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AirPods With Wireless Charging Case Delivery Date Slips to April
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This upgrade is disappointing after all the hype. Rumors had this 1.5 gen model release end of last year. Obviously apple held off. I’ll keep using my gen 1 AirPods until a true upgrade comes along.
IDK I’ve been using them for almost a yr and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve almost dropped an AirPod, the case not so much but a little texturing on the buds would have been nice.
What's to update?
Wireless charging, duh.
Hey Siri, duh.
Longer battery life, only so much tech advancement to cram in such a small space, duh.
What else did you want?
With the battery issues lots have reported, is there any sense in buying a wireless charging case for the current gen?
Guess it would depend on personal experience of degredation/how long you've had existing AirPods.
Just ordered mine here in Japan. Luckily, Apple listed them on the site late last night, so most Japanese had no clue they were out If they would have known, they’d be gone in a heartbeat. It’s early morning here, I bet in a few hours the date will go up and by this afternoon they may be gone.
I got a delivery date of March 28th
I been wanting AirPods forever and was waiting. Sad, no black or better sound. But they still should be nice
I got a delivery date of March 28th
I been wanting AirPods forever and was waiting. Sad, no black or better sound. But they still should be nice
AirPods power user, posting to balance the haters. Am on teleconferencing 2-7 hours a day, 5 days a week. Wires are a huge problem, other Bluetooth headphones suck a host of ways. AirPods are glorious, practically perfect save for battery life, case charging, and occasional long sync times. 50% longer battery is good improvement, given tiny space to use and slow advances to battery tech. Wireless charging ends having to keep switching cables (app developer, have 7 devices to charge). Hopefully sync software has improved. Worth the <$0.30/day. Only reason to delay is current AirPods still work so well.
For me, getting more than the 45 minutes of use per charge I get with my current AirPods is a plus.
It's cute you guys think there will be new ones in 12 months. It only took almost three years to get the 2nd gen released. You should probably wait for AirPods 6.0 to be released in 2030. Those things will be bomb!
I’m sticking with my generation 1 AirPods until they come up with a better option to locate a misplaced case that still has power. My wife has cats and if I leave the case out they’ll bat it all around the house thinking it’s a toy. It’s taken me days to find the case before. You’d think they could come up with something like having your phone or iPad emit a louder and louder ping the closer you get to a case that still has power that you’ve misplaced when you invoke find my AirPods. That would entice me to upgrade right then and there.
Too many sources indicate a further iteration is in the works. Remember these were delayed from last year. iPad 4 followed iPad 3 a mere 8 months later so there is a precedent. I guess we'll see!
Apple's history of product delays furthers my point, not yours though. How's your Airmat or whatever it's called working? They announced that thing so long ago it's embarrassing!
This is me exactly. Skipped wireless tho. Not worth the premium $40 price hike IMO since lightning is ubiquitous.
$40 more dollars for features I would never use? No thanks. I mean I like wireless charging and all but meh. I don't use Siri. Talk time already is more than adequate. That's a 25% price increase for pretty much no reason.
A few months ago I bought a brand new pair for $150 (eBay). Love them of course. Would buy last gen if something happened to these.
A few months ago I bought a brand new pair for $150 (eBay). Love them of course. Would buy last gen if something happened to these.
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I remember that, from my memories, apple offered compensation in this situation.
I really don't care about the color since I will have them in my ear and I won't be looking at the charging case all the time. I just do hope they have bluetooth 5.0, that's all that matters to me.
