Home Office & Job-Hunt Gear Deals (October 26): Acer Swift Go 16 Laptop $649.99, Best Buy Essentials 65W Charger $11.99, Samsung Odyssey G5 27″ Monitor $170, Room Essentials Mesh Office Chair $72
Working from home, studying for a certification or prepping for interviews? These are the home-office and tech bargains we spotted on October 26, 2026 that are actually useful for work. Each price was checked when we posted it; promo codes and stock change fast, so confirm the total in your cart.
Acer Swift Go 16 Ryzen 7 Touchscreen Laptop (16GB, 1TB) $649.99 at Best Buy
- Price: $649.99 at Best Buy
- Savings: Slickdeals says it is about $550 below the next best price it found ($1,199.99)
- Shipping: Free shipping or free store pickup where in stock
- Expires: No end date listed; store pickup stock varies by location
A 16 inch screen with a 16:10 shape gives you noticeably more room for spreadsheets and side-by-side windows than a typical 14 inch work laptop, and this Acer Swift Go 16 still weighs only about 3.5 pounds. It runs an AMD Ryzen 7 445 (6 cores, 12 threads, up to 4.6GHz) with Radeon 840M graphics, 16GB of LPDDR5X memory (soldered, so not upgradeable) and a roomy 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. The 1920×1200 IPS touchscreen refreshes at 120Hz, and you also get a sharp 1800p webcam for video calls, Wi-Fi 7, a backlit keyboard with a number pad, HDMI 2.1, two USB-C and two USB-A ports and a microSD reader. Acer rates the battery at up to 12 hours, and it is rated 4.5 stars from more than 120 Best Buy reviews.
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Best Buy Essentials 65W USB-C + USB-A Wall Charger $11.99
- Price: $11.99 at Best Buy
- Savings: Matches a popular early-October front-page price
- Shipping: Free shipping for My Best Buy members (free to join) or free store pickup where in stock
- Expires: No end date listed
A 65W charger is enough to power most USB-C laptops, which means one small brick can replace the bulky adapter in your work bag. This Best Buy Essentials model has one USB-C port that delivers up to 65W on its own, plus a USB-A port, with up to 67.5W combined when you charge two devices. It has built-in thermal, overvoltage and short-circuit protection, is TUV certified, and the prongs fold flat for travel. Owners rate it 4.8 stars on Best Buy from more than 85 reviews. Join My Best Buy (free) for free shipping.
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Samsung Odyssey G5 27" 1440p 180Hz IPS Monitor $170 at Best Buy ($110 Off)
- Price: $170 at Best Buy
- Savings: $110 off; DealNews says it matches the Amazon all-time low of $169
- Shipping: Free shipping for My Best Buy members (free to join)
- Expires: No end date listed
Moving from a 1080p screen to a 27 inch 1440p monitor is one of the cheapest upgrades for a home office, since you get about 78% more pixels for documents and side-by-side windows. This Samsung Odyssey G5 G50F pairs a 2560×1440 fast IPS panel with wide 178-degree viewing angles, a 180Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time, so it doubles as a gaming screen after hours. It supports HDR10 and works with both G-Sync Compatible and AMD FreeSync graphics. Inputs are one DisplayPort and one HDMI, and the stand adjusts for height and tilt, which a lot of budget monitors skip.
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Room Essentials Mesh Back Office Chair $72 at Target (Free Shipping)
- Price: $72 at Target
- Savings: $8 off
- Shipping: Free shipping; Target accepts returns within 365 days
- Expires: No end date listed
If you are still working from a kitchen chair, a basic rolling office chair is a quick fix for your back and your posture. This Room Essentials chair from Target has a breathable mesh back, a padded upholstered seat, adjustable seat height, fixed arms and a five-wheel rolling base. It is not a high-end ergonomic chair, but it is a simple, affordable pick for a spare room office, a dorm or a teen's desk. Some assembly is required and the tools are included, and Target's 365-day return window takes most of the risk out of buying a chair you have not sat in.
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