Apple Updates AirPods Max With USB-C Port and New Colors

[Velin]

Looks like I’m getting the Bose headphones.

 

[Slix]

"Oh cool it comes in orange now!"

"Oh, it's the same price and hasn't actually changed any internals. Alright."

 

[Shanghaichica]

I’ll stick with my pink and ones.

 

[macjoshua]

Well, that sealed the deal on me pulling the trigger on Sony headphones instead.

 

[Dreamweaver12]

Shouldn't be too long before these are $429 on Amazon.

 

[dampfnudel]

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?

 

[kylelerner]

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.

 

[jtdx99]

lol not even a chip upgrade? I'm happy with my first gens for another few years then

 

[Brenster]

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.

 

[FaustsHausUK]

I do think it's strange they didn't get the H2 chip, too, with the improved voice features the AirPods Pro have. See y'all again in four years!

 

[uniblab]

Just confirmed still H1 on updated AirPods Max Tech Specs page.

What a smack in the face.

 

[pinkkie]

what an update.. from the best to the lamest one in the lineup

 

[anshuvorty]

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.

 

[magdogg]

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?

Or, there will be no update and they are just killing it slowly.

 

[harrisondavies]

Overpriced, poor, poor battery and should have had USBC to start with. I sold mine.

 

[macribas]

No fix for the sagging headband… no thanks.

 

[Student of Life]

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.

 

[macribas]

(Sorry, double post)

 

[TheClam]

They should have just quietly made the change without announcing it. Too anti-climatic for this event.

 

[SnooChickens6278]

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!

 

[JohnnyQuest]

Not only is this a lazy upgrade, those colors are TERRIBLE. I'm so sick of Starlight/Midnight - give us a black and a silver.

 

[bookcase]

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.

 

[paulypants]

Haha all the whining in here...

 

[deevey]

Can you use a type-C to type-C cable to device for hard-wired (no latency) audio?

 

[kp98077]

is it just me or is it the same design??!