From PCMAG · Juhi Wadia · · 3m
Three Amazon deals for your inner kid
A floating 80W party speaker, a 34-inch ultrawide, and a pocket router, all cut by 20% to 31% today.
In brief
A floating 80W party speaker, a 34-inch ultrawide, and a pocket router, all cut by 20% to 31% today. The Boom 2 at $89.99 is the standout: PCMag rated it Excellent, and it is the deepest discount of the three at 31% off. Originally reported by PCMAG.
Grown-up budget, kid energy
Spreadsheets and sensible bedtimes took over, but the part of you that wants loud music and a gaming cave is still there. Today's Amazon Deals of the Day are aimed squarely at it.
Three brands, three deals
Samsung, Soundcore, and TP-Link are all discounted today. One speaker for the pool, one monitor for the desk, one router for the road.
The speaker leads
The Soundcore Boom 2 is 31% off, pushing 80 watts of bass and floating in the pool next to the cannonballs.
“dropping 80 watts of thumping bass and floating right alongside pool floats and cannonballs”
Boom 2 drops to $89.99
Normally $129.99, now $89.99 at Amazon. That is $40 off, the biggest percentage cut of the three deals.
What the 80 watts do
A 2.1-channel setup pairs a 50-watt racetrack subwoofer with dual tweeters, and BassUp 2.0 pushes the low end harder.
It floats, and it glows
An IPX7 rating means it survives a dunk and floats in a pool. Beat-synced LEDs handle the party lighting.
All day, plus a charge
The battery runs 24 hours, and the speaker doubles as a power bank for your phone.
PCMag called it excellent
Reviewer Tim Gideon praised the palpable bass, the LED lighting, and the waterproof portable build in his full review.
“Excellent”
Cheaper outdoor speakers exist
The Pyramid 2022SX pair is down to $34.99 from $55.99, and BolaButty lantern speakers are $79.99. Both are wired or budget picks, not Boom 2 rivals.
Wired pairs for the yard
Herdio 6.5-inch 400W waterproof speakers are $116.99, Yamaha NS-AW150BL is $104.99, and the Yamaha NS-AW390 pair runs $179.99.
Samsung ultrawide, $120 off
The 34-inch Odyssey G5 falls to $279.99 from $399.99, a 30% cut on a curved 21:9 gaming panel.
A 1000R curve
The deep 1000R bend and 21:9 aspect ratio wrap the screen around your field of view instead of sitting flat in front of it.
3440x1440 of room
Ultra WQHD gives you sprawling game worlds or several spreadsheets side by side without squinting.
165Hz and 1ms
AMD FreeSync Premium kills tearing and ghosting at 165 hertz, and HDR10 adds contrast across darker scenes.
Other monitors on sale
The Alienware AW2725D QD-OLED is $399.99 after $150 off, the Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 is $449.99, and the LG UltraGear 27G610A-B is $214.90.
Fast and cheap options
An Alienware AW2525HM 25-inch runs 320Hz for $199.99, while the Asus ROG Strix XG27ACDNG hits 360Hz at $699.
Pocket router, 20% off
The TP-Link Roam 6 drops to $79.98 from $99.99. It turns a hotel room into your own private network.
AX3000 on the road
Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 reaches 3.0Gbps, and a 2.5G WAN port takes full advantage of fast hotel Ethernet.
VPN for every device
OpenVPN and WireGuard client and server support means all your travel gadgets get encrypted at once, not one at a time.
“it encrypts all your travel gadgets simultaneously”
Runs off USB-C
Power it from a wall plug or a battery pack, which keeps it working on trains, in airports, and anywhere without an outlet.
The big picture
The Boom 2 at $89.99 is the standout: PCMag rated it Excellent, and it is the deepest discount of the three at 31% off.
