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Old 11-04-2018, 12:15 AM   #141
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I hate Apple, but DW and DD seem to think that nothing is as good as what they produce, so I lose out.... at least I have bought Apple shares and get back much more than they spend


BUT, DD is now wanting airbuds!!! They go for about $160... wow, just wow...


Anybody know if anybody will be selling these cheaper when black Friday comes around? I do see that Sam's club will have a sale next week, but am hoping for something cheaper still...
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Anybody know if anybody will be selling these cheaper when black Friday comes around? I do see that Sam's club will have a sale next week, but am hoping for something cheaper still...
A new version of the airpods has been on the horizon for months now. Since Apple didn't release them at last week's even maybe they are no longer imminent. There was a price drop fairly recently that retailers have been using, closer to the $140 mark. I know you mentioned waiting on Sam's Club sale, but they are out of stock online there. Walmart's price is currently close to that $140, but until the new ones drop I wouldn't think you would find much cheaper...maybe in the $130s? Although Black Friday is a wildcard.

BTW, given that Apple sells premium products for a premium price to a luxury mass market (not true mass market) crowd....of all of their stuff the Airpods are without a doubt the most worth the cost of any of their products. If that is any consolation.
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Although I would agree that the rumor mill expects a new version of Airpods soon and that probably makes it worth waiting for, I love mine and think they were worth the price premium.
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I like my AirPods, but if I hadn't purchased them by now I would not buy them at this point. They use the old W1 chip which is far less efficient than the W2 chip which is now found in the latest Apple Watches. It's inevitable that Apple will be replacing the AirPods with a more updated and power efficient model that incorporates W2 technology.
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BUT, DD is now wanting airbuds!!! They go for about $160... wow, just wow...


Anybody know if anybody will be selling these cheaper when black Friday comes around? I do see that Sam's club will have a sale next week, but am hoping for something cheaper still...
Maybe. I just bought Airpods this weekend and paid full price. Like many I was hoping that Airpods 2 would be announced at the Apple event this last week. But, it didn't happen. Rumor now says sometimes in early 2019. But, rumor has been predicting them awhile. I really wanted to wait.

But with an iPhone and Apple Watch the Airpods are far superior to most bluetooth headphones because of the seamless switching between the two. I was going to buy from Costco which sells them for $140 but they were out of stock (probably due to people like me who were waiting and decided not to want any longer). If new ones come out in a few months, I will either keep these as a spare for the bedroom or offer them to DH (who has an iPhone but no watch)....
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The Apple rumor mill is looking for the next generation of Airpods to be waterproof and boast wireless (Qi) charging of their case, and quite possibly noise canceling as well. If all that happens, it will be awesome but will also most likely come with a much higher price than they have today.
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A new version of the airpods has been on the horizon for months now. Since Apple didn't release them at last week's even maybe they are no longer imminent. There was a price drop fairly recently that retailers have been using, closer to the $140 mark. I know you mentioned waiting on Sam's Club sale, but they are out of stock online there. Walmart's price is currently close to that $140, but until the new ones drop I wouldn't think you would find much cheaper...maybe in the $130s? Although Black Friday is a wildcard.

BTW, given that Apple sells premium products for a premium price to a luxury mass market (not true mass market) crowd....of all of their stuff the Airpods are without a doubt the most worth the cost of any of their products. If that is any consolation.



We got an ad saying they were going to be $30 off for one day only next week... so I am expecting them to be in the $110 range... unless they mean off the $160 which actually means only $10 off but $130...


I will pass along the possibility of new ones coming... but I suspect DD cannot wait as she is a typical teen and has to have everything RIGHT NOW to impress friends...
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The Apple rumor mill is looking for the next generation of Airpods to be waterproof and boast wireless (Qi) charging of their case, and quite possibly noise canceling as well. If all that happens, it will be awesome but will also most likely come with a much higher price than they have today.
I don't know about that noise canceling part. Maybe in their rumored high end over the ear headphones, but in airpods? If so I hope they have non-noise canceling options. I very much prefer open formats where I can hear my environment. Being closed off in public is not safe imo, and being closed off with a tight fitting seal at home is not comfortable for long sessions, at least for me. Maybe if I commuted on an airplane or train or something and needed to block out the noise, but I doubt it for me even then.

