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For those of you who have had your eye on the Huawei Mate 9, today is your day to pick one up.  As part of Amazon’s Primeday sale, you can pick up the 5.9″ phablet with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage for $449, a savings of $150.  I reviewed the Mate 9 earlier this year and it is an outstanding device with an awesome display, great battery life and excellent cameras.  At this price, it is well worth considering.

So what does $449 get you in the Huawei Mate 9?  A lot frankly.  It is a 5.9″ phone running Android Nougat, an octa-core processor running at 2.4GHz and Leica optics dual-camera setup shooting at 20MP and 12MP respectively with OIS.  The front facing selfie camera is 8MP shooter.  You also have 64GB of built-in storage that can be expanded up to an additional  256GB thanks to the MicroSD slot.  Finally, it comes with a US warranty so you are not buying an international version of the phone.

As part of Amazon’s Primeday, you can save 30% on select Chromebooks today.  The sale is on a variety of models including the Acer Chromebook R11, Acer Chromebook CB3 and the Asus C201 to name a few.  To get the deal and to check out all of the details, head over to Amazon.

The Chromebook R11 comes with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage for $219, a savings of $80.  The Asus C201 also has 4GB of RAM and has 16GB of storage for just $149.

Today’s Deal over at Amazon is a great one if you are needing to pick up an external power pack for your devices.  Today you can pick up the Anker PowerCore 26800mAh External Battery Pack for $41.99, a savings of 58% off the regular $99.99 price tag.  As the name suggests, this power pack has a 26800mAh battery in it so you can easily charge most phones 6-7 times before having to recharge it.  You can charge most tablets twice with it.  It has three USB-A ports so you can use it with really anything out there:  MicroUSB, USB-C (A to C cable) and an Apple Lightening cable.  It is designed to work with any device and get you powered up and going again.  It also is in a small package.  It measures 7″ in length and only 3.2″ in width so it is easy to put into a handbag or backpack.

While the PowerCore 26800 doesn’t support Quick Charge, it does have Anker’s own PowerIQ and VoltageBoost technologies in it to provide a steady and fast charge to devices.  It has a maximum output of 6 amps with a maximum of 3 amps per port.

Today’s Deal is on the fun and solid performing Nextbit Robin.  Today, over at Amazon you can still pick up the Nextbit Robin for $129 in either Mint or Midnight colors.   I reviewed the Robin a few months ago and at the time I said it was a pretty good deal at $299.  At $129, it is one of the best deals on a phone with these specs out there right now.  The phone has been down as low as $149 over the past few months so this is a further savings on a phone that is now running Android Nougat 7.1.

For those that don’t recall, the Nextbit Robin has some great features and offers a unique device-meets-cloud storage solution.  It has 32GB of onboard storage merged with 100 GB online storage, so you always have the space you need. Robin seamlessly backs up your apps and photos, intelligently archives the stuff you’re not using, and easily restores items when you need them.  The idea is that you never run out of space.  Those less used apps are backed up into the cloud but then are instantly available when you want them.  You’ll know an app has been backed up into the cloud as it will be grey on your Robin.  You can read my review of the Robin to see all my thoughts on this great little phone.  I also think it is perhaps one of the most underrated phones of 2016.