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0 pointsmindwork3y ago0 comments

There was no problem with my Airpods pro gen 1, but I bought new gen 2 version just because I wanted to support Apple for making such a great product. I never leave the house without them. Got it on sale for thanksgiving holidays

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fsflover3y ago

Apart from a lot of convenience, Airpods have a serious problem, so I am not sure they are worth supporting: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-airpods-repair-recycling-imposs....

theshrike793y ago

All battery powered in-ear headphones have the same "problem".

It's nearly impossible to make something that small _and_ get a 10/10 iFixit score. You can't put any sane screws in anything that small, stuff needs to be glued down.

fsflover3y ago

There are many alternatives with replaceable batteries. None have 10/10, but most are much better than 0/10.

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fsflover3y ago

Apart from a lot of convenience, Airpods have a serious problem, so I am not sure they are worth supporting: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-airpods-repair-recycling-imposs....

theshrike793y ago

All battery powered in-ear headphones have the same "problem".

It's nearly impossible to make something that small _and_ get a 10/10 iFixit score. You can't put any sane screws in anything that small, stuff needs to be glued down.

fsflover3y ago

There are many alternatives with replaceable batteries. None have 10/10, but most are much better than 0/10.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse