Best Buy launches a surprise weekend flash sale with up to 50% off — I've found the 18 best deals on TVs, laptops, appliances, headphones, and more

(Image credit: Future / Apple / Lenovo / LG / Samsung / Shokz / Edited with Gemini) Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event may be less than two weeks away, but Best Buy is getting a small head start with a surprise flash sale this weekend. While it's not as big as what we expect in October, some early bargains are worth checking out. I've rounded up 18 of the best right here, including up to 50% off TVs, laptops, appliances, headphones, and more.• Browse the full Best Buy flash saleAs we've come to expect from Best Buy, especially as the new NFL season starts, top TV deals are up for grabs. The clear highlight is this LG C6 65-inch OLED TV for $1,599 (was $2,699). That's a whopping $1,100 saving on one of the best TVs you can buy today that we awarded the maximum five stars in our review.All of the offers below are only available until the end of the day on Sunday, so it really is a flash sale. Check out all of the biggest savings in each category and all of my top picks below.Best Buy weekend sale — quick linksApple: up to $500 off MacBooks & iPhoneAppliances: up to 35% offCameras: up to $500 off Sony, DJI & CanonGaming: PS5 & Switch games from $19.99Headphones: Apple, Sony & JBL from $14.99Kitchen: up to 50% off Ninja & BellaLaptops: from $179Phones: up to $1,200 off iPhone & SamsungSmart home: up to 65% off Ring & BlinkSmartwatches: Samsung & Apple from $199Speakers: up to $450 off Sonos & JBLTablets: up to $200 off iPad & SamsungToys: up to 50% off Lego & MagicTVs: from $79.99Vacuums: up to $250 off Dyson & SharkMy top 18 deals at Best Buy's flash sale Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. 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.