When it comes to over-the-top pricing, there is nothing too small, too insignificant, to completely useless; that Apple won't sell for five-times its value. All for bragging rights at Starbucks.
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Apple Says MagSafe Duo Charger and Leather Sleeve Are 'Coming Soon' for $129 Each
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When it comes to over-the-top pricing, there is nothing too small, too insignificant, to completely useless; that Apple won't sell for five-times its value. All for bragging rights at Starbucks.
I love the pricing will help my stock price and Apples earnings 
Some people seem want to everything to be "FREE" that is not the way the world works!
Some people seem want to everything to be "FREE" that is not the way the world works!
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I get discount through work for the Apple store so the sleeve comes out at £116 rather then £129 which is a little more palatable but jeez,the cost of that Duo. No employee discount on that one
Be best off waiting for the belkin 3 in 1 charger for an extra 20 quid
wonder how they came up with this price for the duo charger. I was expecting something in the range of $79.... its a shame too I was very excited about this product but I really can't buy it out of principal... can't feed their greed and gouging. They're making money hand over fist with the volume of phones they are selling, is it really necessary to blatantly gouge people on accessories?
80 bucks isn’t “free,” but would have been a realistic and palatable price point.I love the pricing will help my stock price and Apples earnings
But since you like numbers and money, let’s do a quick math problem together shall we?
What’s more: 129 x 50 or 79 x 100?
Pricing matters.
I love Apple products & I'm typically happy to pay the "Apple Premium" for them. Having just got a iPhone 12 (Pro) I was interested in this, but $129 for a wireless charging pad without an adapter is ridiculous to me. Hard pass.
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This^
I picked up a small 3rd party dual Qi phone/Apple Watch charger on Amazon for like $20 last year. Granted it ultimately shorted out, the thing was amazing when it was working. It was a flat puck design about 4" in diameter and the watch charger was a little tab that you could slide into the puck when you didn't need it; absolutely perfect for travel and was my go to for it last year.
I see it as proof of concept and it gives me hope that we'll see more compact 3rd party designs (that hopefully are a bit more reliable).
If you're a glass half full person, lightning port means adjustable length of cable (magsafe is integrated and for some the cable is too short). Apple sells 2m USB C to Lightning cables, I don't know if 3rd parties make even longer ones?
If you're a glass half empty person, the watch comes with the charging puck (it's the wall adapter that is missing, like this) so you don't even have to spend the $29...
Apple is slowly but surely becoming the main supplier of iJustines
The Apple Watch charger now is 79 not sure why you thought it would be same price as that...
I know Apple sometimes take the p**s with their pricing a bit but wow that is crazy. Just for a folding charger.
You’d still have to buy 20W adapter to get 15W charging. So that’s $150 for the “convenience “. I’m not hating but I’ll pass on this one.
I'm not going to debate this with you. I have said what I said and I mean what I say and it is not up for debate. Happy Friday!! You can spend thousands of dollars on a MacBook Pro but get upset because Apple wants you to pay a bit extra for an iPhone 12 charger? What hill exactly are you trying to die on?
You knew the cost of entry before you got on this "ride" so deal with it! Switch to Android and buy a Moto Razr and a cheap Chinese charger otherwise stop harassing me and leave me the hell alone because you disagree with my opinion because I did not come here for this.
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I thought the leather sleeve looked cool. But I already knew Apple would over price it like crazy. So, I got myself a nice sleeve from https://jolioriginals.com/ Which is about a third of the price and handmade. (but does not support MagSafe)
$29 is the new $99 for apple
not $199 it’s $229
not $699 it’s $729
not $199 it’s $229
not $699 it’s $729
Yeah, I was pretty sure I was going to get this...was just thinking about it this morning. Thought it would be great for travel. What a difference a couple of hours makes. I'll wait until a 3rd party charger I like better is released.
We can also help the environment by skipping this year’s Apple offerings altogether and stretch our devices for another year. Now this is courage! ✌️
This will sit beside my Mac Pro Wheels, in the middle of nowhere, somewhere in the gardens of my subconscious.
I love the pricing will help my stock price and Apples earnings
I don't think you have a good understanding of economy.... Pricing something high will not help your stock price or earnings.... Apple could have priced this thing at $500 if they wanted to but were they going to sell any at that price? If they price it too high causing sales volume to be low, the earnings won't be there unless they break a certain threshold..... I wouldn't be surprised if you see Apple lowering the price on this thing via third party retailers shortly after release... They won't lower the price themselves, but you'll see other authorized sellers suddenly have "sales" on it.
Yeah, I have no interest in MagSafe at this point as it seems overly complicated for what it is. I like the transparency about this in particular though.
Me neither. Over the years I have tried all sorts of iPhone cases and the sleeves are the least practical of them all. You basically tack a naked iPhone in a tight pocket, that’s all there is to it. This “pocket” tends to collect dust, small particles, etc., as any other pocket does, which can then scratch iPhone’s body. As an added “bonus”, if you need to take an iPhone out of it quickly, there is a higher risk of it slipping, so you would really need Apple Care to go with it. My current iPhone 11 has a Pelacase around it, providing a solid grip and reachability. 👍
