Apple AirPods Max USB-C now down at $500, Lightning model at $380 doorbuster price

Reg. $549 From $380

Update 2: Joining the ongoing deals on the USB-C model below, Best buy’s 48-hour holiday flash sale is also now offering the Lightning set down at $379.99 shipped from the usual $549 list price.

Update: Amazon and Best Buy have now brought back the $499.99 Black Friday price on Apple’s USB-C AirPods Max, down from the regular $549. Details below in the original price. 

After seeing AirPods Pro 2 hit the all-time low very early this morning, Apple’s new USB-C AirPods Max are now getting in on the Amazon Black Friday Week deals. While you will find select colors of the original AirPods Max with Lightning starting from $429 right now, the newer USB-C variants are now marked down to $499.99 shipped today. Regularly $549, that’s $49 off the going rate on all five of Apple’s new colorways: Midnight, Starlight, blue, orange, and purple. This is within a couple bucks of the lowest we have tracked outside of the orange model that had a short stint down at $487. 

The new AirPods Max are really just the same as the original model/colorways, but with a USB-C port for charging, and, for many, not the AirPods Max 2 they were hoping for. But they are also beloved by nearly as many people and we are at least getting a short reprieve from the lofty price tag today ahead of Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. 

Beyond the USB-C port, AirPods Max feature a truly Apple design with a knit-mesh canopy, memory foam ear cushions, and a metal build. Powered by Apple’s H1 chip and combined with a custom acoustic design, AIrPods Max feature “pro-level” Active Noise Cancellation as well as a Transparency mode that “lets you comfortably hear and interact with the world around you” while the Dolby Atmos support joins personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking. 

Go get a better look at the new Midnight colorway and the difference between it and the previous Space Gray treatment alongside some real-world imagery right here

AirPods Max with USB-C features:

Apple-designed dynamic driver provides high-fidelity audio. Computational audio combines custom acoustic design with the Apple H1 chip and software for breakthrough listening experiences. AirPods Max come in five fresh colors: Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, and Orange. A color-matched Smart Case is also included. Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation removes up to 2x more background noise, so you can immerse yourself in music.

FTC: Electronicsforward is reader supported, we may earn income on affiliate links


Subscribe to the Electronicsforward YouTube Channel for all of the latest videos, reviews, and more!

Load more...
Show More Comments