Articles by James Pickard, Senior Deals Editor | TechRadar

James Pickard is a Deals Editor at TechRadar. After many years of scouring the net for the cheapest games and tech for his personal use, he decided to make it his job to share all the best bargains and coupon codes with you. James also has almost a decade of experience covering some of the biggest sales events of the year at Eurogamer and VG247, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day. When not deals hunting or stacking coupon codes to get the biggest savings, James can be found on the PS5, watching a classic film noir or cheering on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Articles by: James Pickard

A Steam Deck stood up in a dock

I bought a cheap refurbished Steam Deck, and it’s convinced me to skip the Nintendo Switch 2

By James Pickard published 27 April 25

I was strongly considering upgrading to a Nintendo Switch 2 but that's all changed now I have a Steam Deck – here's why.

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The best MacBook deals in April 2025

By James Pickard last updated 8 April 25

Our roundup of all the best MacBook deals so you can pay the lowest price for one of Apple's premium laptops.

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The best PS5 deals for April 2025

By Rob Dwiar last updated 18 March 25

Deals We've been hard at work finding you all the best PS5 deals in the US and the UK to help you save money on hardware.

Paulie and Reacher staring each other down from the Prime Video TV show Reacher

Lee Child reveals finding an actor for the big bad in Reacher season 3 that made Alan Ritchson look small was 'literally an international search'

By James Pickard published 20 February 25

Exclusive How do you solve a problem like Paulie?

Reacher looking at another character in the TV show

'I would revisit them, absolutely': Lee Child discusses future seasons of Reacher on Prime Video and why returning to the films as a TV series is a possibility

By James Pickard published 18 February 25

Lee Child on Reacher season 3, why the TV series is more faithful to the books and whether we could see the film stories retold in the Prime Video show.

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The best Chromebook deals in February 2025

By James Pickard last updated 4 February 25

TechRadar's guide to all the best Chromebook deals available now so you can pick up a small and flexible laptop for less.

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The best MacBook Pro deals in January 2025

By James Pickard last updated 14 January 25

TechRadar has rounded up all the best MacBook Pro deals available right now so you pay the lowest price for Apple's premium laptop.

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The best MacBook Air deals in January 2025

By James Pickard last updated 14 January 25

All of the best MacBook Air deals in one place, including the lowest prices for the latest M3 models.

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The best Amazon Kindle deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 18 December 24

We've gathered up all the best Kindle deals available today so you can get an Amazon ereader for the lowest price.

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The best iPad Air deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 18 December 24

The iPad Air is a great tablet that offers excellent performance, but it's even better when you get it via one of the best iPad Air deals we've spotted.

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The best iPad mini deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 18 December 24

We've rounded up the best iPad Mini deals available right now so you can pick up Apple's smallest tablet for the lowest price.

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The best tablet deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 18 December 24

These are all the best tablet deals available today on the most popular devices from Samsung, Amazon and more.

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The best Surface Pro deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 18 December 24

All the best Surface Pro deals right now across all versions of Microsoft's tablet-laptop hybrids.

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The best USB-C hub deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 6 November 24

Deals The best deals and lowest prices for all the top USB-C hubs and adapters available to buy today.

Big savings on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

The cheapest Xbox Game Pass deals in April 2025

By Rhys Wood last updated 9 August 24

Deals Subscribe to Xbox Game Pass for the lowest price with these Xbox Game Pass deals.

Big savings on PS Plus memberships.

The cheapest PlayStation Plus deals in April 2025

By Rob Dwiar last updated 8 August 24

We've compiled the best PlayStation Plus deals so you can save some money when subscribing.

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The best Nintendo Switch Joy-Con deals in April 2025

By Kara Phillips last updated 8 August 24

Deals We've found the best Nintendo Switch Joy-Con deals so you can save on the console's pricey controllers.

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The best cheap Apple Pencil deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 13 June 24

We've gathered the best Apple Pencil deals available this month so you can pay the lowest price.

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The best VR headset deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 13 June 24

Here are all the latest VR headset deals, including the lowest prices for the Meta Quest 2, PSVR 2 or HTC Vive.

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New iPad preorders - where to buy Apple's 2024 Pro and Air tablets

By James Pickard last updated 10 May 24

Apple has announced the new iPad Pro and iPad Air – here's where you can buy both tablets, including preorder deals and trade-in offers

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The best Meta Quest 2 deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 2 May 24

We've put together all the best Meta Quest 2 deals available right now.

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eBay’s refurbished tech revolution – a quest to prevent e-waste and save you money

By James Pickard published 26 April 24

eBay UK's Head of Refurbished Technology tells us how the online marketplace is leading the way by offering renewed tech for less.

ICYMI: the week's 8 biggest tech stories from Apple getting sued to Android 15 updates

By Hamish Hector published 23 March 24

Here's the biggest tech new of the past week from Apple, Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Android 15

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The cheapest Samsung tablet deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 5 March 24

deals Find all the best Samsung tablet deals and sales right here, with all the cheapest prices from around the web today.

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The best cheap drone deals in December 2024

By James Pickard last updated 9 February 24

Deals We've rounded up all the best cheap drone deals available in today's sales, so you can take to the skies for less.

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