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[–] Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

then you remember they required a family of D batteries and lasted 2 hours tops. meanwhile my phone can connect to several speaker and headphone sets and deliver astonishing quality compared to tapes, while barely moving the battery meter.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 9 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine the lifespan you could get from one that's been converted to modern li-ion.

[–] Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

Only, like, 8 D cells, which only cost 1 paycheck or so 😅

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If your phone did the full signal amplification and driving of the speakers, that battery would die pretty quickly too.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

What?!? They lasted months. MONTHS

[–] Pantsofmagic@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And the constant one-upsmanship to make them more and more ridiculous

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

The decent ones are ridiculously expensive now. It's crazy. If the one he's holding is the one I think it is, that specific models is worth thousands now.

[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago
[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I liked the culture of it.