You don't forget when the recharge only takes 10 minutes and the charger has indicator lights.
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Apple's Battery Charger Sets New Standby Usage Benchmark
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You don't forget when the recharge only takes 10 minutes and the charger has indicator lights.
this is a joke 25 quid for a battery charger!
5 years ago I bought my battery charger for £7 can charge 4 batteries at a time (can charge 2 at a time if you want) or 2 9V batteries, it stops its power draw when they are charged AND it came with 8 NiMH batteries.
people who buy this really will buy anything apple puts their name to and need their head checking seriously!!!
5 years ago I bought my battery charger for £7 can charge 4 batteries at a time (can charge 2 at a time if you want) or 2 9V batteries, it stops its power draw when they are charged AND it came with 8 NiMH batteries.
people who buy this really will buy anything apple puts their name to and need their head checking seriously!!!
Yup, that would be me... just remembered that I had set a group of 4 to charge yesterday, need to unplug them yet here I sit.
You understand that it comes with 6 batteries? I'm not sure what it's like in the UK, but in the states this isn't a terrible deal.
What's all the negativity for? Since when has more competition in the marketplace been bad for us, the consumers?
When the battery fanatics review it, we can make judgements as to whether it's the best performing/value-for-money/etc. etc. setup. And buy other brands if they're better.
I imagine Apple put it out there so that the vast non-battery-fanatic purchasers of iMacs, mice, etc. can buy a charger from Apple that they know will be of half-decent quality, look good, and work well.
When you go to a typical electronics store or supermarket how do you choose which charger and batteries out of the dozens on display is the one you should get? Apple are making it easy for you if you don't have the time/energy/motivation to look into what battery/charger setup is really "the best". A few clicks and everything you need arrives at your doorstep. You do minimal work, Apple makes some money. Everyone's fairly happy.
When the battery fanatics review it, we can make judgements as to whether it's the best performing/value-for-money/etc. etc. setup. And buy other brands if they're better.
I imagine Apple put it out there so that the vast non-battery-fanatic purchasers of iMacs, mice, etc. can buy a charger from Apple that they know will be of half-decent quality, look good, and work well.
When you go to a typical electronics store or supermarket how do you choose which charger and batteries out of the dozens on display is the one you should get? Apple are making it easy for you if you don't have the time/energy/motivation to look into what battery/charger setup is really "the best". A few clicks and everything you need arrives at your doorstep. You do minimal work, Apple makes some money. Everyone's fairly happy.
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Yes, I think what apple has found is that for lets just say 75% of their target market, (it could be a bit higher, but most likely is not much LOWER) the 29$ price point is a relatively trivial expense. It represents for those people most likely less than one good dinner, less than a weeks worth of lattes or frapachinos at Starbucks, less than .5 a tank of premium fuel for a bmw, Mercedes, vw, audi, volvo, etc., less than the price of going to ONE movie for TWO people with a drink and popcorn (SHARED!), etc..
It might be the amount of money in a spare purse, or the amount of coins lying around the house or even in the sofa. At that point, they are willing to just GIVE it to apple, for an ipad case, for an iphone case, for a dock, for a set of batteries with a charger.
For the REST of the population, this amount might be 9.99$. for a segment of the population, this amount might be 19.99$,
for apple, it is 29$
Yes, I think what apple has found is that for lets just say 75% of their target market, (it could be a bit higher, but most likely is not much LOWER) the 29$ price point is a relatively trivial expense. It represents for those people most likely less than one good dinner, less than a weeks worth of lattes or frapachinos at Starbucks, less than .5 a tank of premium fuel for a bmw, Mercedes, vw, audi, volvo, etc., less than the price of going to ONE movie for TWO people with a drink and popcorn (SHARED!), etc..
It might be the amount of money in a spare purse, or the amount of coins lying around the house or even in the sofa. At that point, they are willing to just GIVE it to apple, for an ipad case, for an iphone case, for a dock, for a set of batteries with a charger.
For the REST of the population, this amount might be 9.99$. for a segment of the population, this amount might be 19.99$,
for apple, it is 29$
You people need to understand that these batteries are not you're typical Ni-MH rechargeable batteries. These are low self-discharge batteries that hold their charge for a long time without charging. If these are similar to Eneloops, they will hold a 75% charge for three years without being re-charged. That along with the 1000 + recharge rating makes them a good deal.
I have 4 Wiimotes and 2 Wavebirds to feed, and my current battery charger has possibly just died. Considering that I bought it for $50+0 batteries many years back for my Game Boy, $30+6 batteries looks pretty good.
I may seriously buy it for my Xbox controllers. Much better than hitting the dollar store every few months. I can recharge batteries right in my own home with no waste and no special trips to buy a pack of batteries. Sure I have the rechargeable pack, but half the time, it's spent recharging, and being stuck as a wired controller. I didn't pay for a wired controller.
Pretty cool, Apple. Didn't see this one coming at all. To all those who call people who like this fanboys, apparently you don't like practical gadgets.
Pretty cool, Apple. Didn't see this one coming at all. To all those who call people who like this fanboys, apparently you don't like practical gadgets.
Yeah...but...um...then you have to deal with the annoying wires. Wires = no good for Kalalla.
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This is the point at which it is clear Apple could put their logo on a big curly poo, price it at $49.99 and people would queue around the block to buy it.
This comes with 6 low-discharge batteries. They cost much more than standard NiMH. Apple haters will complain about anything, even when they know nothing.
I'm never going to buy this, but at least I know what it is.
This is fairly true actually. But this definitely does give more evidence for the strength of Apple as a brand. Let's face it, Apple could easily make a quick buck if they decided to market and sell toothbrushes tomorrow.
I have an old VARTA that takes 15 minutes with its specific batteries (2000 mAh), and it charges them well.
Now I bought some other brand that is supposed to take less than 10 minutes, but I'm not having good results with their extreme 2850 mAh batteries. I think it's better with the smaller ones.
