If you're prepared to shop around, you can almost always save money on whatever you want to purchase. It's no different with electronics.
If you want to find cheap electronics and tech, you should check out these eight websites and online electronic stores.
1. TechBargains
Sometimes, it's hard to know whether you're truly getting a good deal on something. There are just too many sites to check; you'll never know if you missed a lower price.
If you're looking for the best deals on electronics, TechBargains is the answer. It scours hundreds of stores, discount outlets, and third-party retailers to offer you some of the cheapest deals you'll find.
The computing section is extensive. The site offers laptops, desktops, printers, routers, and more. You will also find wearables, smart home gear, gaming consoles, and audio devices.
Away from tech, the company does offer a few other smaller categories, such as home and garden, but the deals aren't as eye-catching. For even better deals, sign up for the TechBargains' newsletter.
2. Slickdeals
Slickdeals is a community-driven site. Although the site's homepage looks like any other online shop, all the deals you see have been submitted by members. To ensure quality, the rest of the community votes on the deals. Slickdeals also employs editors who curate specific lists of deals.
Furthermore, to safeguard your security when shopping, Slickdeals will only show offers from sellers who have received positive feedback from previous buyers, so you get positively recommended shopping suggestions.
The site's electronics products cover everything from video games and TVs to cameras and smartphones. Like TechBargains, there are also small sections dedicated to non-tech items such as clothes and cars. You'll see deals from several well-known retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and eBay.
3. Newegg
Newegg has been in business for over two decades. In that time, it has grown to become one of the web's top online shopping sites for saving money. Its original focus was on computer hardware, but the site soon expanded into software and other electronics. Today, you can also buy power tools, sports equipment, and fashion items.
Despite Newegg's expansion, it remains one of the best places to find cheap networking devices, computer components, and tech solutions for an office or workspace. Much like Amazon, Newegg sells products directly but also allows third-party sellers to distribute their wares via the marketplace.
Newegg also offers a healthy dose of refurbished, opened, and discontinued items. They are available at even more significant discounts.
4. Micro Center
Micro Center is the first cheap electronics website on the list stuck to its real purpose—it only offers electronic items, nothing else. Of course, it also has physical stores around the United States.
There are several broad categories on the site, including Laptops, Desktops, Processors, Networking, SSDs, and Computer Cases. Each is packed with deals.
Like Newegg, you can also use Micro Center to pick up great deals on refurbished devices and open-box products. Almost every item on the site has a discount. So, if you're looking to boost the performance of your old PC, you'll undoubtedly find good deals on Micro Center for different parts.
Overnight shipping is available in the contiguous United States. Micro Center does not ship internationally.
5. Swappa
Have you considered second-hand tech? If you're working on a tight budget, you can find big-ticket items like TVs, gaming consoles, and high-end smartphones for a lot less money if you're prepared to accept used devices.
Swappa is home to some of the best second-hand deals. Like Micro Center, the site is exclusively focused on tech. You buy and sell directly with other users, cutting out the middleman. To ensure broken items aren't sold, Swappa has a robust listing approval process in place.
Some of the deals on Swappa are unrivaled by the other sites on this list. You can pick up an iPhone 11 for around $210 and a Nintendo Switch for $220. Even used cameras are cheap, and you can also use Swappa to find the best second-hand laptops on the market.
6. Banggood
Banggood is a Chinese site that ships to the United States. It offers wholesale prices for single-item purchases. Banggood isn't a place where you're going to find branded products (though you will sometimes see deals on well-known Chinese brands like Xiaomi).
The site is, however, a place to buy cheap earphones, speakers, phone accessories, 3D printer parts, security systems, and smart robots where the brand is arguably less important. Additionally, it also has other categories of items like clothing, jewelry, automobile parts, beauty, and more.
Banggood's big drawback is the shipping time. You can expect it to take at least two weeks (a minimum of eight business days according to the site's estimates) between hitting the order button and seeing a parcel on your doorstep.
Other popular Chinese sites for cheap electronics include AliExpress, GearBest, and NewFrog. AliExpress is a legit site, as long as you take standard precautions to avoid scams, as you would with any other online retailer.
7. Ben's Bargains
Ben's Bargains specializes in finding deals across different shopping sites. It features deals on all forms of computer equipment and other electronic devices, including laptops, desktops, monitors, printers, storage hardware, webcams, headsets, keyboard, mice, tablets, and mobile accessories.
Additionally, the site has a category for other types of goods. Like Tech Bargains and Slickdeals, you'll find deals across major sites and brands like Amazon, Best Buy, eBay, and more. Ben's Bargains also sells nothing; it only scours shopping sites for the latest deals. Because of the vast categories available, the site has a filter that you can use to filter deals by category, brand, store, and even price.
8. B&H
Although B&H does have a storefront in New York, these days it has morphed into a primarily online retailer.
B&H's strong suit is audio and video gear. It's what the physical store originally sold when it opened its doors back in 1973. Today, it also sells computers and other home tech equipment.
The site also has a “Used” section. You can find everything from second-hand camera lenses to darkroom apparatus. To find the best deals on B&H, scroll down to the bottom of the home page to its dedicated Deal Zone and Featured Savings sections. B&H often updates the two sections with the latest deals on different electronic devices.
Watch Out for Scams
Knowing which online shopping sites offer cheap electronics is only one of the ways you can save money when buying things on the internet. But remember, on some sites, where electronic deals seem too good to be true—they probably are.
You should always check reviews from users when committing to a purchase on a site you have not used before.
