There’s nothing better than getting a great deal on a great product, and here’s an October Prime Day deal that checks almost all the right boxes. Sony’s WH-1000XM4 headphones are on sale for $130, a new record low. They often sell for $348 and the previous record low price was $198.
These are no longer the best Sony headphones on the market. The XM5s are now at the top of the mountain (they’re our favorite noise cancelling headphones). However, the XM4s are still a fantastic set of cans, especially at this deal price.
Sony’s excellent WH-1000XM4 noise cancelling headphones have dropped to an all-time low price for the October edition of Prime Day. These cans can be yours for just $130.
We gave the XM4s a score of 94 in our review. Powerful, customisable active noise cancellation was a major selling point, as was the immersive audio. The “pause when you speak” feature is pretty great, while multipoint connectivity is always welcome. Price was one of our main drawbacks, but thankfully that’s much less of an issue now.
Sony says you’ll get up to 30 hours of use on a single charge (which matches our testing) and you’ll get five hours of playback time after a quick 10-minute charge. We found the touch controls worked reliably, while the five-microphone array will help make your voice clearer on calls.
In addition, the XM4s support Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format for immersive sound. Songs generally sound better than standard tracks and the library of supported music has grown over the years, but not every streaming service supports the format. Amazon Music Unlimited is the most well-known option. Tidal, on the other hand, dropped support for the format this summer in favour of Dolby Atmos.
As the proud owner of the M3 MacBook Air, I agree with everything my colleague Devindra Hardawar wrote in his review last year. The latest Air is a terrific laptop, offering plenty of performance for all but the most demanding tasks. It also has a great keyboard and trackpad that make the laptop fun to use.
For these reasons, and many more, this is why Engadget recommends the M3 MacBook Air as the best MacBook for most people. Plus, now that 16GB of RAM is standard on all of Apple’s new laptops, it’s easy to recommend the base model without the usual caveats.