Some time ago, Apple put on the shelves a polishing cloth, priced at 145 yuan, which was spurned by netizens. Although this cloth is indeed very good in terms of quality and materials, the price is really too expensive...
Some people in order to mock the apple things sold expensive, PS a poster of apple official website SIM card needle, priced at 60 yuan, but also wrote the slogan "expensive just right." Maybe the picture P is too realistic, or this price is really in line with the apple's urine, there is a large wave of netizens actually believed, have said that buying apples is to pay IQ tax.
/ Fake image
Some people have sworn that the iPhone must use the official card needle, otherwise it will stab the motherboard. Emmm... Don't know if he's serious or if he's here to fish?
However, recently, it has actually "come true", Apple really "put on the shelves" the iPhone card needle, priced at $4 (about 26 yuan), so that Apple once again on Weibo hot search.
What's going on? Apple did not open a "self-service maintenance program" in the United States, users can buy parts, tools and maintenance manuals for maintenance from Apple, and do their own food and clothing.
In Apple's self-service repair store, there are more than 200 different repair tools and parts. And the sharp-eyed netizens found an old friend from it - the card needle.
Another look at the price: good guys 26 bucks. This thing can buy 31 sticks for 2 yuan on the eve of the fight, and the apple heart is too dark.
However, some netizens may not have figured out the situation, some people think that the iPhone will not come with a SIM card needle in the future, and they will buy it separately; some people think that this is sold in the form of accessories on the official website... Anyway, the misunderstanding is very deep.
Regardless of the price issue, let's talk about the difference between the Apple SIM card needle and the ordinary paper clip.
It has previously been reported that the iPhone's card pin is made of "liquid metal", which is a rare material and extremely expensive.
Actually this is just a misunderstanding...
The iPhone's SIM card needle manufacturer is called LiquidMetal, which translates to Chinese is "liquid metal company", leading everyone to think that the SIM card needle is made of liquid metal.
In fact, liquidMetal's card needles are made of Amorphous Alloy, which we would normally call... Metallic glass.
This material has the advantages of both glass and metal, with 2 times harderness and 3 times the strength of titanium*; there is also better gloss and permanent corrosion resistance, which is best for the shell manufacturing of metal products. (*Xue Chenghui. Development and Application of Metallic Glass)
/ Omega watch scales are made of metallic glass
Although not as expensive as the rumored liquid metal, the process of amorphous alloys is also more complicated, and it is impossible to produce large blocks, and can only be used on small objects such as card needles and watch scales.
However, Apple and LiquidMetal signed an exclusive supply agreement, maybe one year the iPhone will completely use liquid metal as the fuselage shell, but I don't know if the price will also rise.
As for the price of $4, is it reasonable? At present, the "self-service repair program" is only launched in the United States, so the $4 card needle can only be bought in the United States, which is probably not expensive for users there, so it has not caused any big discussion.
But if I had to spend 26 bucks on a card needle, my mom would probably have to chase me three streets with a broom.
Buy what to get the card needle
Don't paper clips smell good?