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zimmie said:

Goodness. These things are surprisingly inexpensive. I'd love to see more details about the hardware they use. "Tri-band" is marketing nonsense, because they only use two bands (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with two radios on one of them (typically 5 GHz). Beyond that, though, I wonder about their antenna layout, transmit/receive chains, and the processor capacity.

Tri band routers host one 2.4 GHz network and two 5 GHz networks. If managed properly they can help speed up normally congested 5 GHz networks by splitting them into two groups and offering up more bandwidth. But, this is only beneficial to those who have a ton of devices connecting and competing and have a very fast internet connection. But, it can still be a good feature for those who can take advantage of it. 

They used to sell batteries
Apple MC500LL/A Battery Charger with six NiMH batteries https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XIJ566/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_nIYhzbT1VCTQW

adm1 said:

was it ever discussed why the iPad has an NFC chip? I don't think it can be used for NFC based apple-pay payments?

 The NFC chip found inside is only being used as a Secure Element for Apple Pay purchases in apps. It doesn't contain any NFC antennas, only the chip. It cannot be used for contactless transactions.

My iPhone 7 Plus cost me $1179. We're already used to those $1000+ iPhone prices here in Canada. I can just imagine how expensive this new one will be here then.

I remember when new iPhone prices got lowered so that everyone had a chance to get one. The good ol days of the iPhone 3G...