Currys and Amazon Prime Summer savers on tech as you can save up to half on smart watches and laptops
Currys have some great deals on up until July 11 and delivery is free on purchases of €99 or more. If you've been eyeing up that new piece of tech, now might be the time to get involved.
The GARMIN fenix 8 AMOLED Smart Watch - Slate Grey & Black, 47 mm has dropped from €899.99 to €869.99 and is packed full of features. It tracks your activity, has a GPS, has a battery life of up to 16 days and includes a two year guarantee.
But if that's not for you, there are other options out there. Prime Day continues over on Amazon and there's great deals to be had too.
That includes the Garmin Venu 3S GPS 41mm Smartwatch which has dropped from €429.13 to €382.74 for Prime users. It's available in a range of colours and features include compatibility with Apple and Android phones, and a comfortable fit.
For those looking for a great laptop for studying, Currys has the LENOVO IdeaPad Slim 3 15.6" Chromebook - Intel® Celeron®, 128 GB eMMC, Blue available for €219 - a massive €120 drop from its original price of €339. It boasts 8GB of ram, 128GB of storage and is perfect for the everyday tasks you can complete with the help of your Google account.
While over on Amazon there's the ASUS Chromebook 14 CX3402CBA which is on Prime Day special. It's dropped a massive 41% from €463.92 down to €274.88 for Prime shoppers and can be customised completely, from storage space to screen size.
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