Finest low cost AirPods offers and gross sales for July 2024

If 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 worth of the second-gen, entry-level mannequin constantly dip beneath $100. And now that the second-gen AirPods Professional have been available on the market for almost two years, we’re additionally seeing their worth fall extra usually, too. We’re even seeing nice offers land on the up to date AirPods Professional with USB-C.

Earlier than we dive into the offers, although, we wished to remind you that Prime Day will probably be going down this yr from July sixteenth via seventeenth. Prior to now, we’ve seen some wonderful offers on AirPods, so for those who’re trying to buy a pair it could be price it to attend. In the event you can’t, although, listed below are one of the best offers presently 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 checklist 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 prices by way of an ordinary 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 ideal decide for those who can stay with out a 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 quite a few retailers. Proper now, nonetheless, the second-gen earbuds are solely on sale at Amazon and Walmart with a Lightning charging case for $89 ($40 off), which matches their second-best worth up to now.

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-about 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 possibility of the third-gen AirPods that comes with a Lightning-only charging case. Sadly, they’re solely on sale at B&H Photograph proper now for $159.99 ($10 off), with neither Amazon nor Walmart providing their traditional low cost of $30 off. That being stated, the MagSafe possibility is obtainable to Costco members for $149.99 ($30 off) or at B&H Photograph for $169.99 ($10 off).

Learn our AirPods (third-gen) evaluation.

In 2022, Apple introduced the second-gen AirPods Professional, which characteristic the same 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 yr with a minor refresh, one which includes a USB-C charging case and an upgraded IP54 ranking for water and dirt resistance. The latest mannequin additionally helps lossless audio when used with Apple’s new Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.

Apple’s up to date AirPods Professional are presently on sale at Amazon for $199 ($50 off), which is about $20 shy of the all-time low we noticed on the finish of April. They’re additionally accessible at Finest Purchase, Walmart, and Goal, although just for their full retail worth of $249 or so.

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 identify. They’re massive and opulent, comprised of aluminum, metal, and mesh material that continues to be snug throughout prolonged listening classes. In addition they sport wonderful noise cancellation, Apple’s spatial audio characteristic, and expansive, balanced sound, even when they lag behind a few of their friends relating to bass response and options. They’re not the finest noise-canceling headphones for most individuals — blame the sticker worth — but it surely’s laborious to discover a higher pair of Bluetooth headphones for those who’re an iPhone person.

Woot and different retailers have beforehand discounted the AirPods Max as little as $409. Proper now, although, one of the best you are able to do is $479.95 (about $69 off) at Amazon and B&H Photograph — which remains to be probably the greatest costs we’ve seen up to now this yr.

Learn our AirPods Max evaluation.