Deal picks for Tuesday, October 13
7 deals, 6 still live. Written .
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A short list from the deals on this site that day: what each thing is, who it suits and what to know before you buy. We don't test products, so these are not reviews. How we pick
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1 Home & Kitchen
All-Clad 8" Forged German Stainless Steel Chef's Knife
An 8-inch forged chef's knife in German stainless steel, for a home cook who wants one solid all-purpose blade.
$60.00Shop on AmazonPrice as ofAll-Clad is known for pans, but it also sells a line of forged knives, and this is the 8-inch chef's knife from it: the general-purpose shape for chopping vegetables, slicing meat and mincing herbs. The blade is fully forged from X50CrMoV15, the stainless steel most German-style kitchen knives use, with a 26-degree total edge and a triple-riveted synthetic handle. All-Clad lists it at about half a pound.
It suits someone replacing a tired block-set knife with one better blade. If you prefer a lighter Japanese-style shape, the same line has a 7-inch santoku instead.
Worth knowing Designed in Pennsylvania but made in China, according to All-Clad's own page. Hand wash only, and dry it right after washing.
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2 Tech & Electronics
TP-Link Roam 6 AX3000 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Travel Router (TL-WR3002X) + 25% Back w/ Prime Visa Card
A pocket-size Wi-Fi 6 travel router that puts all your devices behind one hotel or rental login, with VPN support built in.
$56.00Shop on AmazonPrice as ofThe Roam 6 AX3000 (TL-WR3002X) is a travel router of roughly 4 by 3.5 inches. You connect it to hotel Wi-Fi, a wired port or a tethered phone, and your laptop, phone and streaming stick join its private network instead of the public one. It handles hotel login pages in one step and can run as an OpenVPN or WireGuard client or server.
It has a 2.5-gigabit WAN port, a gigabit LAN port, a USB 3.0 port and a microSD slot. TP-Link's AX1500 travel router, the model below, has slower Wi-Fi, gigabit-only ports, USB 2.0 and no card slot. Frequent travelers and people working from rentals get the most from it; at home with a normal router it adds nothing.
Worth knowing No battery inside: it runs from USB-C at 5V/3A, from the included adapter or a power bank that can supply that. The card cash-back in the listing title is for Prime Visa cardholders only.
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3 Tech & Electronics
Garmin Dash Cam™ Mini 3, Ultracompact 1080p HD Dash Cam
A very small 1080p dash cam with voice control, for drivers who want a record of the road without a gadget in view.
$100.00Shop on AmazonPrice as ofThe Dash Cam Mini 3 is Garmin's ultra-compact dash cam. It records 1080p video across a 140-degree view, has a built-in polarizer to cut windshield glare, and saves a clip by itself when it senses an incident, keeping the 15 seconds before and the 15 after. The back has two buttons, one to save a clip and one to switch audio recording. Setup and watching footage happen in the Garmin Drive phone app, and it takes voice commands ("OK, Garmin").
It has no power button: it starts and stops with the car's power. It suits people who want to fit it once and forget it. If you would rather not use a phone app to see your footage, this is not the one.
Worth knowing It records to a memory card, so check the listing for whether one is included. Live view and cloud storage of clips need Garmin's paid Vault subscription.
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4 Tech & Electronics
Sawyer Squeeze Water Filtration System w/ 2x 32-Oz Pouches & Hydration Pack Adapter
A screw-on backcountry water filter with two squeeze pouches, for hikers and campers who drink from streams and lakes.
$31.00Shop on AmazonPrice as ofThe Sawyer Squeeze is a hollow-fiber filter rated at 0.1 micron absolute. You fill a pouch at a stream or lake, screw the filter on, and either drink through it or squeeze clean water into a bottle. It also threads onto standard 28mm bottles and can sit inline on a hydration pack hose or hang as a gravity filter. Sawyer says it removes bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella and protozoa such as giardia and cryptosporidium.
This kit has two reusable collapsible pouches, a cleaning plunger for backflushing, gravity tubing, inline hydration pack adapters and a mesh carry bag. It suits hikers, campers and anyone putting together an emergency kit. For treated tap water at home it has no job to do.
Worth knowing Sawyer's page makes no claim about viruses or chemicals, so it is for backcountry freshwater where those are not the concern. It needs backflushing with the included plunger to stay clear.
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A 973-piece LEGO Technic model of Volvo's electric wheel loader, a long build for kids nine and up who like working machines.
$72.00See it on AmazonThis deal has endedPrice as ofSet 42209 builds a Volvo L120 Electric wheel loader about 13.5 inches long and 5.5 inches high. A knob on top raises, lowers and tilts the shovel, and the engine cover opens to show three spinning gears. It also comes with a small charging station that raises and lowers, a nod to the real machine being battery powered.
LEGO rates it for ages 9 and up. It suits a child who has finished smaller Technic sets and wants more gears and linkages, or an adult who likes construction equipment on a shelf. Younger builders will likely need help with a build this size.
Worth knowing There is no motor or remote control in the box: each function is worked by hand, and the charging is pretend play.
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6 Gaming & Media
27" Samsung ViewFinity S61F 1440p QHD IPS 100Hz Monitor
A 27-inch 1440p IPS monitor with a fully adjustable stand, for office work and everyday use at a home desk.
$144.00Shop on AmazonPrice as ofThe ViewFinity S6 (S61F) is a 27-inch IPS monitor at 2560 x 1440, which gives more room for windows and sharper text than a 1080p screen of the same size. It refreshes at up to 100Hz, so scrolling and cursor movement look smoother than on a 60Hz office panel. The stand adjusts for height, tilt and swivel and pivots to portrait, and there is a 100 x 100 VESA pattern for a monitor arm.
Inputs are two HDMI and one DisplayPort, plus a headphone jack. It suits spreadsheets, documents, coding and casual gaming. Typical brightness is 300 nits, fine indoors but modest for a sunlit room.
Worth knowing No USB-C, no USB hub and no speakers, and Samsung lists no FreeSync or G-Sync support, so it is not a gaming monitor. It may arrive set to 60Hz; switch to 100Hz in the display settings.
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A two-inch-deep cordless hand vacuum that runs on Skil's 20V battery, for car interiors, workbenches and quick cleanups.
$100.00Shop on AmazonPrice as ofSkil's Brushless Slim Vacuum (kit VA1200D-10) is a flat hand vacuum about two inches deep, slim enough for a seatback pocket, with a clip for hanging it up. The kit has the vacuum, a 20V 2.0Ah battery, a 20W USB-C charger and cable, crevice and brush nozzles, and two inflator attachments, so it can also blow up pool toys and air mattresses. Skil rates it at up to 60 inches of water lift and 17 CFM.
The battery charges over USB-C and can charge a phone or other device from the same port. Skil also sells the vacuum as a 12V kit for people on that battery system. It suits car owners and anyone who already has Skil 20V tools.
Worth knowing It is a hand vacuum for crumbs and sawdust, not a substitute for a floor vacuum. The included charger is 20W while the battery's USB-C port handles up to 100W, so a stronger charger you already own will fill it faster.
