Deals: Get Apple's AirPods Pro 2 for Best Price of the Year So Far at $199.99

[MacRumors]

You can get Apple's AirPods Pro 2 for $199.99 today on Amazon, down from $249.00. This remains the best price on the accessory that we've seen so far in 2023, and Amazon estimates a delivery date as soon as February 20 for Prime customers.

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Apple's AirPods Pro 2 earphones feature better noise-canceling technology than the previous generation, improved Transparency mode, and an H2 chip. Overall, the earphones are similar in design to the original AirPods Pro, featuring a rounded design with silicone ear tips and a short stem.

AirPods Pro 2 for $199.99 ($49 OFF)​

We track sales for every model of the AirPods in our Best AirPods Deals guide, so be sure to bookmark that page while you shop around for the wireless headphones. Head to our full Deals Roundup to get caught up with all of the latest deals and discounts that we've been tracking over the past week.

Article Link: Deals: Get Apple's AirPods Pro 2 for Best Price of the Year So Far at $199.99

 

[salz4life]

They've been $199.99 for a couple weeks now.

 

[randolorian]

Costco has them for this price too. Picked up a set; I like them quite a bit better than AirPods 2nd and 3rd gen.

 

[Bones402]

Should I be worried about Amazon selling the production AirPods that don’t meet quality standards? Or is that even a thing?

 

[Spankey]

Price match at Best Buy and if you have any rewards dollars you can use them to lower the price more.

 

[MatthewUT44]

Apple brick and mortar still wont price match

 

[TechnoMonk]

Amazon has lot of shady and fake sellers. I have bought all my AirPods/Beats buds from Costco. Returned my beats buds when they had crackling sound issue after 6-7 months. I bought another one, those red beats buds are still going strong. Costco does take returns for AirPods/beats after 90 days, just need a manager override if you have issues. Let Costco deal with apple.

 

[xxray]

They've been $199.99 for a couple weeks now.

Since Black Friday really. For the most part.

 

[ignatius345]

Verizon has them for $199 as well, if you don't want to deal with Amazon.

Handy if you happen to have promotional credit from using FiOS or their wireless service. (I had a $50 Verizon gift card credit kicking around, so got a pair AirPods Pro for net $150 + tax, which is pretty damn good).

 

[turbineseaplane]

Use this as a price match only

Amazon can't be trusted to not have fakes anymore

 

[ignatius345]

Should I be worried about Amazon selling the production AirPods that don’t meet quality standards? Or is that even a thing?

There are no "second tier" AirPods out there that are made by Apple. What you could get is a knock-off, though. That's a thing.

 

[JoshNori]

But the real question is… do the tips collect as much earwax by volume as gen 1? Otherwise, pass.

 

[Mr. Dee]

Bought it for my sibling and used some credits I have to bring it down to 180.

 

[miketcool]

Should I be worried about Amazon selling the production AirPods that don’t meet quality standards? Or is that even a thing?

Yes. I've returned two sets of AirPods and a set of B+W Pi7's due to quality issues. It appears all three times, they were used and returned where Amazon accepted them as not opened when they needed to be inspected and refurbished. This is what an AppleCare check kicked back on a pair I bought last week off Amazon that were listed as "New". They had microphone issues and my calls sounded muted to others.

 

[Mity]

Or you can buy something that sounds better and for even less:

Darko: Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless 3 vs AirPods Pro Gen 2

 

[hch720]

USB-C?

 

[doodads]

Target has them on sale for $199. If you use a Target credit card, you get another $10 off.

 

[CharlesShaw]

Target has them on sale for $199. If you use a Target credit card, you get another $10 off.

Thanks. Target app takes Apple Pay.

 

[zakarhino]

Should I be worried about Amazon selling the production AirPods that don’t meet quality standards? Or is that even a thing?

In my experience yes it's a thing, in particular the hinge mechanism.

I purchased my gen 1 AirPods Pro maybe a month or two after they went on sale and the hinge was completely rock solid, no wiggle whatsoever, great sound when you close the lid (pleasant deep SNAP), and absolutely zero creaking when you handle the case in your hand.

Meanwhile, I received a first batch pair of APP gen 2. Creaky lid, super wobbly, disgusting tinny sound when you snap it shut, and overall the plastic didn't feel right. I had them exchanged at the Apple Store a week later. My replacement unit was better but still nowhere near as solid as my gen 1.

MR readers gaslit me into thinking there wasn't a problem with the gen 2 first batch and that worrying about hinge quality (like the sound it makes when you close it) is ridiculous but people on reddit coming from gen 1 also posted about the exact same quality issues.

 

[maz91]

Should I be worried about Amazon selling the production AirPods that don’t meet quality standards? Or is that even a thing?

Until it's sold (and shipped) by Amazon.com, it's good and no worries.

 

[esaleris]

Until it's sold (and shipped) by Amazon.com, it's good and no worries.

I used to believe this, until I purchased an Apple Lightning Cable directly from amazon.com and it arrived with slightly different plug housing dimension and my iPhone started saying the cable was not a compatible cable. This happened twice.

And then I looked into it and found it wasn't uncommon. Here's a Forbes article that explains how it happens.

All those products often get pooled together by bar code, regardless of whether they come from the brands themselves or other distributors. That way, Amazon can grab whichever product that’s ordered at the nearest warehouse to the customer.

That means even if you buy something that is technically sold by Amazon under the brand’s name, you might end up with a product supplied by a third-party merchant, which may or may not be the real thing.

 

[svish]

Good discount. Hoping to see more such discounts throughout the year.

 

[George Bailey]

There are no "second tier" AirPods out there that are made by Apple. What you could get is a knock-off, though. That's a thing.

I have genuine AirPods Pro and I picked up knock-offs for less than $20. Amazingly, the phone treats them the same as the real ones. Opening the case invokes the little pop-up screen and everything. The downside is they sound like total crap. Even for $20 they sound like crap.

 

[seek3r]

USB-C?

Probably later in the year

 

[burgman]

Amazon has lot of shady and fake sellers. I have bought all my AirPods/Beats buds from Costco. Returned my beats buds when they had crackling sound issue after 6-7 months. I bought another one, those red beats buds are still going strong. Costco does take returns for AirPods/beats after 90 days, just need a manager override if you have issues. Let Costco deal with apple.

Just choose Amazon or a known seller and you'll be fine. Buy it from xxx3t then that's on you.