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Your price for this item is $429.99
The comparable value price is $549.99

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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1153 reviews

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  • Sound Quality

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Connectivity

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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89%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers love the sound quality, comfort, and condition of the Geek Squad Certified Refurbished AirPods Max (Lightning). They appreciate the sleek and stylish design, long battery life, and affordable price point. However, some customers have concerns about the weight of the headphones, connectivity issues, and the occasional presence of scratches or dirt.

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  • Cons mentioned:
    Fit, Weight

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Over all, I found them heavy and bulky.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Over all, I found them heavy and bulky. The rods that hold the earphones to the mesh headbands are steel, very heavy. The headphones by themselves are large, which I guess is good if you have humungous ears. I found it let in noise and also slipped front to back on my head. I was excited about these headphones as I own almost every apple product and often upgrade but held back as first Gen's usually have problems. So I waited for all the kinks to be worked out, I guess I will be waiting a bit longer!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Good but would buy new instead

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great price but they came defective and I had to take them to Apple Service

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Weight

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Don’t Waste your Money!

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was super excited about these headphones, but I was let down. The noise cancellation feature is great, and the sound is average. BUT they are very heavy and started to hurt my ears/jaw after 5 minutes of having them on. For the price, I wouldn’t waste your money. I’m sure there are better alternatives, and I will be sticking to my sony earbuds. Hope this helps!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Volume

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not Impressed.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great looking headphone. Unfortunately I wasn't impressed with the sound for $500 headphone. The Noise cancellation is amazing, but the sound is not great. Volume doesn't go that high, bass is not too strong, and random popping and crackling noises when ANC is on. I wanted to love them, but for $500 these were not worth it in my opinion.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Great Condition - But Not Properly Refurbished

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Unfortunately I had to return the headphones the day after receiving them in the mail. The quality of the headphones were exceptional without a single scuff or scratch and they came with all accessories. BUT (and this is a big but) the headphones were still linked to the previous owner’s Apple ID. Because of this, easily switching between Apple devices (MacBook, iPhone and iPad), which is one of the main features of why I wanted these AirPods, was not possible. Additionally, I would not be able to add the AppleCare warranty. These were deal breakers for me and I had to return the headphones. The geek squad member in store was kind and was happy to help me complete the return.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connection

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Returned Immediately

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased this through refurbished through Best Buy. I would expect the quality level of the product to be a higher degree, but the box came back really beat up, there was dust inside the packing of the AirPods box, and when I tried to connect my AirPods to my Find My, it shakes the previous owners did not disconnect so I was unable to connect to my own. That was one of the main reasons I purchased in the first place and I had to return immediately. It was one of my first times purchasing through Geeksquad and I think it will be one of my last as well.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fit

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    meh!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    not very good! of course they’re cute, but that was about it. i got these so i could have two pairs of headphones, but these were just uncomfortable and the sound was not good. they were too big and noise cancellation was bad, i got a headache after wearing them for 1 hour. i have the newest air pod pros and those are miles better and very comfortable.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Headphones

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    They are nice but sometimes there is this loud wind noise in the earcups when i have it on transparency mode or noise canceling mode. Other than that they sound great. I recommend you buy new ones instead of refurbished

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Bad noise control

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It wasn’t as much noise canceling as I would like. You would also hear my music outside the headphones. This might have been simply because they were refurbished.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    The product is not worth the cost!!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    They are just ok. The price is to high for the product, the sound is great but the noise cancellation is not for taking calls no one could hear me clear making and taking calls.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Sad

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It worked well for a month. Then it would not stay charged. Then it stopped charging and no longer works.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connection

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Sadly not working.

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    They keep disconnecting and won't stay synced my devices.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Just good for music, not good to Teams/Zoom calls

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Extremly dissapointed with the microphone. Can`t fathom a pair of such expensive headphones to have such a terrible microphone. Teams / Zoom calls are horrible. Of course, I only noticed this while being in a louder environment and ONLY TWO Days after my return window closed. I would have not kept these...

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fit

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Looked very good but was too big

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Size was too big and the case was horrible. No ofv button either and mine came with scratches…

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Got one that was paired to someone else's Apple ID

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    While they were able to pair to my phone and play audio, the pair that I got was paired with someone else's Apple ID, and Find My did not work, and I had to return them (which was a relatively painless process). Just beware that this may happen to you when buying a refurbished unit!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not worth the money

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the price, the audio quality is poor. It's very thin - there's basically no bass at all. There isn't a good way to customize the EQ either: Apple's built in EQ customizer on iOS doesn't persist those settings on your headphones when using it with other devices, and the tuning options are very limited. Even bass boost doesn't add much bass

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not worth it, just for looks

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Yes, they are pretty, they look good. However, for the money I expected to be blown away and that was not the case here. The battery life is abismal especially for headphones that big and that expensive. I also found the noise cancelling to be ok, not great. I ended up returning them.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Connectivity issues

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Always having problems connecting to my phone , everytime I try to auto connect they never connect

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    My experience

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    When I received the item everything was okay but I had some issues Firstly the item came connected to someone else’s Apple ID which was very strange if it was looked over and cleaned by geek squad then I went to return it in store and they couldn’t because of the iCloud that wasn’t mine and now I have to wait 2 weeks just to get my money back and order a new one

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    It was ok

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i wanted to love it however I sadly had to retun it because it was glitching and often disconnect. People couldn’t hear on the phone calls and for over $400 you can’t hear me is a big problem. The retachable ear piece fell off a few times when i took it off my head.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend