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|  | | PC World - 9 Oct (PC World)Your desk and chair’s ergonomics have a huge impact on how good you feel after a long session at your PC. But you don’t need to spend a ton on an office chair or standing desk—especially not right now, thanks to Amazon’s October Prime Day sales. And some of the best sales aren’t even found on Amazon!
The deals should last through October 8 at 11:59pm PT, but don’t wait too long if you see a good discount on popular chairs and desks. Deals on fan favorites like Staples’ Hyken and Dexley task chairs (beloved by Redditors and PCWorld staff alike!) can sell out before the end of the sale period.
Looking for more deals? Be sure to check out all our full Amazon October Prime Day coverage!
Best October Prime Day 2025 deals on office chairs
Staples Cartwright Task Chair, Black – $50 (61% off at Staples)
Amazon Basics Mesh Swivel Office Chair, Black – $64 (26% off)
Staples Dexley Mesh Task Chair, Black – $128 (60% off at Staples)
Staples Hyken Mesh Task Chair, Black – $130 (56% off at Staples)
HON Ignition 2.0 Armless Office Chair, Black – $331 (21% off)
HON Ignition 2.0 Task Chair, Black – $345 (28% off)
When it comes to office chairs, Amazon has some contenders, but the best deals can actually be found at Staples.
Staples sells surprisingly affordable yet comfortable office chairs, with two of its more popular models on deep discount. Reddit’s beloved Hyken model is currently a little over half-off, with its wider-frame Dexley chair also available at an even bigger discount. Meanwhile, the more premium HON Ignition 2.0 is once again at its lowest price yet.
Best October Prime Day 2025 deals on standing desks
Dekhaoxe 31?x15? Adjustable Height Mobile Computer Desk, White – $45 (10% off)
Sweetcrispy 40?x24? Electric Standing Desk, Rustic Brown – $74 (26% off)
Claiks 48?x24? Adjustable electric standing desk, Rusic Brown – $100 (17% off)
Huanuo 48?x24? Adjustable electric standing desk, Black – $100 (38% off)
Flexispot 48?x30? EN1 Standing Desk w/ 4 memory presets, Black – $152 (24% off)
Flexispot 60?x24? sit-stand desk, Black – $220 (20% off)
Flexispot’s standing desks start at much lower prices than competitors, making them popular among Amazon shoppers to begin with. With additional discounts, they’re a great entry into motorized sit-stand setups.
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Standing desks and office chairs FAQ
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What features should I look for in a standing desk?
We like dual motor standing desks with programmable controls—they’re a little more expensive, but moving the desk up and down is smoother. Their frames usually have a better build overall, too, making for less wobble during height adjustments and while in use.
Programmable controls means you can go back and forth between two or even three height positions with a single button press, which makes for much better quality of life. No need to wait and monitor the adjustment as it’s happening. (That might sound like not such a big deal, but if you do it multiple times a day over the course of the year, those seconds feel tedious. Trust me on this one.)
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What makes for a good office chair?
This question can be tricky to answer, since what’s comfortable is a little different for everyone. Generally, you want enough support for your back so it doesn’t take on a hunched position, but not so much you can’t feel relaxed while sitting. You also ideally want to keep pressure off your lower back if you’ll be sitting for long periods—office chairs usually have seats shaped for this, rather than the flatter surfaces of kitchen and casual desk chairs.
Armrests, head supports, and mesh fabric can also play a role in comfort, but you may want to try out those features on a sample chair that a friend owns or in a store to see if you need those features. The mesh is particularly good if you sweat or get warm.
Wheeled models are also useful for easily moving the chair—and you can upgrade the casters, as Reddit recommends for an even smoother experience.
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How do I know if I’m getting a good deal on standing desks or office chairs during Prime Day?
The deals we select are chosen not just for the product, but because their prices are among the lowest we’ve seen, especially given the pricing history over the last year.
