Two hundred dollars can buy you a lot of cool things for your cool friends. If you’re looking to buy some awesome jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring gifts this holiday season for your friends and family members on a $200 budget, you’re in luck. We’ve got just the right list for you.
We have done other gift guides for budgets under $25, $50, and $100. Make sure to check them out as well.
AirPods
If you know someone who owns an iPhone but doesn’t have AirPods, please gift them the gift of magic. That’s what AirPods are, in true Apple sense, they seem and work like magic. Everyone who uses it surprised and it brings joy to their life.
AirPods is just a wireless version or EarPods but it’s so much more. The charging case has a battery life of 25 hours and AirPods themselves last for 5 hours. You remove them from the case and put them in your ears and they’re connected instantly. No buttons to push, no need to pair, ever. Just double-tap on one side to talk to Siri or to start playing something. Take one AirPod out and the music stops, put it back in and it resume. Pure magic!
Buy: AirPods ($159)
Apple TV 4K
If you know someone who is deep into Apple ecosystem and has a 4K TV, buy them Apple TV 4K. It comes with HDR and Dobly Atmos support. Apple TV is a great way to use the same iTunes collection and tvOS versions of familiar iOS apps on the big screen.
Buy: Apple TV 4K ($179)
Kindle Paperwhite
Kindle has made reading more fun, enjoyable and convenient at the same time. With its lightweight design and nuance, it has made reading much more easier. The no-glare screen protects the eyes and the waterproof body lets you enjoy reading in the bath or the beach. Ample of memory space and the long-lasting battery life adds on the fun.
Kindle Paperwhite comes with a 300 PPI screen so the text looks like it’s on real paper! And unlike the base Kindle, Paperwhite has a backlight so you can read it in the dark as well (with a cool new inverted color mode).
Buy: Kindle Paperwhite ($149.99)
Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones
Bose quiet comfort 25 headphones are a great buy because of its great sound quality and noise canceling features. They are easy to carry, light and fun. With its inline mic and remote, you can control your music and calls and its also compatible with all Apple devices.
Best buy for the Holiday season for your family and friends who travel a lot, hate Airports or just don’t like loud noises in general.
Buy: Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones ($155)
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit
Holidays are full of lights and colors. To fill more light to your loved one’s life, Philips LED smart bulb starter kit can be the best choice. The lights are operated with the voice control feature from your smartphone or a smart speaker like Echo, Google Home or HomePod.
After installation, the lights can be controlled with the Hue Hub app and you can enjoy any type of lightings from anywhere with the app.
Buy: Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit ($189.99)
Hobbytiger H301S Ranger Drone
A fancy way to express your love is to gift something unique this holiday season. Hobbytiger ranger drone has one of a kind drone camera for live video with GPS and fancy features like altitude hold, follow me, automatic return and long control range modes to enhance the experience of capturing real-time images of widespread regions.
Buy: Hobbytiger H301S Ranger Drone ($129.99)
Das Keyboard 4 Professional for Mac
Das keyboards now upgraded to Cherry MX mechanical key switches with gold contacts, is a very convenient product for professional purposes and a sure thing to gift this season to the ones who are workaholics and constantly work on the Mac for supreme typing experience.
Buy: Das Keyboard 4 Professional for Mac ($168.99)
LaCie Rugged 2TB Thunderbolt Drive
The rugged and robust contour and the lightning-fast speed data transfer makes it one of the best choices for hard drives.
It is shock, dust, and fall resistant and has features of auto-backup, password protection and all-terrain use.
Buy: LaCie Rugged 2TB Thunderbolt Drive ($153.99)
Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3
The holiday season can be decked up with Megaboom Ultimate Ears Bluetooth speakers.
Enhanced portability due to its sleek design and light-weight added on with tough military grade construction which is shock, dust and waterproof all at the same time.
Buy: Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 ($199.99)
Ultimate Ears BLAST Portable Speaker
It is a one of its kind speaker you should get your hands on as a perfect gift to someone this holiday.
These speakers are Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled with a great battery life and super rugged body which is waterproof and virtually indestructible. Can be controlled with Amazon Alexa free voice control and these speakers can be updated with added new features with the Ultimate Ear App.
