No H2 for the AirPods Max is probably the biggest disappointment of the day. Maybe the second generation is coming next year and this was just a stopgap until then?
This should've been a non-press released announcement/release that just occurred during the middle of the year. The fact that this took airtime during the Apple Event goes to show how little they had to announce.
Other than USB-C, which I can live without, happy I got my 1st gens repaired rather than waiting on the refresh. Colours are nice but nothing new internally, not even the H2 for feature parity with the basic in-ear AirPods. Good job I still love my Maxes to bits, in daily use in the open plan office at work.
Yeah, got to save some $$$$. Apart from the battery, my APM are still solid, so no reason for me to upgrade to these. Lightning port still works fine for me.
No H2 for the AirPods Max is probably the biggest disappointment of the day. Maybe the second generation is coming next year and this was just a stopgap until then?
Interesting that they no longer come in silver. Makes one wonder if version 2.0 will come in titanium and thus increase the price and also lower the weight at the same time.
As someone who just bought a lot of apple tech recently (iPhone 15 pro max, watch series 9, airpods pro 2, and airpods max) I am sooo relieved by the small changes this year! Phew! I was worried all my purchases would feel obsolete. But they don't! I can't believe they kept airpods pro 2 the same, what a relief! And all they did with the airpods max was change the colour and the charging cable! I was worried I'd have to return and re-purchase, now I don't have to!
I'm actually relieved since I just got the blue Max for my birthday two days ago. I'm okay with lightning for these -- I'd prefer USB-C, but the colors don't impress me at all. The new blue is okay, but I prefer what the original sky blue.