The 15 best offers for the weekend: games, storage and Escooter

It is time for start shopping for these holiday gifts. So many gadgets are difficult to get right now due to supply chain issues, and buying them later can mean they won’t arrive on time. This weekend we have a collection of deals for some of our favorite headphones, digital games and even an electric scooter. If you do not have space on your devices, we also have some discounts that can help you.

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One of our favorite scooters is for sale

It’s an expensive electric scooter, even on sale, but the Apollo Ghost (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is perfect for anyone who needs energy to climb steep hills. It has twin engines that allow you to easily fly 30 miles per hour, the possibility of disc or hydraulic brakes, a spacious deck, plus many lighting options to be visible in the dark. It also folds for easy storage. The only problems? The displays are slightly dimmed and weigh 64 kilograms.

Storage transactions

Earlier this week, we collected more storage-related deals, including SD cards, USB sticks and SSDs. And if you need a new laptop, we have more offers here.

Of all the portable solid state drives (SSDs) tested, the Crucial X6 is our favorite. It is light and incredibly fast. If you need high-speed data access for things like video editing, this is a great option. For less than $ 200, it’s a theft.

If you want to make your computer faster, the best way to do it is to upgrade to an SSD. This 2-terabyte device can be plugged directly into the PCIe NVMe Gen 3 slot on your motherboard. Once installed, it will bring a significant increase in download speed to any apps or games you put on it.

For most people, a 16-terabyte external device is too much. But if you’re a video editor, have a huge collection of movies, or just haven’t deleted a file since 1996, this massive hard drive may be spacious enough for you. It has enough space to store project files, raw media files and anything else you can throw at it.

Offers for video games

This week, Nintendo unveiled the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter and this is nothing but Sora, from Kingdom Hearts franchise. This rounds out the largest list in Smash a story that includes everyone from Banjo and Kazui to Person 5is the Joker. If you have been waiting to enter the battle, now is the perfect time. It is rarely sold, but this deal is for the physical copy of the game.

Sword of heaven is widely used as a high-end Zelda game, but the mandatory motion controls that were introduced to the Wii U on its first release were, to put it mildly, polarizing. If you were one of those people rejected by this choice – or, more likely, if you completely skipped Wii U – then the remake for Switch could be on your street. Fortunately, this time traffic controls are not required.

Take a break from getting your Pokémon to fight each other and go on a relaxing photo cruise in this sequel to the classic Nintendo 64 game from 1999. Just like the first one, this is a surprisingly captivating tour of magnificent landscapes where you use fruit songs and other tools to draw Pokémon in the perfect frame.

This third person shooter is explosive fun. You explore alien worlds with fellow colonists and it’s so beautiful that you’ll just enjoy the view – until a giant creature attacks you.

An exceptional breakthrough game that is worth playing with headphones, Hellblade follows the story of a Scandinavian warrior named Senua on his way to Hellheim. This is a deeply atmospheric game with unique gameplay that encourages the player to question their experience. PlayStation Plus subscribers can get an additional 5 percent discount to reduce the total to $ 6.

Before game director Hideo Kojima became independent to pursue his dreams of making compelling walking simulators to deliver packages and kits, he made a name for himself. Metal gear: Hard franchise. The last installment of this series, Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom pain, is an open world stealth game. That is, if something Kojima does fits into the genre definitions.

This classic, chaotic hacking title and slash from PlatinumGames has been around for years, but since the third game in the trilogy will finally be out in 2022, it’s a good time to enter the series if you haven’t already. You play a shape-shifting witch who can summon demons with her hair, she has high-heeled weapons … you’ve already gone to buy her, haven’t you?

Various offers

When your children are old enough to start asking questions, you can pass some of them on to Alexa. Echo Dot Kids is not only a little sweeter than other Echo Dots, it comes with a set of parental controls that can help you make sure your child doesn’t stumble into explicit songs or spend too much time chatting with your bot. It dropped to $ 30 during big sales, but it’s still one of the lowest prices in months.

Use a code BUDS20 at the checkout to see the full discount. OnePlus is known as a company that delivers high quality products at lower prices than competitors. This reputation has waned in recent years, but has managed to outperform solid competitors such as the OnePlus Buds Pro. They work best with OnePlus phones, but you can use them with any phone or Bluetooth screen.

Perhaps smart speakers are more useful when they have a touch screen. In addition to setting timers, playing music and managing smart home gadgets, the display allows you to make video calls, watch Netflix, see the weather and follow recipes from a single device.

Make sure you choose Unlocked and if you don’t have a device to trade with, you can get the A52 5G (7/10, WIRED recommended) for a $ 100 discount. This is a solid price for a phone that offers decent performance, 120-Hz AMOLED screen, 5G connectivity, IP67 water resistance and the promise of three operating system upgrades and four years of security fixes.

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