If you’re striking out on your own, be sure to look at reviews, as well as Amazon’s AI summaries of user reviews—avoid anything with high return rates, or a known flaw. Also look for brands with not just high user reviews, but independent reviews online. Many standing desks are just rebranded models, and so too for cheaper desk chairs.
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Have tariffs affect office chair and standing desk prices? Should I buy now?
So far, prices have been minimally affected, but that’s been projected to change after the holiday period. Why? Retailers stocked up before the heavier taxes on imports kicked in, but eventually supply will run out and new product will be imported at the higher tariff rates. So choosing to shop sooner rather than later could prove to be a smart financial move. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | PC World - 9 Oct (PC World)I like picking up practical deals during big sale periods. So, with Amazon Prime Big Deal Days lasting until 11:59pm PT tonight, I’ve been hunting for bargains on less splashy items—like security software. Turns out, you can save as much as 70 percent on several of our top picks for antivirus and password managers right now.
One big standout: Norton Deluxe 360, our current top pick for antivirus, is an all-in-one security suite that includes a basic password manager and VPN service as part of the subscription. On Amazon right now, you can grab a 1-year, 5-device Norton Deluxe 360 subscription for $20—or 70 percent off the list price. (Need more devices? A 1-year Norton Premium 360 plan, which supports 10 devices, is on sale for $30.)
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Alternatively, if you want only top-notch independent antivirus, you can pick up a 2-year, 10-device AVG Ultimate subscription for $30.
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As for password managers, you can ditch limited free options in favor of 1-year subscriptions that cost less than going out for lunch. On the password manager side, NordPass’s Personal subscription is just $38 for 27 months, and Keeper’s Personal plan is currently $20 for 1 year.
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Why bother with independent software when Windows Security is built into your PC and you can use Google, Apple, or Microsoft’s free password managers? In addition to security suites like Norton Deluxe 360 offering extras like password managers and VPNs, third-party AV software makes antivirus features and settings much more accessible and understandable. And paid password managers offer a fuller range of features, plus let you hop between any device without worrying that your passwords or passkeys are trapped in a different ecosystem.
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|  | | PC World - 9 Oct (PC World)On October 14th, 2025, Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10, negating the company’s early promise that Windows 10 was going to be “the last version of Windows.” Instead, six years after it launched in 2015, Microsoft released Windows 11.
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It’s now been four years since Windows 11’s release and Microsoft is tired of waiting for users to switch over. As of September 2025, Windows 11 and Windows 10 are still neck and neck when it comes to global market share, and Microsoft clearly wants to nudge things along.
But what does it mean that Windows 10 support ends next month? Well, allow me to explain! Not only that, but I’m going to tell you why I’m sticking with Windows 10 and how I plan to do so.
Time is running out for Windows 10
Once October 14th rolls around, Windows 10 PCs will no longer receive security updates or bug fixes, let alone new features. This means the longer you keep using it, the more prone to malware and hackers your PC will become (because they’ll exploit yet-undiscovered security flaws that won’t be patched on your PC). And if you run into system troubles with your PC, Microsoft won’t provide technical support.
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As-is, this has scared lots of users into finally taking the plunge and upgrading to Windows 11, either by initiating a Windows Update or buying a new machine with Windows 11 pre-installed. But Statcounter’s market share stats show that hundreds of millions of users are still refusing to upgrade—myself included.
I knew end of support for Windows 10 has been coming for a while, yet I didn’t care enough to upgrade and I still have no intention to upgrade. I’m sticking with Windows 10. Yes, I’m aware of the risks, but I have ways to get around them. (More on that below.)
My current PC isn’t good enough
Microsoft is desperate for holdouts such as myself to move on from Windows 10, but the numbers suggest that way too many people are outright refusing Windows 11 for various reasons.
Why am I staying on Windows 10? The biggest reason is that my PC apparently doesn’t qualify for Windows 11. I ran the Windows PC Health Check app and found that my Intel Core i3 (on my seven-year-old laptop) isn’t supported by Windows 11. To upgrade, I’d either have to buy and install a new CPU (no thanks) or buy a new PC entirely (no thanks). Why spend unnecessary money when my current PC works just fine?
