Finest low cost AirPods offers and gross sales for February 2024 Leave a comment

If you recognize the place to look, there are sometimes some nice reductions accessible on Apple’s ever-popular AirPods. Since Apple launched the third-gen AirPods towards the top of 2021, we’ve seen the beginning worth of the second-gen, entry-level mannequin slowly dip to round $100. And now that the second-gen AirPods Professional has been in the marketplace for over a 12 months, we’re additionally seeing their worth fall extra usually, too. We’re even seeing nice offers land on the newer up to date AirPods Professional with USB-C.

Right here, we’ve curated the most effective offers at present accessible on every mannequin, together with the entry-level AirPods, the AirPods Professional, the third-gen AirPods, and the AirPods Max.

In 2021, Apple lowered the listing worth of the second-gen AirPods — now the entry-level mannequin — from $159 to $129. It now solely sells the mannequin with a wired charging case, nonetheless, which fees through a typical Lightning cable. Regardless of their age, we discovered that the easy-to-use, second-gen AirPods nonetheless provide nice wi-fi efficiency and dependable battery life, making them a fantastic decide if you happen to can stay with no wi-fi charging case.

For Black Friday, Apple’s most reasonably priced pair of earbuds dropped to an all-time low of $69 ($60 off) at Walmart and different retailers. In the mean time, nonetheless, the second-gen earbuds are solely on sale at Amazon and Walmart with a Lightning charging case beginning at $99, a $30 low cost. The mannequin with the wi-fi charging case, in the meantime, is on sale at Adorama for $119.99 ($30 off).

Learn our AirPods (second-gen) evaluation.

With help for the corporate’s MagSafe expertise and an asking worth of $179, Apple’s third-gen AirPods are sometimes thought of the center little one in Apple’s present AirPods lineup. The shorter stems make for a extra refined design, too, whereas improved sound and options like sweat and water resistance, help for spatial audio with dynamic head monitoring, and improved battery life render them a pleasant enchancment over the last-gen mannequin.

In 2022, Apple quietly launched a brand new, barely cheaper choice of the third-gen AirPods that comes with a Lightning-only charging case, which is at present accessible at Amazon for $159.99 ($10 off) and at Finest Purchase for $161.49 (about $9 off) if you happen to’re a Finest Purchase Whole or Finest Purchase Plus subscriber. Nonetheless, you’ll get extra worth on your cash if you happen to purchase the earbuds with a MagSafe charging case at Costco. That’s as a result of now by February 4th, Costco members should buy them for $149.99 ($30 off). Non-members, in the meantime, can decide them up for $157.49 (about $13 off) after paying a 5 % surcharge.

Learn our AirPods (third-gen) evaluation.

Apple introduced the second-gen AirPods Professional throughout its “Far Out” occasion in 2022, a pair of earbuds that characteristic the same construct to the first-gen mannequin however provide higher noise cancellation. In addition they sport swipe-based controls, include Apple’s new H2 chip, and have an extra-small pair of swappable silicone ear ideas for smaller ears.

Throughout final 12 months’s “Wonderlust” occasion, Apple additionally introduced an up to date model of the AirPods Professional with a USB-C charging case and an upgraded IP54 score for water and dirt resistance. The brand new mannequin additionally comes with lossless audio help when used with Apple’s new Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.

We not too long ago noticed the up to date AirPods Professional drop to their all-time low worth of $189 ($60 off). Sadly, main retailers like Amazon, Finest Purchase, and Walmart are at present solely promoting them at their full retail worth. You should buy them in-store at Micro Heart for $199.99 ($50 off), nonetheless, or seize them with a Lightning charging case for $224.99 ($25 off) at B&H Picture.

Learn our hands-on impressions of the AirPods Professional with USB-C.

The AirPods Max aren’t the enduring in-ears which have develop into synonymous with the AirPods identify. They’re giant and splendid, comprised of aluminum, metal, and mesh cloth that continues to be comfy throughout prolonged listening classes. In addition they sport glorious noise cancellation, Apple’s spatial audio characteristic, and expansive, balanced sound, even when they lag behind a few of their friends in the case of bass response. They’re not the greatest noise-canceling headphones for most individuals — blame the value — however it’s exhausting to discover a pair of Bluetooth headphones that sound higher and have extra intuitive controls.

Though Woot and different retailers have discounted the AirPods Max to as little as $409 up to now, costs have since elevated throughout the board. Proper now, for instance, you’ll be able to solely purchase the AirPods Max for $499.99 ($50 off) at Amazon, Finest Purchase, and Walmart, which is $20 shy of their typical sale worth of $479. The low cost is a bit higher at Micro Heart, the place you’ll be able to at present seize them in-store for $489.99 ($60 off).

Learn our AirPods Max evaluation.