Best Buy's answer to Amazon's second Prime Day means better deals on QLED TVs and laptops

UPDATE: Oct. 10, 2022, 11:30 a.m. EDT This story has been updated to reflect the latest deals on TVs, laptops, and more from Best Buy's Flash Sale Event.

It was a matter of when — not if — Best Buy would announce a conveniently-scheduled sale event to counter Amazon's October Prime Day shenanigans.

The news did come later than that of competing events from Target and Walmart, but sure enough, the tech retailer is holding a two-day Flash Sale Event on Oct. 11 and 12, perfectly aligning with the Prime Early Access Sale.

A never-ending power struggle, Amazon and Best Buy have quite a bit of overlap in core deal categories like TVs, home appliances like kitchen gear and robot vacuums, and headphones. While we're not expecting groundbreaking discrepancies in price on specific big ticket items, like the AirPods Pro or the Roomba j7+, there is some wisdom to follow if your shopping list is a bit broader. Amazon is typically better for mid-size budget 4K TVs (like Fire TVs), cheap kitchen gadgets, and smart home products, while Best Buy puts more energy into sales on larger QLED TV splurges and high-end gaming laptops.

Below are the highlights from Best Buy's sale:

Note: All newly added deals are marked with a ✨, while deals with a strikeout were either sold out or no longer available at their sale price when we last looked. Anything marked with a 🔥 has dropped to an all-time low price.

Laptop deals

• Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 13.3-inch (256GB SSD) — $649.99 $999.99 (save $350)

• Dell Inspiron 7506 2-in-1 15.6-inch (256GB SSD) — $649.99 $899.99 (save $250)

• HP Envy x360 2-in-1 15.6-inch (512GB SSD) — $849.99 $1,099.99 (save $250)

• MacBook Pro 13.3-inch (256GB SSD) — $1,099.99 $1,299.99 (save $200)

• MacBook Pro 14-inch (512GB SSD) — $1,599 $1,999 (save $400)

• ASUS TUF 17.3-inch (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 512GB SSD) — $749.99 $999.99 (save $250)

• Dell G15 15.6-inch (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 512GB SSD) — $799.99 $949.99 (save $150)

• ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 1TB SSD) — $1,549.99 $1,849.99 (save $300)

• Alienware x14 R1 14-inch (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 512GB SSD) — $1,599.99 $1,899.99 (save $300)

TV deals

• Hisense 50-inch A6 4K TV — $289.99 $499.99 (save $210)

• Insignia 50-inch F50 QLED Fire TV —$299.99 $429.99 (save $130)

• Hisense 55-inch U6GR ULED TV — $429.99 $699.99 (save $270)

• Sony 55-inch X80K 4K TV — $629.99 $749.99 (save $120)

• LG 55-inch 80 QNED TV — $799.99 $999.99 (save $200)

• Sony 55-inch X90K 4K TV —$999.99 $1,399.99 (save $400)

• LG 55-inch C2 OLED TV — $1,349.99 $1,999.99 (save $650)

• Insignia 65-inch F30 4K Fire TV —$349.99 $569.99 (save $220)

• LG 65-inch A2 OLED TV — $1,499.99 $1,999.99 (save $500)

• Sony 65-inch A80K OLED TV — $1,699.99 $2,499.99 (save $800)

• Samsung 65-inch QN800 8K TV —$2,999.99 $3,499.99 (save $500)

• Toshiba 75-inch C350 4K TV — $629.99 $899.99 (save $270)

• LG 75-inch 80 QNED TV — $1,199.99 $1,799.99 (save $600)

• Samsung 75-inch QN90B Neo QLED TV — $2,599.99 $3,499.99 (save $900)

• Sony 77-inch A80K OLED TV — $2,699.99 $3,799.99 (save $1,100)

• LG 77-inch C2 OLED TV —$2,799.99 $3,499.99 (save $700)

• Samsung 85-inch QN90B QLED TV — $2,999.99 $4,999.99 (save $2,000)

• LG 83-inch C1 OLED TV — $3,999.99 $4,499.99 (save $500)

Robot vacuum deals

• iRobot Roomba 694 — $199.99 $274.99 (save $75)

• iRobot Roomba j7 — $399 $599 (save $200)

• Shark EZ RV912S with Self-Empty Base — $399.99 $499.99 (save $100)

  iRobot Roomba j7+ — $599 $799 (save $200)

• iRobot Roomba i3+ and Braava Jet m6 bundle — $699.99 $899.99 (save $200)

Headphone deals

• Sony WH-XB910N — $199.99 $249.99 (save $50)

• Beats Studio3 — $229.99 $349.99 (save $120)

• Sennheiser Momentum — $249.98 $399.98 (save $150)

Kitchen deals

• Bella Pro Series Air Fryer (2-quart) — $19.99 $44.99 (save $25)

• Chefman TurboFry XL Air Fryer (8-quart) — $89.99 $149.99 (save $60)

• Instant Pot DuoCrisp with UltimateLid (6.5-quart) —$189.99 $229.99 (save $40)

• Ninja DualBrew 12-Cup Coffee Maker — $119.99 $199.99 (save $80)

• Instant Pot Dual Pod 3-in-1 Coffee Maker —$159.99 $199.99 (save $40)

• Vitamix Ascent 3500 Series Blender — $599.95 $699.95 (save $100)