Btw as per a previous poster, there is nothing “alleged” about the fart of death. I’ve lost 2 original HPs to it.
Thanks for the clarification 👍Yeah, $299 no tax included, which is different across US, example tax in NY $26,54 so would be $325,54. Tax in EU 59€ so… that’s is that reason why
by the time it was discontinued all of that was available if im not mistaken....Tons of stuff have changed. People seem to forget how bad the situation was in 2018. You couldn’t even hook them up as a stereo pair or to your ATV, no personal Siri requests, no support for third party music services, no multiple timers, no Intercom, etc
The old one has somewhat better sound side by side and is heavier.How can you tell it's not the old one![]()
Or just save $100's and use a surge protector?I updated the firmware last night. I’m holding onto my OG’s!!! I’m also going to put both OG’s on a UPS, to keep them as healthy as possible. I suggest you do the same, if you want longevity & better sound.
New customers will be happy, gen2 are nice.
US price is without tax. EU is with the tax. Simple as that.I would love to get a couple more for my lounge but not at EU prices.
299USD = 272EUR
Actual price in Europe: 350EUR
29% mark up.
Get stuffed Cook! You even upped the HomePod Mini price 10% to 110eur with a 22% mark up on US prices.
Agree...Apple simply getting rid of old inventory!...LOLHow can you tell it's not the old one![]()
Introducing the iFart™... exclusively for 1st gen HP.Btw as per a previous poster, there is nothing “alleged” about the fart of death. I’ve lost 2 original HPs to it.
How can you tell it's not the old one![]()
Move for the early home pod delivery, stay for the crappy but freeish health care?The plot thickens: I see a Calendar icon on the Mac Display screen but can't read the number/date. Dare you to try! Just kidding, haha!
Maybe Apple wanted to steal Samsung Galaxy Event Thunder. They were only late a couple of hours or so.
Do you feel the same about Elon and the like? Or is it just up to a certain amount of their own money?Imagine not judging people based on what they do with their own money.
Lots of us have disposable income. Maybe this will be your year, FRIENDO!! Good luck to you, and may your wishes be the luckiest of all!I wouldn’t call it lucky, I would say waste of money
I had 5, one lost all power, and another farts and stops playing.I think it’s a combination of this (choosing the wrong model to lead to market first) and the tech stack inside the OG HomePod.
I imagine that Apple felt pressure with the first HomePod and knew that Siri wasn’t up to the task. They probably felt the small “cheap” speaker wouldn’t do enough to wow on sound quality and wouldn’t hold up to competitors in smarts. So they decided to position the first gen as a premium audio device and priced it accordingly, downplaying the smart speaker aspects. Now we see that the mini has been able to generate a fan base of both music lovers and smart home enthusiasts, and is instead acting as a bridge to people wanting more of the HomePod experience. They released the products in the wrong order (and I think we might see it again with their next major product announcement, but that’s for another day and another thread).
Another major factor was the A8 chip. I believe it was the very last device to use an A8 chip and I have a feeling producing those legacy chips isn’t a top priority for a company that has been systematically aligning all of its devices to the same general silicon for the last 3 years. Apple also discontinued remaining products that were using the A8 when they updated the iPod Touch that had been ignored for years to the A10 and last year when they discontinued the Apple TV HD.
I know a lot of folks claiming the “defects” as another reason. While this alleged “fart of death” might be a factor, we have 5 original HomePods in our home that were all purchased close to release and have experienced zero reliability issues. *knocks on wood*
TLDR - there are many factors here and many things can be true at once.
I’m glad the HomePod is back, but I really hope to see Apple push harder into the smart home with more innovative solutions.
I would assume it has similar design features but it is a scaled down version more suited to running a smart watch for instance rather than a more complicated instrument such as a phone. Otherwise they would be using S series chips for the iphone rather than A series chips. I was curious about that as well but was unable to find much documentation on the S series chips to make a useful comparison.How is a processor based on the A13 less powerful than the A8?
In my area, I regularly get brownouts sadly. 😵💫Or just save $100's and use a surge protector?