I agree and this is why my 100M watch cost more to get it battery replaced due to the fact they have to do a seal test after they open and close the watch. ...
I would also said just because they did those test does not mean they a week or month a year from now the watch will not have issue due to what they did to it.
And the ability to crank millions of these off the assembly line in rapid fashion would be hampered by this kind of testing, which shows one downside of this kind of mass production, regardless of the quality otherwise. Fortunately, the battery will not likely ever have to be replaced in the ?Watch, because it will likely cost almost as much as the price of a new one based on those iFixit tear downs, not to mention by the time the battery dies, the watch will likely be obsolete.
Of course many high end watches come with lifetime warranties, and some aspects of many watches have similar guarantees. If that watch seals fail at a later date after that battery is replaced, most likely the manufacturer will replace it. Apple has a maximum 3 year limited warranty, which remains to be seen what they will actually cover. Though Apple has almost always been pretty good about fixing my stuff, so I would expect that to continue, at least until the product is obsoleted.
And the ability to crank millions of these off the assembly line in rapid fashion would be hampered by this kind of testing, which shows one downside of this kind of mass production, regardless of the quality otherwise. Fortunately, the battery will not likely ever have to be replaced in the ?Watch, because it will likely cost almost as much as the price of a new one based on those iFixit tear downs, not to mention by the time the battery dies, the watch will likely be obsolete.
Of course many high end watches come with lifetime warranties, and some aspects of many watches have similar guarantees. If that watch seals fail at a later date after that battery is replaced, most likely the manufacturer will replace it. Apple has a maximum 3 year limited warranty, which remains to be seen what they will actually cover. Though Apple has almost always been pretty good about fixing my stuff, so I would expect that to continue, at least until the product is obsoleted.
Wow! Talk about uninformed gibberish. Nothing in the iFixit tear-down gave any indication of the lifetime of the ?Watch battery or its cost of replacement.
Wow! Talk about uninformed gibberish. Nothing in the iFixit tear-down gave any indication of the lifetime of the ?Watch battery or its cost of replacement.
Well when you're right, you're right. Apple has published the life expectations of the battery not iFixit.
The only reference I made to iFixit was with respect to their rating of 5 in the 1-10 scale of repairability, and the number of replacement parts which would also have to be purchased to reassemble the watch, indicating significant labor, time and materials, which is not likely to be cheap, even if you don't do it through Apple.
The only reference I made to iFixit was with respect to their rating of 5 in the 1-10 scale of repairability, and the number of replacement parts which would also have to be purchased to reassemble the watch, indicating significant labor, time and materials, which is not likely to be cheap, even if you don't do it through Apple.
Your link gives no information one way or the other about the life expectancy of the ?Watch battery.
Your link gives no information one way or the other about the life expectancy of the ?Watch battery.
Let me help you then:
Your battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. Make your own deductions from that. It's not rocket surgery. Last I will discuss it.
Your battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. Make your own deductions from that. It's not rocket surgery. Last I will discuss it.
That is one data point. If you had ever taken a science or engineering class, then you would know that you cannot infer a trend from a single data point.
The only reference I made to iFixit was with respect to their rating of 5 in the 1-10 scale of repairability, and the number of replacement parts which would also have to be purchased to reassemble the watch, indicating significant labor, time and materials, which is not likely to be cheap, even if you don't do it through Apple.
You're wrong because your job is to fabricate negatives about the Watch.
Replacing the battery out of warranty will cost $79 plus $7 shipping:
You are also wrong about the Watch being obsolete by the time it needs a battery, but you'll be long gone from here by the time the proof is evident about that.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook - wears his Apple watch Sport edition in the shower! Maybe he knows something you don't!
Granted he gets his watches for free! :-)
And the ability to crank millions of these off the assembly line in rapid fashion would be hampered by this kind of testing, which shows one downside of this kind of mass production, regardless of the quality otherwise. Fortunately, the battery will not likely ever have to be replaced in the ?Watch, because it will likely cost almost as much as the price of a new one based on those iFixit tear downs, not to mention by the time the battery dies, the watch will likely be obsolete.
Of course many high end watches come with lifetime warranties, and some aspects of many watches have similar guarantees. If that watch seals fail at a later date after that battery is replaced, most likely the manufacturer will replace it. Apple has a maximum 3 year limited warranty, which remains to be seen what they will actually cover. Though Apple has almost always been pretty good about fixing my stuff, so I would expect that to continue, at least until the product is obsoleted.
Wow! Talk about uninformed gibberish. Nothing in the iFixit tear-down gave any indication of the lifetime of the ?Watch battery or its cost of replacement.
Wow! Talk about uninformed gibberish. Nothing in the iFixit tear-down gave any indication of the lifetime of the ?Watch battery or its cost of replacement.
Well when you're right, you're right. Apple has published the life expectations of the battery not iFixit.
http://www.apple.com/batteries/service-and-recycling/
The only reference I made to iFixit was with respect to their rating of 5 in the 1-10 scale of repairability, and the number of replacement parts which would also have to be purchased to reassemble the watch, indicating significant labor, time and materials, which is not likely to be cheap, even if you don't do it through Apple.
Your link gives no information one way or the other about the life expectancy of the ?Watch battery.
Your link gives no information one way or the other about the life expectancy of the ?Watch battery.
Let me help you then:
Your battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. Make your own deductions from that. It's not rocket surgery. Last I will discuss it.
That is one data point. If you had ever taken a science or engineering class, then you would know that you cannot infer a trend from a single data point.
You're wrong because your job is to fabricate negatives about the Watch.
Replacing the battery out of warranty will cost $79 plus $7 shipping:
https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=watch&select=WARRANTY__PRICING
You are also wrong about the Watch being obsolete by the time it needs a battery, but you'll be long gone from here by the time the proof is evident about that.