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56 deals from Best Buy's Techtober Sale that you won't find on Amazon

The savings event is still live through Sunday, Oct. 12.
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If you're not shopped out after Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, Best Buy is running a competing "Techtober Sale" through Sunday, Oct. 12. I've spent several hours combing through its listings, and while Amazon's deals were/are far more competitive, there are a few dozen Best Buy gems still worth considering.

Best Buy's best Techtober deals at a glance:
Best Windows laptop deal
Asus Zenbook A14 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
$579.99 (save $420)
the Asus Zenbook A14
Best TV deal
TCL 65-inch QM5K 4K QD-Mini LED QLED TV
$449.99 (save $450)
the TCL 65-inch QM5K 4K QD-Mini LED QLED TV
Best vacuum deal
Shark Matrix RV2320S
$299.99 (save $200)
the Shark Matrix RV2320S next to a smartphone
Best gaming deal
"Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut" (PlayStation 5)
$29.99 (save $40)
"Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut" (PlayStation 5)

For reference, Amazon has been hosting a two-day fall savings event for members of its Prime program every year since 2022 — and every year since 2022, Best Buy has held its own concurrent sale. (Previously, it came in the form of a 48-Hour Flash Sale.) Best Buy also times a savings event to run alongside Amazon's big flagship Prime Day sale in July, so this sort of counter-programming is par for the course.

Amazon was especially aggressive in price-matching or one-upping Best Buy's Techtober deals during Prime Big Deal Days, and that continues to be the case. Many discounts from the sale are still live even though it technically ended on Wednesday. (The differences between the two retailers' deals get as small as three cents, which is honestly just kind of petty.)

SEE ALSO: 200+ October Prime Day deals still live: Savings on Apple, Kindle, Sony, Ninja, and Lego

As of Thursday, Oct. 9, Best Buy was beating a post-Prime Day Amazon deal on only one product — an Ecovacs robot vacuum, dropped from $1,099.99 to $545.99 — but it came with an extra $16.98 shipping fee. Meanwhile, Amazon was selling it for 30 cents more with free shipping. Better luck on Black Friday, I suppose.

That said, I wouldn't snub Best Buy completely this week. Below, I've identified 56 deals there that you can't get on Amazon right now, either because the product is sold out there, unavailable in new condition, or because Amazon never carried the product to begin with. (Their inventories are very similar, but not identical.) That includes a metric boatload of Windows laptops, a really nice 65-inch TV, the best budget-friendly Shark robovac we've tried, and one of our favorite video games of 2020. I actually bought the latter myself.

None of the deals are exclusive to members of Best Buy's My Best Buy program, but folks who have signed up for the paid Plus and Total tiers do get extra bonus rewards with certain purchases.

Best Windows laptop deal

My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $50 bonus reward when they spend at least $499 on select Windows laptops.

the Asus Zenbook A14
Credit: Asus
Asus Zenbook A14 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
$579.99 at Best Buy
$999.99 Save $420
 

Why I like it

The ultrathin and feathery light Asus Zenbook A14 is my favorite ultraportable. It's the fastest sub-$1,000 Windows laptop I've tried, and its svelte 2.4-pound frame (0.3 pounds lighter than a 13-inch M4 MacBook Air!) houses a good mix of ports and a vibrant OLED display. Plus, it lasts almost 22 hours per charge. Best Buy's massive Techtober discount turns it into a great option for budget buyers: The Zabriskie beige base model with a Snapdragon X Plus chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage is only $579.99, or 42% off. It's never been cheaper, and Amazon doesn't carry it.

More Windows laptop deals

2-in-1 laptop deals

Gaming laptop deals

Chromebook deals

Best TV deal

My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $50 bonus reward when they spend at least $499 on TVs.

the TCL 65-inch QM5K 4K QD-Mini LED QLED TV
Credit: TCL
TCL 65-inch QM5K 4K QD-Mini LED QLED TV
$449.99 at Best Buy
$899.99 Save $450
 

Why I like it

At 50% off, Best Buy's discount on this oversized mini-LED QLED TV is the kind of deal I wouldn't expect to see until Black Friday really gets underway. Mini-LED TVs are great if you care about stark contrast but don’t have an OLED-level budget. The variety of dimming zones you get from a mini-LED TV make it better at showing deep blacks and sharp, dark details than your average QLED display. This particular TCL model comes with built-in Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, and it's not sold on Amazon (though a newer model is $547.99 there, down from $999.99 — ignore its deflated MSRP).

43-inch TV deals

50- to 58-inch TV deals

65-inch TV deals

Deals on 75-inch TVs and bigger

Best vacuum deal

My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $15 bonus reward with every $150 spent on floor care (up to $75).

the Shark Matrix RV2320S next to a smartphone
Credit: Shark
Shark Matrix RV2320S
$299.99 at Best Buy
$499.99 Save $200
 

Why I like it

Shark's Matrix robovacs excel at spot cleaning, and the self-emptying Matrix RV2320S is our favorite model for shoppers on a budget. It "cleans circles around any cheap Roomba I've tried," said my colleague, Leah Stodart, who deemed it "a great contender for a first-time robot vacuum purchase." Stodart has seen the Matrix RV2320S drop to $249.99 at Best Buy before (normally $499.99), but at $299.99, its Techtober deal is still saving you a good chunk of cash. Over on Amazon, it's only available in refurbished condition through a sketchy third-party seller.

More robot vacuum deals

Stick vacuum deals

Best gaming deal

"Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut" (PlayStation 5)
Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment
"Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut" (PlayStation 5)
$29.99 at Best Buy
$69.99 Save $40
 

Why I like it

Ghost of Tsushima was our second-favorite game of 2020, a year packed with huge releases like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Hades, and Spider-Man: Miles Morales. (Suffice to say, that's quite a feat.) To quote our review, it "shines with an enthralling story, stunning environments, and slice-em-up melee combat innovations." This particular edition is the director's cut, which includes a story expansion and a multiplayer mode, among other extras that the original lacked. The PS5 version is only $29.99 at Best Buy, or 57% off its $69.99 MSRP — a deal so good, I had to buy it myself. It's 99 cents away from its previous all-time low on Amazon, where it's currently sold out.

Read Mashable's full review of Ghost of Tsushima.

More PS5 games on sale

Xbox Series X/S games on sale

Nintendo Switch 2 games on sale

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Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.

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