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Deals: HomePod Returns to $199.99 at Best Buy ($99 Off)

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Apple's HomePod has returned to the price of $199.99 today at Best Buy. This sale is a solid $99 discount on the original $299.00 price of the HomePod, and it's one that Best Buy has offered a few times throughout 2020.

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This price also represents one of the lowest we've ever tracked for a new HomePod. Best Buy offers free next-day delivery for select qualifying items in the United States, and there are also options to pick up devices at a local store. Both the White and Space Gray color options are on sale at Best Buy.

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HomePod for $199.99

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Royksöpp
2 weeks ago
Still $99 too expensive.
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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DakotaGuy
2 weeks ago
These things are always going on sale. It makes you question the success of this product.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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uller6
2 weeks ago
I have a couple of these, and they’re really fantastic. Siri + HomeKit is way better than Amazon + Alexa (far better speech comprehension and higher successful command rate), so I switched my whole smart house setup over to Siri. The sound quality is pretty amazing too, so I am using one instead of a sound bar with my Apple TV. That said there are still some bizarre nagging bugs and I wish there was an audio in/audio out jack.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Spock
2 weeks ago
I almost get one every time I see them on sale but then I talk myself out of it
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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coachgq
2 weeks ago


To each his own, however blind testing (even testing by those who are considered "pro-Apple") show the Homepod is not the best, let alone "smoking" the competition.

where can I find these blind tests because I swapped a sonos one for a homepod in my office and the sound difference is amazing.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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AgentElliot007
2 weeks ago
Smokes the competition in terms of sound quality and musicality in my opinion. I think $199 should be the going price for this though with a more bare bones mic’d up version primarily for Siri at a much lower price point. Siri works better than most give it credit for, and it’s always improving. And as someone who had Alexa and really used it a lot for smart home functionality, I absolutely find HoneKit/Siri to be more bulletproof and simpler to use and setup. Siri and HomeKit are far from perfect products and HomePod sure ain’t perfect either, but Alexa/Echo get way more credit than they deserve for how ****** and broken down that user experience is.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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