Master working from home on the cheap with these home office deals

By Digital Trends Staff Published February 1, 2021

Have no choice but to start working from home? You’ll want to create a killer workstation. Sure, your employer may have hooked you up with a laptop with the software needed to get the job done, but is that really all you need? If you’re a multitasking whiz, a monitor could be of use. Tired of hammering away at a small keyboard? Consider a (more spacious) wireless one. You don’t have to part with an awful lot of cash to build the home office of your dreams, either: We’ve rounded up all the best home office deals right here.

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How To Build The Perfect Home Office

The beauty of working from home is you can decorate your home office any which way you want. Obsessed with lava lamps? Put one on your desk. Don’t want to breathe the same musky air all day? You need an air purifier. Want to listen to music in between meetings? A Bluetooth speaker or a pair of noise-canceling headphones will do the trick. What we’re trying to say is there’s no right or wrong when it comes to home offices — they’re as unique as the people who work out of them, and that’s what makes them so great.

Having said that, there are few basic things every home office needs. The first? A printer. No explanation needed. The second? Nobody wants to work from a cramped screen and keyboard. Invest in a monitor, and a wireless keyboard and mouse. The third? You’re probably going to need to dial-in to meetings. Make sure your colleagues can hear you (and you can hear them) with a reliable headset. The fourth? Mistakes can happen, especially if there are children nearby. Pick up an external hard drive to back up your files.

All this equipment can be costly, though. That’s where Digital Trends comes in. As well as rounding up all the discounted products we feel would be a perfect for any home office above, we’re continually monitoring the cheapest prices for everything from Chromebooks and iPads to Keurigs and MacBooks — all welcome additions to any home office. You can find links to some of these pages below. Don’t see something you like? Keep checking back. We update them around the clock, as and when we find must-have offers.

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If you live somewhere that deals with a bit of crime and want a bit of security, a home security camera can be a good option, even if it's just to keep an eye 0n things. The great thing is that in the past decade or so, security cameras have come a long way, and nowadays, you can get things like wireless security cameras that let you access them remotely from wherever you are through an application. Of course, that does mean that there is a huge selection out there, which is why we've collected some of our favorite security camera deals below, although if you're in the Amazon ecosystem, it might be worth checking out these Ring camera deals.
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Another budget-friendly option is the EufyCam 2C Pro, which has a surprisingly long battery, up to a full year, an impressive number regardless of which way you cut it. It also has a pretty loud siren to warn you and, even more impressively, offers an anti-theft feature that triggers said loud siren. Unfortunately, it does have a couple of downsides, with the primary one being that faces aren't obvious at night, and that may impact identifying a trespasser. A lot of that has to do with the maximum 2k resolution, which isn't as high as other offerings on this list that go up to 4k. You will need an Amazon Prime membership to get this discount though.

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Continuing coverage of BLUETTI Black Friday deals, including one of its latest portable power stations the Elite 200 V2, we have a few more callouts worth taking a look at. Where before the main focus was home battery backup or a solid portable power option for off-grid, these deals are smaller in scope. The BLUETTI AC180 solar portable power station, for instance, features a 1,152-watt-hour capacity, which is not nearly as massive as what you get with the Elite 200 V2, but that's the point. It's manageable, has 11 outlets to power multiple devices simultaneously, and has a built-in MPPT charge controller and 500-watt solar input for fast charging via solar. It's best for use on the go or on the road, just like the BLUETTI Charger 1.

Enough about the gear, let's talk about those deal prices. As an aside, right now you can use code DT01 for an extra 5% discount on top of all sale prices. That code is exclusive to Digital Trends readers and applicable to all products on BLUETTI's website.

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Home Depot’s “Build Your Own” Black Friday power tool deal is its best-kept secret

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Covering cordless power tools during Black Friday is surprisingly fascinating. Of the Black Friday deals I've covered so far this year, both Black Friday cordless drill deals and Black Friday power tool deals have been included included in my retinue, alongside a host of similar articles for our "brother" site The Manual.

There's one deal bundle among them all, however, that I've been utterly fascinated by this whole time. It's what I'm calling Home Depot's "build your own" power tool deal. This intriguing offering, which feels under advertised by Home Depot, seemingly inverts what we think of when we think of power tool deals. Instead of feeling stuck buying buying batteries separately — with a drill, with a big bundle, or with the lucky random battery — you're able (now) to build our deal and get everything you need, at a flat price. This means you can get the exact tool you want, and all the batteries you want with it, for as low as $99. Check it out yourself by tapping the button below, or keep reading to see what makes this deal so unique, how to shop it, and a few suggestions as to what you should buy.