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The new ceramic Edition is much more in line with what the higher end of an Apple product lineup should be. But man, trying it out in the store, it just doesn’t feel like a premium device to me. Whatever amazing materials and manufacturing process went into it, in my hands it feels pretty much like a white polycarbonate MacBook. There are some colorful bands that look great with it, but for my aesthetic sense I’ll take the stainless steel over it any day.
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gregday posted:The new ceramic Edition is much more in line with what the higher end of an Apple product lineup should be. But man, trying it out in the store, it just doesn’t feel like a premium device to me. Whatever amazing materials and manufacturing process went into it, in my hands it feels pretty much like a white polycarbonate MacBook. There are some colorful bands that look great with it, but for my aesthetic sense I’ll take the stainless steel over it any day. Sure, and that's a fair critique of the product, though I will advise to you that the stainless non-DLC will develop a patina of scratches. This may be desirable if you're a patina guy, or lovely if you aren't. Regardless, the fact is that most people who buy the stainless steel do so based on its looks in the store, not the reality of how the watch will look in a year. Take that as you will. gret posted:Yeah that was my impression. I won't be citing my sources, nor do I particularly care, so if anyone wants to disregard my portrayal of the situation they are more than welcome to.
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Taima posted:Sure, and that's a fair critique of the product, though I will advise to you that the stainless non-DLC will develop a patina of scratches. This may be desirable if you're a patina guy, or lovely if you aren't. Regardless, the fact is that most people who buy the stainless steel do so based on its looks in the store, not the reality of how the watch will look in a year. Take that as you will. Those scratches, by the way, will buff out with any stainless steel polish. I shouldn't have to state this but this is the internet so: obviously polish will not work for deep gouges and scratches. It will absolutely handle any superficial or "patina" scratching incurred from normal day to day usage. edit: Holy poo poo, that stand posted below me looks really great and I bought it instantly. decypher fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Jul 15, 2017 |
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I’d like to recommend this as a watch charging stand: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYNE2BM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_kiHAzbMZADRD3 It’s a bit firmer and heavier than you’d guess in the base and does a great job in addition to being just utterly delightful. Edit: And with the Pride Band makes for a nice retro look: 
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No matter what sleep tracking app I try, none of them are able to track my HR while I'm sleeping. I read that when my arm is still even the Apple Health app will periodically take HR measurements throughout the day and when I check that app it only shows the times I manually checked it. What am I doing wrong or is there a setting I'm missing? One of the main reasons I bought the watch was so I could track quality of my sleep and so far it hasn't been able to do that.
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Jul 21, 2017 16:55
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Not sure about a setting, but yes the watch itself (I.e. without third party apps running) should record your HR every 5-6 minutes when you’re not working out. In practice many times it’s more like 10 minutes, but mine tracks it all day and night. Check your “all data” in the health app, maybe the problem is with your sleep tracking app?
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Jul 21, 2017 17:09
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:Not sure about a setting, but yes the watch itself (I.e. without third party apps running) should record your HR every 5-6 minutes when you’re not working out. In practice many times it’s more like 10 minutes, but mine tracks it all day and night. All data only shows the 2 times over the last 3 days I manually had it check.
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Jul 21, 2017 21:15
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I checked mine and my HR had been recorded every 5 - 10 minutes consistently. Check to see if there is some setting you clicked off.
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Jul 21, 2017 21:19
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Wearing it too loose? Full sleeve tattoos? Super dark skin?
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eddiewalker posted:Wearing it too loose? Full sleeve tattoos? Super dark skin? It's tight. I do have a full sleeve, but it doesn't affect the manual readings when I tell it to check.
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Jul 21, 2017 22:41
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Don't know. Those are just the factors that Apple suggests may inhibit automatic readings. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666 I also have no trouble getting automatic readings every 5 minutes as long as I'm wearing it. That might be worth an appointment at the Apple Store.
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Jul 21, 2017 23:26
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So is it worth upgrading to the OS4 beta? I tried going to the apple watch Reddit to see if anyone had done a write-up, but the autism there is off the loving charts.
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Taima posted:So is it worth upgrading to the OS4 beta? Watch betas are never worth it. There have been battery life complaints, the new faces aren't even included, and if there's real trouble, downgrading means mailing off your watch.
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eddiewalker posted:Watch betas are never worth it. Half right 
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Fair enough. They weren't included in the early betas, right? Still a dev beta. Still a bad idea.
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The Siri and kaleidoscope faces has always been in the betas, and the toy story faces were added in the second. Battery life has improved a bit in the 4th, but it’s still kinda bad.
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Jul 25, 2017 19:27
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So what are the odds that Apple is going to change the design of the new Apple Watch that will likely be released in the next six months or so, completing breaking band compatibility?
