Apple’s newest AirTags are already on sale if you’re looking to upgrade

Less than a month after making their debut, Apple’s second-generation AirTags are already benefiting from their first reduction. Right now, Costco members can purchase five location trackers for $99.99 ($29 off) online or in-store, bringing the price of each tracker down to around $20 a piece. If you don’t already belong to Costco, you can still take advantage of the discount if you’re willing to pay an extra $5 or sign up for an annual membership, which currently starts at $65 per year.

Apple’s original AirTag has been our favorite tracker among iPhone users for years, and the latest version builds on that excellence with some welcome improvements. What has always set the AirTag apart is Apple’s ultra-wideband chip, which allows for an impressive level of precision that competing products like the Tile Pro can’t match. The company’s new and improved chip still guides you directly to misplaced objects with on-screen arrows, vibrations and sounds, but now up to 50% further. The extended range also makes tracking objects in multi-story homes much more reliable and even makes it faster to connect the AirTag to your phone. The built-in speaker is also 50% more powerful, making it easier to locate object trackers when they are hidden.

The new model also retains everything we loved about the original AirTag. It still uses a user-replaceable battery, so you don’t need to replace it when it inevitably dies after a year or so. You also get the same IP67 water and dust resistance, extended Bluetooth range, and convenient software features that let you share your tracker with up to five people or temporarily share its location with airlines like United, Delta, and American Airlines.