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Buying the airpod?

  • Yes

    Votes: 77 78.6%
  • No

    Votes: 21 21.4%

  • Total voters
    98

santaliqueur

macrumors 65816
Aug 7, 2007
1,014
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Geesh, calm down.

Says the guy who has posted EIGHT times in the thread about the product he has no intention of buying.

He said nothing that he needs to "calm down" about, and he did not get "worked up". He disagreed with you, and that is allowed.
 
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Floris

macrumors 68020
Sep 7, 2007
2,382
1,478
Netherlands
Says the guy who has posted EIGHT times in the thread about the product he has no intention of buying.

He said nothing that he needs to "calm down" about, and he did not get "worked up". He disagreed with you, and that is allowed.
Sorry, I didn't know I was not allowed to participate in a discussion to share my findings and opinions. If I am not on money spending train. .. My comments were not eight times .. like 'omg im not gonna buy this' .. They were normal posts, and the one where I explain why I for one am interested in the product but won't buy it isn't a one liner shouting i wont buy it. In return I get someone who is post in a way that's clearly not calm and has to resort to cursing (even if it is filtered out).

Since I am not welcome here, I will just walk away from this thread ~ I don't feel like I have to defend myself for playfully point out 'geesh calm down'.
 
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Will22

macrumors 65816
Dec 4, 2011
1,349
707
Geesh, calm down. I am sharing what's I've learned about then and based on that I am sharing why I won't buy them myself. I am perfectly fine with others having different conclusions or assumptions and whatever, and go for it anyway.
No need to get all worked up over a discussion.

What you forget is there are some people on here that hate to hear anything bad said about Apple products, which I think is funny.
 

NovemberWhiskey

macrumors 68040
May 18, 2009
3,023
1,272
I'm going to buy them and give them a try. If they blow me away I'll keep them. But it will be tough given their price. At that price, may as well go full-on and get some Bose QC35s.
 

MCube74

macrumors 65816
Nov 22, 2010
1,323
611
Hong Kong
I am confused between AirPods and BeatsX.

I am leaning more towards BeatsX because it comes in black color. I don't like white headphones which look like earings will suit be that much. If AirPods came in black, then I would get that.
 

AppleRobert

macrumors 603
Nov 12, 2012
5,729
1,133
Apple rep in store just now said Oct 27th, there must have been a mandate from the higher ups to release a date since one is not usually given without a formal announcement from Apple.
 

santaliqueur

macrumors 65816
Aug 7, 2007
1,014
578
Sorry, I didn't know I was not allowed to participate in a discussion to share my findings and opinions.
Sure you are, and I'm allowed to call you out when you claim he said things that he did not. He disagreed with you and you told him to calm down, and don't get so worked up. He did neither, but you had to make it look like he was so you wouldn't look foolish. Pretty juvenile, but whatever.
 

garethjs

macrumors 65816
Nov 11, 2008
1,148
637
I'm betting 27th as well.

They silently updated the website for the Nike watch which was also late October to say in store availability on the 28th

If the airpods were then why would they not do that too
 
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edlex

macrumors 68020
Apr 14, 2010
2,295
1,474
Miami
Well Powerbeats3 went live for Nov1-3 delivery so I guess we're close to a airpod and BeatsX release as well.
 
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Mr.C

macrumors 603
Apr 3, 2011
5,539
1,549
London, UK.
Apple rep in store just now said Oct 27th, there must have been a mandate from the higher ups to release a date since one is not usually given without a formal announcement from Apple.

I would take that with a grain of salt. Sales people in the stores don't know anymore then any of us do when it comes to release dates. He could well be right but it's not an outright confirmation of the release date. More like a guess.
 

Floris

macrumors 68020
Sep 7, 2007
2,382
1,478
Netherlands
Sure you are, and I'm allowed to call you out when you claim he said things that he did not. He disagreed with you and you told him to calm down, and don't get so worked up. He did neither, but you had to make it look like he was so you wouldn't look foolish. Pretty juvenile, but whatever.
Wow. I was posting normal. He jumped on it and resorted to cursing. But I am the one in the wrong here being called childish.

Get over yourself and while you're at it, get off that high-horse as well.
 
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Zazoh

macrumors 68000
Jan 4, 2009
1,518
1,122
San Antonio, Texas
Seems like they may never happen. Saw an article saying we wouldn't see them now until 2017. This reminds me of the old days of Microsoft where they would promise a release then blow the date by several months. (Vaporware)

I'll buy them if they ever release them. The apple earbuds are the only thing I use now because they are very comfortable in my ears and sound great. I've tried a bluetooth earbud before, Jabra, don't like the sound and they always fall out.
 

AustinIllini

macrumors G5
Oct 20, 2011
12,700
10,567
Austin, TX
Seems like they may never happen. Saw an article saying we wouldn't see them now until 2017. This reminds me of the old days of Microsoft where they would promise a release then blow the date by several months. (Vaporware)

I'll buy them if they ever release them. The apple earbuds are the only thing I use now because they are very comfortable in my ears and sound great. I've tried a bluetooth earbud before, Jabra, don't like the sound and they always fall out.
I would love to know what's wrong. Something is not right, obviously
 
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AlphaHumanus

macrumors 6502a
Feb 12, 2012
514
85
I would love to know what's wrong. Something is not right, obviously
Right? Didn't I see an article the other day that the AB's were going INTO production recently/now/soon?

Manufacturing is such a varied process, especially with this type of electronic, that it could be anything.
 

Will22

macrumors 65816
Dec 4, 2011
1,349
707
I would love to know what's wrong. Something is not right, obviously

I'm guessing that they are seeing people complaining about how to adjust volume and skip tracks, or could it be the amount of people complaining that they are in not sweat proof or maybe they are trying to make them the product they should be in the first place:)
 

Hawkeye16

macrumors regular
Sep 16, 2009
208
39
Iowa
I got a generic response from an Apple employee here about how there is no release date and how Apple wants to make sure the product is problem free before release. I assume there were some things that still needed working out.

I will probably get some to go along with my beloved Jaybird Bluebuds and my QC35s. I would just use my Bose but I like to listed to music while working sometimes and I feel more "approachable" when not wearing NC cans.

For anyone that says BT is iffy... I want to know what you are using. My Bluebuds never lose or waiver on connection unless I am out of range, my QC have been spot on (have only had a week) and my vehicles don't ever hiccup with the connection to the phone either.
 
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