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Amazon Big Deal Days is coming October 7-8, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it’s over.
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Garmin’s Venu X1, its high-end watch that launched a few months ago, is enjoying its first-ever sale to coincide with October’s Prime days. Today it’s $699.99, a full $100 off the regular price.
The X1 is a large, rectangular watch aimed toward lifestyle and recreational fitness. (If you want a large, round watch geared toward runners and athletes, check out the Fenix line. Here’s a 51-millimeter Fenix 8 for over $1,000—unfortunately not on sale today.)
Besides Garmin’s biggest screen, the X1 boasts a few premium features that help it to earn its price tag. It’s got an LED flashlight, built-in maps, a scratch-resistant sapphire lens, and a speaker and microphone that you can use for calls or a voice assistant.
It comes with coaching for running, cycling, and strength, plus all the usual Garmin health and fitness tracking and analytics. It goes without saying that Garmin watches tend to have excellent GPS accuracy and reliable heart rate readings.
The battery on the X1 lasts up to eight days, and the screen is 41 x 46 millimeters, giving it a two-inch diagonal measurement. Besides the usual activity profiles and running-specific training data, the X1 also supports other sports including motorcycling and rock climbing, and has extra features for golfing.
Looking for something else? Retailers like Walmart and Best Buy have Prime Day competition sales that are especially useful if you don’t have Amazon Prime.
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Walmart’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. ET through Oct. 12 and includes deals up to 50% off. It’s an especially good option if you have Walmart+.
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Best Buy’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Sept. 27 through Oct. 12, and has some of the best tech sales online. It’s an especially good option if you’re a My Best Buy “Plus” or “Total” member.
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Target’s Prime Day competition sale runs from Oct. 5 through Oct. 11, and it has deals going up to 50% off. You can become a Circle member for free.
