If you’re looking for a cheap pair of AirPods, you can usually find the 2nd-gen model on sale for $100, a decent price for an old pair of earbuds. But we’ve never seen them as low as this: Walmart has slashed the price on the 2nd-gen AirPods to $69, a savings of $60 and a ridiculously good deal.
Apple updated its AirPods in 2021 with a 3rd-generation model, but the 2 nd-gen AirPods are still excellent earbuds. They come with a wired case and have Siri on board, tap controls, and 24-hour battery life when used with the wired charging case. The 3rd-gen model has a new design with shorter stems, better battery life, and spatial audio support, but costs $179—for that much more, we think the 2nd-gen model is perfectly fine
The Black Friday season is just getting started, but we doubt we’ll see a price any better than this. So if you want a pair, go grab one right now.
Author: Michael Simon, Executive Editor
Michael Simon has been covering Apple since the iPod was the iWalk. His obsession with technology goes back to his first PC—the IBM Thinkpad with the lift-up keyboard for swapping out the drive. He's still waiting for that to come back in style tbh.