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Before I started writing about tiny computers for Liliputing I made a living as a radio news reporter, and I still dabble in radio and podcast projects from time to time. So a few years ago I splurged on a Zoom F6 digital audio recorder for use recording interviews and other audio in the field… and then the global COVID-19 pandemic swiftly put a halt to that and I’ve spent the last few years recording interviews over Zoom instead.
Now I’ve started venturing back into the field, and I have to say the Zoom F6 is a pretty nice piece of kit that I’ve used a few times in the past few weeks. But if I were shopping for a new handheld recorder today, I might have considered a Zoom H6 or Tascam Portacapture X8. That’s because the Zoom F6 costs $100 more today than it did a few years ago, while other models have lower list prices… and right now several models are on sale for up to $100 off. This is probably a niche set of items to showcase, but if you’re at all interested in picking up a portable audio recorder for radio, podcast, or music, now’s a pretty good time.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Tablets & eReaders
- Apple iPad 10.2″ (2021) for $298 – Amazon
- Apple iPad Mini (2021) for $400 – Amazon
- Apple iPad Air (2022) for $520 – Amazon
- Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) for $75 – Amazon
- Select Amazon Fire tablets for up to 50% off – Amazon
- Select Amazon Fire Kids tablets for up to 50% off – Amazon
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra 14.6″ tablet w/S-Pen for $900 and up – Best Buy
- Microsoft Surface Go 2 10.5″ tablet w/Pentium Gold 4425Y for $230 and up – Woot
- Kobo Sage 8″ eReader for $230 – Walmart
Laptops & convertibles
- MSI Prestige 14 Evo laptop w/Core i5-1240P/16GB/512GB for $550 – Newegg
- Acer Spin 3 13″ convertible w/Core i7-1165G7/16GB/512GB for $600 – B&H
- Asus Zenbook Flip S13 4K OLED convertible w/Core i7-1165G7/16GB/1TB for $1000 – B&H
- Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 13″ AMOLED convertible w/Core i7-1260P/16GB/512GB for $1000 – Best Buy
Media Streamers
- Roku Express HD media streamer for $18 – Roku
- Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite (HD) for $20 – Amazon (or $17 for some customers with coupon: STREAM22)
- Chromecast with Google TV (HD) for $20 – Google Store
- Roku Streaming Stick 4K for $25 – Roku
- Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K for $25 – Amazon
- Chromecast with Google TV (4K) for $40 – Google Store
- Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max for $40 – Amazon
- Roku Ultra 4K media streamer for $70 – Roku
Wireless audio
- Select Sony wireless headphones & earbuds for up to 42% off – Amazon
- Select JBL wireless headphones & earbuds for up to 50% off – Amazon
- Bose QuietComfort 45 wireless over-ear noise-cancelling headphones for $249 – Amazon
Portable audio recorders
- Zoom H5 portable 4-track, 4-input audio recorder for $240 – Sweetwater (or B&H)
- Zoom H6 portable 6-track, 6-input audio recorder for $280 – Sweetwater (or B&H)
- Zoom H8 portable 12-track, 8-input audio recorder for $300 – Sweetwater (or B&H)
- Tascam Portacapture X8 portable 8-track audio recorder w/32-bit float support for $399 – Amazon (or Sweetwater or B&H)