Mike Wuerthele

foregoneconclusion said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

foregoneconclusion said:

hammeroftruth said:

By the sounds of this forum, it looks like Apple
has more refining to do. 

Not really. AI once claimed that the hinge on the MagSafe Duo charger would fail after opening/closing the device a couple hundred times. 

https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/04/review-magsafe-duo-is-almost-everything-you-need-but-has-too-many-compromises

"AppleInsider partnered with a testing lab in the metro Washington DC area to test the hinge. With one fold made every nine seconds in a lab at 19C, with a fan pointing directly at the device to minimize the impact of heat, the lab found that the hinge started to break down at 180 folds and ultimately failed at 212."

Did that claim turn out to be true? Nope. 

Dunno, man. Based on the service data we collect, the MagSafe Duo has a very high service call rate for plastic cracks and replacement. More in number than any other Apple accessory for every reason, combined, including first-generation HomePods.

I'm noticing that you're not specifying the hinge there.   

foregoneconclusion said:

hammeroftruth said:

By the sounds of this forum, it looks like Apple
has more refining to do. 

Not really. AI once claimed that the hinge on the MagSafe Duo charger would fail after opening/closing the device a couple hundred times. 

https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/04/review-magsafe-duo-is-almost-everything-you-need-but-has-too-many-compromises

"AppleInsider partnered with a testing lab in the metro Washington DC area to test the hinge. With one fold made every nine seconds in a lab at 19C, with a fan pointing directly at the device to minimize the impact of heat, the lab found that the hinge started to break down at 180 folds and ultimately failed at 212."

Did that claim turn out to be true? Nope. 

OctoMonkey said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

Hreb said:

Sorry Andrew -- I'm very interested in whether my next Apple watch band should be leather or FineWoven and unfortunately this review strains credibility.  You report snags, lint, stains, scratches, and other durability issues.  But every photo in the review shows a brand-new, nice looking FineWoven case.  It's a physical product, show the photos!  TTIUWP.

If you want something more real-time, feel free to head into an Apple Store. They change them daily, and they still look terrible after a few hours.

They change them daily?!?!

Well, that certainly sounds like an ecological approach!

Hreb said:

Sorry Andrew -- I'm very interested in whether my next Apple watch band should be leather or FineWoven and unfortunately this review strains credibility.  You report snags, lint, stains, scratches, and other durability issues.  But every photo in the review shows a brand-new, nice looking FineWoven case.  It's a physical product, show the photos!  TTIUWP.

jordon schultz said:

A very substantial assumption of durability, or lack there of, in the review and a whole lot of whining sense of entitlement in the comments. Cases are an incredibly subjective matter but calling this new one cheap and questioning Apple’s development of it is laughable. You also don’t have to buy it, and quite a short memory we have- the leather case has been plagued with durability questions for a while.