Amazon Takes $150 Off AirPods Max (Lightning Models) in Early Prime Day Deal

Early deals for Prime Big Deal Days are flowing in this weekend, and now include the AirPods Max (Lightning) for $399.00 in every color, down from $549.00. This if the first time in a few weeks that we've seen the 2020 AirPods Max drop this low, and overall this is just about $5 higher when compared to their all-time low price.

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This deal is available in all five colors: Green, Pink, Silver, Sky Blue, and Space Gray. All colors have had the sale applied automatically with the exception of Pink, which does require an on-page coupon in order to see the final sale price at checkout.

If you're looking for the new USB-C models of the AirPods Max, there aren't any steep discounts seen yet on Amazon. However, you can save a small amount of money on select models, starting at $534.99 for the Purple AirPods Max.

We've been tracking all of the best early deals for Prime Big Deal Days in our dedicated article, and it includes even more AirPods deals. Head to our full Deals Roundup to get caught up with all of the latest deals and discounts that we've been tracking over the past week.

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Top Rated Comments

dba415 Avatar
23 weeks ago
Still overpriced
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MrMacintoshIII Avatar
23 weeks ago
Meh… maybe for $299.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
thebart Avatar
23 weeks ago
It's honestly kind of impressive that Apple's 1st gen products are engineered so good, the only improvement a half a decade later (well, almost) is a new charging connector. That's how you know they get it right the first time... nearly always. Pretty impressive, IMO.
No. What's impressive is Apple can get away with making virtually zero improvement to a product after 4 years because people will still buy it.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
pdaholic Avatar
23 weeks ago

You realize they’re not actually four years old right? These are new ones made probably recently.

I would like to see a newer version come out but even if a new version was released today it’s not going to be this big night and day difference. You’re going to have some new Bluetooth connection features, a slight improvement in ANC and maybe longer battery life. I don’t even think I would buy them because my current pair work just fine.
Of course they weren’t “made” 4 years ago, duh. The tech is, however, 4 years old. And yes, we all want new features.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
mcru21 Avatar
23 weeks ago

Meh… maybe for $299.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17800707-apple-airpods-max-wireless-over-ear-headphones-with-applecare-2-years-sky-blue-278?attrsrc=Thread:Expired:True&src=SiteSearchV2Algo

earlier today there was this deal (maybe price glitch)? $278 for the blue pair with applecare included. I was able to order a pair lol
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
coolbreeze Avatar
23 weeks ago
It's honestly kind of impressive that Apple's 1st gen products are engineered so good, the only improvement a half a decade later (well, almost) is a new charging connector. That's how you know they get it right the first time... nearly always. Pretty impressive, IMO.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)