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Amazon is hosting a second Prime Day-like event this year called Prime Early Access Sale. It's technically not a "Prime Day" event, but it'll still have 48 hours of deals on thousands of items -- including TVs, laptops, monitors, and more tech -- across the site.
The Prime Early Access Sale officially kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 11, and runs through the end of Oct. 12. ZDNET is covering the best deals live, as we find them. Our editors use price tackers and other tools to only surface deals actually worth buying, so bookmark this page and keep refreshing it. We'll update this page starting 12 am PT on the first day of the sale.
Also: What is Amazon Prime Early Access Sale and when is it in October?
Like any other live blog, the latest deals are at the top with the time they were added. The farther you scroll down the page, the older the deals get, but all the deals should still be valid unless otherwise noted. We'll also make note of any quick Lightning deals or if there is a time limit, so pay attention to those instances. Just refresh to see the latest updates.
ZDNET EDITOR'S NOTE: We're taking a break for the night. Live blog coverage will resume at 4am ET on Oct. 12 for Day 2.
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Amazon is hosting another sale this year: Prime Early Access Sale, which has come to be popularly known as October Prime Day, as a follow-up to its big Prime Day event this past July.
Though this event isn't technically a Prime Day sale, it's reminiscent of one: it'll last two days and feature a lot of deals -- especially on Amazon devices. Plus, it's exclusive to Prime members.
Also: Prime Day 2: What is Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale?
Amazon's Prime Day-like sale, the Prime Early Access Sale, is taking place over the course of two days in October. It'll start on Oct. 11 (Tuesday) and will last until Oct. 12 (Wednesday).
Also: Amazon Prime Day 2 sale will take place Oct. 11 and 12
ZDNET has been scouring the sale to find the best deals by category:
And we're rounding up the best deals under $20: