I do need the water resistance. Would love to take them out swimming.
No need to justify the purchase. Just go for it. Ask yourself if your worth it?I was really looking forward to these, because I lost my 2nd generation AirPods on a cruise, and trying to use wired EarPods was driving me crazy.
(Un)fortunately, I found my lost AirPods in the washing machine. They still seem to work fine despite being run through a cycle. Now I can’t justify buying a new pair.
It’ll be hard for me to justify the short lifespan of the product (~2 years of good battery) to pay $270+ for these. If they lasted as long as my Bose noise cancelling (approx same price) that would be one thing, but the tiny batteries do not appear to have a long lifespan. Perhaps they will increase battery life on these to 10 hours and then it might be worth it (50% degradation would get you back to original airpods new)...only time will tell!
Great. If they could just make them sound better.
🛑 Not with a $259 price tag 🛑
Apple doesn't have to wait for the "big event" to announce products. Release it ASAP with a press release...a hasty event at Apple Park.
Camo green? God forbid you lose one in the park, you will never find it again...
I wonder if these will stay in ears better than the previous gen.