RH Picks: Best Last Minute Prime Day Deals

Amazon is officially kicking off the 2024 holiday season, and the RH deal gnomes have been hard at work scouring the depths for the best Prime Day deals on handhelds, accessories, and various doodads that we, the tinkering folk, enjoy. So come show your appreciation for our deal-digging friends and see if there’s something that you can’t live without on this celebration of consumerism.

Handhelds and Consoles
Tablets
Storage
Controllers and Keyboards
Accessories
Docks and Hubs
Chargers
Mini PCs
- Raspberry Pi
Games
Home Fitness

Best Prime Day Deals on Handhelds and Consoles

We should preface this by saying that many of these devices are available for less through international marketplace vendors like AliExpress, but we understand that there are people out there who don’t necessarily feel like dealing with some of the headaches that can go along with navigating some less than reputable sellers (lightbulbs anyone?). Prime Day gives us some good prices with short shipping times and a hassle-free return policy.

Anbernic Handhelds

Various Retro Handhelds

x86 Handhelds

Android Handhelds

Other

Tablet Prime Day Deals

You might not think that tablets can replace our beloved retro handhelds, and to a certain respect, that’s true. However, there’s another level of versatility at play here, considering that tablets are usually more powerful than the handhelds that we rely on. Not to mention that you can essentially turn a tablet into a handheld with the help of a telescopic controller.

Best Prime Day Deals on Storage

One need that absolutely goes hand-in-hand with the Retro Handhelds hobby is storage. The SD cards that come packed in and preloaded from manufacturers are not of a quality that you’d ever want to depend on, and bootleg cards are infecting vulnerable retail outlets. Avoid any headaches and look into deals with trusted manufacturers.

microSD Cards Deals

NVMe SSD Deals

Best Prime Day Deals on Controllers and Keyboards

I’ve been writing a series on budget controllers lately, and we haven’t quite made it far along enough to get to the good stuff, but needless to say there are a few choices available today that I would have no problem recommending. Amazon’s own Luna controllers make a great Bluetooth option that works great outside the intended ecosystem, and 8bitdo and Gamesir have consistently exceeded my expectations in the price category to become my favorite controllers in a collection of many.

Controllers

Keyboards and Mice

Best Prime Day Deals on Accessories

All those little PC bits and bobs that go along with all the things that we enjoy here at RH. Might you need a card reader for that new 1.5TB SD card you picked up to transfer Roms? Or maybe a retro-inspired Commodore 64 Bluetooth keyboard to tell us how much you enjoy the channel and website in our Discord Server?

Wi-Fi Adapter Deals

Best Prime Day Deals on Docks and Hubs

While we primarily focus on retro handhelds from the likes of Anbernic, Powkiddy, and others, the reality is that many of us also have other handhelds. It’s great being able to play our favorite games from anywhere, but if you want to play those games on a bigger screen, then you’ll need to pair it with a dock.

Best Prime Day Deals on Chargers

It’s wonderful being able to play your favorite retro games from pretty much anywhere. What isn’t so great is when you’re in the middle of a game and you run out of juice. That’s why we recommend grabbing a portable charger. Some of these are definitely better suited for x86 handhelds, but all of them feature a USB-A port for your retro handhelds.

PC and Mini PC Prime Day Deals

There’s something to be said about the convenience of having a mini PC at your disposal. You can use it as the base for a home network storage solution, or you can turn it into a console of sorts, setting it up in your living room.

Raspberry Pi Prime Day Deals

Raspberry Pi 5

Raspberry Pi 4

Displays

Home Fitness

via r/gaming

I think Stubbs is trying to tell us all something. He landed in the Discord chat and started telling us about how he’s gamifying his workouts. It’s like he’s turned into something like a CrossFit enthusiast.

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