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Deals: Apple's HomePod on Sale for $204.99 at OWC ($94 Off) [Updated]

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OWC is still discounting Apple's HomePod this week, offering the White HomePod for $204.99 and the Space Gray HomePod for $207.99. This is the current best discount on a new HomePod ($91-$94 off), and the next best price you'll find is at B&H Photo for $279.95.

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OWC's HomePods are new and come in non-retail packaging, meaning you'll receive them in a nondescript box instead of Apple's official packaging. These HomePods are covered under one year of OWC's Fulfilled Limited Warranty instead of Apple's warranty coverage. Both colors of the HomePod are in stock and available to ship today. Free shipping is available with an estimated five to eight business days for the delivery, depending upon your location.



Besides the HomePod, OWC is currently running a sale on refurbished models of the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, Mac mini, and more. These computers all include a 14-day return policy, free shipping, and Parallels Desktop Pro Edition for $19 (originally $99.99). The retailer fully inspects each device, and ensures that they will perform reliably even in refurbished condition.

We track the best deals on HomePod every week, so be sure to bookmark our guide if you're on the hunt for solid HomePod discounts.

Update 4/28: This deal has now expired, but the white HomePod is available for $214.88, which remains the current low price on the smart speaker.

Article Link: Deals: Apple's HomePod on Sale for $204.99 at OWC ($94 Off) [Updated]
 
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How does that work? "OWC's HomePods are new and come in non-retail packaging, meaning you'll receive them in a nondescript box instead of Apple's official packaging." Does Apple sell these HomePods bulk somewhere? Did OWC buy them straight from the manufacturing site?

The price is much closer now where it should be, but software is still too limited.
 
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tokajilover said:
65$ is, what i would see a fair price.
and if they spy at me, it should be free!
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Get over yourself. Please keep buying the cheaply made Chinese knockoffs if you want. I don’t feel this thing is worth $349, but when I’ve spent a couple hundred on Bose and Sony speakers, a $200 Price is not excessive.

Plus, if you are truly worried about people listening in, I guess it’s time for you to toss out your computer, iPhone, tablet etc. You DO realize there are mics on those items too right? Smh
 
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sub150 said:
If they just allowed bluetooth I would buy one. You can buy a bluetooth speaker for $10 today, yet the top of the line Apple speaker doesn't have that functionality. FOH.
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But that $10 BT speaker doesn't employ multi-speaker automatic adaptive beam-forming to equalize room acoustics, providing superior sound. Nor does it have an adaptive beam-formed away of microphones so that it can precisely locate a user's voice, at a normal level across a room, for siri music commands in a noisy environment.

That $10 BT speaker also doesn't work autonomously, without the need to work with a phone/tablet/computer for playing Apple Music.

In other words, it does more than what a BT speaker does, and was not designed to compete with BT speakers. Two very different devices.
 
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Rainshadow said:
Get over yourself. Please keep buying the cheaply made Chinese knockoffs if you want. I don’t feel this thing is worth $349, but when I’ve spent a couple hundred on Bose and Sony speakers, a $200 Price is not excessive.

Plus, if you are truly worried about people listening in, I guess it’s time for you to toss out your computer, iPhone, tablet etc. You DO realize there are mics on those items too right? Smh
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It is when it's locked to Apple's ecosystems. No bluetooth, no Spotify, no Pandora...

Heck, my Cortana speaker has more functionality than this thing, and it sounds really really good, too.
 
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thejadedmonkey said:
It is when it's locked to Apple's ecosystems. No bluetooth, no Spotify, no Pandora...

Heck, my Cortana speaker has more functionality than this thing, and it sounds really really good, too.
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How does it have more functionality?

And you are in Apple's ecosystem. Most of us have iPhones or Macs or iPads. That is literally what we use to output audio so AirPlay works very well for us. We aren't trying to have our friends come over with ThinkPads and play on our HomePods. So tell me, what are you prevented from doing that you actually do often? Because, again, this product, like all Apple products, are marketed to Apple consumers.
 
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thejadedmonkey said:
It is when it's locked to Apple's ecosystems. No bluetooth, no Spotify, no Pandora...

Heck, my Cortana speaker has more functionality than this thing, and it sounds really really good, too.
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My pair of 12" Eneby speakers with a Chromecast audio have more functionality and sound great as well. Combined they're less than the HomePod with this sale, but I'd still like one to tinker with.
 
Unless something goes wrong and you discover that they are not covered by Apple warrantee of any length and that includes tech support. Sort of like buying cheap meat that has saved some money by bypassing the FDA inspection process.
 
Can someone please explain the music service limitations? Is it just that you cannot say "hey Siri, play my favorite channel on Spotify?" or is it that you cannot even play Spotify to a HomePod from your iPhone, MacBook, etc?

If it is just a Siri limitation then personally I could care less, if playback is blocked from any device then I see the problem. I rarely ask Siri to do anything.
 
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How does it have more functionality?

And you are in Apple's ecosystem. Most of us have iPhones or Macs or iPads. That is literally what we use to output audio so AirPlay works very well for us. We aren't trying to have our friends come over with ThinkPads and play on our HomePods. So tell me, what are you prevented from doing that you actually do often? Because, again, this product, like all Apple products, are marketed to Apple consumers.
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maybe playing the audio of something on YouTube, not necessarily music? I do it often.
 
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