In the future, we just buy the license to 3D print Apple products ourselves.
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Kuo: New Apple Watch Ultra to Launch This Year With 3D-Printed Parts
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And Apple can charge literally an arm and a leg for it. I can feel it.
unless there is only 1 change (like from S7 -> S8 with the cycle temperature tracking) then ill pick up as as ill still get a good resale price for my current ultra.
im more excited about the new straps they may be releasing as well. I liked the orange colour strap but wish they had made it in the rubber instead. not a fan of the material straps which when wet will stay soggy for hours.
im more excited about the new straps they may be releasing as well. I liked the orange colour strap but wish they had made it in the rubber instead. not a fan of the material straps which when wet will stay soggy for hours.
I’m thinking they got that one wrong and it’s prototyped parts they 3D printed. You don’t 3D print parts for Apple scale production.
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I really want the new Apple Watch Ultra (2023) to look like this. ✨
Many in this comment section are confusing home 3D printing with industrial 3D printing. The latter produces far more durable parts, and is just as good as CNC now (if not better)
You only had to buy a separate one if you didn’t already have like 8 in a drawer (like most of us) lol. So yes, it did help the environment, massively.
Yes, but still there was no reason to remove it in the first place. Like why would they remove the power adapter but not the cable if it was for that reason ? What's the point of offering me a new cable and then expecting me to use an old adapter with it or buy a new one separately ? How is that protecting the environment ?
And why does that only apply to iPhones ? iPads and MacBooks still come with the power adapter in the box, so why just the iPhones ? They could've just done the same thing with them using the same argument.
And now Samsung and some other Android manufacturers are doing the exact same thing with their phones, so I don't really think this was all done just for the "environment" as they claim. I bet in the future they'll probably remove the cables too for the same argument.
It’s nice because the damn bezel here is invisible.
3D printed Ti is used extensively in fast jet production, an arena where quality and reliability take on a rather higher priority than the Apple Watch Ultra.
About £250,000.
We’ve got a Reinshaw at work, but while I can get away with freely using the Ultimakers and Forms, I suspect I might get some questions if I tried to use it.
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That’d be great if so. Honestly, I don’t know much about industrial 3D printing so I wasn’t really sure. But all I’m hoping is that it stays as strong and durable, especially since the Apple Watch Ultra is marketed more as a rugged watch for tasks like climbing mountains and swimming. So making it even more durable sounds great.
I suspect that if they have chosen to use this method, it’ll be focused on in the reveal and they’ll talk about just how high quality it allows components to be, and how much less wasteful.
You only had to buy a separate one if you didn’t already have like 8 in a drawer (like most of us) lol. So yes, it did help the envoronment
Because including power adapters for every iPhone manufactured is pointless, as users end up with superfluous adapters. That’s a waste of resources and ends up contributing to e waste. Manufacturing anything contributes to the degradation of the environment. So manufacturing less things, like adapters, helps. Maybe after one or two generations of USB-C iPhones they’ll stop including cables too, as by then we’ll all have several and won’t need more.
a more important question might be:
what can it do better than the first ultra — why should i upgrade…⁇ 🤔
what can it do better than the first ultra — why should i upgrade…⁇ 🤔
I agree. Though the problem is that chargers are prone to getting damaged overtime, so at one point, you’ll eventually have to buy a new charger and throw away all the old (and possibly) damaged ones. Plus they still sell the adapters separately and some people still buy them, so I don’t really see how is that any different from including them in the box other than making people pay more for the charger.
And keep in mind that not all people upgrade their phones every year or two. So if I’m gonna upgrade from my 5-year-old iPhone for example, there’s a possible chance that my old charger is probably damaged. So in that case (or for whatever reason) I’ll just have to buy a new one since it doesn’t come in the box.
And let’s not pretend that this is not actually saving them costs. In fact, they’ll end up making more money off those who end up buying the charger separately for whatever reason. It’s just kinda sad that you pay +1000$ for a phone and then it doesn’t come with the original adapter in the box (which is an essential thing).. and possibly the cable in the future too.
They’re probably right about the “saving resources” thing, though I’m just not so convinced by it. It seems kinda fishy to me, and I feel like they only did it to save costs and make more money off people.
I don’t disagree that Apple benefits too. However, they have to balance the needs of the many against the needs of the few. Those who have to buy a new adapter when they buy a new iPhone are numerically far less than those who don’t. So while some may feel an extra pinch, on balance it’s more beneficial than including them for every device sold and having to deal with the environmental risks that come with that. I’ve heard some ideas like “give them away for free when buying a new device” but that won’t help, as everyone would take it because it’s free. I don’t know a good solve… maybe a small discount when you have to buy a new one? Not so big that everyone takes advantage, but enough to be helpful?
It’s never going to happen. This is a pointless line of discussion.