Best Times of Year to Buy Electronics in Australia

Electronics don't go on sale randomly — they follow a calendar driven by new-model launches, stock clear-outs and big retail events. Here's when each category tends to bottom out in price in Australia.

January–February: TVs and laptops (post-Boxing Day)

After the Christmas rush, retailers clear display stock and leftover units. TVs and laptops often see their lowest prices of the year in the first six weeks of January, before the new model range lands.

May–June: EOFYS (End of Financial Year)

June is the End of Financial Year Sale. It's less dramatic than Black Friday, but it's a quiet, reliable window for laptops, monitors and office tech — and the deals run across more retailers than just Amazon.

July: Prime Day

Amazon's headline event. Best for Amazon-house-brand tech (Echo, Kindle, Ring), earbuds, and accessories. Counter-sales from competitors often match or beat on equivalent products.

September–October: iPhone and pre-Christmas clear-out

New iPhones land in September, which pushes last year's model down. October also brings early pre-Black-Friday pricing as retailers warm up for November.

November: Black Friday / Cyber Monday

The single biggest electronics sale window of the year. TVs, appliances, headphones, gaming and home tech all drop hard, and nearly every Australian retailer competes.

December: Boxing Day

Historically the biggest, now second to Black Friday for electronics — but still excellent for clearance TVs and end-of-line audio.

The honest truth

Waiting for the "right" month only matters if you're not in a hurry. If you need something now, the question isn't which month is cheapest — it's is this price genuinely low right now. That's exactly what a Deal Score tells you: it compares today's price to the product's own history, so you know whether to buy or wait regardless of the calendar.

Check today's lowest-priced, score-ranked electronics on SPARW.