AirPods 3: Was $179 now $129 @ Amazon The AirPods 3 are now an outgoing model, so they might not be available to buy for much longer. At this price, however, you still shouldn't — the new AirPods 4 are worth waiting for instead.

At the retail price of MSRP, the AirPods Max has always been a splurge buy because - although it's a very nice headphone - it's so much more expensive than other headphones that offer similar performance. This Best Buy deal brings it down to a price that actually competes as long as you're open to getting a refurbished model.

They say that big things come in small packages. Apple has proven that thousands of times over, as listeners switch from bulky headphones to the pocket-sized package of a pair of Apple AirPods, and are treated to hours of listening time,

Discover the new, budget-friendly Apple AirPods 4 and learn which model is best suited to meet your audio needs.

Macworld Every fall, like clockwork, Apple announces a new generation of iPhones. But other products are refreshed on a more relaxed basis: the AirPods Max, for example, came out in December 2020 and didn’t get an update until earlier this month.

Apple's fourth-generation AirPods include optional ANC, borrowing from the AirPods Pro line. Here's how its specifications line up against the AirPods 3.