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Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by pushrax »

elzbardico wrote: post #100

This is still the strongest apple advantage: design, engineering and build quality. Recently I wanted to buy a second notebook so I could leave my MBPro at home in trips where I didn't want to work, but still had a machine that run linux and windows for some quick idea or even some light gaming. Decided for a Samsung Galaxy Book Pro. Expensive machine, but slightly cheaper than a MacBook Air. good i7 11gen processor,…

I’ve destroyed two MacBook Air screens, also because the lid isn’t particularly rigid. The MacBook Pro is definitely more durable, no issues after 12 years of owning them. I’m now much more careful with my MBA.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by kaladin-jasnah »

solarkraft wrote: post #130
GhettoComputers wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They can kneecap them with forced firmware updates. I’m happy with the galaxy buds on iOS. https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/17/21069953/apple-airpods-pr...

Fellow Galaxy Buds (plus) user here, also with Apple devices. I generally like them. Battery life is stellar (compared to the others, it's just about satisfying for me). Pass-through mode is noisy and tinny (irritating). Connection reliability leaves a bunch to be desired (randomly disconnects every once in a while).

You'll also probably have a better listening experience with Galaxy Buds on iOS than Android on some Android devices. Apple's AAC encoder, used with AAC headphones like the Galaxy Buds (well, that's the best codec iOS supports for those headphones), have consistently proven themselves to outperform the competition. Linux's PipeWire, which uses the Fraunhofer AAC encoder is pretty good as well, but Apple's AAC is the best, and you can hear it.

Some Android devices use the Fraunhofer AAC encoder, but some don't. If they don't, you can definitely hear the difference—it sounds like a compressed mess.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by jimmaswell »

elzbardico wrote: post #100

This is still the strongest apple advantage: design, engineering and build quality. Recently I wanted to buy a second notebook so I could leave my MBPro at home in trips where I didn't want to work, but still had a machine that run linux and windows for some quick idea or even some light gaming. Decided for a Samsung Galaxy Book Pro. Expensive machine, but slightly cheaper than a MacBook Air. good i7 11gen processor,…

Aren't their recent laptops an overheating mess, not to mention needing dongles to plug anything in?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29197975

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by alex_young »

jimmaswell wrote: post #143
elzbardico wrote: post #100

This is still the strongest apple advantage: design, engineering and build quality. Recently I wanted to buy a second notebook so I could leave my MBPro at home in trips where I didn't want to work, but still had a machine that run linux and windows for some quick idea or even some light gaming. Decided for a Samsung Galaxy Book Pro. Expensive machine, but slightly cheaper than a MacBook Air. good i7 11gen processor,…

Aren't their recent laptops an overheating mess, not to mention needing dongles to plug anything in? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29197975

That seems to be a reference to the previous iteration right?

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by 908B64B197 »

baybal2 wrote: post #27

My former coworker worked on airpods. Most of RnD for them was made in Apple's Shenzhen RnD centre which existence Apple for long time tried to hide.

> Most of RnD for them was made in Apple's Shenzhen RnD centre which existence Apple for long time tried to hide.

I keep hearing online about this famous R&D center, where apparently they work on absolutely cutting edge stuff. Except Apple employees I know never mentioned it.

Wonder why people would push that narrative that engineering is switching to China.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by pushrax »

jimmaswell wrote: post #143
elzbardico wrote: post #100

This is still the strongest apple advantage: design, engineering and build quality. Recently I wanted to buy a second notebook so I could leave my MBPro at home in trips where I didn't want to work, but still had a machine that run linux and windows for some quick idea or even some light gaming. Decided for a Samsung Galaxy Book Pro. Expensive machine, but slightly cheaper than a MacBook Air. good i7 11gen processor,…

Aren't their recent laptops an overheating mess, not to mention needing dongles to plug anything in? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29197975

Their recent laptops use Apple silicon and are anything but an overheating mess. There are plenty of things to complain about but heat has been solved.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by varenc »

colejohnson66 wrote: post #123
GhettoComputers wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They don’t tell you their own telemetry as far as I know.

No. They do. I can see crash logs for assetsd, awdd, com.apple.mobilemail, DifferentialPrivacy, and much more. Just open up Settings and search “analytics”

On iOS you can see Apple’s telemetry in Settings -> Privacy -> Analytics -> Analytics Data. Or export with XCode.

No idea if it’s exhaustive. But I can see things like general day by day analytics and recent crash reports.

It’s a bit opaque and difficult to make sense of, but it’s still impressive they make this telemetry available to you at all.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by Tildey »

sQL_inject wrote: post #125

Some small but important details about the product architecture that's changed over time somewhat: - The antenna is sticking out of the ear, while the densest components are deeper in the ear, making them more stable. Now the battery is in the ear and PCB is out of the ear. - They've added large external mesh over the world-facing mic to reduce windnoise during phone calls. This creates a sort of turbulence that prev…

As much as I like the fun factor of my magnetic 2nd gen case, it is inherently flawed. The magnets attract magnetic particles, and as the lid is repeatedly closed they're slowly beaten into the plastic and I've never been able to get those marks out. I imagine with a manget-free hinge this would be severely minimised, as everywhere outside of the magnets there is basically no staining.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by GhettoComputers »

rvnx wrote: post #138
GhettoComputers wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah it was so easy to walk in with a problem knowing Apple was gonna take care of it (except the MacBook problem but I didn’t use a MacBook). You knew you didn’t need an appointment, 20 mins in to get a nice person who looked at it, saw your problem and said ok well take care of it, here’s another one. Incredible service at that time, something that Samsung and others didn’t have. Now I get some asshole that says it…

I had very very negative experience with Apple hardware issues and I agree so much about how bad is the service now. First time on a very brand new MacBook Pro (1 day old). The laptop screen was glitching for no reason. The service center took it for repair, and when they gave it back, they visibly damaged the computer in the process (with a screwdriver they damaged part of the case), and then denied causing the dama…

You should have complained more, I never would get that service, and my friend has had his screen replaced and never had problems as long as he had applecare or was under warranty.

>I keep buying because the alternatives are very weak in comparison and outdated, but really, if you get a bad product from Apple you are fucked.

I think the M1 is great but I wouldn't use a normal x86 from them.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by Lammy »

pushrax wrote: post #141
elzbardico wrote: post #100

This is still the strongest apple advantage: design, engineering and build quality. Recently I wanted to buy a second notebook so I could leave my MBPro at home in trips where I didn't want to work, but still had a machine that run linux and windows for some quick idea or even some light gaming. Decided for a Samsung Galaxy Book Pro. Expensive machine, but slightly cheaper than a MacBook Air. good i7 11gen processor,…

I’ve destroyed two MacBook Air screens, also because the lid isn’t particularly rigid. The MacBook Pro is definitely more durable, no issues after 12 years of owning them. I’m now much more careful with my MBA.

The virgin Macbook screen vs the chad grain of brown rice https://twitter.com/kaxamdays/status/1438403620391763971
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