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Last chance to save on PS5, Switch 2, and more in these anti-Amazon Spring Sale deals

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This spring sale highlights significant discounts on gaming consoles, high-performance SSDs, and gaming peripherals, offering consumers opportunities to upgrade their setups at reduced prices. For the tech industry, these deals demonstrate ongoing consumer interest in gaming hardware and the importance of strategic sales events to drive sales and brand visibility.

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Amazon's Big Spring Sale ends tonight, and while you can still find markdowns on a variety of tech, the gaming deals are still few and far between. If you can't find what you need to upgrade your setup, or if you'd rather get your gaming gear elsewhere, Best Buy is running its own sale, with huge discounts on new and refurbished consoles, high-end gaming monitors, laptops, and more.

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To help you find the best fit for both your budget and your gaming space, I put together a list of the very best deals I could dig up. My favorite is the massive 62% discount on the WD Black SN850P 2TB SSD, bringing the price down to just $330 (and a bit closer to pre-AI-hype costs). While it's officially licensed for use with the PS5, it can also be used in PCs and desktops. You can keep reading below to find out more about the SN850P as well as the other top Best Buy gaming deals.

Best Buy gaming deals

Lenovo LOQ 15 for $800 (save $160) Cesar Cadenas/ZDNET Current price: $800 (18% off)

Original price: $960 An entry-level gaming laptop with plenty of power to handle everything from cozy indie games to action-packed triple-A titles. The 15.6-inch display gives you 1080p resolution with a 144Hz refresh rate for great picture quality and smoother motion. The AMD Ryzen 5 7000 Series CPU and Nvidia RTX 4050 graphics card provide all the power and performance you need for every game in your library while the 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD are perfect for pulling double-duty as a work laptop. Review: Lenovo LOQ 15 gaming laptop Show more View now at Best Buy

Razer Huntsman V2 TKL for $90 (save $60) Razer/ZDNET Current price: $90 (60% off)

Original price: $150 This compact mechanical keyboard features optical switches for near-zero latency so you get almost instant on-screen reactions to your inputs. The mechanical switches give clicky feedback but also feature sound dampening, making it a good choice for pulling double-duty as a work keyboard or for use in shared spaces where loud typing can get annoying. And with enough on-board memory to program 5 different profiles, you can set up custom layouts for your favorite games or quickly switch from work to play. Read more: The best mechanical keyboards you can buy Show more View now at Best Buy

WD Black SN850P 2TB for $330 (save $739) WD/ZDNET Current price: $330

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