Apple Air Pods Pro

CountingCrows wrote: »

€218 here or am I missing something?

Id be paying the extra 30 euro not to have a grey market product. Youre screwed if something goes wrong!

20% off the AirPods with wireless charging case on Amazon too at the moment.

£159 instead of £199

McMurphy wrote: »

What's the benefits of these over generic wireless earbuds can I ask?

I am actually in the market for new ones at the minute, but can't fathom why I would pay 5 X times the price of the likes of these Wireless Headphones, Boltune Bluetooth 5.0 Stereo Headphones True Wireless in-Ear Earbuds IPX7 Waterproof Wireless Eardphones with Quick Charging Case(Built-in Mic, 3D Stereo, 40Hrs Playtime) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VW6JS7Z/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_be22Eb75AGP9T

I'm not trying to be a dick or anti Apple btw, I am wanting someone who knows a bit more about these things than I do to simply advise me.

I don't mind paying for a decent product, but I'm not going to spend hundreds if 50 odd will do the same job.

I intend to use these with my phone/smart watch and probably laptop in hotels if the job ever allows me to travel again.

The sound and more importantly the microphone on the AirPods are street ahead of anything <€50 but yes you pay a hefty premium for the pleasure.

knealecat wrote: »

Apple AirPods Pro down from €279 to €249.95 in Powercity.

Just checked Powercity and they are back up to 279

Notch000 wrote: »

$250 for a set of ear phone buds :):):)

Quite the bargain compared to these

https://m.thomann.de/ie/ultimate_ears_ue11_pro.htm?glp=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjww_f2BRC-ARIsAP3zarEGZzSTv2159H9xGuyc02glCvfrn3xGJF1sxmqWMJyYTt8drfD5mBEaAqJoEALw_wcB

I am looking to buy a pair of airpods from amazon.de. It say E126 on the front page





Then when I go to pay the price has gone up to E132. Any idea why??

TheWatcher182 wrote: »

Perhaps VAT difference?

that's it - the German VAT rate was reduced recently, and Irish VAT is applied at the checkout

Anyone looking for a quick review and wondering why I paid approx 220 Eur (from Amazon at the time) for the AirPods Pro.

Xiaomi Airdots - currently €20-€25 : by far the best value true wireless earphones. Genuinely think these sound better than AirPods Pro but use micro-usb and have a mic that is useless outdoors. Great fit and cheap enough to have multiple pairs on the go.

Jabra 65t - I paid €130 : awful fit me which genuinely caused pain in my ears. The bad fit gave them poor bass and seal. Got a refund from Amazon 3 months after buying. Great mic but I couldn’t use them.

AirPods Pro - I paid €220 : I bought these after the debacle of the Jabra earphones. I bought them knowing i would get a good or maybe great product. Since then I’ve used them everyday. Perfect fit, great active noise cancellation which you control through the control panel on your phone, Siri at hand just by saying hey Siri, wireless charging or lightning (I have a 3 in 1 wireless charger for iPhone, watch and EarPods), very quick changing between iPhone and MacBook, very good mics and also they connect seamlessly to Apple TV that I have with Eir, so I can watch TV in silence - important when u have small kids!

My wife has the regular AirPods and they are the only piece of tech that she uses alongside her iPhone. Everything else was dropped after a few weeks. She doesn’t like plug type earphones. Having the same charger port (lightning) as your iPhone means you can charge anywhere. Also the fact we both have the Apple W chip which is used across Apple and Beats wireless earphones, means we can stream from one device to both our earphones at the same time “it just works”.

I did consider the Sony true wireless kings but as ever, the Apple ecosystem sucked me back in.

Happy to answer any other questions!

And when did you start work for apple? 😂😂

BBMcQ wrote: »

Anyone looking for a quick review and wondering why I paid approx 220 Eur (from Amazon at the time) for the AirPods Pro.

Xiaomi Airdots - currently €20-€25 : by far the best value true wireless earphones. Genuinely think these sound better than AirPods Pro but use micro-usb and have a mic that is useless outdoors. Great fit and cheap enough to have multiple pairs on the go.

Jabra 65t - I paid €130 : awful fit me which genuinely caused pain in my ears. The bad fit gave them poor bass and seal. Got a refund from Amazon 3 months after buying. Great mic but I couldn’t use them.

AirPods Pro - I paid €220 : I bought these after the debacle of the Jabra earphones. I bought them knowing i would get a good or maybe great product. Since then I’ve used them everyday. Perfect fit, great active noise cancellation which you control through the control panel on your phone, Siri at hand just by saying hey Siri, wireless charging or lightning (I have a 3 in 1 wireless charger for iPhone, watch and EarPods), very quick changing between iPhone and MacBook, very good mics and also they connect seamlessly to Apple TV that I have with Eir, so I can watch TV in silence - important when u have small kids!

My wife has the regular AirPods and they are the only piece of tech that she uses alongside her iPhone. Everything else was dropped after a few weeks. She doesn’t like plug type earphones. Having the same charger port (lightning) as your iPhone means you can charge anywhere. Also the fact we both have the Apple W chip which is used across Apple and Beats wireless earphones, means we can stream from one device to both our earphones at the same time “it just works”.

I did consider the Sony true wireless kings but as ever, the Apple ecosystem sucked me back in.

Happy to answer any other questions!

I see several sellers with supposedly brand new Airpods Pro for sub €200 Adverts (at least one is a B&M shop in Dublin); surely these can’t be genuine?

TheWatcher182 wrote: »

There aren’t. They’re all grade A fakes and majority of sellers have zero feedback. Avoid them at all costs. I’m been leaving some comments calling them out on it. Notably that CEX off 164 cash on trade in and these chancers are selling €135 in some cases.

I thought so, if it’s too good to be true...!

donalh087 wrote: »

Airpods 2 down to E124.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PZR3PVB/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_slice_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Unfortunately these ones don’t fit or stay in my ear! Perhaps try a friends before purchasing just as an FYI

Check out the Mpow X3s on Amazon, they go between 40-50 Pound (got mine for 39.99 less than 2 months ago with a 10 Pound voucher applied at checkout)

Over 3.5k reviews with over 4.5/5 star rating.

Miles better than the regular Airpods and have 3 friends so far who have purchase after hearing the quality of mine. I'm an Apple user too but they blow the originals away can't compare vs Pro but at the price point they are a bargain. They show up battery life etc on the Battery widget on iPhone too.

They battery life, ANC and 6 sets of tips that come with it make it great value.


But if you're set for Airpods that's probably useless info for you, I just recommend to keep options open to avoid unnecessary spending