Cyber Monday is here! In fact, there are only hours left of it, so if you've been hovering your mouse over the checkout, now is the time to act (or not) before deal prices – and stock – disappear. Today's online sale comes directly after Black Friday and is one of the best times of the year to buy 4K OLED TVs, wireless and noise-cancelling headphones, soundbars and Bluetooth speakers and even hi-fi kit.
Plenty of Black Friday deals are still hanging around into Cyber Monday, and we have seen fresh price drops on kit to mark the occasion too.
We are seeing some spectacular deals on the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, some of the latest Apple iPads (including the new iPad Pro), and even video games consoles such the PS5, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch OLED.
So, are you busting for a bargain? You have come to the right place. Our Cyber Monday deals round-up contains all the confirmed details of the sales event, plus shopping tips and predicted deals. At What Hi-Fi?, we scour the web for all the best deals on AV and hi-fi kit in Australia available to save you from doing the hard work yourself...
- Best eBay deals: ongoing daily offers for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
- Best Appliances Online deals: deep discounts on TVs and home appliances
- Best Dick Smith deals: a wide range of tech discounted
- Best Amazon deals: save on Amazon devices, TVs, headphones & home audio
- Best JB HiFi deals: check out the tech retailer's hottest deals of the week
- Best The Good Guys deals: dive into TV, soundbar and home audio sales
- Best Bing Lee deals: save $$$ on TVs from Samsung, Hisense & TCL
- Best PS5 deals: the internet's lowest console and accessory prices
- The best TV deals: curated by yours truly
- Best Donner Music deals: offers on musical instruments
- Best Kogan deals: save on audio gear, new and refurbished
Best tech deals under AU$100
- Sony WF-C500 earbuds
AU$150AU$98 at Amazon (save AU$52) - Sony SRS-XB13 Bluetooth speaker
AU$89AU$68 at Amazon (save AU$31) - 4K Google Chromecast w/Google TV
AU$99AU$57.80 at eBay (save AU$29) - HD Google Chromecast w/Google TV
AU$59AU$49 at Google Store (save AU$10) - Amazon Echo (4th gen)
AU$149AU$74 on Amazon (save AU$75) - Amazon Echo Dot (5th gen)
AU$79AU$49 on Amazon (save AU$30) - Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max
AU$99AU$49 at Amazon (save AU$50) - Jabra Elite 3 wireless earbuds
AU$120AU$98 at Amazon (save $22) - Amazon Echo Show 8 (2021)
AU$199AU$99 at Amazon (save $100)
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When is Cyber Monday 2022?
Cyber Monday 2022 is today, Monday 28th November.
As its name may suggest, Cyber Monday takes place on the Monday after Black Friday, which itself is dictated by Thanksgiving in the US, falling on the Friday directly after.
While it's fair to expect plenty of bustle in the days leading up to the big shopping weekend, and a flurry of activity on the Friday itself, increasingly retailers have held back big deals for Cyber Monday - and even sometimes stretched out the sale into a "Cyber Week" of deals.
What is Cyber Monday?
The term 'Cyber Monday', was coined by Scott Silverman and the National Retail Federation's Ellen Davis in a bid to encourage people to take their shopping online during the Black Friday event. That was back in 2005, when people needed such encouragement!
So, in may ways, Cyber Monday is the original online shopping extravaganza, and with more of us shopping online, this year more than ever, it looks likely to grow and grow.
How long will Cyber Monday last?
Well, as the title of both Black Friday and Cyber Monday suggests, each shopping period used to last 24 hours, but that's no longer the case. Similar to Amazon Prime Day, these events always have preliminary and aftermath offers.
There's certainly going to be deals landing on the weekend between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but based on recent years, we fully expect the savings to spill out weeks either side as well.
Pre-Black Friday discounts start rolling out one, maybe even two, weeks in the leadup to the day itself while Cyber Monday's savings stretch a similar amount in the other direction, lasting at least a week. We wouldn't typically put it past retailers like Amazon to run a week of deals following Cyber Monday.
Our experience also shows that there are often deals that carry all the way through from Black Friday into Cyber Monday. Perhaps not the very biggest and best deals to drop on Friday, but other offerings often hand around longer than retailers might have you believe.
Where to get the best Cyber Monday deals?
4K TVs, smart and Bluetooth speakers and wireless headphones will almost guaranteed be on offer at pretty much every electronics retailer, and those looking to buy into, or build upon, a smarthome ecosystem will surely be able to save money on Amazon Alexa and Google Nest Home devices.
The dominant names in Australia such as JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, and EB Games will always go big on games console bundles ahead of Christmas, though whether we will see PS5 and Xbox Series X deals remains to be seen given their scarcity. We might have to settle for offers on the Nintendo Switch, which has been a huge seller ever since it launched.
We're confident the specialist AV retailers will deliver some hi-fi and home cinema bargains – What Hi-Fi? Award-winners are a good place to start when it comes to finding a price reduction. The likes of Amazon and eBay will be competing to offer the lowest prices on audio and video too – which is only good news for the consumer.