The US tech deals actually worth buying this week (7 November)
By Merry
At a glance
- The Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro is $219.99 at Amazon.com, down $23.21 from the $243.20 we had for it before.
- The trade-off is that the saving, at $23.21, is modest rather than dramatic.
Products in this article: CompareIdea — Canon EOS R50 V - CompareIdea — Apple Watch Ultra 3
If you are thinking about buying new tech this week, start with a different question from the one most deal roundups ask. It is not “what changed today?” but “which of the prices we verified on 7 November 2026 are actually worth paying?” That is the question this guide answers. Three deals came through our check on 7 November 2026 in stock, at a genuine saving, from the retailer named. Everything else we looked at was either not a saving at all, was priced by a marketplace seller rather than the retailer itself, or was simply not available to buy. This guide walks through the three deals worth your money, explains who each one suits, and flags the prices to leave alone.
A short note on how to read the prices below: every price in this guide is the price we verified on 7 November 2026, at the retailer named, and each of the three deals was in stock when we checked. Prices and stock can change quickly, so treat the date as part of the deal. These are the prices as checked on 7 November 2026, not a promise that they will still be there tomorrow.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro at $219.99: the earbuds deal to buy now
The Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro is $219.99 at Amazon.com, down $23.21 from the $243.20 we had for it before. That makes it the lowest verified price we have for this pair, and it was in stock when we checked on 7 November 2026.
Who it suits: this is the deal for you if you need a new pair of earbuds and this is the pair you had in mind. If your current earbuds are failing, lost, or simply no longer holding up, buying at the lowest verified price is a straightforward win — you are paying less than the price we had been tracking, from a retailer you already know, with the pair in stock.
Our recommendation is to buy it now if you actually need new earbuds. The trade-off is that the saving, at $23.21, is modest rather than dramatic. If your current earbuds still work well and you were only browsing, there is no urgency here: a modest saving is not a reason to buy a pair you do not need yet. But if new earbuds are already on your shopping list, there is little reason to wait and hope for a bigger cut that may not come.
The Canon EOS R50 V at $569.99: the biggest saving of the week
The Canon EOS R50 V is $569.99 at Best Buy, down from a $799.99 list price — a saving of $230. It was in stock when we checked on 7 November 2026, and in money terms this is the largest saving of the three deals in this guide.
Who it suits: this is the deal for you if a camera purchase was already on your list and you have been waiting for the price to come down before committing. A $230 saving on a purchase at this level changes the maths in a way a small cut never does, and buying while it is in stock at Best Buy means you are getting the saving from the retailer itself rather than chasing it through a third-party seller.
Our recommendation is to buy it now if you were already planning to buy a camera. The trade-off is the size of the outlay: $569.99 is still a serious amount of money, even with $230 off. If a camera was not already something you wanted, a discount alone is not a good reason to spend it. The deal is worth it when it takes a purchase you had already decided on and makes it cheaper — not when it talks you into a purchase you had not planned.
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 at $549.00: a Doorbuster worth taking seriously
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is $549.00 at Best Buy, down from $649.00 — a saving of $100. Best Buy lists it as a Doorbuster, and it was in stock when we checked on 7 November 2026.
Who it suits: this is the deal for you if you had already settled on the Ultra 3 and were waiting for a price cut before buying. A $100 saving on a watch at this level is worth having, and buying it from Best Buy while it is in stock means you are getting the retailer’s own Doorbuster price rather than paying more elsewhere.
Our recommendation is to buy it now if the Ultra 3 was already the watch you wanted. The trade-off is that $549.00 is still a lot to pay for a watch, and the Doorbuster label is designed to make you hurry. Do not let the label rush you into buying a watch you had not already decided on. But if this was already your choice, waiting carries its own risk: a Doorbuster offer is not guaranteed to still be there next week, and the saving is only useful if you buy while it lasts.
What to skip — and what to be careful about
Not everything that looks like a deal this week is one, and three listings in particular are worth a warning.
First, the Galaxy S25 FE at $425.00 at Walmart. That price comes from a Walmart marketplace seller, not from Walmart itself, so do not read it as a Walmart price cut. A marketplace listing can look identical to a retailer deal on the page, but you are buying from a third-party seller, with that seller’s terms behind the sale. If you are considering it, check who the seller is before you pay, and judge the price on that basis — not as a Walmart deal.
Second, the Galaxy S26 Ultra at $1,140.19. That price is up $140.20, and the reason is that the seller changed. A higher price after a seller change is not a deal, and there is nothing to grab here. Our advice is to wait: do not pay more than the price we had been tracking for a listing that has simply moved to a different seller.
Third, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is out of stock at Best Buy. When the model you want is out of stock at the retailer you trust, the temptation is to pay a markup somewhere else — but that markup buys you nothing except impatience. Our advice is to wait for it to come back in stock at the tracked price rather than paying over the odds for it now.
The takeaway: what to grab now, and what to wait on
If you need new earbuds, grab the Galaxy Buds4 Pro at $219.99 at Amazon.com — the lowest verified price we have, in stock and checked on 7 November 2026. If a camera was already on your list, the Canon EOS R50 V at $569.99 at Best Buy is the biggest saving of the week at $230 off list. If the Apple Watch Ultra 3 was already your choice, the $549.00 Doorbuster at Best Buy is worth taking while it lasts. On everything else, hold your nerve: the Galaxy S25 FE at $425.00 is a marketplace seller price rather than a retailer cut, the Galaxy S26 Ultra has gone up rather than down, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max is a waiting game until it is back in stock at Best Buy.
The simple rule for this week is to buy the verified saving on something you already wanted, and to leave the rest alone. A genuine deal is a lower price on a purchase you had already decided to make — not a reason to make one you had not.
Sources
All prices checked 7 November 2026.
Last updated: 7 November 2026