Yeah. Says 12th on the store front but when you click into it, it says 19th.
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AirPods Launch on Apple Store for $159 With December 21 Delivery
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https://www.macrumors.com/2015/11/24/apple-holiday-return-policy-dec-25/
Jan 8th,
If mine arrive Dec29, 14 day is actually longer period lol (til the 12th of Jan)
$159 for the US and £159 for the UK, I don't care how much brexit has caused prices to go up or the poor exchange rate, but this is is ripoff for UK customers 
If you take $159 and exchange it to pounds its about £125, add vat on top and it's about £150. Nice overcharging Apple.
If you take $159 and exchange it to pounds its about £125, add vat on top and it's about £150. Nice overcharging Apple.
whats the difference between having to charge the case and having to charge the headphones themselves like other BT headphones? if anything the case provides an added convenience because you are topping off the headphones when you have them stored and not using them. And the fact that the case provides about 24 hrs of power means you have to charge it less often than headphones which provide about 8hrs on their own. Not defending the airpods here but that argument doesn't make any sense.
Gaahhhh so torn on whether I want these. I'm on the phone for work a lot and I use my wired earbuds to make/receive calls... I feel like I'd use these a lot -- but I also feel like that's a lot of $$ just to get rid of a wire.
I'm also concerned about the impact these would have on my phone battery over using wired. I tend to turn brightness down and leave the screen on during a call in case I need to mute. As such, my battery is already somewhat taxed (the 7 Plus really does a good job w/battery though) so I'm wondering how much additional impact these would have.
I'm also concerned about the impact these would have on my phone battery over using wired. I tend to turn brightness down and leave the screen on during a call in case I need to mute. As such, my battery is already somewhat taxed (the 7 Plus really does a good job w/battery though) so I'm wondering how much additional impact these would have.
For once!!!! Then when the new and badass iPhone 8 comes out, I'm gonna have to set my 2:45AM alarm again SMH
Except pretty much every tech site and their twitter accounts have announced that the AirPods are available for purchase today. Demand since the initial announcement has remained high (if forums like this are any indication) and people have been anticipating for the last couple of weeks that these could go on sale at any moment.
So yes, within a 45 minute timeframe since they were announced I would've expected them to sell out considering. Now here we are at an hour and a half later and delivery times are still within this year (expected delivery Dec 29th). Guess it all depends on your view of "decent" amount of stock.
Buy em and return em within 14 days if they don't tickle your fancy.
[doublepost=1481642951][/doublepost]Delivery dates slipped again. Now says 4 weeks.
Explain why you would lose them within days? They come with a case to store them in.
$159 for the US and £159 for the UK, I don't care how much brexit has caused prices to go up or the poor exchange rate, but this is is ripoff for UK customers
If you take $159 and exchange it to pounds its about £125, add vat on top and it's about £150. Nice overcharging Apple.
There are EU import duties too which adds another £12 or so pounds to the price.
I am not see any discount using the education discount option either. At least not here in Singapore.
still don't understand why the US dates are now 4 weeks while here you can still get them on time
I will contact apple support after work to see if there is any special pricing for students and if I can get that price. If they aren't willing to lower it, I can get it adjusted with my credit card company.
Yeah -- it's just more of a hassle for me. Closest store is in a bad spot and would take 40 mins to get there. So I have to do it all via mail. Just more of a pain... may just wait until first batch is through the pipe and see how it goes for folks...
Still showing delivery for the 19th here in Australia...but it's the middle of the night here.
For once being a night owl has paid off!
For once being a night owl has paid off!
HOLY CRAP 4 week wait now,
they weren't kidding about low production yields
either that or demand through the roof!
I suddenly feel immediately better about my 2 weeks, vs dec21 shipping if I acted right away
Just ordered two pairs with a Dec 29 shipping date, I hope that's still accurate for me.
