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[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

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 1 month ago

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

[-] Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Only, like, 8 D cells, which only cost 1 paycheck or so ๐Ÿ˜…

[-] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago

What?!? They lasted months. MONTHS

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