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Sonos Move 2
BUY

SPEAKERS

Sonos Move 2

$399.00

12.6% below its recent average.

Still $399.00 this morning and still the lowest we have tracked. This low was set on an ordinary morning and it has held for twelve days.

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Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS 42mm)
BUY

WEARABLES

Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS 42mm)

$278.07

5.4% below its recent average.

We pulled a BUY card on this watch yesterday afternoon when it climbed. It is back this morning at a deeper discount, $2.99 off the lowest we have tracked.

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Echo Dot (current gen)
WAIT

SMART HOME

Echo Dot (current gen)

$79.99

56.4% above its recent average.

It jumped to $79.99 yesterday afternoon and it is still $79.99 this morning. We have tracked it for thirty eight days and it printed $49.99 on thirty seven of them.

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Hi, I’m Kern. The Gadget Buyer started with the questions people ask most on official support forums. I read the sprawling forty reply threads so you do not have to, and serve the fix on a silver platter: no digging, no jargon, one clear answer.

When I own the device, I test it at my kitchen table. When I do not, I research hard and give you the same factual, evidence based fix. My opinions are always my own, and I keep this place independent on purpose. Display ads are managed by a third party, blind to me.

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