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Micro Center Stores Offering AirPods With Wireless Charging Case for $150 as Limited Time Doorbuster Deal

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Micro Center is having a notable doorbuster-style deal on the second-generation AirPods with a wireless charging case, offering them for $149.99, down from Apple's regular price of $199. This is the lowest price we've ever seen.

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The catch is that the deal is only available at Micro Center retail stores, likely to draw in foot traffic, although orders can be reserved online for in-store pickup. The Apple Authorized Reseller has only 25 locations across the United States, so be sure to check if there is a location in your area.

Micro Center is also offering the wireless charging case by itself for $49.99, down from Apple's regular price of $79, and the second-generation AirPods with a standard charging case for $129.99, down from $159.

The deals are limited to one per household, and supplies are likely extremely limited, so we recommend calling ahead if you are planning on visiting a Micro Center store. There's no indication when the sales end, so act fast.

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Top Rated Comments

69Mustang Avatar
69Mustang
92 months ago
This does not surprise me at all. Microcenter is one of my favorite tech stores. Knowledgeable staff that don't harass, good regular pricing, and awesome sales.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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frumpywumpy
92 months ago
bah, all these are "in-store pickup" only :(

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Our Costco sells them for $144.99
Costco sells the wired charging case version for $144.99, but this deal from micro center is for the wireless charging case version.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
izyreal Avatar
izyreal
92 months ago
Still too overpriced by about $50. Apple’s regular price is absurd. They’re earbuds. lol!
I've had my airpods going on two years and they have lived in my pocket daily for that entire time. My brother's pair even survived going through the washing machine. Do you think any of the other options on the market could do that? I haven't found any that can.

The price is justified by the fact that they are so small that I ALWAYS have them with me and they are high enough quality that I ALWAYS have them with me.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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jimbobb24
92 months ago
Still too overpriced by about $50. Apple’s regular price is absurd. They’re earbuds. lol!
Still nearly the cheapest brand outside of no name Chinese knockoffs. When they came on the market were clearly the cheapest. Apple may be pricey but in this market they went very competitive.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Bawstun
92 months ago
Still too overpriced by about $50. Apple’s regular price is absurd. They’re earbuds. lol!
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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31 Flavas
92 months ago
I think you're grossly over valuing the difficulty of pairing. You do it once... and it's three steps instead of one.
If you’re only connecting to one single device, sure. How is switching between two devices or more devices? Is Bluetooth flexible these days, this way? I found you could pair the Anker Soundcore headphones to multiple devices. But, you couldn't just go to the device you want and say connect please. If was still connected or if the other paired device is still around and powered on - my experience was you had to go turn that device off first. It was a pain.

Just seamlessly move to the device I want you connected to. Pairing to new devices every time was a pain too. Once and done with Apple.

Now I’ve enjoyed and viewed Anker products as quality in the past. And if you only had one device and didn't care about the other nice features - they were just fine for $80 - quality even. But missing those really nice qualify of life features.

I’ll give those $50 ones you recommend a try - $44, after coupon and 5% discount.

Simplicity in switching to paired devices is key and maintaining the other features necessary, too. Less then $50 is cheap, but if it's missing anything then it is you pay for what you get.

And if I am going to spend $200, I'm getting the Sony WF-1000XM3, widely considered the best earbuds on the market. In fact, I did get them... i'm wearing them now. https://www.amazon.com/Sony-WF-1000XM3-Industry-Canceling-Wireless/dp/B07T81554H/ref=sr_1_3?crid=20M51UMK5YFG2&keywords=wf-1000xm3&qid=1567570076&s=gateway&sprefix=wf,aps,416&sr=8-3&th=1 ('https://www.amazon.com/Sony-WF-1000XM3-Industry-Canceling-Wireless/dp/B07T81554H/ref=sr_1_3?crid=20M51UMK5YFG2&keywords=wf-1000xm3&qid=1567570076&s=gateway&sprefix=wf%2Caps%2C416&sr=8-3&th=1')
And they’re $230 dollars. But, correct me if wrong, it seems to me like you’re saying that you’re willing to pay 40% extra for specific features, capabilities, or performance. Which seems to be the same that you’re criticizing AirPods owners for.

If those $50 “buds” you linked me to function equivalently to AirPods then your criticisms are valid. But I have my skepticisms.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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