money on expensive tech items like laptops, tablets, TVs, and more. But if you’re on a stricter budget, we at ZDNET have got you covered.
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You can find some very useful tech products, devices, and other gadgets for under $100, even before October Prime Day deals officially go live starting Oct. 7. We’ve rounded up the best deals under $100 that are light on your wallet but super useful in your life.
Best deals under $100 for Prime Day 2025
- Current price: $106
- Original price: $130
The fourth-generation smart thermostat learns behaviors, trends, and patterns and can adjust settings accordingly. The Nest Temperature Sensor can go in a different room in your home to balance your indoor climate.
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- Current price: $85
- Original price: $140
This model is easily the best tablet for kids. Not only does it have a kid-proof case built to withstand the whims of 3- to 7-year-olds, but it also gives users a free six-month Amazon Kids+ subscription, which grants them access to thousands of kid-friendly and ad-free books, as well as movies, games, and other age appropriate and educational content.
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- Current price: $100
- Original price: $170
The Studio Buds are sculpted to fit in the curvatures of your ear, not needing any stems or hooks to keep them snug. In addition, these earbuds operate on taps and holds, requiring less effort to play, pause, skip tracks, and pick up phone calls.
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- Current price: $92
- Original price: $140
The Blue Yeti is one of the most popular microphones for streamers and content creators. It gives you multiple polar patterns, studio quality output, live headphone monitoring, and plug-and-play compatibility with both Windows and macOS computers for a reasonable price.
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- Current price: $60
- Original price: $80
Leveraging Qi2 technology, the MagGo Power Bank securely snaps onto the back of compatible Android and Apple phones and packs a 6.6K mAh battery capacity that can charge most phones up to one time.
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- Current price: $60
- Original price: $130
The quality of this doorbell is surprisingly clear. You can change the resolution between 1944 x 1944, 1536 x 1536, and 1080 x 1080. You can also enable or disable Auto HDR, adjust the brightness, and flicker from the phone app. Anyone who likes to tweak settings will find the Arlo to be very accommodating.
Review: Arlo Video Doorbell 2K
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More October Prime Day deals under $100
- Soundcore by Anker Q20 Headphones–>: $45 (save $25): The ANC that accompanies the headphones uses both hardware and software to reduce noise by up to 90%.
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: $65 (save $25): This smart display allows you to see the news and weather at a glance, make video calls, view compatible cameras, stream music and shows, and more. - JBL Go 3 Speaker–>: $30 (save $10): The design of this Bluetooth speaker is small enough to place in your backpack for traveling, and it’s IP67 waterproof and dustproof so you can take it anywhere.
- Govee LED Light Strip<!–>: $50 (save $15): Place this smart light strip underneath kitchen cabinets, behind your TV, or anywhere else that could use a little more ambience in your home.
When is October Prime Day 2025?
Amazon’s October Prime Day event will take place Tuesday, Oct. 7 through Wednesday, Oct. 8. However, you can expect to shop deals for your budget both before and after the event.
Are products really cheaper on Prime Day?
Prime Day sales prices tend to be some of the lowest of the year, aside from the Black Friday shopping weekend. This is especially true for Amazon devices like Kindles, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Amazon Echo devices, etc. According to one study–>, the average Amazon Prime Day discount is 18%, which is a fairly good discount for most products.
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How did we choose these October Prime Day deals?
ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy — devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops.
We also looked over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we’re recommending. Our recommendations may also be based on our own testing — in addition to extensive research and comparison shopping. The goal is to deliver the most accurate advice to help you shop smarter.
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