Apple AirPods Max: Need one before Christmas? Don't get these colors!

Apple AirPods Max: Demand ane before Christmas? Don't become these colors!

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The Apple AirPods Max accept been officially unveiled by the Cupertino-based tech behemothic, promising loftier-fidelity audio, industry-leading active noise cancellation and a comfy knit-mesh blueprint.

If y'all're hoping to become your hands on Apple's highly anticipated over-ear headphones before Christmas, beware! Some variants will non exist delivered before we say goodbye to 2022.

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Apple AirPods Max units won't exist delivered until 2022

The Apple AirPods Max comes in five colors: Space Gray, Silver, Greenish, Sky Blue and Pinkish. If you lot were planning on snagging one of the striking colour variants before the holidays, you'll be sorely disappointed.

As of today, the Space Gray and Silver AirPods Max models can be delivered before Dec. 22 — just in fourth dimension for Christmas. Nonetheless, the Green, Pinkish and Sky Blue variants have shipping dates that sideslip into 2022.

The Pink model volition make it one-time between Jan. fifteen and January. 22 of next year. If yous wanted to channel your inner Grinch this twelvemonth, sorry to burst your bubble, but the Green variant has a Jan. 25 to January. 29 shipping fourth dimension frame.

Heaven Blueish fans volition take to be the most patient; this color variant will not ship until March 2022.

The Apple tree AirPods Max has a $549 price tag. The over-ear headphones, equipped with Apple'southward H1 scrap, is available for pre-lodge today and will begin shipping on December. 15.

Kimberly Gedeon, holding a Principal's caste in International Journalism, launched her career equally a journalist for MadameNoire's business concern beat in 2022. She loved translating stuffy stories about the economy, personal finance and investing into digestible, piece of cake-to-understand, entertaining stories for young women of color. During her time on the business beat, she discovered her passion for tech equally she dove into articles nigh tech entrepreneurship, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the latest tablets. Subsequently eight years of freelancing, dabbling in a myriad of beats, she's finally plant a habitation at Laptop Mag that accepts her equally the crypto-addicted, virtual reality-loving, investing-focused, tech-fascinated nerd she is. Woot!