While you can often find discounts on Echo speakers, Fire tablets, Kindles and other Amazon devices throughout the year, October Prime Day is one of the best times of the year to buy them. Amazon usually discounts most of its gadgets for members-only,

SAVE $40: As of Oct. 8, the Amazon Fire TV 40-inch 2-Series is on sale for $159.99 at Amazon. That's a saving of 20% on list price. There couldn't be a better excuse to upgrade your tech than Amazon's October Prime Day. There are deals across hundreds of brands and products, but the discounted Amazon Fire TV 40-inch 2-Series should catch your eye.

Early Prime Day deals include the Fire TV Stick 4K Max for a record low of $35. That’s a discount of over 40 percent, as it regularly costs $60.