Apple's super expensive, super large AirPods Max were instantly mocked

$549! For headphones.
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Tim Marcin
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Apple's super expensive, super large AirPods Max were instantly mocked

If you're going to release headphones that cost $549 — five hundred and forty-nine U.S. dollars — you've got to expect some jokes.

Apple's new AirPods Max headphones — which retail for roughly the price of the average monthly rent of a studio apartment in Albuquerque, New Mexico — are over-ear, come with lots of cool features, and look pretty slick. But yeah, that price-tag is wild.

Folks, of course, rushed to make jokes. I mean, how could you not, considering lots of other really nice headphones sell for much less.

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The case for the new the headphones. Well, it's kind of odd looking. So, yep, the jokes about the case were widespread as well. Here are a few.

If you have a spare $549 to drop, the new over-ear headphones from Apple go on sale today, and will start shipping on Dec. 15.

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Tim Marcin
Associate Editor, Culture

Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, trends, and the occasional hot take. You can find him on Bluesky (sometimes), Instagram (infrequently), or eating Buffalo wings (as often as possible).


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