Ars Technica
It’s the weekend, and that means it’s time to round up the week’s best deals. As we anticipate, each weekend (and every day, really) in November brings with it a new round of discounts on popular, big-ticket items, typically at their lowest prices of the year. Today that includes headphones from Sony, Beats, Jabra, and a deal on refurbished AirPods Max.
Sony has two great offers on its latest- and last-generation noise-canceling headphones. The frustratingly-named but high-quality WH-1000XM5 ($348, $400) and WH-1000XM4 ($228, $348) are discounted to match the lowest prices we’ve tracked for either. Since Sony released the latest WH-1000XM5, it continues to sell the previous generation WH-1000XM4 alongside it. When we tested the 5 versus the 4, we found it to improve slightly on just about every aspect of the previous gen headphones. They’re better for phone calls, a bit lighter, and can charge more quickly. They also cant fold up for storage like the 4. These aren’t what we’d call paradigm-shifting leaps, but rather moderate improvements, for the most part. Selling for over $100 less at its current price, the WH-1000XM4 remains a very well-reviewed, capable set of noise-canceling headphones that we couldn’t fault you for picking up instead of the newer WH-1000XM5.
Apple’s AirPods Max are our favorite noise-canceling headphones, though. And if you’re comfortable buying refurbished, they’re currently on discount for $355 ($475) from Woot, shaving off a couple of hundred dollars from the MSRP. Woot’s website states that these headphones have no visual scratches or blemishes and come with a 90-day warranty from Woot.
Elsewhere around the web, we have the first cash discount on the Google Pixel 7 Pro, $300 off a well-optioned 14-inch M1-powered MacBook Pro ($1,599, $1,900), a bunch of iPads, 4K TVs from LG and Sony, and much more. Check the full curated list below.
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Featured deals of the day
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15-inch laptop PC (2496×1664, Core i7-1185G7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) for $1,900 (
$2,400) at Amazon, Best Buy - Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 14-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,599 (
$1,900) at Best Buy - Apple MacBook Air (2020) 13.3-inch laptop (Apple M1, 2560×1600, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $799 ($950) at Amazon
- Apple iPad Pro M1 11-inch (2022) Wi-Fi, 128GB for $749 (
$800) at Amazon - Apple iPad Mini 8.3-inch (2021) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $399 (
$460) at Amazon - Beats Studio3 wireless ANC over-ear headphones for $150 (
$230) at Amazon, Best Buy - Sony Bravia A9S (2022) 48-inch OLED TV for $800 (
$1,000) at Best Buy - LG C2 (2022) 48-inch 4K OLED TV for $1,047 (
$1,420) at Target, Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart - Fitbit Luxe activity tracking smartwatch for $80 (
$90) at Amazon - Fitbit Sense 2 activity tracking smartwatch for $200 (
$300) at Target, Amazon - Google Pixel 7 Pro (128GB) smartphone for $870 (
$899) at Amazon - Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless ANC headphones for $348 (
$400) at Amazon - Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless ANC headphones for $228 (
$348) at Amazon - Apple AirPods Max (refurbished) wireless ANC headphones for $355 (
$475) at Woot - Jabra Elite 5 true wireless earphones for $120 (
$150) at Amazon - Nintendo Switch Online 12-month membership for $18.60 (
$20) at Amazon
- Google Pixel 7 Pro (128GB) smartphone for $870 (
$899) at Amazon - Google Pixel 6a (128GB) smartphone for $299 (
$595) at Target, Amazon, Best Buy - Google Pixel 6 Pro (128GB) smartphone for $649 (
$875) at Target, Amazon - Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm) smartwatch for $310 (
$365) at Target - Apple iPad Pro M1 12.9-inch (2021) Wi-Fi, 128GB for $899 (
$999) at Amazon - Apple iPad Pro M1 11-inch (2022) Wi-Fi, 128GB for $749 (
$800) at Amazon - Apple iPad Air 10.9-inch (2020) Wi-Fi, 256GB for $499 (
$600) at Walmart - Apple iPad Mini 8.3-inch (2021) Wi-Fi, 64GB for $399 (
$460) at Amazon - Apple AirPods (second generation) true wireless earphones for $90 (
$130) at Target, Walmart - Apple AirPods Pro (first generation) true wireless ANC earphones for $170 (
$180) at Target, Walmart. Best Buy - Bose QuietComfort 45 wireless ANC over-ear headphones for $249 (
$329) at Amazon - Beats Solo3 wireless on-ear headphones for $100 (
$135) at Target, Amazon, Walmart - Beats Studio Buds true wireless earphones for $100 (
$135) at Walmart Target, Amazon, Best Buy - Beats Fit Pro true wireless ANC earphones for $145 (
$195) at Woot - Beats Studio3 wireless ANC over-ear headphones for $150 (
$230) at Amazon - Sony WF-1000XM4 true wireless ANC earphones for $178 (
$248) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy - Sony LinkBuds S true wireless ANC earphones for $128 (
$198) at Amazon
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- Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire GPS sports watch for $430 (
$600) at Amazon - Roku Streaming Stick 4K media streamer for $25 (
$40) at Amazon - Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K streamer for $40 (
$50) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Walmart (HD for $20$30) - Apple TV 4K 2021 (32GB) media streamer for $100 ($163) at Amazon (64GB for $114)
- Samsung The Frame (2022) 55-inch 4K TV for $998 (
$1,500) at Amazon, Walmart - Samsung QN85B (2022) 85-inch 4K QLED TV for $2,397 (
$2,797) at Amazon - Sony Bravia A9S (2022) 48-inch OLED TV for $800 (
$1,000) at Amazon - Sony A80J (2022) 55-inch 4K OLED TV for $998 (
$1,899) at Walmart, Newegg - LG C1 (2021) 65-inch 4K OLED TV for $1,499 (
$1,600) at Amazon, Best Buy - LG C2 (2022) 48-inch 4K OLED TV for $1,047 (
$1,420) at Target, Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart - LG A2 (2022) 48-inch 4K OLED TV for $570 (65-inch for $900)
- Hisense U6G (2021) 65-inch 4K LED TV for $385 (
$540) at Best Buy
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Laptop and desktop PC deals
- Apple MacBook Air (2020) 13.3-inch laptop (Apple M1, 2560×1600, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $799 ($950) at Amazon
- Apple MacBook Pro (2021) 14-inch laptop (Apple M1 Pro, 3024×1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $1,599 (
$1,900) at Best Buy - Microsoft Surface Pro 8 13-inch tablet PC (2880×1920, Core i5 Intel Evo Platform, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $848 (
$1,000) at Amazon, (with Surface Pro Keyboard for $900 at Best Buy) - Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15-inch laptop PC (2496×1664, Core i7-1185G7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) for $1,900 (
$2,400) at Amazon, Best Buy - Samsung M7 Series 32-inch 4K smart monitor & streaming TV, AirPlay-compatible (3840×2160) for $330 (
$370) at Newegg - ViewSonic Elite XG270Q 27-inch gaming monitor (2560×1440, IPS, 165 Hz, G-Sync) for $260 (
$375) at B&H - Dell G2722HS 27-inch gaming monitor – (1080p,165Hz, IPS, FreeSync, G-Sync compatible) for $150 (
$250) at Amazon - Logitech MX Mini wireless keyboard, backlit for $80 (
$100) at Amazon
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Video game deals
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