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First HomePod Pre-Order Customers Get Charged as Speakers Prepare for Shipment
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Probably the most controversial speaker ever.
So many people getting bent out of shape because they think everyone else should care about and agree with their opinion of this speaker.
It was the same thing when the Apple Watch came out, I remember people telling me it was never going to be a success and that I’d just wasted my money, I’ve learned to just ignore those comments now.
Pretty much true. Ditto with AirPods.
Some people are so invested in tearing something down they haven't tried. Guess it helps them to feel good about themselves.
With Apple's 14 day return policy, it's easy enough to evaluate HomePod in your own listening environment - which is what really counts - and then decide if it's a keeper or not.
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I wonder how well the HomePod would work as a dedicated computer speaker. I like the fact that it matches the appearance of my Mac Pro.
well to be fair, you might be able to test some of the Siri functionality but what honest impression of the sound can you really get in a big noisy Apple Store? just buy it and you have 14 days to demo it in your own home exactly where you want to hear it.
There’s probably a tiny bit of latency - watching movies and YouTube is fine but I bet playing games would drive me nuts.
I pre-ordered from Best Buy to take advantage of their 30-day return policy. Just checked and not surprising, it still shows in pre-order status (with store pickup on the 9th).
I always buy my Sonos at 6:42 am and post about it on a HomePod thread!
Latency is my biggest concern, even though I rarely play games on the computer. Plus, I use Windows 10 on my Mac Pro every now and then. Not sure how well that would work out. So much for a nearly wireless desk...for now.
Once I read "official reviews" and also see comments from you folks who buy one I will consider it if it really is a great speaker and Siri works.
I will just walk into my local Apple Store and walk out with one. The guys at my store said they will have plenty of stock.
I will just walk into my local Apple Store and walk out with one. The guys at my store said they will have plenty of stock.
Going by how seamless the Airpods are, i have zero doubt the Homepod will have zero latency issues.
My Amazon Echo is still doing fine outperforming Siri on almost everything including voice recognition and voice quality.
Don't think this product will "sell out" anytime soon. Good luck to buyers. Maybe there's gold in those hills, but I think you'll be panning the river a very long time to find it...
Don't think this product will "sell out" anytime soon. Good luck to buyers. Maybe there's gold in those hills, but I think you'll be panning the river a very long time to find it...
For me it’s not about the personal assistant it’s about having a speaker that ties in with all my other Apple products and has great sound (if indeed it does like I suspect it does) I shall use it to set an alarm for waking up in the morning and so on but if I wanted an assistant I would of brought an Echo.
That's exactly what I'm doing. Ordered it to test on my own and see if it is worth the high price tag. If I'm not ready for it yet then I will return it.
I did the same thing with the AirPods and when I went to return them the apple specialists were so confused. I returned them because I couldn't justify the price yet. However 9 months later I ordered another pair when I had the money.
I want an easy to use (and stream to) speaker that sounds great so this seems the perfect fit. Plus there's 0% chance that I'll let an always-listening device from Google or Amazon in the house.
Limiting to apple music only really kills the device. Siri sucks compared to competitors. I absolutely hate locking myself in to any one ecosystem. And it's incredibly overpriced. I'm sure it sounds great but at that price I don't care how great it sounds.
While I do subscribe to apple music at least I can bluetooth it to my google home or alexa or my 2 stereo system I already have. And if I ever ditch apple music for another service I can still use that with my devices.
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While I do subscribe to apple music at least I can bluetooth it to my google home or alexa or my 2 stereo system I already have. And if I ever ditch apple music for another service I can still use that with my devices.
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You can mute the mic on both of them.
And that sums up how Apple do it.
It’s not better value (most certainly not). It’s not better technology (those days are long gone).
It’s the ecosystem.
Once you’re in. You’re in.
That is the strength of iOS (despite its increasingly complex gestures and swipes).
You’ve got to admire Apple.
You can airplay any other audio source to the HomePod...