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SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I wonder how long it takes for the firmware update to take place. A few minutes? An hour?

I recognize the community I’m in rn. Just curious about how long it actually takes. I doubt it takes very long, or happens very often.

In a similar vein was the location of the charging port on the Apple mouse. Sure it seems asinine, but you only charge it like once a month, so it really isn’t an actual issue. It was just an excuse to hate on Apple products.

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Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
They could have made it possible for the user to choose when to update, for example after using it. Apple could have just stuck the oirt in front and let people charge while using the mouse. Both have no downsides

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- SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I’m not disagreeing, just pointing out that it is likely not as big of an issue as people make it.
  
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brian@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
In regards to your apple mouse example, surely it’s relevant to know how long the charging process is. The hangups I would have are when the interruption happens, how quickly is it resolved, similar to your points about the firmware on the grill.

If it takes 30 seconds to recharge to a point of usability, fine, no real harm. But if it takes 10-20 minutes to get to a usable state, then we have an issue.

A related scenario is if the Nintendo switch drains completely of battery; even plugging it into a dock and trying to play docked, you still have to wait upwards of 20 minutes to give it enough juice to boot back up.

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- otacon239@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Having used these mice, you can get through the day with like a 2-minute charge, then leave it overnight to cover the next few months.
  
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- SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  A quick search suggests that a 2 minute charge will provide a few hours of use, while it takes about 2 hours to charge it fully. Whether that is acceptable or not is up to the user, of course. But to me that seems pretty reasonable. Though none of this really matters for me, as I don’t use mice.
  
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