Apple HomePod Smart Speakers as Low as $80 During Best Buy’s Great Summer Sale [CNET]

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CNET’s experts consider the Apple HomePod Mini to be one of the best smart speakers you can buy, especially if HomeKit is your preferred smart home platform. The HomePod Mini has strong audio features and comes in fun colors to choose from. If you want to get everyone out on the dance floor, the larger HomePod is a better option. Both smart speakers are solid buys; it just depends on what your needs are. However, they can be a little expensive — after all, they are Apple products. Thanks to Best Buy’s Great Summer Sale, you can get some decent discounts on both the Mini and the second-generation HomePod of up to $30 off. Both speakers also come with three free months of Apple Music, Apple Fitness and Apple TV, plus four free months of Apple Arcade.

Best Buy’s sale covers both of Apple’s smart speakers, with the HomePod Mini available in white for just $80 right now. The speaker still manages to fill a room with 360-degree audio despite its diminutive size, while you can pair a couple of them with an Apple TV for some high-quality stereo audio. AirPlay support also makes them great for playing audio from an iPhone, iPad or Mac as well. Each HomePod Mini has built-in microphones for making Siri requests and more, too.

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Prefer your HomePod to have a little more oomph? The larger HomePod is where it’s at, and now you can get one for $270 as part of this sale, a $30 savings. It comes in either white or midnight, and you’ll get all of the same features as the smaller model but with the addition of even better sound. The larger size allows for improved acoustics and deep, thumping bass.

For good measure, Best Buy is throwing in three free months of Apple Music with HomePod purchases (for new or returning subscribers) so you’ll have endless music to stream. And don’t forget it’s also bundling in three free months of Apple TV Plus and Apple Fitness Plus, as well as four free months of Apple Arcade. 

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