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Apple selling a standalone second-generation AirPod Pro USB-C case for $99

You can now pick up a USB-C charging case for your second-generation AirPods Pro — if you're willing to spend $99.

On Wednesday, Apple added a new item to its online store — a USB-C charging case for the second generations AirPods Pro. The case is available for $99 — pricy but cheaper than purchasing a whole new set of AirPods Pro.

As pointed out by The Verge, the delivery estimates are already projected to be after Christmas, so they won't make a great stocking stuffer this year.

In September, Apple brought USB-C charging capabilities to the second-generation AirPods Pro. As a result, the new case can be charged via the iPhone 15 lineup.

Apple mentioned a few new features with the updated AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C. The new case won't grant features to older AirPods Pro that are found in the AirPods Pro that ship with the USB-C case like lossless audio for Vision Pro.



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ReginaldGraziyos 2 Years · 5 comments

Now also offer seperate earbuds. I lost my right earbud months ago.

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Appleish 9 Years · 721 comments

We're still 100% Lightning, except for the ports on our MacBook Pros. And all of our devices are basically current.

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rmusikantow 16 Years · 107 comments

Why would someone buy this unless they lost their case?

Pancake 3 Years · 45 comments

Now also offer seperate earbuds. I lost my right earbud months ago.

That’s been available since they launched. They just need to be bought through the Genius Bar or with AppleCare over the phone. 

tundraboy 19 Years · 1914 comments

I think for the most part Apple makes the best consumer tech products out there but one Apple product that I won't buy anymore after buying it once are the AirPods.  These are disposable products being sold at prices more appropriate for long-lived durables.  You are essentially paying $200 to rent AirPods for about 2 years.  When my AirPods Pro started crackling a little past a year and a half of use, and the Genius Bar said I'm better off buying a new pair, I felt like I got scammed by a two-bit Chinese counterfeiting outfit.  There are decent sounding bluetooth earbuds out there that last at least as long as AirPods but at prices as low as $35.  Yeah, they don't have the fancy spatial whatever and other such gimmickry, but in the end that's just what it is, gimmickry, and most users are not hardcore audio enthusiasts.

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