At the price of the dual charger Samsung introduced last week, the Apple 3-device charger would be an absolute steal at $149.
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'Industry Insiders' Believe AirPower Will Cost Around $149 and Work With All Three 2018 iPhones
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Yeah I mean the samsung duo charger is 120 so for an extra 30-40 it's not that bad given it can charge 3 things at once
Yup. But I’ll admit six months ago when everyone was screaming about a $199 price, I said I thought it would be in the $99-119 range (given that AirPods themselves are only $159). However, apparently there’s a lot more tech in these than initially thought. Reports are something like a T-series controller running an embedded OS. I guess we’ll know more soon.
After waiting this long I'm not as excited about AirPower. If they update the AirPods and the cases support wireless charging I might do it then but I'm not going to spend $150 + tax on the AirPower and $79 + tax for the AirPods case and then want to buy new AirPods again when those come out. My watch has a wireless charger and ones for the phone can be had for $15 which leaves the AirPods which I don't even charge more than once a week.
Not to mention their duo charger is really just two separate chargers glued together.
The link band is my go to. I guess I'll just keep using the stand charger when I use it.
My issue with this is that I just don't have any need or desire to charge three devices in the same place. I charge my phone by my bed overnight, I charge my iPad at my desk, and I charge my AirPods in the mudroom where I can grab them on my way out the door to the gym. I do not have or currently want the watch. So I would rather spend $25-50 each on three different chargers that I can put in three different locations than to spend $150 on this.
Re: Anker wireless chargers
I have an Anker wireless charger and would recommend it. It was around $25 on Amazon. Mine is 7.5W, which is the most any current iPhone supports and is faster than 5W chargers (of which there are ton on the market), but not as fast as plugging it in. I charge it overnight so I don't care much about speed as long as it's fully charged when I wake up, which it is.
Re: Anker wireless chargers
I have an Anker wireless charger and would recommend it. It was around $25 on Amazon. Mine is 7.5W, which is the most any current iPhone supports and is faster than 5W chargers (of which there are ton on the market), but not as fast as plugging it in. I charge it overnight so I don't care much about speed as long as it's fully charged when I wake up, which it is.
Kaci QI Wireless Charger with 3 Wireless Charging Ports - you got 30 bucks? and it's on the market. Not as pretty though.
edit: powersquare tango wireless charger (more like airpower) but only powers 2 devices at the sae time - 33 bucks.
cough cough...
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but can it charge an apple watch series 3? nope
don't think any wireless charger can charge any apple watch
It's Qi so it should. And from what I have read, it's a hit and miss situation.
https://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/976295
Not the greatest source, but have heard this before.
There’s something in the Apple Watch that is different to normal QI charges. If it works there is very limited amount
I think I'd invite him over someone complaining about Apple pricing to be honest.
don't worry. by the time they finally release it, $149 will only be worth $50 in today's prices
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Odd. I have a 3 year old charging mat that charges two of my phones, and it cost me $30 on Amazon.
Apple = Years late and a 500% overpriced. But, at a market cap at 1 trillion, there's obviously enough idiots out there that can't wait to spend their money on this garbage.
Apple = Years late and a 500% overpriced. But, at a market cap at 1 trillion, there's obviously enough idiots out there that can't wait to spend their money on this garbage.
A rather well built Qi mat+stand from China costs around 10 dollars US, and I would rather buy 15 of those, place them all over the house to have a truly wireless charging experience.
But does it charge the Apple Watch, iPhone X or iPhone 8 or 8 Plus and AirPods?
“contains 22 individual wireless charging coils, each of which can be independently controlled to supply power. That’s how Apple is managing to charge the Apple Watch no matter where it’s placed on the charging mat — there’s enough coils to accomodate any placement.”
The fact that the AirPower will be able to charge my iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods no matter where on the charger I place them is a buy for me, add to that the fact that I can charge 3 devices at the same time = very convenient.
I can see people buying these for home and the office.
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And you feel the need to insult people because?
Apple using expensive coils? Apple is too cheap to put anything expensive in their products except few. See the lightning cable and it's quality. Overpriced and bad.
I bet it would work too. As in I could place the devices anywhere on the AirPower pad and they would charge. The one I have now you have to place the phone in exactly the right spot otherwise it won’t charge.But does it charge the Apple Watch, iPhone X or iPhone 8 or 8 Plus and AirPods?
“contains 22 individual wireless charging coils, each of which can be independently controlled to supply power. That’s how Apple is managing to charge the Apple Watch no matter where it’s placed on the charging mat — there’s enough coils to accomodate any placement.”
The fact that the AirPower will be able to charge my iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods no matter where on the charger I place them is a buy for me, add to that the fact that I can charge 3 devices at the same time = very convenient.
I can see people buying these for home and the office.
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And you feel the need to insult people because?
People bash Apple a lot and we get tired of it around here. But sometimes there's a justificatid motivation behind it.
They announced this ages ago. Last year. It's not released yet. And when it comes out the price will be zany. Its puzzling to observe.
They announced this ages ago. Last year. It's not released yet. And when it comes out the price will be zany. Its puzzling to observe.