Back-to-uni deals to watch this week: air fryers, dehumidifiers and study tech

Back-to-uni deals in the UK are not just about laptops and notebooks this week. The useful stuff is more practical: compact kitchen kit for shared flats, damp-control gear for drying laundry, and small study tech that will not eat the whole maintenance loan.

Start with air fryers, but be careful with the was-prices. A live NiftyDeals pick has the Philips Air Fryer 2000 Series 6.2L at Amazon for £79.99, down from £109.99. That is a sensible single-basket size for a flat kitchen if you actually have worktop space. Currys also has the LOGIK L80AFB24 dual air fryer at £59.99, down from £79.99, which is cheaper but larger. Dunelm’s student essentials page is worth checking too: the brief found a £30 manual 4L air fryer and a £55 digital black 17L steel microwave there.

For damp rooms and indoor drying, do not buy on autumn panic alone. A small 1L unit can help in a cupboard-sized room, but a compressor model is usually the more serious laundry option. The live list includes a Honeywell 12L/day dehumidifier for £129.95, down from £159.95. Dunelm also showed a £25 1L dehumidifier in its student range, which is cheaper but clearly a different class of product.

Study tech is where the boring buys can be the best value. A Belkin BoostCharge 10,000mAh power bank is £16.99, down from £24.99; useful if you are commuting or moving between lectures and the library. There is also an HP Smart Tank 5107 all-in-one printer at £132.67, down from £209.99, though many students should still check whether campus printing is cheaper before buying a printer for a room they barely have space to use.

Elsewhere, HP’s own Back to University page is advertising savings of up to £400 on laptops, desktops and gaming laptops, up to £130 on printers, 20% off accessories when bought with a laptop or desktop using code TWENTYWBW, and student or teacher store savings up to 40%. Student Beans is also pointing students towards air-fryer discounts, including a Currys student route for Ninja.

The short version: coordinate shared-house purchases before everyone turns up with a kettle, treat RRPs as a guide rather than proof of a bargain, and prioritise kit that solves a real problem: cooking one portion, drying clothes, charging on campus, or getting coursework done.

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