Dave Parrack / Foundry
Why doesn’t my CPU qualify for Windows 11? Who knows. I doubt Microsoft even has a good answer. Maybe my laptop would choke on Windows 11 because it’s way more bloated, or maybe it’d work just as well as Windows 10 does. Maybe Microsoft just wants to give me a reason to abandon ship and buy a new laptop.
But my laptop works well! And that’s the crux of the matter for me. It’s more than capable of doing everything I need, and I’m not a Windows power user so I don’t need anything more. This feels like planned obsolescence to me… and I hate that. It’s a waste of a perfectly good laptop and I refuse to turn it into e-waste. I’m also unimpressed by Microsoft’s potential trade-in program for Windows 10 PCs.
Dave Parrack / Foundry
As for Windows 11, I just don’t care for it. I’ve used it on other people’s PCs several times and it honestly doesn’t feel like much of an upgrade. Sure, there are some noticeable improvements, but none of them are big enough and revolutionary enough to justify laying down hundreds of bucks on new hardware.
And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the bugs and glitches that have plagued Windows 11 since 24H2! There’s no way I’d willingly subject myself to that kind of frustration.
Dave Parrack / Foundry
It also doesn’t help that, as I’ve written about before, I use a Chromebook for most of my everyday activities. Which means that my Windows 10 PC has been pushed to the sidelines a bit, only there for those times when I need it instead of my Chromebook.
Am I just getting old?
One concern that has crossed my mind is, maybe this all is just an age thing. As I approach 50, could it be I’m reaching that stage of life where I prefer to stick with familiar tech and don’t want to bother with “the next thing”? I don’t remember having these same feelings when I had to upgrade from Windows XP to Vista or from Windows 7 to 10. It very well could be (at least partly) a “me problem” here.
Still, I can’t deny that Microsoft is making me feel backed into a corner and wanting to push back, carrying on with the hardware I’ve been using for several years. I’m resentful that this multibillion-dollar company is basically forcing me to buy a new computer and switch to an inferior operating system instead of working Windows 11 into a product so good and desirable that it makes me want to switch.
Don’t get me wrong. I don’t think there’s anything bad about Windows 11. It just hasn’t given me a compelling reason to upgrade. If I could freely upgrade without needing a new PC, sure, maybe I would do it. But with it coming with a real cost, I’m choosing to stick with Windows 10.
How to stick with Windows 10 (for now)
If you’re in a similar position as me and want to keep using Windows 10 even after the end of support date passes, you have a few different options on going about it safely and securely. Whatever you do, don’t just keep using it in its unsupported state. Without a continued source of security updates, you’d just be asking for trouble.
Instead, you’ll want to sign up for Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. By enrolling your PC in the ESU program, you’ll get one extra year of Windows 10 security updates.
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There are actually three ways to join the Windows 10 ESU program. A valid Microsoft account is needed for all three options:
Option #1: Pay $30. This is a flat one-time fee that unlocks the extra year of Windows 10 security updates with no other strings attached (apart from needing a Microsoft account). Price may vary if you’re outside the US.
Option #2: Enable Windows Backup. Windows Backup is a free feature that backs up selected files, folders, and settings to OneDrive so you don’t lose them even if your PC dies, gets lost, or stolen. After activating Windows Backup, your Windows 10 PC gets extended updates.
Option #3: Spend 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points. Instead of paying $30, you can instead sign up for Microsoft Rewards and start earning points by doing things like searching on Bing, playing select games on Xbox One, buying stuff on the Microsoft Store, etc. Points can then be redeemed for extended security updates.
If any of these options sound good, you should be able to enroll your PC in the Windows 10 ESU program via a banner at the top-right corner of your Windows Update settings page.
There’s also another unofficial option
If none of Microsoft’s official ESU options seem good to you—maybe you don’t want to create a Microsoft account at all—then there’s one more thing you can try, but this path has caveats.
