The best October Amazon Prime Day early access deals for 2023

Amazon’s second Prime-related event for 2023 is officially called Prime Big Deal Days and it will happen October 10 and 11. This is the second year in a row for a fall-based, site-wide Amazon sale and we’re already seeing discounts pop up. You’ll need a Prime membership to access many of the deals, though a few are available to everyone. This week, notable sales include discounts on the second-gen AirPods Pro with the Lightning case, iPhone 15 cases with Apple’s leather-replacing FineWoven material, Eero 6 mesh Wi-Fi systems and Amazon Fire Omni smart TVs. We also included a Solo Stove deal from elsewhere on the web that’s worth considering. Here are the best early access October Prime Day deals you can get right now.

Apple AirPods Pro (2nd gen, Lightning)

If you missed the previous discount we saw on Apple’s new USB-C AirPods Pro, you can still pick up the older model with the Lightning charging case for $199. Both wireless earbuds are essentially the same, save for the port on their MagSafe charging cases. It’ll be hard to find a better pair of earbuds if you use an iPhone or lots of Apple devices. The AirPods Pro have excellent noise cancelation and sound quality, plus many Apple-specific features like hands-free Siri access and seamless pairing and switching between iPhones, iPads and MacBooks.

Crucial X6 portable SSD

Amazon has knocked up to 55 percent off Crucial external and internal SSDs, and included in that sale is the 2TB Crucial X6 portable SSD for $90. That’s 55 percent off and only $10 more than it was during Prime Day in July. This drive has read speeds up to 800 MB/s and works with a variety of devices including Mac and Windows laptops, iPads and even some game consoles. It’s also quite small, so it will fit into nearly any bag when you need to take it on the go.

Eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi system

Amazon has discounted most of its Eero 6 Wi-Fi systems, including the most powerful of the bunch, the Eero Pro 6E. You can pick up one router for $180, or spring for a three-pack for $400, both of which are down to record-low prices. Devices with support for Wi-Fi 6E can connect directly to the Eero’s 6 GHz radio band, and if you get the three-pack, you’ll get up to 6,000 square feet of coverage — more than enough for most homes. These Eeros have a built-in smart home hub as well, so you don’t need to have an extra device if you want to build out an IoT ecosystem in your house.

Kasa Smart Bulbs

Smart lightbulbs like these not only adjust to whatever color you want, you can also control them with the app or just your voice (and a compatible smart speaker). Kasa’s KL125 bulbs made the cut as the budget pick in our guide to smart bulbs because they are easy to install, easy to use and pack a ton of features. Right now they’re down to $28, which is a 30 percent discount and close to the lowest price we’ve tracked.

Apple iPhone 15 Fine Woven cases

In addition to announcing the iPhone 15 at last week’s event, the folks at Apple also spent a lot of time talking up the company’s environmental initiatives. One change eliminates all leather from the products Apple sells and a new material, called FineWoven, will take its place on accessories like iPhone cases. Right now, Amazon is discounting the new iPhone 15 FineWoven cases by five percent. It’s not a huge discount, but if you’ve just dropped a grand on the new iPhone 15 Pro, even little savings might help.

Apple Watch Ultra

The second generation of the Apple Watch Ultra is available to buy as of today — but the new version isn’t on sale. First generation Apple Watch Ultras, however, has been discounted by $100 on Amazon bringing them to $699 instead of $799. The discount only applies to the watch with the orange Alpine Loop in small. The medium and large bands are about a dollar more, and watches with different colored bands aren’t discounted. We gave the first AW Ultra an 85 in our review, praising its long battery life, bright display and useful fitness and health features. Of course it doesn’t have the new features of the new Apple Watches, including the tap navigation and the S9 SiP (system-in-package) processor for on-board Siri requests. But if all you need is a rugged watch with lots of hiking, running and other activity features, now’s your chance to save.

OnePlus 11 5G

The OnePlus 11 5G Android smartphone is currently $100 off at Amazon. It’s dropped to this price a few times before, and matches its all-time low. This is the latest flagship phone from OnePlus, which earned an 83 in our review. It packs a powerful processor, a vivid screen and has a long-lasting battery that also happens to charge blazingly fast.

Amazon Fire Omni QLED TVs

All sizes of Amazon’s Fire TV Omni QLED Series are on sale ahead of October’s sale. The 43-, 50-, 55- and 65-inch models are down to $380, $400, $440 and $600, respectively. Those match or beat the prices we saw for July’s Prime Day. The Fire TV Omni QLED sets are best for people who like Amazon’s Fire interface, which we found easy enough to figure out, though the OS does tend to push you towards Amazon’s own content. Beyond that Fire TVs do a good job of integrating Alexa’s helpfulness with a useful voice remote, and hands-free smart home support. And if you don’t feel like having Alexa listening in, you can turn off the mics with a built-in switch.

Samsung Galaxy S23 phones

All models of Samsung’s flagship S23 smartphones are on sale right now, including our pick for the best Android smartphone you can buy, the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The 256GB base model is down to $999 after a 17 percent, or $200, discount. The phone has been hitting that low regularly over the past few months, so if you’ve been thinking about getting one, it’s probably best to make your move when its at this price. The other two phones in the S23 lineup are also on sale, with the base model of the standard Galaxy S23 going for $700 and the S23+ going for $800, both of which are $100 discounts.

Solo Stove sitewide coupon

Solo Stove is offering sitewide coupons for up to $100 off its popular outdoor pizza ovens and fire pits. Enter SAVE20 at checkout to get $20 off purchases over $125, SAVE40 to get $40 off anything over $350 and SAVE100 to lower the price by $100 if your purchase is over $550. The codes should work with all fire pits bundles, pizza ovens or other products, and they even stack atop other discounts. The deal applies to the Pi Pizza oven, which we recommend in our guide, as well as the Bonfire 2.0 fire pit, which is one of our favorite bits of outdoor gear for fall.

Motorola razr+

Motorola just released its new razr+ foldable flip phone a few months ago, but it’s already seeing a $100 discount at Amazon. We gave it an 85 in our Engadget review noting that it was giving Samsung a little competition in the flip foldable category. It’s also the runner up flip option in our guide to foldable smartphones in part because its exterior display is actually a little easier to use than Samsung’s version. Just keep in mind that the water resistance isn’t as substantial.

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