Prime Big Deal Days alert: Amazon's October Prime Day sale event is in full swing, and we're seeing big savings on many products we've personally tested and loved.
One deal is on bundles of this Blink Outdoor 4 security camera. A 5-pack costs $160 (a 60% discount), a 6-pack is $195 (a 59% discount) and an 8-pack is $265 (a 58% discount).
That's a massive discount on a device that won a CNET Editors' Choice Award. Plus, its long-lasting rechargeable batteries save you even more money.
CNET's key takeaways
The Blink's Outdoor 4 security camera comes with lithium AA batteries that lasted me well over a year, unlike competitor cameras that need frequent recharging as often as every month.
The Blink Outdoor 4 is one of the more affordable cams, and it is often on sale.
The Blink app is limited to Alexa support only, meaning you cannot connect with Google, Apple or other third-party smart platforms.
Blink's Outdoor 4 cam came with a big promise when I first started reviewing it: Lithium AA batteries that could last for two years without needing to be replaced. That's a ridiculously long time for a wireless security camera, which usually has batteries that need recharging every few months.
I started out skeptical, but Blink's cam stayed operational on my fence, not just for a few months but season after season while I waited, and I was increasingly impressed.
While my Blink Outdoor 4 model didn't quite reach the full two years that Blink rates its wireless camera batteries at, a year and a half far surpasses any wireless camera with a rechargeable battery like Ring or Nest use. In my experience, those rechargeable batteries tend to last several months at the most before you need to bring them in for a recharge or switch them out with a new battery pack.
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