GoKawiilRAMageddon has come for computers. The price of memory chips, hard drives, and solid state storage has skyrocketed. That’s led to price increases on desktop and laptop RAM, SSDs, spinning hard drives, and pretty much everything that uses any of those things. Consoles are more expensive. Desktops are more expensive. Laptops are more expensive. Tablets and phones are more expensive. Even MacBooks, which started out expensive but then started looking like a pretty good deal, just got more expensive.
All that sucks. But if (if) there’s a silver lining, it’s that most of the stuff you plug into a computer — keyboards, mice, webcams, monitors, and so forth — isn’t getting bananas expensive. Actually, there are some good deals out there.
Great keyboards on the cheap
M Edition — which has an IBM Model M vibe — is Some of 8BitDo’s other Retro87 colors are on sale too, though it looks like it depends on the day. Right now the— which has an IBM Model M vibe — is down to $67.89 , from $100. The Commodore 64, Famicom, and Super Nintendo-inspired colors aren’t on much of a sale as I type this, but they were yesterday, so keep an eye out.
8BitDo 18-key Retro number pad comes in the same color options as the keyboard. It has Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless, plus a seven-segment display that lets it work as a standalone calculator. It’s Thecomes in the same color options as the keyboard. It has Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless, plus a seven-segment display that lets it work as a standalone calculator. It’s down to $35.99ish , from $45ish, at Amazon. I (Nathan) bought one yesterday.
Keychron V5 Ultra mechanical keyboard with Silk POM red linear switches is $107.99 ($12 off) at The fairly newwith Silk POM red linear switches is $107.99 ($12 off) at Amazon . The near-full-size 96-percent layout board has an incredibly long battery life thanks to its ZMK-based firmware, and it supports a fast 8,000Hz polling rate via its 2.4GHz wireless connection. Its plastic case isn’t as nice as ones with a metal chassis, but it’s a great no-nonsense keyboard for the money. Read our review
Iqunix Magi65 low profile mechanical keyboard is Thelow profile mechanical keyboard is down to $108.30 , from $130ish. I like the version with media keys and a rolling encoder, but that’s not on sale. Former video producer Vjeran Pavic likes this version . It’s the best-looking and best-feeling low-profile keyboard I’ve tried yet, and it has great battery life.
Hot deals on mice in your area
Monitors to watch (get it?)
Strix XG27ACDNG 26.5-inch 1440p QD-OLED with a 360Hz refresh rate is down to $534 at Swift PG27AQDP WOLED 1440p monitor with 480Hz refresh rate. It costs $664 during Prime Day at OLED gaming monitors that offer super-fast refresh rates are cheaper than usual during Prime Day, and several of them are from Asus. The company’swith a 360Hz refresh rate is down to $534 at Amazon . Its previous best price was $599.99, and it didn’t come around often. The next step up is thewith 480Hz refresh rate. It costs $664 during Prime Day at Amazon , down from around $800.
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