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Costco Members: Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) Expired
$155
$169.99
+ Free S/H
Costco Wholesale has Apple AirPods (3rd Gen; MME73AM/A)) on sale for $154.99 valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member AZ9 for finding this deal
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About the Product
Thanks to community member AZ9 for finding this deal
Note, must be logged into your Costco account w/ an active Costco Membership to purchase
About the Product
- Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you
- Adaptive EQ automatically tunes music to your ears
- All-new contoured design
- Force sensor lets you easily control your entertainment, answer or end calls, and more
- Sweat and water resistant
- Up to 6 hours of listening time with one charge
- Up to 30 hours total listening time with the MagSafe Charging Case
- Quick access to Siri by saying "Hey Siri"
- Effortless setup, in-ear detection, and automatic switching for a magical experience
- Easily share audio between two sets of AirPods on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV
- Includes a standard 1-year warranty + Costco Concierge Services w/ purchase
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1. Gen 3 have very close sound quality to the Pros - which is pretty great considering the Pros isolate noise more with silicon tips and ANC/transparency mode
2. Gen 1/2 fit deeper in the ear canal but dont have silicon tips, Pros have an even deeper fit inside the ear canal and use the silicon tip to create a seal - the deeper the fit the more likely a person will develop itchiness/wax build up esp with the silicon tips
3. Gen 3 sits "outside'' the ear canal - which is why many are complaining of a poor fit
If you value noise cancellation, the tightest possible fit - go with the Pros
If you value a tighter fit with inferior sound quality to the Pros - go with the Gen 2
If you value a looser but subjectively "more comfortable fit" with equal sound quality to the Pros but no vacuum seal / silicon tip - go with Gen 3
I have Gen 2, 3, and Pros - 2 are my favorite for working out, 3 are used only for when i need noise cancellation, and after getting the Gen 3 these are the pair that I use almost exclusively
After an hour or 2 with the Gen 2 and esp the Pro my ear would get irritated / fatigued and i would have to remove them
But with the Gen 3 and the way the design is i can wear them for hours without any issue.
Would I work out or wear them walking down the street in the Gen 3? Absolutely not bc they are not as secure of a fit as the Gen 2 / Pro
But since I use them exclusively at home for streaming (Apple TV), office calls, and at my desk for me they are the best iteration yet
Regardless you have to try them to find out, buy the $90 Gen 2, buy these and return which one u dont like
I got the pros for Christmas last year and was excited. After a year of usage though I generally can't stand them.
My primary use for earbud type headphones is running and going to the gym and these things are awful for that. They do not stay in your ear at all idc what size bud you use. This doesn't seem relevant to these but just a heads up you're going to need to buy ear loops or something which is also a pain because the need to be removed when you charge them.
As soon as you start to sweat, at least for me, it seems like the audio gets all distorted and tinny. I've replaced them 3x and that's just how they are.
Like I said they've been replaced 3x mostly because of issues getting them to charge. I've come to realize it's mostly an issue with the contacts so you need to be diligent on cleaning both the contacts on the buds and in the case. You have to make sure they are both charging and there's no real notification to tell you that so unless you check you can think you charged them and 1 ends up being dead which sucks.
You also have to put them both in at relatively the same time or one doesn't detect the connection and you have to put them back in the case. Minor but still a pain in butt.
This isn't to say don't buy em they do work well when you're not doing anything else and Siri to change songs works well when running, I just felt like for what they cost they should be better. At this point I prefer the 30 dollar sony ones from a few weeks back.
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If you prefer in hear headphones. I don't so I got the AirPods 3rd gen. These are all on sale because a new version of the pros are coming next year that might make these more different then they are right now
They are super comfortable. I prefer them over the pros. They are designed better then the 2nd gen so they don't fall out of my ears at all even when running/working out.
That said, it's worth looking at non-Apple earbud tips. I have a set from a company called "Comply" and though I dislike that it's a black-colored tip that shows every little bit of wax and fluff, it stays in place and creates a better seal than the stock Apple tips.
Jebra 65t + Comply tips. I concur.
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pretty sure pro is water resistant, one of my pro dropped in sink while i was washing dishes and it took me around 1-2 min to find it back, it still functions as it never dropped in water, im so impressed
1. Gen 3 have very close sound quality to the Pros - which is pretty great considering the Pros isolate noise more with silicon tips and ANC/transparency mode
2. Gen 1/2 fit deeper in the ear canal but dont have silicon tips, Pros have an even deeper fit inside the ear canal and use the silicon tip to create a seal - the deeper the fit the more likely a person will develop itchiness/wax build up esp with the silicon tips
3. Gen 3 sits "outside'' the ear canal - which is why many are complaining of a poor fit
If you value noise cancellation, the tightest possible fit - go with the Pros
If you value a tighter fit with inferior sound quality to the Pros - go with the Gen 2
If you value a looser but subjectively "more comfortable fit" with equal sound quality to the Pros but no vacuum seal / silicon tip - go with Gen 3
I have Gen 2, 3, and Pros - 2 are my favorite for working out, 3 are used only for when i need noise cancellation, and after getting the Gen 3 these are the pair that I use almost exclusively
After an hour or 2 with the Gen 2 and esp the Pro my ear would get irritated / fatigued and i would have to remove them
But with the Gen 3 and the way the design is i can wear them for hours without any issue.
Would I work out or wear them walking down the street in the Gen 3? Absolutely not bc they are not as secure of a fit as the Gen 2 / Pro
But since I use them exclusively at home for streaming (Apple TV), office calls, and at my desk for me they are the best iteration yet
Regardless you have to try them to find out, buy the $90 Gen 2, buy these and return which one u dont like
Yes you can do it online as well
Call and find out. You will get an answer faster than us especially from credible sources
Ecosystem, small form factor, and seamless connectivity are a thing.
I got the pros for Christmas last year and was excited. After a year of usage though I generally can't stand them.
My primary use for earbud type headphones is running and going to the gym and these things are awful for that. They do not stay in your ear at all idc what size bud you use. This doesn't seem relevant to these but just a heads up you're going to need to buy ear loops or something which is also a pain because the need to be removed when you charge them.
As soon as you start to sweat, at least for me, it seems like the audio gets all distorted and tinny. I've replaced them 3x and that's just how they are.
Like I said they've been replaced 3x mostly because of issues getting them to charge. I've come to realize it's mostly an issue with the contacts so you need to be diligent on cleaning both the contacts on the buds and in the case. You have to make sure they are both charging and there's no real notification to tell you that so unless you check you can think you charged them and 1 ends up being dead which sucks.
You also have to put them both in at relatively the same time or one doesn't detect the connection and you have to put them back in the case. Minor but still a pain in butt.
This isn't to say don't buy em they do work well when you're not doing anything else and Siri to change songs works well when running, I just felt like for what they cost they should be better. At this point I prefer the 30 dollar sony ones from a few weeks back.
I got the Pros Xmas 2019 and don't have any of these issues. They fit my ears very well (never had them fall out why running). I can put one in my ear and it connects without issue, and charging has always worked well.
My main complaint about the AirPods is switching between devices. It isn't as seamless as Apple makes it out to be and that can sometimes require disconnecting and reconnecting. But otherwise, they've been a great purchase, especially since I got them right before Covid and working from home
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