Amazon has it on sale for just $749 ahead of Black Friday, or $250 off its $999 MSRP. That's a 25% savings and a new record-low, matching the cheapest price the 8GB version saw. (The same deal was live at Best Buy for the paid tiers of its membership program on Thursday, Nov. 14; it'll be open to everyone there on Friday, Nov. 15.)

While the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a good option for streaming, we also use it for something a bit different: playing retro games. Our senior reporter Jeff Dunn bought one to play games from the PS1,

Amazon has also undercut manufacturers a few times during the holiday shopping season. For example, the Galaxy Watch 7 is still full price ($349.99) at the Samsung store compared to Amazon’s 17% discount. That won’t be the case when Black Friday kicks off in a couple of weeks, but if you’re looking for a deal today this is a good offer.