The best early October Prime Day deals happening now
It’s mostly the Amazon show for now, but more deals will roll out through the week.
It’s mostly the Amazon show for now, but more deals will roll out through the week.
by
Cameron Faulkner
Sep 29, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
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Cameron Faulkner
is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined
The Vergein May 2025.
It’s not even October yet and Amazon is already offering some Prime Big Deal Day discounts on its own hardware, along with plenty of other popular products. It’s all to hype upOctober Prime Day, which starts October 6th at 3AM ET and lasts through 3AM ET on the 8th if you’re on the East Coast (12AM PT).
October Prime Day offers a glimpse of deals that will likely be available again during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. So, with the holiday shopping season officially underway, you can get some of your shopping out of the way before things get busier as we approach the holidays.
This post will be updated multiple times ahead of October 6th as new deals become available.
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Ring Battery Doorbell 2K
$
40
$
100
60
% off
$
40
At more than half-off, the second-gen version is a good deal if you want 2K video and easy installation. However, its battery is built-in, so you’ll need to disconnect the doorbell to charge via USB-C.
$40 at Amazon$40 at Best BuyBissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus carpet cleaner
$
210
$
280
25
% off
$
210
Bissell’s Little Green is handy, but doesn’t cut it for big jobs. If you have pets and a lot of carpet to clean, this is one of the most powerful upright carpet cleaners in its price range.
$210 at Amazon$210 at BissellRing Floodlight Cam 2K
$
100
$
200
50
% off
$
100
This model requires wired power, and provides 2K resolution (with AI tuning) and 6x digital zoom. It’s bright (2,000 lumens), and provides a loud alarm if you need to use it.
$100 at AmazonRing Battery Doorbell 4K Pro
$
150
$
250
40
% off
$
150
The highest-end battery-powered option of the lineup. It can record in 4K with 10x digital zoom, and its battery can be swapped foranotheras it recharges.
$150 at Amazon$150 at Best BuyAmazon Fire HD 8 tablet
$
55
$
100
45
% off
$
55
The eight-inch tablet with lockscreen ads has 4GB RAM (respectable for streaming apps and mobile games), plus 64GB of storage and a microSD slot for viewing locally-stored media. This model doesn’t support Google Play Store, thoughit’s easy to sideloadit.
$80 at Amazon (4GB RAM, 64GB)$55 at Best Buy (3GB RAM, 32GB)Ecovacs Deebot X12 OmniCyclone
$
799
$
1500
47
% off
$
799
The X12 OmniCyclone uses AI to identify and blast stains to help ensure they’re properly cleaned with minimal passes. It includes a dock, which empties the vac, washes its rolling mop with heated, pressurized water, and refills its reservoirs.
$799 at Amazon$842 at Ecovacs$842 at Best BuyBlink Mini pan and tilt camera
$
24
$
40
40
% off
$
24
The panning and tilting accessory gives the Blink Mini some new powers, including 360-degree control via the Blink app. Also included is the camera, which is usually $25 by itself.
$24 at Amazon$24 at Best BuyAmazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus
$
38
$
70
46
% off
$
38
The latest version of Amazon’s zippy Fire TV Stick 4K streams in 4K resolution, as its name suggests, and features support for Wi-Fi 6, Dolby Atmos / Vision, and HDR10 Plus.
$38 at Amazon$38 at Best BuyAmazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2023, latest model)
$
45
$
85
47
% off
$
45
Amazon’s highest-end streaming stick supports Wi-Fi 6E and offers double the storage of its predecessor. It also displays widgets and artwork when idle, while continuing to offer a terrific selection of streaming apps. Plus, it runs on the new and improved Fire TV OS, which makes it easier to find something to watch.
$45 at Amazon$45 at Best BuyAmazon Fire TV Cube (2022, latest model)
$
90
$
200
55
% off
$
90
The hybrid Echo and Fire TV is faster than its predecessor with extensive hands-free voice control capabilities, support for Wi-Fi 6E, and excellent performance.Read our review.
$90 at Amazon$90 at Best BuyAmazon Echo Spot
$
55
$
110
50
% off
$
55
Amazon’s smart speaker-meets-alarm clock has a 2.83-inch squared-off display for showing the time, weather, album art, and other bits of info you may want at your bedside. Unlike the original, there’s no camera to worry about having in your bedroom — though it does have a mutable mic for Alexa voice controls.Read our review.
$55 at Amazon$55 at Best Buy$55 at TargetAmazon Echo Dot Max
$
80
$
120
33
% off
$
80
The Echo Dot Max is an elegant redesign of Amazon’s orb-shaped smart speaker, with high-quality knit fabric, a flat face, a new LED ring, and touch controls. It’s the first Echo Dot with Amazon’s improved two-way speaker system and support for its new AI-powered assistant, Alexa Plus, which is enabled out of the box.
$80 at Amazon$80 at Best Buy$80 at TargetAmazon Echo Dot (Fifth-Gen)
$
40
$
80
50
% off
$
40
Amazon’s Echo Dot is an affordable way to add a smart speaker to your space. The small, powerful speaker offers surprisingly robust sound, and it’s great for controlling smart home devices, including those compatible with Matter. The Dot also offers faster response times than its predecessor, and it can act as an extender for an Eero Wi-Fi system.Read our review.
$40 at Amazon$40 at Best Buy$40 at TargetAmazon Echo Show 11 (2025)
$
150
$
250
40
% off
$
150
The Echo Show 11 features an 11-inch screen and 1080p resolution. It includes Alexa Plus and can be used as a smart home hub with support Thread, Matter, and Zigbee smart home protocols.Read our review.
$150 at Amazon$150 at Best Buy$150 at TargetAmazon Echo Show 15
$
250
$
350
29
% off
$
250
The new year is the perfect time to reset your routines and get organized, and the Echo Show 15 is a great tool for doing just that. Designed to function as a shared household hub, it keeps calendars, schedules, reminders, to-do lists, and notes visible at a glance, making it easier to keep on top of things. As an Alexa-enabled smart display, you can also add events by voice and control compatible smart home devices.
$250 at Amazon$250 at Best Buy$250 at TargetEero Pro 6E tri-band router
$
150
$
200
25
% off
$
150
Eero’s Pro 6E mesh router is the Amazon-owned company’s last-gen model. It supports the 6GHz Wi-Fi band with speeds of up to 1.3Gbps and covers up to 2,000 square feet with one unit. Wired speeds can go up to 2.5Gbps.Read our review.
$150 at Amazon (single pack)$375 at Best Buy (three-pack)$375 at Amazon (three-pack)Samsung 32-inch Movingstyle smart display
$
500
$
700
29
% off
$
500
Similar to LG’s rollable StanbyME display, the Movingstyle Essential is a 32-inch 4K display on a base that’s height-adjustable (and supports swiveling, pivoting and tilting). Unlike LG’s model, though, this one has no built-in battery.
$500 at AmazonDreame X50 Ultra
$
850
$
1100
23
% off
$
850
With high suction power, an improved brush system, and the ability to scale thresholds up to 6cm, the X50 Ultra stands out as a great robot vacuum and mop hybrid.
$900 at Amazon (for Prime members)$850 at Dreame (with free account)Follow topics and authorsfrom this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
- Cameron Faulkner
