J. Stupid
Seriously, nothing makes you look sillier than chasing after the Airpod bouncing around erratically on the floor. Other than that they are pretty impressive.
Are Airpods Worth It?
Yes… as much as any expensive, trendy item that has cheaper and similarly functional alternatives.
3.5 stars because they really aren’t as good as the Pro and still pricey, but otherwise still a great product and by no means a waste of money.
4 stars because though these are pretty impressive little gadgets, Apple somehow still manages to charge too much, even for all these amazing features.
Also, even though they have the little cushion thing they will still fall out of your ears sometimes.
A little too often they will, without question, feel like a waste, but it’s impressive that they almost don’t. No matter how much you love them, no matter how realiably they perform as advertised, you will struggle to feel like they are really worth $150-250 (They can be found for less though…).
MAYBE If they had jets on the bottoms of them, so that I could fly around sort of like Iron Man, but with the propulsion from my ears instead of my hands, then I would feel like these are actually worth their price. Anything less than me becoming an Avenger and it gets hard to justify the cost of Airpods. And yet I seem to have done exactly that and purchased them, and you probably will too.
If the price is so laughably ludicrous, why do so many people seem to have them surgically attached to their ears? Is it because we are slaves to Apple and the status icon that is their stylishly white but otherwise standard tech products? Well, that wasn’t going to be the point but yes, actually, that has a lot to do with it.
There is more to hear about Apple’s Airpods, though.
Hate is Bad for Humans, and Humans HATE Wires
Things like malice and hatred are bad for us human beings, amounting to a mental irritant and emotional poison. It is encumbent on all of us to remove hate, malice, and the like from our hearts and minds whenever possible. And one of the easiest ways to remove hate from your heart is to remove wires from your headphones. Because they suck ass and you hate them.
You ever walk through the house with headphones on and get the wire stuck on a doorknob, so that as you take the next step the headphones are aggressively ripped from your ears, and it feels as if someone pulled them out on you and wanted you to be mad about?
Incidents like that are why the wires attached to headphones are responsible for a percentage of the hate and bitterness in the world, and why just the simple fact that Airpods are wireless headphones that work smoothly with your iPhone is enough to make them worth it.
That’s probably the part you care about—that they work well. They do. The quality is there, they are plenty loud and provide noise cancelling features to avoid blowing out your eardrums, and they continue to work well even a short distance from your phone.
However, you will often be confused about how far you can go from your phone, how many walls can be in between you and it, and why the fuck they work out in the yard but not in the stupid bathroom.
Airpods Highlights + Pros and Cons
- All features work seamlessly with the iPhone. A given, but can be taken for granted.
- Charging case greatly minimizes battery issues.
- They bounce in random and hectic ways like a god damn football when they fall out of your ears.
- Range is great—except for a whole bunch of exceptions. You can be outside of the house where the phone is forgetting you left it there… but if you open the fridge and the door is between you and the phone it’s like you went through a tunnel.
Best Airpods Alternatives
Soundcore by Anker P20i
– Good speakers and mic
– GREAT battery life
– Sleek appearance, not cheap looking
– Don’t worry, you can get white ones so people might think they are Airpods
JBL Vibe Beam
– Great speakers and mic
– Good battery life
– Features JBL Deep Bass Sound
– Comes in white, but there are also classy blue and mint colors
