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| exe:
--- Quote from: james_s on March 26, 2019, 03:18:18 am ---There are countless bluetooth headphones out there that work at least as well, run much longer on a charge and cost a lot less. --- End quote --- I dunno, I have 5 cheap Chinese BT earphones died last 1.5 year. One because of the cable, rest because of battery or charging IC, lifespan was about 5-7months. And all of them "unrepairable". Well, I managed to open one, put a battery that I waited for more than month and it cost half of the phone (whooping 7euros), and guess what, shortly after repair they stopped working again (not due to the battery). Earphones that failed me: qcy-11, qcy-31, xiaomi earbuds and other models I don't know the name. So, now I'm using wired earphones while waiting for new bt earphones, but airpods don't look that bad after all. |
| apis:
I have Philips and SonyEricsson bt headsets that have lasted for years, and cost a fraction of the apple stuff. None have replaceable batteries though (the SE ones almost do but it's a real pain to get to the battery), even though it would have been easy to implement. Maybe the manufacturers feel they would have to sell battery packs themselves or pick some standard nimh battery, etc? They could just have left the battery accessible, used screws or even a snap together case, and let the user worry about how to find a replacement battery (which some seller on aliexpress no doubt would have been happy to provide). Looking at how the airpods are made it looks like the battery are in the elongated cylindrical section. I suspect it would have been possible to make them so that you could unscrew them, or maybe just plug them in with a miniature rca style connector. The youtube ai suggested this video to me: |
| bd139:
As a counterpoint to this, I use the ones that came with my iPhone. They have wires. They work. No problems. No charger. No batteries to go flat. Haven't knackered a pair yet. My other half has but only through dropping them down the toilet. Is it really worth getting buggered hard to have 3 feet of wire taken out of your life? |
| exe:
--- Quote from: bd139 on March 29, 2019, 03:03:34 pm ---Is it really worth getting buggered hard to have 3 feet of wire taken out of your life? --- End quote --- It's convenient to go wireless when doing sports. |
| apis:
--- Quote from: bd139 on March 29, 2019, 03:03:34 pm ---Is it really worth getting buggered hard to have 3 feet of wire taken out of your life? --- End quote --- I often use headphones with my computer and when I get up to fetch something I risk pulling it with me unless I remember to unplug first, can be quite annoying. |
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