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First Pre-Order Offers Arrive for AirPods Pro 3 and Apple Watch Series 11

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Apple this week announced a huge collection of new products, and today we're already tracking a few notable offers you can get when pre-ordering select devices. Highlights include $20 in Best Buy credit when pre-ordering the AirPods Pro 3, and big trade-in values when purchasing the new Apple Watch Series 11.

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Starting with the AirPods Pro 3, Best Buy is offering a $20 bonus reward when purchasing the new earbuds. This offer is available only for My Best Buy Plus/Total members, and the $20 reward will appear in your My Best Buy account approximately 15 days after your order is fulfilled.



Best Buy also has a few trade-in offers on the new Apple Watch Series 11 announced this week. You can get the Series 11 starting at $219 with qualifying trade-ins, plus My Best Buy Plus/Total members can save an additional 10 percent on their trade-in.

Otherwise, we aren't tracking any specific discounts on the just-announced products, but many are live and available to pre-order at both Best Buy and Amazon. All of these devices are set to launch on Friday, September 19.


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joshwithachance said:
These will be $179 before we know it. And that's when I'll bite.
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Same here

My 2nd gen Pros (with the Lightning case) are still working fine for the most part but these upgrades seem quite enticing

If I had the 1st gen Pros still, I'd pounce on these immediately though

Again, no real rush for me so I'll wait until these drop in price a good bit
 
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danny1305 said:
No they won’t. Look at the history, doesn’t ever happen like that
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AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C were released in September 2023 at $249 and were already on sale for $189 at most retailers by Christmas of that year. So yes, they very likely will be sub-$200 this holiday season.
 
They should have just renamed the H2 chip to H3 so people would think it’s something new. They do the same with the S-chips in Apple Watches all the time. Same chip, different name.
 
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danny1305 said:
No they won’t. Look at the history, doesn’t ever happen like that
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Let me just bring up Camel Camel Camel real quick on that one...
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Amazon price tracking & price history for Apple AirPods Pro 2 Wireless Earbuds, Active Noise Cancellation, Hearing Aid Feature, Bluetooth Headphones, Transparency, Personalized Spatial Audio, High-Fidelity Sound, H2 Chip, USB-C Charging
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Black Friday in the...$150s...
 
Good to know about this. Think there will be plenty of discounts towards Black Friday. But it is good to have good trade in offers for those looking to preorder the new devices.
 
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MNWildFan said:
If you're coming from the APP 1st gen, I'd agree here

Speaking as someone who has a still perfectly fine pair of 2nd gens, I'm not pouncing to pre-order these just yet

Once the price drops a bit from its current $249 then maybe
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The ANC worth the upgrade. Why? For us who wear glasses and long flights. If the ANC comes even close to advertised sold. The battery life another big upgrade when using ANC. The hardware updates to make language translation work could be very beneficial over the S2 hardware. Comes down to ones use.
 
joshwithachance said:
AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C were released in September 2023 at $249 and were already on sale for $189 at most retailers by Christmas of that year. So yes, they very likely will be sub-$200 this holiday season.
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The USB-C version wasn’t a completely new AirPod…it had already been out for over a year. All they changed was the charge port. So no, they will not be sub-$200 this year.
 
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Shanesan said:
Let me just bring up Camel Camel Camel real quick on that one...
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Apple AirPods Pro 2 Wireless Earbuds, Active Noise Cancellation, Hearing Aid Feature, Bluetooth Headphones, Transparency, Personalized Spatial Audio, High-Fidelity Sound, H2 Chip, USB-C Charging

Amazon price tracking & price history for Apple AirPods Pro 2 Wireless Earbuds, Active Noise Cancellation, Hearing Aid Feature, Bluetooth Headphones, Transparency, Personalized Spatial Audio, High-Fidelity Sound, H2 Chip, USB-C Charging
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Black Friday in the...$150s...
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Yes, for the previous generation that had already been out for years
 
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“Big trade in values”? Best Buy offered me $50 trade in for my mint condition S7 space black titanium. Even Apple would give me $70!
 
SactoGuy18 said:
I'm going to hold off getting the AirPods Pro 3 until the first sale arrives on (likely) the Black Friday deals.
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Do you recall what the deals were on the AirPods Pro 2 during Black Friday 2022? I mean I don't think the deals on them will be great because they'll only be 2 months old. I guess 20-25€/$ off but not like 50 or 70€/$.
 
npmacuser5 said:
The ANC worth the upgrade. Why? For us who wear glasses and long flights. If the ANC comes even close to advertised sold. The battery life another big upgrade when using ANC. The hardware updates to make language translation work could be very beneficial over the S2 hardware. Comes down to ones use.
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It's unclear what other hardware changes caused the improved ANC - it could just be the foam filled tips given that the chip hardware is the same. Live translations are available with the Pros 2 as well.
 
I don't see anything on the BB website about a $20 gift card for the new AirPods Pro 3's, and I'm a Tech Pro (whatever it's called) member. I went all the way to the "click here to pay" screen.
 
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