Timbuk2 Hudson Laptop Briefcase 2015
Street Price: $298; Deal Price: $188
If you’re looking for a versatile briefcase that works as well on casual Friday as it does in the boardroom, this is a very notable discount. The Timbuk2 Hudson Laptop Briefcase 2015 is down to $188 from $298, the lowest price we’ve seen in the past 6 months. The only time we’ve seen a better sale was during Black Friday, and that price only barely beat this one. We’ve seen some recent drops into the low $200s, but it’s very rare to see this bag get lower, so grab this while it lasts.
The Timbuk2 Hudson Laptop Briefcase 2015 is our top pick in our guide to our favorite briefcases. Tim Barribeau wrote, “The Timbuk2 Hudson Laptop Briefcase 2015 is the perfect bag if you need a briefcase that’s comfortable, high capacity, nicely organized, and styled well enough that you can dress it up or dress it down—if you wear a suit one day and a T-shirt the next, the Hudson will look just as good and appropriate to both.”
Shop Now: $188
Sennheiser HD1 Wireless Headphones
Street Price: $370; Deal Price: $310
At $310 for the black color of the Sennheiser HD1 Wireless Headphones, this is a solid deal, continuing a downward trend in price we first noted in early May. The HD1 Wireless is our upgrade pick in our Bluetooth headphone guide. These headphones usually go for around $370, but we’ve seen recent notable drops for both colors that we hope will continue.
The Sennheiser HD1 Wireless are the upgrade pick in our guide to the best Bluetooth headphones. Lauren Dragan wrote, “The Sennheiser HD1 Wireless comes the closest to being the best set of headphones in every regard—other than affordability. It combines beautiful and comfortable build quality, better-than-average active noise cancellation, and the best sound quality our panelists have ever heard from a Bluetooth headphone model. It also offers a 22-hour battery life, two microphones to improve call quality, and a two-year warranty. We’d love to have the ability to turn the ANC off, as well as somewhat bigger earcups, but those are minor issues. The only major downside to this pick is its high price—if you can get past that, this is the overall best-performing pair of wireless headphones we’ve tested.”
Shop Now: $310
Gogogate2 Smart Garage Door Opener
Street Price: $135; Deal Price: $100
The Gogogate2 is our feature-rich upgrade pick in our guide to the best smart garage-door controller. At $100, down from a street price of $135, this matches the previous low we’ve posted. This drop makes it comparable in price to our top pick, so you have the opportunity to get some additional functionality for the same amount of money.
The Gogogate2 is our upgrade pick in our guide to the best smart garage-door controller. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy wrote, “Of the controllers we tested, the Gogogate2 boasts the most useful features and is the smallest, most lightweight, and least obtrusive (the MyQ Garage comes in a close second in size). Its app opened and closed the door seamlessly and simply every time. It’s compatible with a wide range of garage doors, and it integrates directly with many IP security cameras if you want to see your garage door in real time. You can also check the temperature inside your garage, share access with up to 10 users for free, and automatically open and close your door using geolocation and voice, through integration with IFTTT and Amazon’s Echo. The downsides are a more complicated install than for the other units we tested, little support for integration with smart hubs despite its smarts, and the lack of an ability to set custom alerts when the garage door is left open.”
Shop Now: $100
Street Price: $150; Deal Price: $120
A pick we already praise for the ratio of features to value it offers, the Garmin Drive 51 LMT-S is down to a new low price of $120. We’ve seen the street price of this GPS fall steadily in the past 6 months, but it still typically sits at $150, so this represents a solid chance to save. Whether you’ve got a road trip on the horizon or just want to improve your daily driving experience, this GPS is a nice deal at this price.
The Garmin Drive 51 LMT-S is the top pick in our guide to the best car GPS. Eric Adams and Rik Paul wrote, “In addition to being easy to use, the Garmin Drive 51 LMT-S includes free lifetime map updates and traffic alerts, new TripAdvisor ratings for points of interest, and—like all the models in Garmin’s Drive series—a suite of safety-oriented driver alerts. These alerts include warnings about upcoming speed-limit changes, red-light and speed cameras, school zones, railroad and animal crossings, and sharp curves. They even tell you if you’re going the wrong way on a one-way street. When connected to Garmin’s smartphone app, the Drive 51 LMT-S can give you more frequent traffic and weather updates, and it can show you parking prices and availability in many cities. We also like that the Drive GPS units can double as a display for an optional wireless backup camera or rear-seat baby cam. No other GPS model provides such an attractive balance of features, value, and usability.”
Shop Now: $120
Duxtop 8100MC Induction Cooktop
Street Price: $50; Deal Price: $45
Down to $45, this is an excellent price for this pick from our guide to the best portable induction cooktop. It’s been hovering around $50 for months, so while the discount here isn’t huge and could signal a newly lowered street price, it’s the first significant drop we’ve noted for it in some time. Whether you have need for an extra burner in your kitchen, an office space, or an RV, this is a nice pickup.
The Duxtop 8100MC Induction Cooktop is our top pick in our guide to the best portable induction cooktop. Michael Sullivan wrote, “After putting in more than 40 hours on research and testing, we’re confident that the Duxtop 8100MC Induction Cooktop is the best for most people. This reasonably priced induction burner boils water quickly and cooks rice faster than the competition. Its easy-to-use interface allows you to choose between a power mode (for general cooking) and a temperature mode (for specific tasks like frying).”
Shop Now: $45
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