Today is Amazon Prime Day, when the online retail giant offers up some spectacular deals on a wide range of exciting products (and, well, a few bits of complete tat too). But it seems Microsoft isn"t keen to sit by and let Amazon gobble up its potential sales today.
Microsoft is offering quite a few deals of its own in a competing "One Day Sale" in the US and UK, with big discounts and freebies available on a range of devices in its Surface, Lumia and Xbox ranges, along with various other products.
Below are some highlights of the top deals available - but this isn"t an exhaustive list, and further offers can be found on the Microsoft Store sites on each side of the Atlantic.
United States
Free expedited shipping on all orders today. Details of further US offers in the One Day Sale can be found here.
Surface
- Free Surface Dock worth $199 with certain Surface Pro 4 models
- Surface Pro 4 Intel Core i5 / 4GB / 128GB | $150 off | now $849
- Surface Book Intel Core i5 / 8GB / 128GB | $150 off | now $1,349 (offer valid until July 16)
Lumia
- Lumia 650 Dual SIM | $50 off | now $149
Xbox
- Xbox One Special Edition Quantum Break Bundle (500GB) | $20 off | now $279
- also includes Forza Motorsport 6 plus an additional free game
- Xbox One Spring Bundle (1TB) | $50 off | now $299
- also includes Forza Motorsport 6 plus an additional free game
Windows 10 Signature Edition PCs
- Alienware 15 Touch Gaming Laptop | $1,000 off | now $1,499
- 15.6-inch 4K touchscreen, Intel Core i7-6700HQ, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M graphics
- HP ENVY Curved 34-A051 All-in-One PC | $250 off | now $1,849
- 34-inch curved WQHD display, Intel Core i7-6700T, 12GB RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A, Intel RealSense 3D camera (Windows Hello)
- Razer Blade Stealth Ultrabook | $200 off 512GB SSD model | now $1,399
- 12.5-inch 4K touchscreen, Intel Core i7-6500U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 520, Razer Chroma keyboard lighting effects
Accessories
- Microsoft Screen Sharing for Lumia Phones (HD-10) | $24.99 off | now $45
- Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard | 50% off | now $39.95
- Parrot Bebop Drone | $99.01 off | now $399.99
- Roku Streaming Stick | 20% off | now $39.99
United Kingdom
Certain deals listed on the Microsoft Store UK site aren"t one-day-only offers (such as this one). Highlights of today"s deals are shown below; you can view the full list of offers currently available here.
Surface
- Get a free Surface Dock worth £164.99 with a Surface Book or Surface Pro 4
Lumia
- Get a free Display Dock worth £79.99 with Lumia 950 or Lumia 950 XL
Xbox
- Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Xbox One | £15 off | now £14.99
- Halo 5: Guardians for Xbox One | £25 off | now £19.99
- Rare Replay for Xbox One | £10 off | now £9.99
- Xbox One Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Bundle (500GB) | £50 off | now £199.99
- Xbox One Tom Clancy"s Rainbow Six Siege Bundle (1TB) | £80 off | now £219.99
- Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter | £5 off | now £14.99
Signature Edition PCs
- Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro-1370 | £400 off | now £599.99
- 13.3-inch Full HD touchscreen, Intel Core M-5Y71, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 8.1
Accessories
- Microsoft Display Dock | 50% off | now £39.99
- Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard | 50% off | now £29.99