Transform Your Dorm With These Smart Speakers, TVs, Alarms Clocks and More

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Your dorm is your home away from home, and for many incoming students, it will be the first time they’ve left the nest in their entire lives. That means it’s important to make it both comfortable and personal, a base from which you can organize your student life, host friends and buckle down to study. 

Whatever your dorm room desires, Best Buy has you covered. For a limited time, the Back-to-School Deals section offers shoppers up to 40% off essential school, dorm and campus items. For even further savings, you can check out the Best Buy store page on RetailMeNot, where you can take advantage of 2% cash back through the end of August.

And if all of that seems overwhelming, check out our Campus Connect hub with Best Buy. It delivers a curated list of the best deals and the most impactful offerings so new and returning students can upgrade their college experience and keep on top of their studies. 

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Our Top 9 Dorm Tech Picks From Best Buy

To help get you started on equipping your dorm, we’ve picked out our favorite tech items to keep you entertained, upgrade your dorm’s ambience, or make campus life that much more comfortable. 

Google Nest Smart Speaker

Sharing your favorite artists and albums with your friends is a college rite of passage, every bit as time-honored as late-night library study sessions. Instead of crowding around a record player, today’s students can enjoy the crisp audio and easy control of a smart speaker. The Google Nest speaker offers unbelievable sound performance, especially given its small form factor. Additionally, Google Assistant integration levels up its capabilities by putting a smart assistant at your command. Pro tip: if another friend of yours in the same dorm has one, you can interlink them and operate them like intercoms to make coordinating your social life much easier.

Price: $69.99, $99.99

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GoPro Max360

In a short time, GoPros went from niche devices for action-adventure junkies to must-have tech gadgets for the everyday person looking to record their life experiences for vlogs or the gram. Whatever your use case, you’ll love the dual-lens, 5.6K-resolution video recording capabilities, easy and intuitive tap-and-swipe controls, and best-in-class image stabilization. This model even boasts integrated voice control, so you can operate it hands-free with simple commands like “start recording” or “take a photo.”

Price: $249.99, $369.99

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Insignia Mini Fridge

Miniature refrigerators are all upsides, allowing you to keep food and drink cool and within reach at all times, but you still need a model that offers the right size, efficiency and cost. We love this Insignia Mini Fridge for its sleek looks, generous 4.4 cubic-foot capacity and convenient interior storage setup. It also has adjustable glass shelves, panel storage on the door and even a crisper drawer for vegetables, fruits and produce. Additionally, the interior storage light is perfect for late-night snacking, and the whisper-quiet compressor ensures you can keep it near your bed without it disrupting your sleep.

Price: $199.99, $249.99

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LG 43” UA77 4K UHD Smart TV

A dorm TV is basically a non-negotiable, allowing you to enjoy your favorite movies and TV shows in full size while also giving you a good reason to invite friends and roommates over on weekends. The only real trick is finding the right balance of size and budget to suit your dorm. This is where the LG UA77 4K TV really excels. It’s incredibly affordable, especially when on sale, while still offering everything you want and need in a modern TV. It has 4K resolution and upscaling, easy integration with every possible streaming service, and screen mirroring from Google Cast and Apple AirPlay 2.

Price: $229.99, $329.99

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Amazon Echo Spot Smart Alarm Clock

College students are notoriously late risers, but there are some deadlines you don’t want to miss, from morning classes to end-of-semester exams. The right alarm clock can not only wake you up on time but also help to organize your schedule and keep track of your commitments. The Echo Spot from Amazon with built-in Alexa integration gives you all the perks of a digital assistant. It includes intelligent control of your podcasts and music playlists, as well as a smart alarm system that will wake you up gradually using both light and sound. Grab this to ensure you never miss your AM commitments ever again.

Price: $79.99

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JBL Clip 5 Portable Speaker

With the right portable speaker, you can take the party with you, whether that’s for a day of tanning on the campus quad or livening up your shower with your favorite tunes. The JBL Clip 5 is the perfect choice, with its IP67 dust- and waterproof design and extra-large battery, delivering up to 12 hours of playtime on a single charge. Its standout feature, though, is the built-in carabiner (the “clip” of its name) that allows you to attach it to everything from your backpack to your shower stall, so you’re never without your tunes.

Price: $59.99, $79.99

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Insignia Compact Microwave

Dorm fire regulations and safety codes are getting stricter and stricter, but almost all universities still allow students to have a personal microwave, and we can’t recommend one enough. Whether you’re heating up cold pizza, microwaving your breakfast, or making some quick popcorn for a late-night streaming session with your friends, you’ll get a ton of use out of this compact microwave from Insignia. It includes 9 preset cooking functions and 11 different power levels. Fine-tune your dorm dining experience for those days when you can’t be bothered to cross the campus to the cafeteria.

Price: $64.99, $89.99

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Shark UltraCyclone Pro Cordless Vacuum

Vacuum cleaners may not have the cool factor of LED lights and 4K TVs, but nothing will make keeping your dorm clean and livable easier than a reliable, handheld vacuum like this model from Shark. It boasts an extra-large dust bin for big messes, as well as an easy-to-clean filter and a lithium-ion powered motor that delivers strong suction power. The included crevice tool and scrubbing brush help you tailor your cleaning experience to each new problem, while the one-touch dirt ejection button makes the entire cleanup experience effortless.

Price: $69.99, $89.99

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Philips Hue Solo Lightstrip

Lighting is the easiest way to transform a bland dorm room into a vibrant, unique living space. This Hue Solo Lightstrip from Philips is an affordable way to add some seriously cool custom lighting to your space. Cut the strips to your desired length and place them behind furniture, along your walls or door frames, or behind your TV or computer monitor, and you can enjoy a wide array of colors and hues, all controlled via your smartphone.

Price: $62.99, $76.99

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