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Ars Staff - Dec 15, 2021 8:32 pm UTC
If you're still looking to snag some good values for your holiday shopping, the Dealmaster is here to help. Leading today's roundup of the best tech deals we can find is a new low price for the Apple Watch Series 7—it's currently down to $349 at several retailers, which is $30 less than the previous low and a $50 drop from Apple's MSRP. Not every color is discounted, but listings at Amazon, Target, and Best Buy all say the device will ship in time for Christmas as of this writing.
There's no major need to upgrade if you own a Series 6, but compared to that model, the Series 7's big addition is a larger display. It's only slightly bigger physically, but Apple has also shrunk down the black bezels surrounding the screen. All told, there's about 20 percent more available screen space for viewing apps and messages; there's now support for a QWERTY keyboard as well. And while the watch's battery life is still only OK, lasting roughly a day per charge, it does recharge faster than before. You'll need a capable power brick, but if you do, you can refill the Series 7 from zero to 100 percent battery in a little over an hour. With prior models, this took about two and half hours.
If you aren't looking for a new smartwatch, though, our deals roundup has plenty more offers of note, including a "buy one, get one 15 percent off" deal on various gaming gift cards at Target, a couple of deals on recommended board games in Coup and Mysterium, solid price drops on Apple's AirPods Pro and other noise-canceling headphones we like, a new low on the Lord of the Rings trilogy 4K Blu-ray set, and much more. You can find our whole curated list below.
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