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You clearly haven't used AirPods, as I said earlier to the other commenter. They charge so quickly that if you remove them for 2-3 minutes for an occasional com

by Bud 8y ago

You clearly haven't used AirPods, as I said earlier to the other commenter. They charge so quickly that if you remove them for 2-3 minutes for an occasional commercial every few hours, they stay charged all day. They charge shockingly quickly. The only reason you would not know that is if, as I said, you had not tried them. Everyone who tries them and uses them for extended periods instantly discovers this.

j45 8y ago
The thing with this comment is the assumption that there can be no valid use case possible if you can't see or imagine it. Not sure if you see it. Since you insist on beating the Airpod drum, let's unpack it. The quick charge on Airpods is 15 minutes for 3 hours. My BeatsX are much quicker and provide a longer use - 5 minutes of charging for 2 hours. Still, Airpods only have 5 hours talk time, which guarantees and require a recharge for 15 minute in the middle of each day - that doesn't work for many. I regularly end up on 4-6+ hours of back to back calls, plus other listening. Can't have sound cutting out during calls. My daily drivers right now are BeatsX (8+ hours), which can be charged quicker than Airpods using a 2.4A power source. Still, a dealbreaker when they cut out in the middle of a call on the same day. There seem to be 2 headsets worth looking at beyond AirPods or BeatsX currently that offer in-ear sound, and 9+ hours of sound: New Apple Powerbeats 3 (12h): https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/18/beatsx-powerbeats3-and-airpods-comparison/ https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/18/beatsx-powerbeats3-and-airpod... Plantronics 6200 UC (up to 9 hours) with in-call noise cancellation: https://www.plantronics.com/ca/en/product/voyager-6200-uc https://www.plantronics.com/ca/en/product/voyager-6200-uc I've owned more BT headsets (easily over a dozen) than most folks I know, including Airpods, which were promptly returned. Airpods are very nice for casual listening of short commutes, etc. They may make people feel space age, but they are still not the 3rd or 4th gen where it's worth paying attention to most of Apple's products. They are overpriced and underpowered, but cool tech, especially the W1 stuff. I bought and returned the Bose QC30's too, only because they don't apply noise cancellation to calls. In-ear Bluetooth sound has to evolve be forgiving enough to provide 10-20 hours of use to allow charging every other day.

by Bud 8y ago

j45 8y ago

The thing with this comment is the assumption that there can be no valid use case possible if you can't see or imagine it. Not sure if you see it. Since you insist on beating the Airpod drum, let's unpack it. The quick charge on Airpods is 15 minutes for 3 hours. My BeatsX are much quicker and provide a longer use - 5 minutes of charging for 2 hours. Still, Airpods only have 5 hours talk time, which guarantees and require a recharge for 15 minute in the middle of each day - that doesn't work for many. I regularly end up on 4-6+ hours of back to back calls, plus other listening. Can't have sound cutting out during calls. My daily drivers right now are BeatsX (8+ hours), which can be charged quicker than Airpods using a 2.4A power source. Still, a dealbreaker when they cut out in the middle of a call on the same day. There seem to be 2 headsets worth looking at beyond AirPods or BeatsX currently that offer in-ear sound, and 9+ hours of sound: New Apple Powerbeats 3 (12h): https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/18/beatsx-powerbeats3-and-airpods-comparison/ https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/18/beatsx-powerbeats3-and-airpod... Plantronics 6200 UC (up to 9 hours) with in-call noise cancellation: https://www.plantronics.com/ca/en/product/voyager-6200-uc https://www.plantronics.com/ca/en/product/voyager-6200-uc I've owned more BT headsets (easily over a dozen) than most folks I know, including Airpods, which were promptly returned. Airpods are very nice for casual listening of short commutes, etc. They may make people feel space age, but they are still not the 3rd or 4th gen where it's worth paying attention to most of Apple's products. They are overpriced and underpowered, but cool tech, especially the W1 stuff. I bought and returned the Bose QC30's too, only because they don't apply noise cancellation to calls. In-ear Bluetooth sound has to evolve be forgiving enough to provide 10-20 hours of use to allow charging every other day.