There’s a free third-party tool called UpDownTool that allegedly provides several more years of support for Windows 10. How does it work? By converting your PC to Windows 10 LTSC (“Long-Term Servicing Channel”), which is a special cut-down version of Windows 10 that isn’t meant for general-use PCs. Windows 10 LTSC has regular support until January 12th, 2027 as well as extended support until January 13th, 2032.
UpDownTool
UpDownTool is actually aimed at Windows 11 users who regret upgrading and want to revert back to Windows 10. However, it can still be used by people on Windows 10 (or any other version of Windows) to switch over to Windows 10 LTSC.
By switching to Windows 10 LTSC, you’ll end up with a PC that basically runs on Windows 10 except without any of the usual bloatware or any of the nagging pop-ups about upgrading to Windows 11. The caveat is that Windows 10 LTSC doesn’t get feature updates, doesn’t support the Microsoft Store, and doesn’t support apps that are regularly maintained via the Microsoft Store, such as Microsoft Edge.
Again, UpDownTool is a third-party tool that isn’t officially supported by Microsoft, so use it as your own risk if you choose this path.
It’s still Windows 10 for me
I’m most likely going to enroll my PC in the Windows 10 ESU program by activating Windows Backup before the October 14th deadline, which will keep my PC secure and protected until at least October 13th, 2026.
Beyond that, I’m undecided on how I’ll move forward. I may finally bite the bullet on a new PC that comes with Windows 11, but I’m also tempted to abandon Windows altogether in favor of ChromeOS—and if I end up doing that, Microsoft will only have itself to blame.
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|  | | PC World - 8 Oct (PC World)If you’re a Firefox user, there’s a handy feature for organization that allows users to create groups of tabs around, say, a particular topic.
For example, you could create a “Media” tab group with the web addresses of several online magazines and then open them all in one go with two clicks.
Open the websites you want to add to a tab group, press the Ctrl key and click on the tabs one after the other to select them. Now right-click on one of the tabs and select “Add tabs to new group.”
This will open the small “Create tab group” window in which you can give the group a name and assign it a color. Confirm the selection with “Done.”
With tab groups, you can open several thematically related tabs in Firefox at once.Foundry
You will now find the group in the new drop-down menu that appears on the right-hand side of the title bar under an arrow pointing downwards. To anchor it permanently in Firefox, simply right-click on the name of the group in the tabs and go to “Save and close group.”
The tab group is then retained even when you close the browser and you can call it up at any time via the title bar menu.
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|  | | PC World - 8 Oct (PC World)TL;DR: Get lifetime access to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2024 Home for $129.97 (MSRP $149.99).
When you pay for Microsoft 365, you’re essentially renting apps you’ll never stop using. But with Office 2024 Home, the latest edition of Microsoft’s flagship productivity suite, you can pay once and keep the software for good. It’s currently on sale for $129.97 (down from $149.99), giving you a permanent license to the newest tools.
What you’ll get in Office 2024 Home
This license includes the core desktop apps updated with 2024’s newest features:
Word with AI-powered writing assistance like Smart Compose
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PowerPoint with built-in tools for recording presentations with video, audio, and captions
These are the full apps installed directly on your PC or Mac, optimized for speed, reliability, and offline access.
Why upgrade now
Office 2024 introduces enhancements that make everyday tasks faster and more efficient. Whether you’re writing reports, crunching numbers, creating presentations, or managing ideas, this one-time license keeps you current without ongoing fees.
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|  | | PC World - 8 Oct (PC World)At a glanceExpert`s Rating
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Small form-factor
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Good 10Gbps performance
Cons
Only 10Gbps
Our Verdict
If you want a good-performing SSD that you can stick to the back of your MagSafe device, then the 10Gbps EX300U is the more affordable (albeit slower) choice than the company’s USB4 EX400U.
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Small, thin, and squarish SSDs seem to be in vogue these days, with Corsair as active in producing them as any company. Witness the EX300U, a less expensive, 10Gbps alternative to the USB4 (40Gbps) EX400U I reviewed about six months back.
