Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max

Re:Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max by thenaturalist on Friday December 11, 2020 @10:59AM (#25387161)

Not sure if your argument is strong in the context of their headphone products - which this thread is about.

You are absolutely right in the iPhone & Mac space, but AirPods are famously unrepairable [0].

iFixit's verdict:

- AirPods are not designed to be serviced. No hardware components can be accessed without damage to the device.

- Sealed-in batteries limit the AirPods' lifespan, making them a consumable/disposable item.

[0]: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/AirPods+2+Teardown/121471

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Re:Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max by otterley on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:10AM (#25387316)

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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Re:Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max by zwily on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:27AM (#25387501)

We don’t know yet if the batteries in the Max are serviceable or not... I suspect they will be, but could be wrong.

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Re:Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max by bfgoodrich on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:38AM (#25387624)

We do know they're serviceable given that Apple has already published a battery service for it. For that matter, Apple has a battery service program for normal AirPods as well. It isn't a service that economically doesn't make much sense for the cheaper airpods, but it's entirely reasonable for the Max monsters.

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Re:Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max by saagarjha on Monday December 14, 2020 @08:23PM (#25425875)

The service program is one that throws away the old AirPods, though…

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