Finest low cost AirPods offers and gross sales for June 2024

If you understand the place to look, you’ll be able to typically rating reductions on Apple’s ever-popular AirPods. Since Apple launched the third-gen AirPods on the finish of 2021, we’ve seen the beginning value of the second-gen, entry-level mannequin persistently dip under $100. And now that the second-gen AirPods Professional have been in the marketplace for over a yr, we’re additionally seeing their value fall extra typically, too. We’re even seeing nice offers land on the up to date AirPods Professional with USB-C.

Right here, we’ve curated the perfect offers at the moment 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 value 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, nevertheless, which fees through an ordinary 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 an incredible decide if you happen to can reside and not using a wi-fi charging case.

For Black Friday, Apple’s most inexpensive pair of earbuds dropped to an all-time low of $69 ($60 off) at quite a few retailers. Proper now, nevertheless, the second-gen earbuds are on sale with a Lightning charging case for $79.99 (about $49 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and Finest Purchase. 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 assist for the corporate’s MagSafe know-how and an asking value of $179, Apple’s third-gen AirPods are sometimes thought of the center youngster 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, assist 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 possibility of the third-gen AirPods that comes with a Lightning-only charging case. They’re on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Goal proper now for an all-time low of $139.99 ($30 off). The MagSafe possibility, in the meantime, is on the market to Costco members for $139.99 or at B&H Picture for $169.99 ($10 off).

Learn our AirPods (third-gen) evaluation.

In 2022, Apple introduced the second-gen AirPods Professional, which function an identical construct to the first-gen mannequin however provide higher noise cancellation, swipe-based controls, and an extra-small pair of swappable silicone ear suggestions for smaller ears. Apple adopted them up final yr with a minor refresh, one which contains a USB-C charging case and an upgraded IP54 ranking for water and mud resistance. The most recent mannequin additionally helps lossless audio when used with Apple’s new Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.

You possibly can at the moment purchase the up to date AirPods Professional for $189.99 ($60 off) at Amazon, Goal, Finest Purchase, and Walmart. Though that’s $10 shy of the all-time low we noticed on the finish of April, it’s nonetheless considered one of their higher costs thus far.

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

The AirPods Max aren’t the enduring in-ears which have turn out to be synonymous with the AirPods title. They’re giant and opulent, comprised of aluminum, metal, and mesh material that is still comfy throughout prolonged listening periods. Additionally they sport glorious noise cancellation, Apple’s spatial audio function, and expansive, balanced sound, even when they lag behind a few of their friends in relation to bass response. They’re not the perfect noise-canceling headphones for most individuals — blame the sticker value — however it’s laborious to discover a pair of Bluetooth headphones that sound higher and have extra intuitive controls.

Woot and different retailers have discounted the AirPods Max as little as $409 up to now. Proper now, although, the perfect you are able to do is $449 ($100 off) at Amazon — which remains to be top-of-the-line costs we’ve seen thus far this yr.

Learn our AirPods Max evaluation.