Haven't some models of their power banks just been duds. Like I have heard about how some of the power banks only lasted a year and or were fire concerns.

Any recommendations other than Anker these days? I don't recognize any of the current brands.

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Oh we are completely in agreement trust me. They definitely fucked up. Fucking up with people's data is massive, let alone personal CCTV footage.

I was just saying I don't think the management at Anker decreed "we must store this data secretly for our own purposes and never tell anyone! Muahahaah" like some people seem to think about this news.

Management are ultimately responsible for this oversight and someone below didn't do things right for sure. It is just Hanlon's razor laid out by a large corporate.

Used to have a nice Anker Bluetooth speaker. It almost set my house on fire. Their customer service was like "thanks for telling us! Ok bye"

They didn't make any consideration for adding video cards to their architecture?

Classic Apple.

Didn't the last Mac Pro have zero upgrades in like six years?

So they reinvented nVidia Optimus?

Keep buying into the cult, Sheapple.

I own an Anker.

And like ALL devices, it's important to read the directions likeeee where it says, unplug when fully charged. Don't use as a wall plug power bank to charge multiple devices.

I'm not saying Anker isn't to blame here, but we can't treat technology like it's invincible.

These are desktops.

I've only seen it in videos, so I'll take your word for it. It seemed pretty dull without either a lot of light on it or some kind of front light.

Nobody will think that. But if Apple puts it out, maybe their tech would be reliable enough to make them last? Who knows, I’m still not getting one.

Do you have to shake it to reset it? Is it a digital etch-a-sketch?

First company to make a glass on glass foldable where the only folding screen is the center covering the hinge wins.

Glass foldable glass

I've been using this exact 535 (A1366) since november.

the only thing that has stood out, is how hot the gan brick can become when charging. after a full cycle, the unit seems to rival surface temperatures on the sun.

After looking deeper into it, I was actually incorrect. I assumed both companies were independent companies under the Samsung chaebol, but SD is actually owned by SE.

my first goto is ikea now, if they don't have what i want then i look broader

You can just get another model from Anker if you’d like, they have several power banks that aren’t setting houses on fire.

I've had good experience with choetech even before anker had scandals

LTT basically slotted UGREEN directly into the sponsor position that Anker used to have

but more recently i've been most partial to ikea. you wouldn't think of them at first but they actually have some very good and price competitive offerings

+1 . Their hdmi cables are always on spec (rare feat if you want 120 hz hdr 4k, even with much more expensive brands) and also have their high spec usb c cable and 4 port gan charger, both are 1+ year old and going strong.

I think colored e ink is good enough rn to be honest. It looks like slightly faded newsprint which I’m plenty pleased with

Someone fucked up in an egregious way. While shit rolls downhill, I believe the ultimate accountability lies with the executive product owners who allowed this defective product to be marketed this way.

Whether or not they knew is immaterial, they should have known.

Apple is never going to be repair-friendly by itself, it hurts device sales and shareholders' bottom line. and Samsung is going to get slapped with the same thing as Apple with its anti-consumer practices.

In best case scenario both are forced to be repair friendly

In the worst-case scenario, Apple shakes the repair law and Samsung follows suit.

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I know everyone seemed to love Anker when they first started out but I had a lot of chargers that have died. You get what you pay for I guess.

Do it to counter Microsoft duo phone… oh wait… they didn’t release a duo 3? .. ok.. hey everyone go home and have a beer. We are about to send a text with pizza coupons. You’ll need it.