Finest low-cost AirPods offers and gross sales for Might 2024

If you recognize the place to look, you may usually 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 constantly dip under $100. And now that the second-gen AirPods Professional have been available on the market for over a 12 months, we’re additionally seeing their value fall extra usually, too. We’re even seeing nice offers land on the up to date AirPods Professional with USB-C.

Right here, we’ve curated the most effective offers presently out there 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 checklist 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 prices through a normal Lightning cable. Regardless of their age, we discovered that the easy-to-use, second-gen AirPods nonetheless supply nice wi-fi efficiency and dependable battery life, making them an incredible decide in the event you can dwell with no 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 solely on sale with a Lightning charging case for $89 ($49 off) at Amazon and Walmart. 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 value 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 presently solely out there at Amazon and B&H Photograph for $161.99 ($8 off). That’s a far cry from their all-time low of $139.99, nevertheless, which is why advocate selecting up the earbuds with a MagSafe charging case for simply $8 extra at B&H Photograph. You too can decide up the MagSafe choice at Costco for $159.99 ($20 off), assuming you’re already a member.

Learn our AirPods (third-gen) evaluation.

In 2022, Apple introduced the second-gen AirPods Professional, which characteristic an identical construct to the first-gen mannequin however supply higher noise cancellation, swipe-based controls, and an extra-small pair of swappable silicone ear ideas for smaller ears. Apple adopted them up final 12 months with a minor refresh, one which incorporates a USB-C charging case and an upgraded IP54 ranking for water and mud resistance. The latest mannequin additionally helps lossless audio when used with Apple’s new Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.

You may presently purchase the up to date AirPods Professional for $189.99 ($60 off) at Amazon, Finest Purchase, and Goal. Though that’s $10 shy of the all-time low we noticed on the finish of April, it’s nonetheless one in every of their higher costs to this point.

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

The AirPods Max aren’t the long-lasting in-ears which have turn into synonymous with the AirPods identify. They’re giant and splendid, comprised of aluminum, metal, and mesh material that continues to be snug 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 sticker value — but it surely’s exhausting 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 most effective you are able to do is $519 ($30 off) at Amazon, and B&H Photograph.

Learn our AirPods Max evaluation.