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Re:Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max by cloogshicer on Friday December 11, 2020 @10:55AM (#25387098)
Ok, that is a good counter example, but what about the example I gave in my original post? These very expensive headphones I bought (AirPods 1) only two years ago are now basically worthless.
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Re:Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max by chipotle_coyote on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:58AM (#25387871)
Apple does offer "battery service" for AirPods:

https://support.apple.com/airpods/repair/service#battery

I strongly suspect the the "service" is giving you refurbished AirPods with new batteries in them, but it's still cheaper than buying new AirPods. (Although somewhat marginally in the case of the non-Pro model.)

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Re:Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max by otterley on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:09AM (#25387297)
They’re different devices altogether. They serve the same purpose, perhaps, but one is nearly two orders of magnitude larger than the other. It’s like comparing a matchbox car to an actual car.

Also, someone else mentioned a $79 battery replacement for AirPods Max which suggests it is in fact serviceable.

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