# Original (Gen 3)

**Doorprice Score 7.2/10** (Good; likely 6.1–8.4, low confidence).
Price: $430.00 at TURTLEBOX (with est. tax $460.96; shipping set at checkout). Store rating 4.7/5 from 1438 ratings.

## What matters for speakers (out of 10)
- Sound: not enough reviews yet
- Loudness: not enough reviews yet
- Battery: not enough reviews yet
- Durability: not enough reviews yet
- Value for money: 4.3 (price against similar products)

Weight these for a personal score: add ?priorities=sound:2,loudness:2 (ids: sound, loudness, battery, durability, value).

## Owners and community
- Community: row out my new 3rd gen Airpods, as they were fatter than my original gen 1 model, and just wouldn't stay in place. I've never seen anyone else doing this [and I sometimes get comments from p (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34276012)
- Community: desktop performance. You'd likely struggle to get even original gen 1 Raspberry Pi performance out of anything in the sub-$100 range. I'm far from an expert on FPGAs though and have only dab (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25723910)
- Community: f launch exclusive titles that kept people coming back. The original gen 1's were not of great quality at all, even beyond the RROD issues the console felt cheap and poorly made, the power suppli (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11537318)

## Specs
- Battery Capacity: 85 Wh lithium-ion
- Speaker Output: 120 dB
- Dimensions: 8.75 in (H) x 12 in (W) x 7 in (D)
- Weight: 10 lbs
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB-C, 3.5 mm
- Waterproof Rating: IP67 (submersible up to 3 ft for 30 minutes)

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