Amazon Discounts USB-C AirPods Max to $499.99 ($49 Off)

Amazon today has the USB-C AirPods Max on sale for $499.99 in four colors, down from $549.00. This is a return of the Black Friday price on the headphones, and only a few dollars higher when compared with the previous record low price.

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Colors available on sale include Blue, Midnight, Orange, and Purple. Depending on your location, most of the AirPods Max can be delivered in time for Christmas, but you might start seeing some colors slip past the 25th as stock begins to dwindle.

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Top Rated Comments

F23 Avatar
15 months ago
the USB C AirPods Max are easily the most laughable product "update" in history.

a port change after 4 years.
Great work Tim!
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DrJR Avatar
15 months ago
Wow. At first I thought “they discounted them to full retail price?”

I would pay $250 for that outdated product, no more.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rayansb Avatar
15 months ago

the USB C AirPods Max are easily the most laughable product "update" in history.

a port change after 4 years.
Great work Tim!
you can't even use them wired unlike the first gen. I'll never understand this company.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TravelsInBlue Avatar
15 months ago
They’re worth about 1/3 of even the discounted price.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ort888 Avatar
15 months ago
I feel like these would be insanely popular if they could get them down into the $350 range.

But yeah, the 2024 AirPods Max are probably amongst the top 10 worst bargains in Apple history. What a crap update.

I say this as someone who owns and likes the lightning version. They've always been over-priced.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
McWetty Avatar
15 months ago
This product update proves to me that Apple truly believes they can make anything and the “salivating masses” won’t think at all about buying them.

Way outdated tech and an interface change does not necessitate a $500+ price tag. Apple has lost touch with reality and the consumer.

$300 max until v2 comes out with better tech.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)