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Best Buy is selling the iBuyPower Slate Gaming Desktop for $899, down from $1,399, featuring an AMD Ryzen 5 8400F processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. The deal is listed as a limited-time offer, with the system packaged in a mid-tower case with ARGB fans and a 600W power supply, plus a bundled keyboard and mouse.
Sony's last standalone 4K Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700K, was listed as out of stock in Japan on October 22, with retailers reportedly told not to expect further shipments, according to Forbes. The player remains listed on Sony's US site and at Best Buy for $329.99, though Amazon no longer sells it new. Sony's UK division declined to confirm or deny plans to exit the market, calling the reports speculation.
Best Buy is selling the Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer bundled with its AMS color-printing module for $479.99, down $70 from the usual $549.99 price. The enclosed printer supports high-speed printing up to 20,000 mm/s² acceleration and a 256 x 256 x 256 mm build volume, while the AMS unit enables multicolor printing with up to four colors, expandable to 16 with additional units.
Microsoft is encouraging owners of unused Xbox consoles to trade them in through Best Buy rather than let them sit idle. The push comes alongside Microsoft's own trade-in and refurbished-console programs, but this effort specifically highlights Best Buy's retail network.
Best Buy is automatically adding a $100 gift card to carts for customers preordering Apple's new touch-enabled MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, available in 14- and 16-inch configurations, as well as the 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro. The credit appears in the checkout page's 'Complete your purchase' section.
Retail listings show the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, launched at $999, now selling for $1,999 to nearly $3,000 at retailers including Best Buy, Newegg, Micro Center and MemoryC. Stock is scarce, with many listings limited to local pickup or third-party Amazon sellers, and even the cheapest widely available reputable listing matches the RTX 5090's original $1,999 launch price.
Ultrahuman's Ring Pro smart ring went on sale Wednesday at Best Buy, Target, Walmart and Ultrahuman's own website, with wider retail rollout to over 1,000 Target and Walmart stores planned in coming weeks. The $479 ring tracks heart rate, sleep, stress and other metrics without a subscription, launching just six days after Oura filed a new patent infringement complaint against Ultrahuman seeking a US sales ban.
Acer confirmed US pricing and availability for its Predator Atlas 8 gaming handheld, which will be sold exclusively through Best Buy starting November 1 for $1,300. The only configuration offered pairs Intel's Arc B390 graphics (12 Xe3 GPU cores) with 24GB of LPDDR5x RAM, an 8-inch 120Hz display, Wi-Fi 7, and Windows 11 with Xbox Game Pass support. Best Buy says initial pre-orders have already sold out, with a new ordering window opening on launch day.
Acer confirmed its Predator Atlas 8 gaming handheld will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy starting November 1 for $1,300. The device runs Windows 11 with Intel's new Arc G3 Extreme processor, an 8-inch 120Hz VRR touchscreen, an 80Wh battery, TMR joysticks and dual-mode triggers. Acer says its initial pre-order batch sold out before the handheld even reached store shelves.
Acer confirmed its Predator Atlas 8 gaming handheld will launch in the US on November 1st exclusively through Best Buy, priced at $1,299.99. The Intel Arc G3 Extreme model features Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe3 GPU cores, 24GB of LPDDR5x RAM, and an 8-inch 120Hz display, running Windows 11 with Xbox Game Pass support. Preorders launched last week have already sold out, with Acer saying online and in-store orders reopen on launch day.
Best Buy has cut the price of Acer's Predator Helios Neo 16S AI gaming laptop, with the 16GB RAM configuration now $2,224.99, down $550 from $2,774.99. The 32GB RAM model drops to $2,399.99, an $800 reduction from its $3,199.99 list price. Both versions pair an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor with Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti GPU and a 16-inch 240Hz OLED display.
Best Buy is selling Acer's 27-inch Predator XB27OU QD-OLED gaming monitor for $329.99, a $50 discount. The display offers 1440p resolution, a 240Hz refresh rate, a 0.03ms gray-to-gray response time, and support for AMD FreeSync Premium and HDR10.