Oct 15, 2026, 12:28 PMRE: https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/117444898893958907
So you spend three hundred dollars on a fancy clock and can’t even turn it on or put it on the wall. 🆗🆒
- Oct 15, 2026, 12:28 PM
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- Oct 15, 2026, 12:33 PM
Even if you spend sixty more earth dollars, you still don’t get to plug it in 🤦
- Oct 15, 2026, 12:35 PM
Oh, but it’s okay. If you scroll down they offer you a $40 40w power adapter. A dollar a watt is pretty good value. And it brings your new clock to a much more reasonable $400 altogether. </jaded>
- Oct 15, 2026, 12:41 PM
I’m kind of impressed / surprised that there’s a PoE option though. That’s kind of cool.
Thomas Fuchs thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioOct 15, 2026, 12:35 PM@billgoats honestly why not use a Velcro strip
- Oct 15, 2026, 12:37 PM
@thomasfuchs It’s probably got some innovative new anti-velcro coating on the back.
- Thomas Fuchs thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioOct 15, 2026, 12:39 PM
@billgoats fwiw they’re going after the home remodel/nstaller market; the cost for all this doesn’t matte when you pay $100+/hour per worker; they also almost always wire it in anyway. The prices are in line with that, e.g. if you’d install a Lutron system or in-ceiling speakers etc.
- Thomas Fuchs thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioOct 15, 2026, 12:45 PM
@billgoats PoE is now extremely common in higher-end house wiring. Reminds me I still need to do some extra cables, I want some real Ethernet in my hobby room and living room.
