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> IMO locking down the battery capacity via software is pretty lame This is done all the time in other industries - aircraft engines are derated, SSDs are over
by coin 9y ago
> IMO locking down the battery capacity via software is pretty lame
This is done all the time in other industries - aircraft engines are derated, SSDs are over-provisioned, all to preserve longevity. It's also done with CPUs, perfectly good cores disabled in lower performance models.
- eudox 9y agoFor those who haven't heard of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_binning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_binning
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoThe worst is in printers. Sometimes the fast "workgroup" model is completely identical to the "personal" model, just with the speed turned down.