Sony’s WF-1000XM5 earbuds are on sale for just $7 shy of their all-time low

Whether you need some peace while working from home or plan on taking some summer travels, a good pair of wireless earbuds is crucial for preserving and protecting your sanity. My favorites have been from Sony’s flagship line. I started with Sony’s WF-1000XM4 before the dastard battery drain bug rendered them unusable. They were great otherwise, and I liked them so much that I took a chance on the WF-1000XM5, which so far haven’t thrust the same thorns in my side. They retail for $299.95, but Amazon is selling them starting at $229.95 right now, which is only a few dollars shy of their all-time low.

The XM5 are Sony’s latest flagship pair of noise-canceling earbuds. They’re comfortable and offer excellent sound quality, not to mention noise cancellation tech that drowns out sound exceptionally well. They also boast great call quality and support multipoint connectivity, letting you pair them with multiple devices at the same time. The adaptive audio features can be inconsistent and a little more trouble than they’re worth at times, but overall, the XM5 handily earn all of the points they’ve acquired for their great listening and user experience.

Read our Sony WF-1000XM5 review.

With Apple’s newest iPad Pro and Air models now earmarked for May, it seems Woot is doing a little spring cleaning to get some of its older accessories out of the door. For example, now through April 17th, you can pick up an open-box Magic Keyboard for the 11-inch iPad Pro and the newest iPad Air in white for $179.99 ($120 off) or the version for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro in black for $189.99 ($160 off). These prices are $10 lower than they were during Woot’s previous Apple sale; however, note that they only come with a 90-day limited warranty. (You can also pick up a four-pack of replacement Apple Pencil tips for $12.99.)

Apple’s Magic Keyboard uses strong magnets to keep your iPad propped up. The tablet almost appears to levitate when viewed from the front, and the weight of its sturdy base adds just enough balance to prevent it from tipping over. It has a roomy trackpad, backlit scissor keys with 1mm travel and a very satisfying feel, and passthrough charging to free up the iPad’s lone USB-C port for accessories. It’s a great pickup if you’re holding on to one of the existing iPads that are compatible with it, but there’s always a chance Apple’s forthcoming models will feature a new design that makes them incompatible.

Read our Apple Magic Keyboard review.

More mid-month deals for Monday

• Now through April 17th, Woot is matching Best Buy’s recent discount on the 24-inch M1 iMac, bringing the base model with a seven-core GPU and 256GB of storage down to $799.99 ($450 off). You can also get it with an ($600 off). The last-gen all-in-one is pretty similar to its M3-equipped successor, save for relatively minor upgrades like Wi-Fi 6E and the fact most configurations you can find now only offer 8GB of RAM; it features the same 4.5K (4480 x 2520) display, stereo speakers, a 1080p webcam, and microphones. Just keep in mind that Woot allows you to choose between English and Spanish keyboards, which can limit your choice. Read our review.
• Looking for a Fallout fix after binging the first season of Amazon’s highly acclaimed original series based on the beloved post-apocalyptic video game franchise? is a convenient way to acquire all of the games for PC with a single purchase. It’s only $55.55 (77 percent off) for the whole set, which includes the original Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, Fallout 4 with its season pass and the standalone VR version, Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 76’s Atlantic City Deluxe Edition, and Fallout Tactics. If you already own some of the titles in this S.P.E.C.I.A.L. collection, you can also buy them individually starting at $2.49 a pop.
• You can grab an unlocked Google Pixel 7A with 128GB of storage for just $349 ($150 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store, which is the lowest price we’ve seen. The 6.1-inch smartphone may not offer the same high-end camera array and display tech as the Pixel 8, but it’s a tremendous value for the price. You still get an impressive dual-camera system, wireless charging, IP67 water and dust resistance, and a moderately fast 90Hz refresh rate, the latter of which is something Google’s previous A-series phones lacked. Read our review.