The first days of May brought one of the most anticipated dates for shopping lovers: the Hot Sale. From the 8th to the 10th of this month, thousands of brands from all over the country come out with their offers and discounts on a wide variety of technological products, such as televisions, cell phones, notebooks and speakers, which is always among the main preferences of users.
Despite the economic crisis, eCommerce continues to grow in Argentina. In fact, according to the Annual Study of the CACE, e-commerce at the local level grew by 87% during 2022 compared to the previous year and registered a turnover of $ 2,846,000 million.
Therefore, it is expected that Argentines take advantage of this new Hot Sale to obtain significant discounts on their online purchases and, as expected, this new day opens a whole range of opportunities.
As always, there are options for all tastes and needs, and gaming and content creation enthusiasts can find their next notebook.
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5.
The chains of Frávega, Musimundo or La Anónima have in promotion the latest models of Lenovo (IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05), Acer (AN515-45-R00U) or Asus (ROG Strix G15 G513) with AMD Ryzen Series 5000H, 5600H or 6800H processors of the latest generation.
For video game lovers, whether enthusiasts or gamers, Dell offers its 5CFYD model with AMD Ryzen 5000H Series processor, integrated Radeon graphics, 15.6-inch screen, 8 GB RAM and a 512 GB hard drive.
In case of having a laptop of greater power appears in the catalog the ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513 with architecture "Zen 3 +" and an 8-core CPU with a base speed of 3.2 GHz, which can climb up to 4.7 GHz, and DDR5 memories to offer performance up to twice as fast when playing the most demanding titles.
Samsung is another of the big brands that will offersignificant discounts and interest-free fees on its shelves of cell phones, televisions, monitors, refrigerators and front-loading washing machines during the Hot Sale.
Also, according to sources from the South Korean company, in this edition you can access alternative benefits such as Redemption Plan for TVs and washing machines, through which you can deliver a used equipment – either Samsung or another brand – as part of payment and save even more on the final price of the product.
In addition to these benefits, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays there will be exclusive offers for a limited time on selected products, where discounts will reach up to 20%.
The Neo QLED 75" 8K.
As one of the benchmarks in technology and development of screens locally, Samsung stands out with its most premium line of national manufacture: Neo QLED with a resolution of 4 to 8K.
These TVs have 120hz refresh rate that give the image the necessary fluidity, ultra-thin design and incorporate as a greater differential Quantum Mini LED technology, with LEDs 40 times smaller than those present in conventional TVs, for much deeper blacks and brighter white.
In addition, they include the solar remote control created with renewable plastic that is charged by natural light, artificial light and USB Type-C cable, completely eliminating the use of batteries.
The models of 8K screens have the sharpest and most detailed image quality on the market thanks to its Neo Quantum 8K processor, which is responsible for analyzing and scaling the resolution of the content, even when it was not produced in this resolution 7680x4320 pixels.
The May size is the model 85 "Neo QLED 8K QN800B that for this Hot Sale goes on sale with 10% discount. Its price is $ 2,069,999 and has up to 18 installments without interest.
Meanwhile, the Neo QLED 4K (QN85B) incorporate the Neo Quantum 4K processor with artificial intelligence and powerful neural networks, which means that the user will have a screen that optimizes the visualization and improves the content without losing the resolution in 4K (3840x2160 pixels). It costs $899,999 and has 12 interest-free installments.
Meanwhile, TCL screens offer options from 40 "to 75 inches with discounts of 25% and interest-free installments. They are the TCL 4K HDR P735 and the TCL QLED TV C635 models, both presented in January during the CES 2023 technology fair in Las Vegas.
The model TCL QLED TV C635, the premium screen of the Chinese brand.
Chinese TVs stand out for having Google TV operating system and its intelligent voice assistant Google Assistant. In turn, the premium model C635 brings together Quantum Dots image technology, HDR10 + and Micro Dimming, plus integrated sound thanks to Dolby Vision-Atmos.
The Hot Sale also has cell phones among its outstanding products. The Chinese brand TCL markets the TCL 30 SE models (256GB/6GB of RAM) and the new TCL 405 (64/2GB of RAM) and TCL 408 (512GB/4GB of RAM) families. In these cases the prices range from $ 46,499 to 55,999 pesos with 25% discount when compared to their regular values.
Galaxy S23 Ultra, the phone of the year for Samsung. Photo: Bloomberg.
On the other hand, Samsung comes out to compete with the brand new premium phone Galaxy S23 Ultra of 256GB of storage with 10% discount to $ 469,999, Galaxy S23 of 256GB at $ 349,999, the S22 model with 10% discount to $ 299,999.
Also part of the proposal are some of the most outstanding models of recent years: S21 Fan Edition at $ 224,999 with 15% discount and S20 FE 5G at $ 189,999 with 14% discount.
Motorola, meanwhile, offers several models within its entry and medium ranges. For example, the moto e22 goes on sale in this Hot Sale at $ 48,999 (before $ 51,999) and moto g32 from $ 80,999 (before 84,999) plus 3 installments without interest in the online store.
Moto Edge 30 Ultra.
The latest premium devices of the Edge 30 line are also part of the proposal. Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, the top of the range, costs $ 319,999 (before $ 349,999), the Fusion from $ 229,999 (before $ 249,999) and edge 30 neo costs $ 149,999 (before $ 149,999). All models have 6 interest-free installments and free shipping when purchased in the online store.
In terms of audio, on the other hand, the JBL brand took advantage of this day to launch its official site with discounts on selected products and up to 6 interest-free installments on JBL Flip 6 ($49,499), JBL Go 3 ($16,499) and headphones with headband and noise cancellation JBL Tour One ($89,999).
According to Google data, smartphones, appliances, sneakers, clothing, cosmetics and tickets were some of the most searched during Hot Sale 2022. And in line with this trend, according to a survey conducted by the tech giant, this year consumers plan to buy electronics and technology (28%), apparel (25%) and household goods (13%) during the Hot Sale.
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