[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-starlink-mini-2-gets-a-swappable-battery-and-a-999-price":10,"sections":43},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":30,"tags":31,"sources":35,"feedback":42,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":42,"total_tokens":42},12775,"starlink-mini-2-gets-a-swappable-battery-and-a-999-price","Starlink Mini 2 Gets a Swappable Battery and a $999 Price","Starlink's second-gen Mini adds a swappable battery, Wi-Fi 6 and USB-C power, but invited buyers pay $999 with a year of service bundled in.","Starlink's second-generation Mini dish has a swappable battery, and invited buyers will pay $999 for it, a price that includes one full year of Roam Unlimited.\n\nThe hardware changes are practical ones. The Mini 2 adopts a Wi-Fi 6 modem, the newer wireless standard that handles more connected devices at once than older versions. It also takes power over USB-C, a port most people already own cables for. Access is by invitation for now, so not everyone can order one.\n\nThe $999 figure needs a closer look. It is a bundle, not a hardware price. Roam Unlimited is a service plan, and Starlink hasn't disclosed how the $999 splits between the dish and that year of service. That matters because the headline number invites comparison with the original Mini, and a bundled price makes that comparison unreliable.\n\nThe USB-C port raises a similar question. It suggests you could run the dish from a power bank or a car charger, which is the point of a travel-sized terminal. But Starlink hasn't disclosed which USB-C chargers the dish supports, and power delivery over USB-C varies widely between chargers.\n\nThe swappable battery is the most interesting change. A dish meant for camping, boats and vehicles is only as portable as its power supply, and a battery you can swap out turns a dead cell into a short pause rather than a stop.\n\nUntil Starlink breaks out the split, $999 can't be compared cleanly with the original Mini's price or with what a standalone year of Roam Unlimited costs.","[\"starlink\",\"satellite-internet\",\"portable-hardware\"]","2026-11-10T19:11:14.000Z","2026-11-10T19:41:16.704Z","2026-11-10T19:41:18.592Z","published",null,[24],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"editor-r1","editor",1,"Remove the source-process language ('the source does not say how it splits', 'the source does not say which ones work'), and instead state plainly that Starlink hasn't disclosed the hardware\u002Fservice split or which USB-C chargers are supported, keeping the rest of the facts as they are.","resolved","consumer-tech",[32,33,34],"starlink","satellite-internet","portable-hardware",[36,39],{"name":37,"url":38},"PCMag","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcmag.com\u002Fnews\u002Fstarlink-mini-2-has-a-swappable-battery-but-it-costs-way-more-than-expected",{"name":40,"url":41},"The Verge","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002Ftech\u002F1031028\u002Fspacex-starlink-mini-2-satellite-internet-terminal-hot-swap-battery",0,{"sections":44},[45,50,55,60,65,69,74,79,84,89,94,99,104,109],{"name":46,"slug":47,"count":48,"latest_published_at":49},"AI","ai",7144,"2026-11-12T13:27:45.000Z",{"name":51,"slug":52,"count":53,"latest_published_at":54},"Security","security",1128,"2026-11-11T18:05:00.000Z",{"name":56,"slug":57,"count":58,"latest_published_at":59},"Deals","deals",642,"2026-11-12T14:00:00.000Z",{"name":61,"slug":62,"count":63,"latest_published_at":64},"Policy","policy",619,"2026-11-12T12:53:36.000Z",{"name":66,"slug":30,"count":67,"latest_published_at":68},"Consumer Tech",364,"2026-11-12T11:12:32.000Z",{"name":70,"slug":71,"count":72,"latest_published_at":73},"Hardware","hardware",336,"2026-11-12T11:24:43.000Z",{"name":75,"slug":76,"count":77,"latest_published_at":78},"Science","science",230,"2026-11-12T10:00:00.000Z",{"name":80,"slug":81,"count":82,"latest_published_at":83},"Software","software",168,"2026-11-11T17:36:49.000Z",{"name":85,"slug":86,"count":87,"latest_published_at":88},"Startups","startups",159,"2026-11-11T12:30:00.000Z",{"name":90,"slug":91,"count":92,"latest_published_at":93},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",127,"2026-11-11T19:00:44.000Z",{"name":95,"slug":96,"count":97,"latest_published_at":98},"General","general",118,"2026-11-11T16:49:42.000Z",{"name":100,"slug":101,"count":102,"latest_published_at":103},"Gaming","gaming",107,"2026-11-12T10:09:03.000Z",{"name":105,"slug":106,"count":107,"latest_published_at":108},"Reviews","reviews",38,"2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z",{"name":110,"slug":111,"count":112,"latest_published_at":113},"How-To","how-to",8,"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z"]