While it may not be up there with Christmas, Easter, and your wedding anniversary, Amazon Prime Day is slowly but surely making it’s way into a more significant event each passing year.
For two days and two days only beginning today (from 12 a.m. PT Tuesday, Oct 13th and concluding at 11:59 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Oct 14th.) Amazon celebrates its version of Black Friday where Prime members can catch up on some products they’ve been holding out on for a steep discount. If you’re not an Amazon Prime member yet, you’re still in luck—set up your free Amazon Prime trial membership here.
We’ve got our eyes on a few designer and engineer-friendly items ourselves—so have at it!
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-core/16-thread ($379 – 5% Off)
The AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT. Light Years Ahead. Featuring award winning performance and optimized technology for gamers, for creators, for everyone.
With 8-cores and 16-threads, this CPU is a beast with loads of performance, great for CAD software, visualization and simulation where more power is needed.
Amazon Echo Dot ($18.99 – 62% Off)
With a new speaker and design, Echo Dot is a voice-controlled smart speaker with Alexa, perfect for any room. Just ask for music, news, information, and more. You can also call almost anyone and control compatible smart home devices with your voice.
Along with the best deal we’ve seen on an Echo Dot, there are other deals on Amazon devices like the Fire HD 10 Tablet and the Fire TV Stick 4K that has worked great for our travels.
Beats Powerbeats Pro Wireless Headphones ($175 – 62% Off)
Totally wireless high-performance earphones in black. Up to 9 hours of listening time (more than 24 hours with charging case). Adjustable, secure-fit ear hooks for lightweight comfort and stability.
DELL S Series 27″ Ultrathin Monitor ($339 – 25% Off)
Visuals appears every bit as vibrant as the world around you with CinemaColor. With a mere 5.5mm at its thinnest point in a sleek profile with InfinityEdge display. Dual HDMI ports allows changing input sources between two devices without rearranging the cords.
Adjustable Weight Bench ($131.20 – 31% Off)
Built with heavy duty steel and triangular mechanical support design, Comfortable high-density foam padding and seat secures body firmly and reducing muscle fatigue during workout.
Having a workout bench in the office has been one of the best investments (and constant reminder!) to get some exercise throughout the day. Along with this, there are also deals on Kettlebell weights (15% off) and adjustable dumbbells (20% off).
Heavy Duty Waxed Canvas Black Apron ($34.36 – 39% Off)
Built to withstand the toughest workshops, kitchens, and manual labor. Hand-made from 16 oz waxed canvas. Cross-back (x-back) straps spread the weight of tools to prevent neck strainExtra long straps accommodate up to 50 in. waist.
Along with this great waxed canvas apron, you’ll want to check out this wax canvas overnight/carry-on bag that can also be used as a tool case.
Arteza Magnetic Dry Erase – 60-pack ($14.44 – 28% Off)
Assorted rich, vibrant colors can be used to highlight or for color coding. Colors include 5 each of red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, pink, green, and black.
Epson Network Color Scanner ($459.99 – $200 Off)
Ultra Fast: 65 ppm/130 ipm scan speeds; Color and duplex – scans both sides in just one pass. Reliable: 3-Year warranty with free next business day replacement;Versatile paper handling. Robust: 6000-Sheet daily duty cycle and 80-page Automatic Document Feeder.
Our Epson DS-400 scanner is a workhorse. This is the upgrade and a steal at $459.99.
Craftsman V20 Cordelss Drill & LED Light Set ($69 – 40% Off)
Lightweight and ideal for drilling into wood, metal plastic and all screw driving tasks. Provides precise control for drilling into wood, metal, plastic, and all screwdriving tasks.
Creality Ender 3 3D Printer Kit ($164.80 – 20% Off)
Affordable price with good printing quality DIY 3D Printer, not only reasonable cost for the beginners and good performance for the enthusiasts.
There are always some great 3D printer deals on Amazon, and Prime Day makes it even better. There are loads of 3D printer deals and you can pick up this Ender 3 Cover and heated build plate as well.
Gerber Suspension-NXT Multi-Tool ($29.97 – 14% Off)
While still up to the challenge of the professional tradesman, the slimmer design and focused tool pack are ideal for EDC user. Successful features of the Suspension remain: all outboard tools, all locking tools, and spring-loaded jaws. New features to the Suspension-NXT include: wire stripper, medium flathead driver, awl, file, and ruler.
A good multi-tool is a must-have. Though a Leatherman is at the top of our list, these Gerber Multi-tools are great quality and a great price, plus they have a variety of multi-tools for every use.
Snapmaker 3-in-1 3D Printer ($639.20 – 20% Off)
The first generation product of Snapmaker: Snapmaker Original has three interchangeable functional modules, 3D printing, CNC carving and engraving. High precision with its all metal build: the all metal frame allows high quality prints. Snapmaker 3-in-1 3D printer can be widely used in many areas: personal hobbies, parent-child study, STEAM Education and rapid prototyping.
Dremel Rotary Tool Kit ($99 – 17% Off)
Premium rotary tool kit – Includes 4300 high performance rotary tool, 5 attachments, 40 high-quality Dremel accessories, and plastic storage case.
Dremel always has a few Prime Day deals and this is one of the best prices we’ve seen on the tool kit with accessories and case.
FLSUN Pre-Assembled Delta 3D Printer ($279 – 24% Off)
FLSUN-QQ-S Pre-assembled 3d printer: √ WIFI remote controller √ The Lattice galss platform √ Three fan for effector √ Double fan cooling system for board √ SD card including instruction files and software √ 3.2 inch Touch Screen.
Other Items We’ve Bought or Are Watching
Cotton Weighted Blanket – $28.43 (21% Off)
Instant Pot Pressure Cooker 10 qt – $99 (33% Off)
Bose QuietComfort 35 II Wireless Bluetooth Headphones – $199 (43% Off)
JBL Boombox – Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker – $279.95 (30% Off)
*Note: Inventory based on availability and some prices subject to change per Amazon’s Prime Day policies.
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