Greatest low-cost AirPods offers and gross sales for April 2024

If you already know the place to look, you may 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 worth of the second-gen, entry-level mannequin slowly dip to below $100. And now that the newest AirPods Professional has been in the marketplace for over a yr, we’re additionally seeing their worth fall extra typically, 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 perfect offers at present 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 record 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, nevertheless, which expenses through a typical 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 a terrific choose in the event you can dwell 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. For now, nevertheless, the second-gen earbuds with a Lightning charging case are on sale at Walmart for $89 ($49 off) and for $10 extra from Amazon. 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 know-how and an asking worth of $179, Apple’s third-gen AirPods are sometimes thought of the center baby 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, that are at present out there at Amazon and Goal for $149.99 ($20 off). Nevertheless, we suggest the earbuds with a MagSafe charging case, that are at present all the way down to $149.99 ($30 off) at Costco by means of April 1st. Observe that in the event you’re not a Costco member, you’ll should pay a 5 % non-member surcharge, which raises the worth to $157.49.

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 function an identical construct to the first-gen mannequin however supply higher noise cancellation. Additionally 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 yr’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 ranking for water and mud resistance. The brand new mannequin additionally comes with lossless audio help when used with Apple’s new Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.

You possibly can at present purchase the up to date AirPods Professional for $199 ($50 off) at Amazon. Although that’s $20 shy of the brand new all-time low worth we noticed in late March, it’s nonetheless one among their higher costs up to now.

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

The AirPods Max aren’t the enduring in-ears which have change into synonymous with the AirPods identify. They’re massive and opulent, comprised of aluminum, metal, and mesh cloth that continues to be comfy throughout prolonged listening periods. Additionally they sport wonderful noise cancellation, Apple’s spatial audio function, and expansive, balanced sound, even when they lag behind a few of their friends relating to bass response. They’re not the finest noise-canceling headphones for most individuals — blame the worth — however it’s onerous 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 previously. Proper now, although, the perfect you are able to do is $479 ($70 off) at Amazon and Walmart.

Learn our AirPods Max evaluation.