Buy: Ultimate Ears BLAST Portable Speaker ($152.98)
Audio-Technica M50X
Audio-Technica professional headphones are critically acclaimed headphones perfect for studio and on-road use. They are designed in a way which offers amazing sound isolation with its circumaural contour of the ear pads, with 90-degree swiveling ear cups for one-ear functioning and material used for the ear-pad and headband suit the comfort for a long duration of use.
Buy: Audio-Technica M50X ($149.99)
DJI Osmo 2 Gimbal
DGI started the whole mobile gimbal revolution by putting an expensive camera stabilization rig in a phone mount.
The Osmo 2 is built to capture real-time moments on the go. It awakens the film-maker in the person whoever is using it. A handy and portable design lets you carry it anywhere.
The stable and smooth moves feature stabilizes the phone during any movements. It has 15 hours of battery life and can charge up your phone and has hours of live streaming feature too. Can prove to be a great present for anyone who’s going for a vacation this holiday.
Buy: DJI Osmo 2 Gimbal ($119)
Sonos One
Want to gift a smart speaker that actually sounds good? There’s Sonos One for you. Sonos is known for its audio quality but it always lacked when it came to its app experience and extensibility.
Both problems are now solved with Sonos One as it supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant both. And you can still use it as part of your Sonos home audio setup to play music across your home.
Buy: Sonos One ($199)
Edifier Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers
The awesome looking bookshelf speakers can now be conveniently used without the hassle of the wires. These Bluetooth speakers have a great sound quality with optical and coaxial inputs and a remote control. It comes with a 2-year warranty.
Buy: Edifier Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers ($129.99)
Oculus Go VR Headset
An exclusive device, the Oculus GO VR Headset is anything one can dream of!
Personal viewing device with the clear optics and 3D graphics makes it totally cool personal theatre. It is light and portable as well as easy to use. You can also watch it with friends around the world connecting through VR to enjoy live matches and shows.
There is great built-in audio into the headset which completely gives the feel of the being inside a theatre. It surely adds the surprise element in the gift for your loved ones.
Buy: Oculus Go VR Headset ($199)
Harmon Kardon SoundSticks 3
It is a 3-piece 2.1-channel multimedia sound system, SoundSticks 3 is one of the state-of-the-art devices with bare minimum wiring and super easy configuration. It enhances the gaming, music and viewing experiences to a top-notch level.
It is compatible with all devices and has a minijack output.
It is a treasure of a thing to have and would be a loved and cherished gift to anyone. Plus it just looks damn cool sitting on a table. Looks like something straight out of a steampunk novel.
Buy: Harmon Kardon SoundSticks 3 ($149.99)
Audio-Technica AT-LP60-USB Fully Automatic Turntable
The vintage persona of music comes back with the turntable stereo. All the vinyl records can be converted to music file via software in this masterpiece. It adheres to the old convention of a turntable while being fully automatic so it’s quite easy to use. Great sound amplification with a wide variety of connectivity options.
Buy: Audio-Technica AT-LP60-USB Fully Automatic Turntable ($99)
Nanoleaf NL22-0003TW-9PK Aurora Smarter Kit
Nanolead is color changing lighting kit with over 16.7 million choice of colors!
Compact structure with hassle-free installation with no-holes or hooks, with the mounting pads present on both sides.
Can be customized with the free Nanoleaf smarter series app, works with Amazon Echo, Google home, Google Assistant, Siri, HomeKit and IFTTT. It supports 30 light panels in a single system. Light up the holiday season with this gift!
Buy: Nanoleaf NL22-0003TW-9PK Aurora Smarter Kit ($229.99)
Amazon Fire HD 10
Fire HD tablet with Alexa is a great buy for an all-around use.
It has a 10.1 inch HD display with 32 or 64 GB of internal storage.
The dual-band Wi-Fi and the Dolby Audio makes it apt for watching videos, playing music, reading books or magazines or streaming content seamlessly.
You can use Alexa hands-free mode to open apps, view scores, set alarms and what not. It has up to 10 hours of battery life and is suited for long-hour travels.
Buy: Amazon Fire HD 10 ($99)
Your Favorite Gifts
What are some of your favorite holiday gifts to give under the $200 range? Share with us in the comments below.
