AirPods Max 2 review, Apple’s anniversary, Mac Pro discontinued

About this episode

Benjamin and Chance discuss Apple's 50th anniversary, review the AirPods Max 2, and cover the discontinuation of the Mac Pro.

Benjamin and Chance discuss Apple’s 50th anniversary celebrations, and the same-day news that the Studio Display XDR got $400 cheaper (kinda). Also, Chance reviews the AirPods Max 2, Apple formally discontinues the Mac Pro, and Mark Gurman teases us with even more iOS 27 Siri details. And in Happy Hour Plus , Benjamin explores the latest in the third-party external display landscape. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join . Sponsored by Shopify : See less carts go abandoned and more sales. Sign up for a $1 per month trial at shopify.com/happyhour . Sponsored by BenQ: Check out BenQ’s smarter displays made for how Mac users actually work and sign up for the giveaway here . Sponsored by Square : Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/happyhour . Sponsored by HelloFresh : America’s #1 meal kit! Get 10 free meals + a FREE Nutribullet Ultra Plus+ 2-in-1 Compact Kitchen System (a $189.99 value) on your third box at HelloFresh.com/happyhour10fm . Hosts Chance Miller @ChanceHMiller on Twitter @ChanceHMiller on Instagram @ChanceHMiller on Threads Benjamin Mayo @bzamayo on Twitter @bzamayo@mastodon.social @bzamayo on Threads Subscribe, Rate, and Review Apple Podcasts…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chance Miller, Benjamin Mayo

Topics covered

• Apple anniversary
• AirPods Max 2 review
• Mac Pro discontinuation
• Studio Display price drop
• iOS 27 Siri details
• third-party displays

Keywords

• Apple
• AirPods Max 2
• Mac Pro
• Studio Display
• iOS 27
• Siri
• technology news

Sponsors

Shopify, BenQ, Square, HelloFresh

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple

Products: AirPods Max 2, Studio Display XDR, Mac Pro

More episodes of 9to5Mac Happy Hour

• WWDC 2026 recap, iOS 27, new Siri and more officially announced · June 11, 2026 · 1h 52m
• iOS 27 bill splitting, new hardware waiting on new Siri, final WWDC expectations · June 4, 2026 · 1h 1m
• iOS 27 changes visualized for the first time, new Apple Watch details, AirDrop reliability · May 28, 2026 · 52 min
• WWDC invites, iOS 27 accessibility features, new Siri will be a ‘beta’ · May 22, 2026 · 56 min
• iOS 27 design changes, AirPods with cameras, Apple education store changes · May 14, 2026 · 57 min
• New Pride wallpapers, $599 Mac mini goes away, Apple earnings call tidbits · May 7, 2026 · 58 min