You might be tired of reading this, but that's another record-low price for the Black Friday season.
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Timothy Beck Werth
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Timothy Beck Werth is the Tech Editor at Mashable, where he leads coverage and assignments for the Tech and Shopping verticals. Tim has over 15 years of experience as a journalist and editor, and he has particular experience covering and testing consumer technology, smart home gadgets, and men’s grooming and style products. Previously, he was the Managing Editor and then Site Director of SPY.com, a men's product review and lifestyle website. As a writer for GQ, he covered everything from bull-riding competitions to the best Legos for adults, and he’s also contributed to publications such as The Daily Beast, Gear Patrol, and The Awl.
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RECORD PRICE ON AIRPODS: The Apple AirPods Max headphones with USB-C charging are finally back down to $399.99, their lowest-ever price. That's a 27% discount from their usual price and a savings of $149.01.
$399.99
at Amazon
$549
Save $149.01
We've seen some killer Black Friday AirPods deals so far this year, with prices starting at $69. Yet even as the AirPods 4, the AirPods 4 with ANC, and the AirPods Pro 2 and 3 hit record prices, one Apple audio product has stubbornly refused to drop to its lowest-ever price. We're talking, of course, about the stylish Apple AirPods Max headphones, which have been available for $429.99 at Best Buy all week.
That's a great price on these Apple noise-cancellers, but not the lowest-ever price. On rare occasions in the past, we've seen these headphones drop to $399.99. And if you held out on buying these headphones with the hope that they would get even cheaper, then we have good news: As of this writing, the Apple AirPods Max are finally back down to their record price at both Amazon and Best Buy. This is the newest version with USB-C charging instead of the Lightning port. (Our apologies to anyone who bought them at the $429 price.)
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Mashable has reviewed these headphones positively in the past, but their $549 price tag has held us back from naming them the best headphones. They've been conspicuously absent from our guides to the best wireless headphones and noise-cancelling headphones. We've seen newer flagship headphones from Bose, Sony, and Bowers & Wilkins land this year, and so it's been hard to recommend Apple's older headphones. However, at this price, that calculus changes.
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There's also no denying that these are some of the most stylish headphones ever designed. They're a constant sight on the streets of New York, where people where them as fashion accessories as much as headphones.
Timothy Beck Werth is the Tech Editor at Mashable, where he leads coverage and assignments for the Tech and Shopping verticals. Tim has over 15 years of experience as a journalist and editor, and he has particular experience covering and testing consumer technology, smart home gadgets, and men’s grooming and style products. Previously, he was the Managing Editor and then Site Director of SPY.com, a men's product review and lifestyle website. As a writer for GQ, he covered everything from bull-riding competitions to the best Legos for adults, and he’s also contributed to publications such as The Daily Beast, Gear Patrol, and The Awl.
Tim studied print journalism at the University of Southern California. He currently splits his time between Brooklyn, NY and Charleston, SC. He's currently working on his second novel, a science-fiction book.
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