Thrustmaster’s T248 racing wheel for PlayStation and PC is $100 off

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If you are a fan of racing games, the Thrustmaster T248 steering wheel and pedal setup is a great way to make the experience more realistic. It is an all-in-one package that can help beginners get started with a racing setup, one that requires little in the way of preparation. It is currently on sale at Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo for $299.99 instead of $399.99, which is a new all-time low.

The T248 is an excellent force feedback wheel, which means it offers a strong level of resistance while duplicating the effects of the track on your car in great detail. The wheel comes with a handy screen which can display your speed, position, and other useful information depending on the game. While the wheel is easy to attach to desks and coffee tables, many are not at the ideal height or placement to comfortably play, so we had to spend some time adjusting accordingly. The racing wheel made it easier to understand what was happening in the game and we were able to navigate our car more skillfully once we did. Read the review.

The T248 steering wheel and pedal setup is designed for both the PS4 and PS5. It has an excellent force feedback wheel that also comes with a unique screen that displays information such as speed, position, and more depending on the game.

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The 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 chip is an excellent laptop that is even cheaper today than it was a year ago. You can buy the model with 512 gigabyte of storage and 8 gigabyte of RAM in silver at Amazon for $1249.99, a price that will be reflected in your cart at checkout. That is a new all-time low for this configuration.

The built-in fan on the 13-inch MacBook Pro allows for better sustained performance than the M1 powered MacBook Air. It has a brighter display, longer battery life, and better mics and speakers than the Air. Despite some image-processing updates that make faces appear brighter, Apple's 720p webcam makes the effect worse. We didn't like that the 13-inch model still comes with a Touch Bar as opposed to a standard function row on the keyboard.

If you're looking for a laptop with similar performance to the MacBook Air but with a few more bells and whistles, this is a great deal.

The MacBook Pro 13 has the same M1 processor as the Air but has a brighter screen, longer battery life, and a fan for better performance.

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If you're looking for a budget-friendly laptop that's not too expensive, the 13-inch Lenovo Flex 5 Chromebook is a great choice. We think it's the best Chromebook for shoppers in the middle of the road. One of the better keyboards we've used on a Chromebook is the backlight one, and we liked that it has a good port selection for its price, with a microSD reader and aUSB-C port on each side. The battery life was disappointing, but it was still a good Chromebooks, we gave a 7/10 in our review. It isn't as powerful as the MacBook Pro and other premium laptops, but it is still more capable when it comes to browsing and performing other basic tasks.

The Flex 5 with an 11th Gen Intel i3 processor, 8 gigabytes of RAM, and 128 gigabytes of eMMC storage is currently for $299.99, a $200 discount. You can still get the deal if you're not a member of the warehouse club, but you'll have to pay a surcharge of 5 percent.

You may be on the hunt for good gift ideas for Mother's Day and graduation celebrations. If your giftee is about to enter college and you want to give them a great present, the latest edition of the Kindle is currently on sale for just $5 shy of its lowest price to date. We weren't a fan of the low-resolution screen and lack of waterproofness of the e-reader, but it came with a built-in front light, support for headphones, and higher contrast than its predecessor. If you can make do with the drawbacks, Best Buy and Amazon are selling the ad-supported base Kindle with 8GB of storage for $599.99 instead of $899.99. Read the review.

The ad-free, kid-friendly version of the Kindle, which comes with a kid-friendly cover and parental controls, is being sold by Amazon and Best Buy. The price also includes one year of Amazon Kid Plus, which allows your child to read over a thousand titles and consume a wealth of other age-appropriate content for free, as well as a two-year extended warranty. If you buy the e-readers from Amazon, you will need to use the promo code 2PACK at checkout to save an extra $20.

Amazon's most affordable e-reader has a front light. The new tablet is a little more comfortable to hold than its predecessor.

• $55 at Amazon
• $55 at Best Buy

There is a kid-friendly cover, parental controls, one year of Amazon Kid Plus, and a two-year worry-free guarantee on the Kindle Kids.

• $65 at Amazon
• $65 at Best Buy

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You can attach a gaming accessory to your phone to turn it into a Nintendo Switch. It's a handy controller grip to have if you play a lot of games on the go, as it's compatible with a variety of games on the go.

Right now, both the iPhone- and Android-compatible models, which can expand to accommodate most phones, are on sale for nearly their best prices to date. The model we initially reviewed is currently on sale at Amazon for $44.99, which is just $5 shy of its lowest price to date. The best price we've seen for this model so far this year is the one Apple users can get for $72.99), which is the lowest price we've seen for this model so far this year. Read our review.

The controller is designed for mobile and cloud-based gaming.

The controller is designed for mobile and cloud-based gaming.

Other great deals worthy of your attention today

• Coway’s Airmega 200M is a small HEPA air purifier capable of filtering out contaminants like bacteria and viruses within 361 square feet. Right now, it’s on sale for $149.99 at Walmart, a $79 discount and one of its lowest prices to date.
• If you’re in the market for a color-changing smart bulb, Amazon is currently selling the new Philips Hue White and Color A19 bulbs for $38.73 when you clip the on-page coupon. That’s a new all-time low on the $49.99 Bluetooth-equipped smart bulb, which offers 1,100 lumens of brightness and works with both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

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