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expiredAndy_1234 posted Jan 21, 2023 7:16 AM
Costco Members: Pre-Order: Apple HomePod 2nd Gen Smart Speaker
$293
$300
2% off
(Ships 2/03 to 3/10)at Costco Wholesale
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(Ships 2/03 to 3/10)at Costco WholesaleDeal Details
Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Apple HomePod 2nd Gen Smart Speaker Pre-Order (White or Midnight) for $289.99. Shipping is $2.99.
Thanks to Community Member Andy_1234 for sharing this deal.
Thanks to Community Member Andy_1234 for sharing this deal.
- Note: This product is available for Presell, and is expected to ship between 02/03/2023 and 03/10/2023.
- 1 x 4" Woofer & 5 x Beamforming Tweeters
- Place HomePod Anywhere with Room Sensing
- Siri Built-In for Voice Control
- Control Playback & Smart Home Devices
- Compatible with Matter and Thread
- Sound, Temperature & Humidity Sensors
- Schedule Tasks & Create Automations
- Link Two HomePods for Stereo Sound
- Whole Home Audio with Multiple HomePods
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Written by SlickDealio- About this Deal:
- This Pre-Order Price is a slight savings over the MSRP of $299.99.
- Limit 3 per Member
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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Apple HomePod 2nd Gen Smart Speaker Pre-Order (White or Midnight) for $289.99. Shipping is $2.99.
Thanks to Community Member Andy_1234 for sharing this deal.
Thanks to Community Member Andy_1234 for sharing this deal.
- Note: This product is available for Presell, and is expected to ship between 02/03/2023 and 03/10/2023.
- 1 x 4" Woofer & 5 x Beamforming Tweeters
- Place HomePod Anywhere with Room Sensing
- Siri Built-In for Voice Control
- Control Playback & Smart Home Devices
- Compatible with Matter and Thread
- Sound, Temperature & Humidity Sensors
- Schedule Tasks & Create Automations
- Link Two HomePods for Stereo Sound
- Whole Home Audio with Multiple HomePods
Editor's Notes
Written by SlickDealio- About this Deal:
- This Pre-Order Price is a slight savings over the MSRP of $299.99.
- Limit 3 per Member
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- Both Gen 1 and Gen 2 has no Spotify native software support. (Spotify connects through Airplay, which means Siri cannot communicate back and forth with the Spotify App)
- Gen 1 (2018) pricing was cut down due to lackluster sales from $349 to $299 then later discontinued in 2021. Pricing rumors had it start at $199. But Gen 2 (2023) pricing is at $299, again.
- Gen 2 has the S7 chip which Apple shares usage for their Apple watch series. The S7 shares the same SoC architecture with Apple Watch S6, S7 and S8 series. These are based off the A13 bionic chip. For context, the same A13 bionic chip is in the iPhone 11 (2020), iPhone SE 2nd Gen (2020), and iPad 9th Gen (2021). HomePod Gen 1 had the A8 chip, which was a powerful chip at that time but now discontinued.
- Supports Bluetooth 5.0
- Gen 1 had WiFi 5. Gen 2 has WiFi 4.
- Gen 1 had 7 tweeters and Gen 2 has 5.
- Gen 1 had 6 mics and Gen 2 has 4.
- Slightly shorter and noticeably lighter than Gen 1.
- New color Midnight available on the Gen 2.
- Gen 2 has the new temperature and humidity sensors, in which the HomePod Mini will also acquire through a software update. Temp and humidity hardware on the HomePod Mini was secretly available. HomePod Gen 1 support is unknown.
- Listens and sends alert based on Smoke and Monoxide alarms.
- Full-screen, and now bigger display located at the top of the device compared to Gen 1.
- No headphone jack.
- Thread support.
- Matter compatible.
- Dolby Atmos capable.
- Gen 2 has now a detachable power cord.
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Maybe you just don't know how to use it
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Put your money where your mouth is.
As a frame of reference, My home theatre uses Bowers Wilkins so I know my audio
I remember the last $100 Apple Gift Card I bought was from Amazon, I think it was around Black Friday, but was only allowed to buy 1.
The limit was higher than 1 in my experience. I bought a few last year at different times. Plus there is always in store. (cue the stories of people getting ripped off on in-store Apple gift card purchases. )
last this thing is not shipping for awhile yet as it is.
So I would wait a bit. Albeit a Best Buy gc isn't cash and someone might not have a use for it. A Target gc is more like cash given they sell essential toiletries and food.
The limit was higher than 1 in my experience buy a few last year at a few different times. Plus there is always in store. (cue the stories of people getting ripped off on in-store Apple gift card purchases. )
last this thing is not shipping for awhile yet as it is.
So I would wait a bit. Albeit a Best Buy gc isn't cash and someone might not have a use for it. A Target gc is more like cash given they sell essential toiletries and food.
I've also seen a few deals for "iTunes cards" on here recently, but I'm going to stay away from those, as iTunes cards aren't sold anymore in the US I think, and I've read about people getting into trouble with their account after getting those cards. If something smells shady, I tend to avoid it.
In my particular case, I'm interested in gift cards where 100% of the deal can be added to my Apple account, since I'll be purchasing directly from Apple. I'm actually not in the market for Homepods at the moment, and my next Apple purchase will probably be a desktop sometime this year. I'll partially pay with whatever gift cards I have saved up and the remainder I will pay with Apple card and split the payments over 12 months.
As a frame of reference, My home theatre uses Bowers Wilkins so I know my audio
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So essentially you can get yourself a better than average Dolby Atmos home theater setup for $700
Of course with added benefit of it being a home assistant
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