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iFixit Tears Down Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Trackpad 2
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I’m still wondering what ‘9 hours of use’ actually means. Is that 9 hours of standby or 9 hours of use in the real world?
The article said: "Magic Keyboard earned a low repairability score of 3 out of 10." That's it, I'm not buying the Magic Keyboard. I open up and fix keyboards all the time. How could Apple do this?!?!
iFixit is hilarious
iFixit is hilarious
Speaking of expensive accessories, did anyone notice that you have to pay extra for the trackpad now??
Did you also notice that the price for the trackpad also went up it's now $129, so you have to pay more if you want it.
Eh, no but Apple devices aren't indestructable and faultless. They break too and it's good to know how much it'd cost or how much time it'd take to repair things. If I'm spending Apple-amounts of money on things I expect longevity (and most of the time I get that).
It's like just 2 years after buying my iMac I wanted to put a bigger HDD into it, rather than scrap a whole machine and replace it with a full one I asked Apple if they offered a service. They didn't so I read through a guide on the iFixit site and put a HDD in myself. That machine is now 4 years old and works like a charm.
Very glad iFixit and similar sites exist. Why waste money? I know some Apple fans would rather everyone around the world would just buy new models each year
I'm probably the only one thinking this here. I think the move to internal battery is a step back. I have many spare Eneloops pre-charged ready to go. Takes me seconds to replace them when they run low. When the internal batteries wear out on these things, they're basically ready for the trash can. I suppose Apple will sell more of these things couple years down the line when the batteries wear out.
I haven't noticed much mention of the Logitech MX Master mouse here. Check it out before you plunk down the same $100 for the Apple mouse. All the gestures that can be done with the trackpad can be done on this mouse. Yes the battery is internal, but at least the charging port is on the front
I haven't noticed much mention of the Logitech MX Master mouse here. Check it out before you plunk down the same $100 for the Apple mouse. All the gestures that can be done with the trackpad can be done on this mouse. Yes the battery is internal, but at least the charging port is on the front
Agreed. I've gotten several lightning cables replaced with no problems since I have AC contracts. Also got the power cords and brick replaced for my rMBP.
I was just thinking about this...
Even after enough time has passed that the battery is at a QUARTER of its factory capacity, the keyboard, mouse and trackpad will still be quite usable. Their battery life is so long that you can lose a lot before the reduction in life becomes an actual problem.
I for one like old mechanical keyboards and the magic mouse doesn't fit well in my hand so I won't be using these. But for those who like them, I doubt the battery life will be an issue for a product lifetime of many, many years.
I even got a Time Capsule replaced that I'd bought from Ebay, just by giving the serial number of my iMac which had AC
Speaking of expensive accessories, did anyone notice that you have to pay extra for the trackpad now??
So you can order the Mac with a free Magic Mouse 2 and order a Magic Trackpad 2 separately for $129....or you can order the Mac with both a Magic Mouse 2 and Magic track Pad 2 for an extra $169.....the accountants must have stayed up all night to figure out that pricing.
Yep, accessories are basically throwaway items, but in my long experience except for the very cheap ones they do last a long time. I'm typing this on a white plastic Apple keyboard from 2004, and right next to it on a PC is a Northgate Omnikey keyboard from 1989. The only real disasters I've owned have been the "Mighty" Mouse and cheap mice designed for notebooks (small, about $15-$20, and break quickly).
Admittedly, with a LiIon battery, I wouldn't expect 26 or even 11 years of life.
Amazing to think that these devices have more CPU power than many early Macintosh Computers themselves!
And as they say in the movie Hackers, RISC is good
I was commenting on this!
ST Microelectronics STM32F103VB 72 MHz 32-bit RISC ARM Cortex-M3
I would kill for a CPU like this on my 1st computer! All I had was an old 286!
But, wait, does one full charge last a few months? Oh, and can the mouse get nine hours of use from two minutes of charging? These points haven't quite been addressed yet…
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Yes, when the battery dies, you'll have to plug it in, go get a cup of coffee, come back, and it will work for the rest of the day.
Providing you didn't see the battery life at like 10% the previous day and charge it overnight.
But yes, I agree, the port should have been out the back to allow use of the mouse while charging, just like the keyboard or trackpad allow. But it's not a deal breaker, just a VERY annoying thing.
AA batteries are typically 500mAh each... that number you see in the box, is for the whole pack!
2AA ~= 1000mAh, when new
A full charge takes about two hours, but if you need a bit of power to get you through the day, you can charge it for less.But, wait, does one charge last a few months? And can the mouse get nine hours of use from two minutes of charging? It's not quite clear…
It's bit like plugging in at the airport so you can have enough juice to call home before your flight. You don't have to miss your flight just because it's not up to 100%.
Decades, no, of course not. But I'm still using my aluminum Apple Keyboard from 2007 and my Magic Trackpad from 2010, so yeah, I do tend to keep them for a long time because when you find a keyboard and mouse/trackpad that feels right you stick with it. If I'm going to pay $129 for a new trackpad I'd like to know it's going to last me at least 5 years without diminished charging periods. My current Magic Trackpad goes about 2 months between batteries. Yes, they are throwaways but its consistent throughout the 5 years of ownership. Will that be true of the Magic Trackpad 2?
Everyone is saying "finally they got rid of the roll at the back of the trackpad!" I don't really understand that complaint as I fail to see how it's a nuisance. I like the idea of a rechargeable but there should be a way to replace the battery as I'm pretty sure it won't have the same charging power 3 years from now.
It was a joke; eight people said the same thing and I feigned confusion as though they just hadn't driven the nail in far enough.
You can check out the Bluetooth capabilities of all the macs here: http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_...uetooth-different-bluetooth-capabilities.html
I'd assume that while the magic mouse and keyboard are backwards-compatible with Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, the trackpad might need that extra data rate of the Bluetooth 3.0 spec to support force touch. Since Apple never released any Bluetooth 3.0-only macs, the only macs that support Bluetooth 3.0 are the macs that support Bluetooth 4.0 and later. They can just put Bluetooth 4.0 on their requirements list and call it a day.
They're actually Bluetooth 3.0 devices. It's Apple who states they're only for Bluetooth 4.0 devices.