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I will pass along the possibility of new ones coming... but I suspect DD cannot wait as she is a typical teen and has to have everything RIGHT NOW to impress friends...
Just don't let her see this: https://www.colorware.com/p-743-apple-airpods.aspx or she will want colored airpods (and macbooks, apple phones, etc. etc.) .
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I don't know about that noise canceling part. Maybe in their rumored high end over the ear headphones, but in airpods? If so I hope they have non-noise canceling options. I very much prefer open formats where I can hear my environment. Being closed off in public is not safe imo, and being closed off with a tight fitting seal at home is not comfortable for long sessions, at least for me. Maybe if I commuted on an airplane or train or something and needed to block out the noise, but I doubt it for me even then.
AirPods though are designed to be worn one at a time, to extend battery life.

I prefer in-ear to the bud types.
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AirPods though are designed to be worn one at a time, to extend battery life.
Where did you get that? At least I take your comment to mean their main designed use / intent is to be worn one at a time, which I don't believe is the case. A quick look at Apple's product page would see mention of battery length that would imply both being used as a pair (or it'd list 2x what it does), the airpods being used for music (stereo), touting the use of both beamforms (the stems that stick down) being used as noise canceling for the microphones, etc.

I've never had both L and R run out of juice at the same time. When one beeps that it is getting low on a charge I'll pop it into the case for 10-15 minutes and it is good to go for another couple of hours. When the other side beeps, samee thing.

Most people don't need to be using just one at a time to extend the battery life, the battery life is already amazing using them as they were mostly designed/intended to be used...at the same time.
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Well, I finally opened up the purse strings and bought the new XR (definitely an upgrade from the iPhone 6)! Loving it so far! Bought the yellow colour!
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You don't mind the loss of the home button?
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I've decided to upgrade our 6 Pluses to the XS Max. Christmas present for us . Just need to call SIL to see if any of the nieces/nephews need to upgrade theirs or if we trade them in. Last time I was in the store, the offer was $150 or $175 for our 6Plus.
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Well, I finally opened up the purse strings and bought the new XR (definitely an upgrade from the iPhone 6)! Loving it so far! Bought the yellow colour!
Congratulations! The yellow is the prettiest, for sure. I'm sticking with my LG phone, but if I was going for an XR it would be yellow.
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You don't mind the loss of the home button?

I thought I would but not at all! Took me about 5 minutes to get used to it. I love the bigger screen compared to the 6.
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Congratulations! The yellow is the prettiest, for sure. I'm sticking with my LG phone, but if I was going for an XR it would be yellow.

I was leaning towards the red but it was pretty dark when I actually saw it in the store. The yellow is great!
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I've decided to upgrade our 6 Pluses to the XS Max. Christmas present for us . Just need to call SIL to see if any of the nieces/nephews need to upgrade theirs or if we trade them in. Last time I was in the store, the offer was $150 or $175 for our 6Plus.

I think I might give my 6 to my daughter. The trade-in credit was only about $75 for the 6.
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Well, I finally opened up the purse strings and bought the new XR (definitely an upgrade from the iPhone 6)! Loving it so far! Bought the yellow colour!
Good choice on the color. If I had gone with the XR I would have had a hard time picking between it and the red, but would have been happy with either.

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Like changing from a car with the shifter on the column vs the shifter on the floor, it is just different going form touchID to FaceID. Both have pluses and minuses. Most people will adjust to either fairly easily.
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Good choice on the color. If I had gone with the XR I would have had a hard time picking between it and the red, but would have been happy with either.

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Never thought I’d go with yellow but I love it!

On a side note, is your username your dog that’s in your avatar? Only reason I ask is because our dog is a Sunny as well and he looks similar!
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Never thought I’d go with yellow but I love it!

On a side note, is your username your dog that’s in your avatar? Only reason I ask is because our dog is a Sunny as well and he looks similar!
Avatar is actually of our granddog, screen name is a nickname for me. But hey, the dogs are cute, so I don't mind being named after them.

On never thinking you'd go yellow...I've found out it is nice to break out of our normal modes every now and then.
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