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Apple Refurbished Store in MY?

tcwan — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:27:18 +0800

I know that Apple in the US has a refurbished store. Is there an equivalent for Malaysia?

What is the point of FTTR?

tcwan — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:19:51 +0800

This news article about FTTR left me scratching my head. What is the value proposition in adopting this technology?

Given that the article talks about fibering individual rooms in your home, for Gigabit speeds.
I’ve already done it with my own Gigabit PoE switch and Cat 5e to each room.

Assuming that we are taking about a clean slate, that may be something worth considering depending on the cost of equipment and fiber runs, but I don’t see how it’ll be beneficial to existing home installations.

In addition, all the equipment seems to be owned by thr ISP. So you won’t have any real control over network configuration and management in your own home either.

Maybe someone has a better idea of why it would be useful.

Battery Replacement iPad Pro 9.7 worth it?

tcwan — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:55:01 +0800

Hi, my iPad Pro 9.7" battery is dying too quickly.

According to Switch, there is no battery replacement service for iPads, only device exchange ($$$).

I'd like to know if it is worth it to change the iPad battery at a third-party repair shop. Is it a difficult repair (i.e., high risk of device breakage)? How much is it normally.