It shares its sibling’s MagSafe magnetic circle on back for easy attachment to devices that allow it, though not its speed.
What are the EX300U’s features?
The EX300U is a 10Gbps USB drive inside a 2.5-inch square that’s roughly 0.5-inch thick. In appearance, it’s exactly like the faster EX400U, with the exception of the model number on the back label.
There’s the same circular MagSafe magnet on the back that will attach to any suitable surface, including many phones. Yes, auxiliary storage for many amateur videographers.
The only other difference is the weight — at only 1.4 ounces, the EX300U is palpably lighter than the 1.8-ounce EX400U. I was a bit surprised I could feel the difference, but I did.
The controller is a Phison PS2217-17 and the NAND is 3D, of course. Corsair wasn’t specific as to whether it’s TLC or QLC, but the minimum write rate in my tests was 450MBps so whatever it is (my guess is the latest QLC), the native write rate isn’t tragic.
The back of the EX300U, with its MagSafe ring. And yes, the label is slightly askew, as is the author’s photography (says the author).
Corsair includes a handy short, gray Type-C to Type-C cable with one of the connectors angled for a less obtrusive connection to phones and the like.
The warranty on the EX300U is three years, which is the usual for external SSDs, but the 250TBW (terabytes that can be written) per terabyte of capacity is a little stingy. Still, the odds of anyone exceeding that limit is rather low in a light-duty external 10Gbps USB SSD.
A three-year/250TBW warranty is more concerning in the EX400U, which is fast enough to see some heavy-duty write loads.
How much does the EX300U cost?
The EX300U is available in 1TB/$100, 2TB/$180, and 4TB/$340 capacities. At the time of this writing, that’s $10 cheaper than the 1TB EX400U, and $20 cheaper at the 2TB and 4TB capacities.
While a penny saved is a penny earned, I was honestly hoping that the EX300U would save you a few more given the reduced performance. Still, if you don’t have the faster port to take advantage of a USB 3.2×2 or USB4 SSD, you might as well save what you can.
How fast is the EX300U?
The EX300U is a good performer for a 10Gbps SSD. It’s different in shape, but comparable in size and weight to the two 10Gbps thumb drives (the Seagate Ultra Compact SSD and SK Hynix Tube T31) it’s compared to in the charts.
As already mentioned, the EX300U is, quite logically, far slower than its 40Gbps EX400U sibling. Even though that drive is itself slow for a USB4 SSD.
Regardless, the EX300U was easily faster in CrystalDiskMark 8’s sequential tests than the aforementioned 10Gbps competition.
The EX300U was easily faster in CrystalDiskMark 8’s sequential tests than the competition. Longer bars are better.
In CrystalDiskMark 8’s random tests, however, the Ultra Compact SSD cleaned the EX300U’s clock.
In CrystalDiskMark 8’s random tests, however, the Ultra Compact SSD cleaned the EX300U’s clock. Longer bars are better.
In our real-life 48GB transfers, the EX300U was back on top of the competition in many tests, though fell short in others. Totaled up, it’s still a win for the EX300U.
In our real-life 48GB transfers, the EX300U was back on top of the competition in many tests, while falling short in others. Totaled up, it’s still a win for the EX300U. Shorter bars are better.
While the T31 was a touch faster with FastCopy, the EX300U was tops with Windows Explorer in writing 450GB to its cells.
While the T31 was a touch faster with FastCopy, the EX300U was tops with Windows Explorer in writing 450G to its cells. Shorter bars are better.
Overall, I saw better performance from the EX300U than from the competition.
One aberration: CrystalDiskMark 8 wouldn’t run when the EX300U was attached to my Thunderbolt 5 port. It created the 64GiB file, but the numbers never changed from 0. Whether this was the BIOS, Thunderbolt 5/USB4 implementation, or the SSD is anyone’s guess and Corsair hadn’t determined the cause of the issue by the time of this writing. All my copy tests over Thunderbolt 5 went off without a hitch.
The EX300U also performed as expected with all the synthetic benchmarks when attached to the 10Gbps and 20Gbps USB ports.
