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Re:AirPods Pro by chooseaname on Monday October 28, 2019 @02:00PM (#21379648)
> Is there some type of battery technology out there that would be better?

I think the argument is yes, there is - end user replaceable battery.

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Re:AirPods Pro by scarface74 on Monday October 28, 2019 @02:02PM (#21379677)
And since most of the mass of the AirPod + case is the battery, how is it really helping with the environment if the battery is the most toxic part?
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Re:AirPods Pro by lm28469 on Monday October 28, 2019 @02:19PM (#21379893)
It's much more ecological to recycle a battery than to recycle a 100% working product because the internal battery died.
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Re:AirPods Pro by scarface74 on Monday October 28, 2019 @02:24PM (#21379954)
When more than 50% of the mass is the battery?
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Re:AirPods Pro by tasuki on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @04:24AM (#21385086)
Yes, as then the whole product doesn't have to be produced from scratch - just the battery.
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