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Aug 6, 2017 00:42
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Reasonable, according to Gruber.
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Coq au Nandos posted:Reasonable, according to Gruber. Just him though is saying that. Most other sources seem to expect it to keep the same form still. It having cell data capability is probably going to be the main new feature.
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I expect they will keep the watchband sliding action, though the possibility of a new form factor for the rest of the watch is high. I would not mind a slightly larger screen and a slightly thinner body. They better have the same space black stainless treatment though or I'll probably skip this gen since my series 2 SBSS is still as good as the day I got it.
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Yeah there'd need to be a fairly compelling reason to upgrade from my s2. No scratches, no slowdown, battery is currently on its third day without a charge.
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I'm dying over here with my S0. The battery isn't making it even 14 hours before it's down to 10%. I think the battery is just done at this point.
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Man, my watch was acting really weird last weekend. I was helping someone move so I took it off my wrist and put it in my pocket. When I took it out again a few hours later it had reset itself to factory and I was greeted with a "pair your watch" screen.. Not sure how the gently caress that happens.
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Aug 7, 2017 22:26
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Mine was acting up last week (I wanna say on Wednesday). It continuously unpaired from my phone and locked itself. I had to reset it. I think they're just finnacky sometimes.
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LooksLikeABabyRat posted:Mine was acting up last week (I wanna say on Wednesday). It continuously unpaired from my phone and locked itself. I had to reset it. I think they're just finnacky sometimes. Yeah, mine was draining ridiculously fast for the past 3 days or so, seemingly no matter what I did. Now it's back to normal.
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Uk goons there are discounts on bands at Currys at the moment but the in store pick up process is like pulling teeth. Edit; actually don't even bother. After waiting 15 mins for a cabinet to be unlocked, they had already sold the band I reserved. Dugong fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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MarcusSA posted:I'm dying over here with my S0. The battery isn't making it even 14 hours before it's down to 10%. I think the battery is just done at this point. Same. Not sure whether to pay the "nearly a new watch" replacement fee and hope I get an S1 back, or just sell the drat thing and buy an S2.
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Molten Llama posted:Same. Not sure whether to pay the "nearly a new watch" replacement fee and hope I get an S1 back, or just sell the drat thing and buy an S2. I'm just going to try and limp along and hope they announce a new watch by November. The struggle is real though because I hate having a dead watch when I get home.
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Try restoring your watch. My 0 was having poo poo battery life and not lasting the whole day but it's like new now after a restore.
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SeANMcBAY posted:Try restoring your watch. My 0 was having poo poo battery life and not lasting the whole day but it's like new now after a restore. I did a restore and it didn't change. Did you set it up as a new watch?
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MarcusSA posted:I did a restore and it didn't change. Did you set it up as a new watch? I didn't. Restored from a backup after. My watch is 2 years old.
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SeANMcBAY posted:I didn't. Restored from a backup after. Yeah I did the same already. I guess I am a little disappointed that the watch isn't quite lasting as long as I'd hoped (got it launch day) but it is what it is.
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Molten Llama posted:Same. Not sure whether to pay the "nearly a new watch" replacement fee and hope I get an S1 back, or just sell the drat thing and buy an S2. Could try resetting as a new watch for the hell of it at this point, in case it's some app bugging out or overusing background functionality since an update or something.
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japtor posted:There's the $80 battery replacement too, course that's not "nearly a new watch" but I assume it's still enough of a chunk of one to not want to bother. Since Apple doesn't actually replace the battery, if someone was to pay the $80, they would get another watch. Not sure if a 0 would get replaced with a 1 in this case, but its more than likely.
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empty baggie posted:Since Apple doesn't actually replace the battery, if someone was to pay the $80, they would get another watch. Not sure if a 0 would get replaced with a 1 in this case, but its more than likely. That wouldn't be a bad trade actually. I could see doing that
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japtor posted:There's the $80 battery replacement too, course that's not "nearly a new watch" but I assume it's still enough of a chunk of one to not want to bother. Is that new-ish? Last time I checked pricing, a battery was the same price (or very nearly the same price) as any other repair.
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Molten Llama posted:Is that new-ish? Last time I checked pricing, a battery was the same price (or very nearly the same price) as any other repair. It might be. I checked the website and they list the battery repair for $79. I would assume though that they actually do replace the battery.
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MarcusSA posted:It might be. I checked the website and they list the battery repair for $79. I assure you they don't. It's just like getting a battery replacement on an iPad. You get a replacement device.
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empty baggie posted:I assure you they don't. It's just like getting a battery replacement on an iPad. You get a replacement device. Ok well here's to hoping I get a series 1. I have an appointment for Saturday.
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What would happen if you got a replacement for a space black gen 0? I don't think they even made a gen 1 space black. I think they only returned on gen 2.
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