Should you buy the Corsair EX300U?
Though not as quick as its 40Gbps EX400U cousin, the EX300U is easily fast enough for most users and most portable devices. And, it’s more affordable than the 20/40Gbps competition, albeit not by as much as I’d hope.
So, yes, if price is paramount or you have no faster USB ports to take advantage of faster drives, think EX300. But go with the EX400U if you want really top-notch small-and-square performance.
How we test
Drive tests currently utilize Windows 11 24H2, 64-bit running off of a PCIe 4.0 Samsung 990 Pro in an Asus Z890-Creator WiFi (PCIe 4.0/5.0) motherboard. The CPU is a Core Ultra i5 225 feeding/fed by two Crucial 64GB DDR5 4800MHz modules (128GB of memory total).
Both 20Gbps USB and Thunderbolt 5 are integrated into the motherboard and Intel CPU/GPU graphics are used. Internal PCIe 5.0 SSDs involved in testing are mounted in a Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 adapter card.
We run the CrystalDiskMark 8.04 (and 9), AS SSD 2, and ATTO 4 synthetic benchmarks (to keep article length down, we only report one) to find the storage device’s potential performance, then a series of 48GB and 450GB transfers tests using Windows Explorer drag and drop to show what users will see during routine copy operations, as well as the far faster FastCopy run as administrator to show what’s possible.
A 20GBps two-SSD RAID 0 array on the aforementioned Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 is used as the second drive in our transfer tests. Formerly the 48GB tests were done with a RAM disk serving that purpose.
Each test is performed on a NTFS-formatted and newly TRIM’d drive so the results are optimal. Note that in normal use, as a drive fills up, performance may decrease due to less NAND for secondary caching, as well as other factors. This issue has abated somewhat with the current crop of SSDs utilizing more mature controllers and far faster, late-generation NAND.
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|  | | PC World - 8 Oct (PC World)Want to keep an eye on your living room while scanning your yard for intruders? You can with this three-camera Blink bundle that features local video storage, and it’s getting an eye-popping October Prime Day discount.
Amazon is serving up a kit that includes two Blink Outdoor 4 security cameras, a Blink Mini 2 indoor cam, and a Sync Module XR that extends the reach of the outdoor cameras while also providing local storage of video events, all for just $74.99, or a whopping 66 percent off the usual $219.98 bundle price.
We’re big fans of the battery-powered Blink Outdoor 4, a weatherized and compact outdoor cam that boasts 1080p video resolution, a 150-degree field of view, motion alerts, two-way audio, infrared night vision, support for Alexa, and up to two years of battery life (four AA batteries—two for each camera—are included). In our review, we called it “solid budget-priced outdoor security camera” with “amazing battery life” and “excellent privacy protection.”
Making the Blink Outdoor 4 even better is the included Sync Module XR, which boosts the range of up to two Blink Outdoor 4 cameras to 250 feet—or, for even greater distances, up to 400 feet in XR+ mode (which dials down video quality to extend the camera’s wireless range).
If that wasn’t enough, the Sync Module XR comes with a slot for MicroSD storage, meaning you can store captured video events locally rather than in the cloud. (Keep in mind you’ll need to supply your own MicroSD card.)
Rounding out the package is the wired Blink Mini 2, a pint-sized indoor camera with 1080p video resolution, motion detection, and two-way audio, perfect for keeping eyes on an indoor space.
While the Sync Module XR serves up local storage without the cloud, you may still want to sign up for a Blink subscription, good for benefits such as person detection, 60 days of unlimited video history, and “Moments” (a feature that automatically groups video clips into a single video). The Blink Basic plan covers a single Blink camera for $3 a month or $30 a year, while the Blink Plus plan works with all your Blink cams for $10 a month or $100 a year.
This Blink bundle packs plenty of value for its typical $220 price tag, but for only $74.99, it’s a steal. Don’t snooze on this deal, though; the savings will evaporate when Amazon’s Big Deal Days even ends on Wednesday, October 8—tomorrow.
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