Are older AirPods still worth it? Price vs performance with last-gen AirPods and AirPods Pro

[iMore.com]

As a longtime tech writer and former Apple Store employee, I rarely recommend that anyone buy older tech. However, I make an exception for AirPods.

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[devonair]

I actually prefer the older Airpods (specifically Airpods 2, but 1's are still great in a pinch) for a couple of reasons:

• Rubber-tipped earpods like the Pros have alwasy felt uncomfortable to me
• I find it more convenient to double-tap the airpod to skip ahead and/or play/pause than feel around for the buttons on the 3's

I tried to give the 3's a chance, but I returned them pretty quickly because of how much I hated having to use the buttons instead of a double-tap. I'm very often carrying or holding onto things that make reaching for the buttons really inconvenient, and I've never been a fan of using Siri to control my Airpods.