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Ars Staff - Feb 12, 2022 5:03 pm UTC
It's the weekend, which means the time has come for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best deals from around the web includes a nice price on Amazon's newest Kindle Paperwhite, as the e-reader is currently down to $110 at various retailers. That's $30 off Amazon's MSRP, and the second-lowest price we've tracked. The only time we've seen the device priced for less was around Black Friday, when it was available for $5 less. Amazon includes three months of its Kindle Unlimited e-book service as part of the deal, but be aware that Unlimited will be set to auto-renew by default.
The Kids version of the Kindle Paperwhite is also on sale for $10 more. Though this variant is marketed towards children, it has all the same features as the standard Paperwhite, plus a case, a longer warranty (two years instead of one), and, most notably, no ads on its lock screen or homepage by default. (The latter is a feature that costs an extra $20 on the standard, ad-supported model.) If you're buying for a young kid specifically, the standard Kindle Kids e-reader is likely a better value, but older readers willing to pay a little extra might want to consider this model instead.
Amazon also sells a Signature Edition of the Paperwhite that adds Qi wireless charging, 32GB of storage space (up from the standard model's 8GB), and an auto-adjusting backlight. This model is down to a new low of $145, but for most users, its improvements are more "nice to have" than "essential."
Besides Kindles, our deals roundup also includes a couple of deals on the Nintendo Switch. Amazon Prime members can take $20 off the console at Amazon subsidiary Woot, while Nintendo itself has the bundle we saw on Black Friday, which includes a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and three months of the company's Switch Online service with the console at no extra cost.
Elsewhere, we have deals on other recommended gadgets and gear, including Google's Chromecast, Apple's AirPods Pro, Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablets, and much more. You can check out our full curated list below.
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