Your laptop breaks. It happens.
Then you see the replacement cost and your soul leaves your body. Memorial Day usually means sales on big electronics. It also means fake discounts where they inflate the list price just to make you think you won something. It is insulting. We know.
So we skipped the noise.
We looked through the clutter to find prices that actually drop on gear Mashable likes. This isn’t leftover stock nobody wants. This is vetted tech that works, discounted enough to not feel like a total robbery.
Audio
The big pick? Nothing Headphone (a).
Mashable’s Lead Shopping Reporter just tested them. She gave them 4.3 out of 5. Surprising, right.
They are better than the expensive flagship version (the (1) model) for a few reasons. The app is the same. The noise cancellation is comparable. They feel lighter on your head. But the real kicker is the battery life—up to 135 hours if you turn off active noise cancellation. That is a long time. Plus, the retro design is just fun. Amazon is selling them for a record low, which is about 15% off.
“It has serious sound for how small its.”
If headphones aren’t your vibe, check earbuds or speakers. The Sony SRS-XB10 speaker is tiny. I carry it everywhere. Beach? Yes. Shower? Yes. Friend’s balcony? Always. It sounds loud for its size. You can grab one for $43, down from roughly $65. There is also a “renewed” option for under $40 if you trust certified refurbishments.
Why wait?
Computing power
The Apple MacBook Neo? Not a great deal right now. Maybe $10 off. Forget it.
But the 13-inch MacBook Air is different.
It is $100 cheaper than usual, bringing the base model down to $949. That is the lowest we have seen since early April. Mashable’s Timothy Werth called the new model the best iteration yet. It keeps everything you loved about the Air and adds the M5 chip. It is fast. It is light.
Screens and Smart Things
TVs are dropping in price, too.
Last year’s Amazon Ember 50-inch Fire TV is on sale for $310. That is about 23% off. Not earth-shattering for a 2025 model, but acceptable. If you get an Xbox Game Pass subscription with it, you snag a free month. Small win.
For wearables, look at the CMF Watch 3 Pro. It won a Mashable Choice Award. Why? Health tracking, fitness data, sleep metrics—and the battery lasts up to 13 days. It isn’t sleek. It isn’t Apple. But at 30% off? You get it for roughly $99. Reviewer Lauren Allain put it bluntly: “Please, no one tell Nothing theyshould be charging a lot morefor this watch.”
And then there are the smart home bits.
Amazon is slashing prices on the Fire TV Stick lineup. The Fire TV Stick 4K is down to around $25 (with a code). It was $50. That is close to 50% off. They are trying to beat Prime Day. Are they succeeding? Hard to say until July, but the math is there.
Security cameras, streaming sticks, watches.
The deals are scattered. The prices are real. But the holiday is short.
Do you actually need a 100-inch TV right now?
Probably not.
But if you did… the Toshiba is almost half off. Almost half off is a different conversation.
“Be the first to know.”
The sales expire when the weekend does.
