My battery life is around 3 hours with extremely light usage, vs Windows 8-9 hours moderate usage.

I have USBs restricted to ones only in use (no fingerprint scanner or card reader). But my SO is a runner, and good running shoes cost as much (usually more!) than AirPods, and also last much less with daily use - 6 months! Yet runners don't have this expectation that their purchase last FOREVER, the way some tech people do. I have most everything (that I can tell working) PowerManagement appears to be working. I do wish they were easier/cheaper for Apple to service. At least one of my pods is toast, as batteries are a consumable component. I've had mine from Day 1, and use them daily. $0 if in-warranty and defective, but normal depletion from usage hours is not considered defective, FYI) (The article is less clear than it could be - having spoken to Apple support personally, unless the battery is in-warranty, the cost to replace it is $69. Like the author's, my L is much more depleted than my R. Therefore, it is entirely possible that you only need to replace that pod if it’s significantly more depleted. Because of mic assignment, it is entirely possible for one of your APs to be more depleted than the other. That's immediately a $98 total charge or 60 percent of the cost of buying a new pair.' 'Since the AirPods die whenever one of the two batteries does, we need to replace both. In my usages (ex: gym, meetings, bed), wireless is much more enjoyable than being on a short tether. If not, then no. If you're asking whether wireless should exist, or should be an option for anyone, then I'm left scratching my head. Do you need or would you derive value from wireless? Then yes. This is a step backwards Apple for the environment and simple practical use.Īre you asking us to answer that question for you? The answer, of course, depends on your use case. Do we need yet another device which requires electricity to work when the previous device didn't.

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