Amazon Discounts USB-C AirPods Max to $449.99

[MacRumors]

Amazon today has the USB-C AirPods Max on sale for $449.99 in all colors except Purple, down from $549.00. This is an overall second-best price on the headphones.

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Colors available on sale include Blue, Midnight, Orange, and Starlight. All colors have an estimated delivery date of early August, with most providing a delivery estimate around August 5 for free shipping options. Prime members in certain cities should be able to see same-day delivery options.

AirPods Max (USB-C) for $449.99 ($99 OFF)​

It's also worth noting that Best Buy is matching these prices and has every color on sale, if you prefer shopping at that retailer. If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.


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Article Link: Amazon Discounts USB-C AirPods Max to $449.99

 

[chelsel]

For $100 worth of parts inside, if that.. these only look barely reasonable at about $349

 

[iMac The Knife]

Take another $250 off and I might buy them for my nephew, since he doesn't know any better 😂

 

[BornAgainMac]

I wish when it was released 5 years ago that it had USB-C. I have the old lighting version and they made no other improvements other than USB-C. I stopped wearing it because it was not comfortable. The next update should update the tech and make it comfortable, give it a on/off switch, allow it to be more compact when you fold it up. And it could sound better for that much money.

 

[Blackstick]

I wear these 6-7 hours a day. I have a giant head though, so they've always been comfortable. My petite wife does not find them as comfortable.

 

[Ren1818]

PSA: AirPods Max have a known defect with their WiFi flex cable breaks bricking the device. Mine gave me problems after one year, where it would randomly disconnect, lose noise cancelation, not able to connect, etc. I would have to do a hard reset about 75% of the time to get them to work only for them to give me problems the same day. Mine became completely bricked after 4 years and this is with me using very sparingly, like pretty much never. Had to buy the WiFi flex cable for my right side and repair it myself which took 5 hours to do, it is not an easy repair to do. Also, this WiFi flex cable issue has not been fixed on the USB-C version. For anyone interested in buying these google wifi flex cable AirPods Max and you’ll see what I mean.

P.S.
the reason the WiFi flex cable breaks is because of the swiveling back and forth or the speaker housing when you put them in and take them out of the case. This causes that thin little flex cable to eventually break.

 

[Student of Life]

PSA: AirPods Max have a known defect with their WiFi flex cable breaks bricking the device. Mine gave me problems after one year, where it would randomly disconnect, lose noise cancelation, not able to connect, etc. I would have to do a hard reset about 75% of the time to get them to work only for them to give me problems the same day. Mine became completely bricked after 4 years and this is with me using very sparingly, like pretty much never. Had to buy the WiFi flex cable for my right side and repair it myself which took 5 hours to do, it is not an easy repair to do. Also, this WiFi flex cable issue has not been fixed on the USB-C version. For anyone interested in buying these google wifi flex cable AirPods Max and you’ll see what I mean.

P.S.
the reason the WiFi flex cable breaks is because of the swiveling back and forth or the speaker housing when you put them in and take them out of the case. This causes that thin little flex cable to eventually break.

Apple Care has entered the chat lol

 

[Kevin2055]

For $100 worth of parts inside, if that.. these only look barely reasonable at about $349

How much is the parts in Photoshop worth?

 

[MNWildFan]

Still stupidly expensive for what little upgrades were made to it (the only one being the change from lightning to USB-C)

 

[rchaser]

How much is the parts in Photoshop worth?

Photoshop is a tool that most use for business(in some form)…to make money.

Of note, photoshop gets updated regularly.

AirPods Max were designed for brand snobs (who don’t really care about sound as much as they say or think they do), who will buy anything with an Apple logo on it.

 

[Velin]

Old. Overpriced. Badly needs complete update.

 

[roland.g]

Photoshop is a tool that most use for business(in some form)…to make money.

Of note, photoshop gets updated regularly.

AirPods Max were designed for brand snobs (who don’t really care about sound as much as they say or think they do), who will buy anything with an Apple logo on it.

Do AirPods Max have an Apple Logo on them….

 

[TechnoMonk]

I bought few years back when they were on sale at Microcenter for $399. Still going strong after years of use. Lasted longer than my Bose QC with similar use when travelling.

 

[TechnoMonk]

Photoshop is a tool that most use for business(in some form)…to make money.

Of note, photoshop gets updated regularly.

AirPods Max were designed for brand snobs (who don’t really care about sound as much as they say or think they do), who will buy anything with an Apple logo on it.

Do AirPods Max have an Apple Logo on them….

I can’t seem to find the Apple Logo after 4 years of using them. Looks I need some hatorade to see the Apple logo.

 

[MacGizmo]

I can’t seem to find the Apple Logo after 4 years of using them. Looks I need some hatorade to see the Apple logo.

You're looking at them wrong. 😆

 

[poematik13]

These arent worth more than 399 imo

 

[Edd70]

Had ours for 3 years, no issues. Love them, but definitely looking at my next move if they start malfunctioning. I don’t want to pay the price for another set if there’s no real improvements.

 

[pdaholic]

Yesterday we had an iPad 11th gen deal for $299.

Today headphones for $450?!?

 

[TechnoMonk]

You're looking at them wrong. 😆

I feel better after reading this, I thought I was probably holding it wrong.

 

[Donkey Man]

Make it 50 bucks and I can consider them - otherwise they are way overpriced compared to REAL hi-fi headphones.

 

[deevey]

AirPods Max were designed for brand snobs (who don’t really care about sound as much as they say or think they do), who will buy anything with an Apple logo on it.

So they compete directly with other headphones in that market segment: Bose, Beats, B&O, Marshall etc ...

 

[viachicago22]

Why not purple? It often seems like that color is excluded.

 

[deevey]

Make it 50 bucks and I can consider them - otherwise they are way overpriced compared to REAL hi-fi headphones.

Real hi-fi headphones are a different market segment entirely. Provide examples of what you refer to.

 

[Karma*Police]

Not worth it. I bought the OG and the rubber headband is peeling and the mesh has lost all elasticity and for some reason the headband is not replaceable… probably because Apple knew it wasn’t going to last. It also has pairing issues… sometimes it works, other times it won’t, no matter how many times I reset it. Very infuriating.

My next ANC OTE will be the Sony 1000XM6. Same price (as Max’s discounted price), better product, better value.

 

[MacGizmo]

I just can't bring myself to pay $500 (or more) for headphones. I don't care who makes them, how good they sound, or how well they're made. It's just too much. But then again, my ear for music is pretty basic – enough that I happily use the Apple Studio Display speakers most of the time, and AirPods at night when everyone else is sleeping. The cost of AirPods Pro 2 is about the top of my self-imposed spending limit for "headphones."