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Belkin Boost Charge Pro Releasing Next Week... maybe part of the Christmas surprise on Tuesday...
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Winter 2020 means winter 2020, not 2021... There's no other way to put it, they effectively missed their expected release date.
Good news. We'll soon find out of it's true or not.
3-1 or 2-1, I only wanted something that has the same value for money ratio. The difference is quite considerable, with the Belkin winning by a sizable margin. Thus we wait...
EDIT: I've just noticed that they now say it will be released "this year". So technically it can get a release on 31st December 2021 🙈
Unfortunately winter 2020 last until March 2021... still I think they would have been better saying ‘early 2021’ than ‘winter 2020’
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Today I learned 😅 Doesn't really make sense but won't argue, technically that puts them still within their roadmap, however they've since changed their stance to "will be released this year", so... Seems that for them winter 2020 did end in December.
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Yeah truth be told I think they expected it to be released before the end of 2020, but it’s obviously delayed... most likely due to overheating issues... we may very well have another air power on our hands here lol
What a ridiculously vague answer. Starting to get really annoyed now.
I have give up waiting and got the duo... will get a third party stand when other companies come out with them cheaper I think
I feel annoyed as well, but not much we can do. I just hope that they are giving an accurate estimation now.
I'm starting to consider it, tbh, due to the fact that the Qi charging mat doesn't make a difference to me... but the 50€ difference for full speed charging is putting me off. And this way I'll be ready for when I upgrade to AirPods with wireless charging. I believe many will feel the same way. One can put those 50€ towards a new case, for example.
It’s clear they prematurely announced this product to steal thunder from the duo , especially over the holiday season.
It’s nowhere near ready in my opinion.
It’s nowhere near ready in my opinion.
The MagSafe duo is decent to be fair, and I just thought to myself... is the Belkin really worth £150 for what is essentially a third party charger... when come release there will be several MagSafe chargers available for half the price some will likely look a lot better and support night stand mode with the watch.
Even if I was to eventually just get the Belkin the duo is great for other areas of the home (away from the nightstand) or when travelling etc... so IMO you can’t really go wrong with the duo at this point.
Yeah 100% considering the unit they sent to a reviewer on YouTube was a non-working prototype a few weeks ago suggests it’s no where near release as of yet.
I don't think the concern here is if the MagSafe Duo is decent or not. It is an Apple product and all of us know what to expect from Apple (a few quirks here and there, yes, but we're all here because we feel their products are solid)
My sole concern is that for full charging speed I'd had to spend 200€ on the MagSafe Duo whereas the Belkin is expected to be 150€, brings charger included + has an extra Qi charging mat that may be useful once I upgrade my AirPods later this year or sometime next year, and is a reputable brand. Personally I do not need portability, neither nightstand mode (although I believe it supports it?). This is about value for money, which MagSafe Duo is really bad at. So yes, given what's on the market, 150 is a good value/worth it.
If other options appear and they're good, we go for them and forget this one, if they're cheaper but quality made, even better. At the moment, this is the only compelling option I've come across from several standpoints, starting with its value for money and ending with practicality given how devices are positioned. For me it's the best option and I am sure this rings true for many others
Can you please point us to these reviews, please?
Belkin doesn't state a release date and January 8th is within their latest estimated time-frame so I'm unsure of where they're wrong
MacRumors. 9to5Mac.Can you please point us to these reviews, please?
Belkin doesn't state a release date and January 8th is within their latest estimated time-frame so I'm unsure of where they're wrong
Is this answer still on their site? Because all the reviews today say January 8th and you'd have to think Belkin would tell these sites otherwise if it weren't true.
Well that's good at least. If it doesn't drop by the 8th then obviously something is up. It's however very weird that Belkin support would say 'a month or so' if that weren't the case.