Five discounted Stream Decks, four historically low prices: Elgato's macropad lineup has never been more affordable

Elgato Stream Deck+ — (Image credit: Future/Alex Berry)

Elgato's Stream Deck family transcends the live streaming gear market at this point, branching out thanks to pure usefulness to the general PC gaming crowd. I think one reason why these nifty little desk assistants have been so popular is that they've never been particularly hard on your wallet, but with a full franchise of sizes on the shelves now, and almost all of them seeing Prime Day discounts, it's hard to turn them down.

Elgato has really shown up for Prime Day this year, because I'm not kidding, besides the new Stream Deck+ XL (which is honestly so big it's only going to be really useful for the most pro-grade users), you can get pretty much any Stream Deck model on offer at Amazon right now.

I've done the rounds and studied each one's price history data, and from what I can see, four of them have new historically low prices just now. That's out of the five I'm seeing discounted for Prime Day, so there's really never been a better time to try and grab one of them. Just keep in mind that you might need a Prime membership to make the most of these since they are official Prime Day deals, so take out a free trial if you need to. Prime Day ends at midnight in your local time (on Friday 26th) so don't wait around too long.

If you're not worried about audio controls so much, and you just want as many macro and function keys as possible, the Stream Deck XL is the one to go for. As you can see, it's got a lot more real estate for you to make use of, but it's a bit more expensive. This is really only going to be for those running a more pro-grade setup, home studio, or content creation office. This is the only one on this list without a historical low price, but that's really only because it dropped very briefly down to $184 back in November time for Black Friday.

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One of my earliest memories is playing SuperMario64 and wondering why the controller I held had three grips, but I only had two hands. Ever since I've been in love with video games and their technology. After graduating from Edinburgh Napier University with a degree in Journalism, I contributed to the Scottish Games Network and completed an Editorial Internship at Expert Reviews. Over the last decade, I’ve been managing my own YouTube channel about my love of games too. These days, I'm one of the resident hardware nerds at GamesRadar+, and I take the lead on our coverage of gaming PCs, VR, controllers, gaming chairs, and content creation gear. Now, I better stop myself here before I get talking about my favourite games like HUNT: Showdown, Dishonored, and Towerfall Ascension.