Gotta love that, the devices users pay the largest markup for and apple choose cost saving measures over functionality. I guess as long as the user base continues to accept mistreatment that is exactly what they will get.
Yeah, a "cost-saving" measure on a device selling for upwards of $1000 and with a huge profit margin. Sold by one of the richest corporations in the world.
"Profit-saving" measure is the proper word here.
As you said however, gullible Apple fans deserve it. "There's a sucker born every minute" - and at least every 5 minutes it's an Apple fanboy.
There may be a rationale for 5W versus 20W chargers that has to do with making the phone batteries degrade slower and reduce the risk of fire.
But I do know that my phone gets pretty warm when it is charging and though heat flux does not scale perfectly linearly with temperature, for small differences it's linear enough to say that if you double the charging rate you will double the temperature rise.
Since I'd not want a phone that was 3 times hotter than room temperature rise than it gets now I think this b
There may be a rationale for 5W versus 20W chargers that has to do with making the phone batteries degrade slower and reduce the risk of fire.
So then why does Apple sell a 12W charger that charges the iPhone at 12W, rather than just 5W? Is it because the degradation of the batteries and risk of fire are lower with a 12W Apple charger?
The comeback is, well then how come apple doesn' sell a 50 watt charger? Evidently there is some limit and I discussed what the sources of the limits are.
I would strongly speculate that the 12 watts charger only really runs at 12 watts under optimal cooling conditions or for part of the cylce. It's may possibly be more of a fast-charger as I noted at the end.
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bend over. (Score:1)
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Yeah, a "cost-saving" measure on a device selling for upwards of $1000 and with a huge profit margin. Sold by one of the richest corporations in the world.
"Profit-saving" measure is the proper word here.
As you said however, gullible Apple fans deserve it. "There's a sucker born every minute" - and at least every 5 minutes it's an Apple fanboy.
Fire saving and battery lifetime extension? (Score:3)
There may be a rationale for 5W versus 20W chargers that has to do with making the phone batteries degrade slower and reduce the risk of fire.
But I do know that my phone gets pretty warm when it is charging and though heat flux does not scale perfectly linearly with temperature, for small differences it's linear enough to say that if you double the charging rate you will double the temperature rise.
Since I'd not want a phone that was 3 times hotter than room temperature rise than it gets now I think this b
Re:Fire saving and battery lifetime extension? (Score:2, Insightful)
There may be a rationale for 5W versus 20W chargers that has to do with making the phone batteries degrade slower and reduce the risk of fire.
So then why does Apple sell a 12W charger that charges the iPhone at 12W, rather than just 5W? Is it because the degradation of the batteries and risk of fire are lower with a 12W Apple charger?
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The comeback is, well then how come apple doesn' sell a 50 watt charger?
Evidently there is some limit and I discussed what the sources of the limits are.
I would strongly speculate that the 12 watts charger only really runs at 12 watts under optimal cooling conditions or for part of the cylce. It's may possibly be more of a fast-charger as I noted at the end.