UPDATE: Oct. 1, 2024, 11:30 a.m. EDT This post has been updated with more info on Best Buy’s fall deals schedule, as well as the best deals from some of our favorite categories the week before Amazon’s October Prime Day.
Best Buy is having several fall sales to compete with Prime Big Deal Days — check out our favorite deals on TVs, laptops, Dyson products, and more.
TCL 65-inch Q5 Series QLED 4K Fire TV
(save $120)
11-inch Apple iPad Pro (M4, WiFi, 512GB)
(save $100 (or $150 for My Best Buy Plus members))
16-inch HP Envy 2 2-in-1 (AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
(save $350)
Dyson Airwrap Complete Long (refurbished)
(save $200)
If you know anything about nature and the circle of life, you know that Amazon announcing October Prime Day also means that other retailers like Best Buy are also conveniently holding their own fall savings events.
Yes, Best Buy dropped its huge fall savings schedule the same week that the Prime Big Deal Days schedule was confirmed (actually, Best Buy’s plan came a day earlier). Best Buy’s event, which is being framed as a countdown to the holiday season, is technically split up into several sale events that kicked off on Sept. 27 and run through Oct. 25. Quietly baked into the agenda is one of its iconic 48-hour flash sales that just happens to fall Oct. 8 and 9 — the same start and end dates as Amazon’s October Prime Day.
As you start to spiral over the mere mention of the word “holiday” in mid-September, let’s break down Best Buy’s pre-Black Friday timeline. (We’ll be crossing out events as they wrap up.)
Exclusive Member Sale: From Sept. 27 to 29, Best Buy Plus and My Best Total members will get exclusive access to offers on big tech items like laptops and TVs — huge, because we actually prefer Best Buy’s selection (and reliability) of deals on premium laptops and TVs to Amazon’s. (Like Prime, these are paid plans, but My Best Buy Plus is almost $100 cheaper than Prime per year. Just saying.)
Outlet Event: Through Oct. 11, Best Buy is dropping prices further than usual — up to 50% off — on clearance items as well as open-box and refurbished items. Samsung and LG OLED and QLED TVs, Apple products, and Dyson hair tools are all in the mix.
Apple Trade-Up Event: Through Oct. 20, you’ll be able to squeeze a little more out of your Apple Watch, MacBook, iPad, iMac, and unlocked iPhone trade-ins by unlocking savings on the newest Apple devices.
48-Hour Flash Sale: From Oct. 8 to 9, Best Buy’s annual Flash Sale will offer big deals on TVs, gaming gear, laptops, monitors, and more tech. Again, this is the unofficial Prime Big Deal Days competition, and we’re seeing nothing about a paid membership being required to participate in this one.
Prep for the Holidays Event: Starting on Oct. 21, even more pre-holiday deals will start popping up.
Three-day Gaming Event: Starting on Oct. 25, Best Buy’s gaming selection will be getting the special sale treatment in honor of the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Expect deals on gaming software, major consoles, controllers, and other accessories.
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By the end of October, expect Best Buy to be in full Black Friday mode. The retailer didn’t mention this in certain terms, but context clues tell us everything: Last year, Best Buy’s Black Friday sale began with early access for paid members on Oct. 27, then opened up to everyone on Oct. 30.
Though Best Buy’s most robust selection of savings this month will certainly happen during its 48-hour Flash Sale on Oct. 8 and 9, the preceding week is still prime time to find some early deals. We’ve pulled the best ones from the biggest categories below, and are also tracking Amazon’s best early deals ahead of Prime Big Deal Days.
Best Buy fall deals
Best TV deal
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Why we like it
If you’re still riding with Baby’s First 4K TV from 2018, you’re probably putting up with the laggiest interface ever. Rather than throwing it out the window once and for all, recycle it at a Best Buy location and then finally make that upgrade to a nice, new QLED. This 65-inch model from TCL isn’t the intimidating investment a lot of us associate with QLED — it’s on sale for far under $500 — but still provides significantly boosted brightness and color compared to a regular LED TV, plus HDR compatibility.
Best Apple deal
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Why we like it
The ultimate laptop replacement, the iPad Pro, got even more competent with an upgrade to Apple’s M4 chip in May 2024. In Mashable’s benchmark tests against actual PC laptops as well as M3-powered MacBooks, the M4 iPad Pro left almost all of them in the dust. Compared to all older iPads, this latest generation model is also the only one built for Apple Intelligence. Best Buy is matching Amazon’s pre-Prime Day price on the 11-inch 512GB model, but for My Best Buy Plus members, that price is knocked down by an extra $50.
Best laptop deal
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Our pick: 16-inch HP Envy 2 2-in-1 (AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
at Best Buy
$849.99
Save $350.00
Why we like it
A 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop that was once a steep $849.99 is now less than $500 — need we say more? Past the clutch flexibility to go into tablet or tent mode, the 16-inch HP Envy 2 is also armed with some impressive interior specs, like an AMD Ryzen 5 processor, built-in AI with CoPilot for Windows, and a 2K display.
Best Dyson deal
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Why we like it
The refurbished route is definitely the way to go if you’ve been eyeing (but not making a move on) a Dyson hair tool for a while. A participant in Best Buy’s current Outlet Event, you can snag the Airwrap aimed toward long hair for $399.99 — $200 cheaper than buying a brand new one, and $100 cheaper than Dyson’s own refurb price on its website. This version comes with a handful of attachments, including two barrel lengths and the iconic flyaway attachment.
