AirPods 4 with ANC return to best price of the year at $149 for Memorial Day, or Best Buy refurbs from $90

AirPods 4/From $90

As part of its Memorial Day sale and joining the rest of the holiday weekend Apple deals we are tracking, Amazon has now dropped the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation back down to the best price of the year at $148.99 shipped. You’ll also find Geek Squad refurbished units marked down to $114.99 shipped right now. Details below. 

Regularly $179, Apple’s latest AirPods 4 with ANC released last fall alongside the iPhone 16 lineup and the black Apple Watch Ultra 2. They have now fallen back down to the $148.99 shipped we tracked last time around to land on par with Amazon’s best new price of the year. In fact, only once for a few days at the beginning of December 2024 did we see them sell for any less than this there. 

While I tend to be a little bit hesitant with refurb units when it comes to something like earbuds that I’m going to be sticking into my head, if I was going to go with refurbs there are really only a few sources I would trust and Best Buy’s official Geek Squad listings are one of them:

• Refurb AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation $115 (Reg. $179 new)
• Refurb AirPods 4 $90 (Reg. $129)

These refurb units ship with the AirPods themselves, the “Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker, documentation, (USB-C Charge Cable sold separately) and 90-days warranty.”

Again, I personally tend to prefer to go brand-new with earbuds, but these are some solid options at the lowest price we can find right now for a set of refurbished AirPods 4 units from a source with a solid track record. 

Whether you opt for the active noise cancelation action or not, you will score Siri hands- and voice-free interactions, Voice Isolation, and Personalized Spatial Audio tech, and the redesigned earbud form-factor featuring a “refined contour, shorter stem, and quick-press controls for music or calls” alongside a case that is the “smallest in the industry with wireless charging” 

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AirPods 4 with ANC features:

AirPods 4 have been redesigned for exceptional all-day comfort and greater stability. With a refined contour, shorter stem, and quick-press controls for music or calls. AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation help reduce outside noise before it reaches your ears, so you can immerse yourself in what you’re listening to. The powerful H2 chip comes to AirPods 4. Adaptive Audio seamlessly blends Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode—which lets you comfortably hear and interact with the world around you exactly as it sounds—to provide the best listening experience in any environment.¹ And when you’re speaking with someone nearby, Conversation Awareness automatically lowers the volume of what’s playing.