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The Best Early Black Friday AirPods Deals

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Black Friday is next week, and that means deals are starting to gain momentum as we get closer to the shopping holiday. For AirPods, this includes massive discounts across nearly every model, including AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 3, and AirPods Max.

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AirPods 4

Starting with the overall best early Black Friday AirPods deal: you can get the AirPods 4 for $79.99 today on Amazon, down from $129.00. This is a new all-time low price for Black Friday 2025. Similarly, the model with Active Noise Cancellation is seeing a discount to a new best-ever price of $99.99 on Amazon.



AirPods Pro 3

The AirPods Pro 3 are available for $219.99, down from $249.00, which is another new all-time low price.


AirPods Max

If you're looking for the AirPods Max, Amazon has the USB-C model for $429.99, down from $549.00, a second-best price.



You can find all the Apple Black Friday Deals currently available in our dedicated post. For everything else, we're keeping track of all of the season's best Apple-related deals in our Black Friday roundup, so be sure to check back throughout the month for an updated list of all the most notable discounts you'll find for Black Friday 2025.



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TheDailyApple said:
I expect MacRumors is only posting deals from sites they have an affiliate agreements with. Walmart has APP2 on sale for $140.
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Yes and no.

Yes, it's mainly "deals" from places they have affiliate partnerships with. But even when an affiliate partner has a better deal, they overlook it. That's why using MR as a source for deals is usually a bad idea.

Here's a recent example: Last Friday, MR posted about an APP2 sale at Walmart for $139.00. But Best Buy (also an affiliate partner) had it for $129.99 yet there was no mention of it by MR.
 
I would consider the AirPods 4 ANC but the fact I worry about it falling out of my ear and the fact the battery life per charge is so short with ANC active is a big turnoff.
 
WilliApple said:
Jus saying, if you shop at Costco, they got AirPods Pro with AppleCare+ Included for $249.99
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😂 Paying Apple's MSRP is not a deal.


Here's a deal. Buy 3 x $100 Apple gift cards (in 3 separate transactions) from Target, Amazon, or Best Buy (each retailer will then give you a bonus $15 gift card per $100 Apple gift card for their respective store). Then use the $300 in Apple gift cards to buy them directly from Apple for $249 during their Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale where Apple will also give you a $50 Apple gift card. Then use that $50 Apple gift card to buy AppleCare for $19.99/year

Your cost? $300 - $45 in Target/Amazon/Best Buy gift card - $50 Apple gift card = $205 with Apple gift card balance of $xxx


The Best Buy offer is going on now. Target's offer starts Sunday. Amazon's offer starts Friday, Nov. 28.

You can sweeten the deal if your credit card has their own offers. For example, AmEx has a spend $250 or more at Best Buy, get $25 back offer. This would make AirPods Pro 3 with AppleCare under $175 when accounting for all promos and gift cards (but before any sales taxes).

And Discover credit card holders get 5% back for Amazon purchases.
 
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I am bummed the midnight color of the AirPods Max is the only one not on sale. That was the one I was hoping to get.

Edit. Nevermind Best Buy has the midnight on Sale.
 
ab2c4 said:
In my opinion Walmart's deal of $139 for the AirPod Pro 2's is the best deal if you want the Pro's.
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Those are new, not refurbs? I can't tell from the Walmart site :confused:. I just checked my local Micro Center, which is matching that price, but for refurbs.
 
sw1tcher said:
😂 Paying Apple's MSRP is not a deal.
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I think you missed the part about the price including AppleCare+, which is $37 by itself for 2 years. That takes the price for the AirPods down to $212. Last time I checked, $249 is lower than $219 + $37 =$256.00.

I bought them yesterday on Amazon for $219. The deal is going on now.

If you had to pay yourself by the hour to do all of the legwork for the "deal" you refer to, it would be more expensive.
 
AppleFan78 said:
I think you missed the part about the price including AppleCare+, which is $37 by itself for 2 years. That takes the price for the AirPods down to $212. Last time I checked, $249 is lower than $219 + $37 =$256.00.

I bought them yesterday on Amazon for $219. The deal is going on now.

If you had to pay yourself by the hour to do all of the legwork for the "deal" you refer to, it would be more expensive.
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Legwork? 😂 Everything can be done online in a few minutes.

Buy 3 x $100 Apple gift cards from one of the retailers I mentioned above. Let's use Amazon as the retailer. With the 3 x $100 Apple gift cards, you'll then get $45 (3 x $15) in Amazon gift cards. This is equivalent to paying $255 for $300 in Apple store credit.

Now, take the $300 in Apple gift cards and buy the AirPods Pro 3 from Apple during their Black Friday sale for $249.00 and you'll also get a $50 Apple gift card.

You should now have an Apple gift card balance of $300 - $249 + $50 = $101. I'm not including sales tax into calculation as that can vary. Use that $101 Apple gift card balance to buy 2 years of AppleCare+ for $39.98 ($19.99/yr).

You should now have an Apple gift card balance of $61.02.

If you include everything in the calculation, your cost for AirPods Pro 3 is $255 minus remaining $61.02 Apple gift card balance = $193.98

How is $193.98 not less than buying from Costco for $249.99?

You could use that $61.02 Apple gift card balance to buy a 3rd year and even 4th year of AppleCare+. Or use it toward some other Apple purchase (e.g. iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV, AppleOne, AirPods Pro 4, iPhone, etc.).

And as I noted above, if you have a Discover (or Chase Amazon Prime) card, that's an extra 5% back ($15) on the $300 Apple gift card purchase. That $193.98 then becomes $178.98
 
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