The weekend’s best deals: Apple computers, Kindles, 4K TVs, charging cables, and more.

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Another weekend, another Dealmaster. In this week’s roundup of the best tech deals on the web, we have deals on a range of Apple computers―desktops and laptops alike. Co-headlining the Apple computer sale are the just-released 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros and the 2021 iMac.

We recently reviewed the new MacBooks and dubbed them “the best laptop[s] you can buy today by almost any measure.” Aimed at power users who demand muscular performance and easy, varied, built-in port selection, the 2023 MacBook Pros only improved on an already impressive pair of laptops in the previous generation. If you already have one of those, there’s no pressing need to upgrade. However, if you were on the fence or waiting for the next generation, you can snag the new laptops for $50 off full retail price and gain even more improved M2-Pro-powered chips.
Also on sale is the 2021 iMac. Perhaps most easily thought of as a MacBook Air in all-in-one desktop form, it provides plenty power for most users. It’s not the Mac you want if you’re going to be gaming, editing video, or creating much beyond documents. Still, it’s a good-looking, nostalgic, simple, albeit brightly-colored desktop computer that will absolutely crush Zoom calls with great audio and video capture, and look good doing it. With a $150 discount, the iMac is a bit more attractive at $1,099 than its typical $1,250 price.

Elsewhere around the web, we have great charging solutions from Anker, a few SD and microSD cards, and even LG’s C2 and Sony’s X95K 4K TVs dipping to worthwhile prices again. Check the full curated list below.

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Featured deals of the day

Samsung Evo Select 128GB microSD card (U3, A2, V30) for $14 (~~$20~~) at Amazon (512GB for $47)
Anker Powerline Plus II lightning cable three-pack for $26 (~~$35~~) at Amazon
Anker Nano II 65 W charger for $35 (~~$49~~) at Amazon
Amazon Kindle Kids (8GB, no ads) 6.8-inch e-reader for $85 (~~$120~~) at Amazon
Amazon Fire HD 10 (32GB) 8-inch tablet for $85 (~~$150~~) at Amazon
TCL 5 Series (2022) 55-inch 4K QLED TV for $370 (~~$430~~) at Amazon
Hisense U6GR (2021) 55-inch 4K ULED TV with Roku TV for $370 (~~$600~~) at Best Buy
LG C2 (2022) 48-inch 4K OLED TV for $937 (~~$1,420~~) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Walmart
Sony X95K (2022) 65-inch 4K mini LED TV for $1,778 (~~$1,998~~) at Amazon
Apple iMac (2021) 24-inch all-in-one desktop computer (Apple M1 8-core CPU, 4480×2520, 7-core GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $1,099 (~~$1,249~~) at Amazon
Razer Blade 15-inch gaming laptop (2560×1440, Intel Core i7 12800H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 240 Hz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) for $2,600 ($~~2,965~~) at Amazon (Intel i9 version for $2,700)
Apple MacBook Pro (2023) 14-inch laptop (Apple M2 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,950 (~~$2,000~~) at Amazon (16-inch for $2,450)

Enlarge / The display on the 2023 MacBook Pro is outstanding, but not everyone will love the camera notch.

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Enlarge / The new Amazon Kindle.

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Enlarge / The 2022 iPad Pro, front view.

Laptop and desktop PC deals

Preorder Apple MacBook Pro (2023) 14-inch laptop (Apple M2 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,950 (~~$2,000~~) at Amazon (16-inch for $2,450)
Apple iMac (2021) 24-inch all-in-one desktop computer (Apple M1 8-core CPU, 4480×2520, 7-core GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $1,099 (~~$1,249~~) at Amazon
Apple MacBook Air (2022) 13.6-inch laptop (Apple M2, 2560×1664, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $1,099 (~~$1,200~~) at Amazon
Apple MacBook Air (2020) 13.3-inch laptop (Apple M1, 2560×1660, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $800 (~~$1,000~~) at Best Buy
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 12.4-inch (1536×1024, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $750 (~~$800~~) at Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 from $750, up to $646 off, at Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 from $900, up to $500 off, at Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 13-inch tablet PC (2880×1920, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $941 (~~$1,100~~) at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5-inch screen (2256×1504, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,186 (~~$1,300~~) at Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio from $1,300, up to $300 off, at Microsoft
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 13-inch Chromebook ‎(1920×1080, Intel Core i3-1115G4, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) for $299 (~~$420~~) at Amazon
Razer Blade 15-inch gaming laptop (2560×1440, Intel Core i7 12800H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 240 Hz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) for $2,600 ($~~2,965~~) at Amazon (Intel i9 version for $2,700)