ALWAYS GETS ME AAAARRRRRRGHHHHHHH I make sure I disconnect them from all devices; I make sure they are well positioned in their cases; that the charging lights are on etc and yet… they disappoint me like this…

  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    My AirBuds are FIVE(!) years old and I used them every single day all day at work, for walks, all the time and the case’s battery is still EXCELLENT. I know Apple Bad and whatnot but their wireless headphones are of excellent quality.

    I now have a pair of Pros because I needed the ANC, but I still use my regular ones to nap and stuff.

    I’ve also never experienced OP’s issue with them.

    • Annoyed_🦀 🏅@monyet.ccEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I never use Apple stuff because of the price, but yeah i do understand some of their stuff came with exceptional good quality. Emphasise “some” though.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Completely reasonable. Their computers were of excellent quality for the price in 2008 to 2011. I have heard this is no longer the case. My 2011 MacBook Pro is still in use but I’m all Linux/Windows for my new machines.

        I switched to iPhones when my partner got one over a decade ago. My current phone is like six years old and runs like it’s new, and on its original battery. No complaints about price for quality there. I even get the next iOS update.

        The headphones though… they’re absolute garbage on my computers but amazing on iOS. Five years from a pair of basic wireless budz is fantastic, with no end in sight. My new pro ones blow my mind with Spatial Audio. I know other headphones have that too but it’s soooo cool to me.

        I sound like a shill for their mobile stuff but damn I love em. I may not get another computer from them but they make solid other stuff.

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      My Motorola HT820 bluetooth headset is old enough to vote (18 years), and still holds a charge for a few hours. Tech can last if built right.

    • corus_kt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      My samsung gen 1 galaxy buds are still perfectly fine too, use them to this day at the gym back from 2019-2020. Premium wireless in those days were made of some surprisingly stern stuff. Used to be a diehard Sennheiser guy but their stuff would just stop working after a year or two, wired or not.