▲ 1018 ▼ Fairphone Fairbuds launch with replaceable batteries, titanium drivers and ANC (www.notebookcheck.net) submitted 2 years ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 365 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] GerPrimus@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Can you replace the battery at the Sonys? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sweetmartabak@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yes. I just replaced the ones in my wife's Sony earphones by following a step by step guide on ifixit. Cost me $15 for the batteries including shipping, and they're not even any sort of exotic type or size. Edit: okay just read the article. Guess these are a lot more convenient to replace than the Sony ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GerPrimus@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago That's the point. If you have devices where parts can be replaced easily and, ideally, inexpensively, I'm happy to spend a little more money.And support the project. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArdMacha@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago That isn't the point, the cost is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (3 children) My hot take: does it matter? How often do people actually need to replace earbud batteries? I'm guessing it's almost never. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Every 2-3 years in my experience, I'm on my 5th or 6th wireless headset in the last decade, and most of those were replaced because the battery life went to shit. And I've tried multiple brands with no material differences in overall life, but I also use mine throughout the day every day and regularly wear them until I'm forced to charge them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GerPrimus@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago If you don't have a chance, or it's made difficult by the design, few people will do it.But if it's easy, maybe more people will do it. Show people a better alternative and some will take it. If the path is good, more will take it. That's how you change the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] okiloki@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago Every earbud I had broke at least once during their warranty period. My linkbuds S recently broke the third time. Only one of my issues was battery related, but its still nice to have the option to use them after the warranty ends. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sweetmartabak@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yes. I just replaced the ones in my wife's Sony earphones by following a step by step guide on ifixit. Cost me $15 for the batteries including shipping, and they're not even any sort of exotic type or size. Edit: okay just read the article. Guess these are a lot more convenient to replace than the Sony ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GerPrimus@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago That's the point. If you have devices where parts can be replaced easily and, ideally, inexpensively, I'm happy to spend a little more money.And support the project. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GerPrimus@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago That's the point. If you have devices where parts can be replaced easily and, ideally, inexpensively, I'm happy to spend a little more money.And support the project. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArdMacha@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago That isn't the point, the cost is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (3 children) My hot take: does it matter? How often do people actually need to replace earbud batteries? I'm guessing it's almost never. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Every 2-3 years in my experience, I'm on my 5th or 6th wireless headset in the last decade, and most of those were replaced because the battery life went to shit. And I've tried multiple brands with no material differences in overall life, but I also use mine throughout the day every day and regularly wear them until I'm forced to charge them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GerPrimus@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago If you don't have a chance, or it's made difficult by the design, few people will do it.But if it's easy, maybe more people will do it. Show people a better alternative and some will take it. If the path is good, more will take it. That's how you change the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] okiloki@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago Every earbud I had broke at least once during their warranty period. My linkbuds S recently broke the third time. Only one of my issues was battery related, but its still nice to have the option to use them after the warranty ends. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Every 2-3 years in my experience, I'm on my 5th or 6th wireless headset in the last decade, and most of those were replaced because the battery life went to shit. And I've tried multiple brands with no material differences in overall life, but I also use mine throughout the day every day and regularly wear them until I'm forced to charge them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GerPrimus@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago If you don't have a chance, or it's made difficult by the design, few people will do it.But if it's easy, maybe more people will do it. Show people a better alternative and some will take it. If the path is good, more will take it. That's how you change the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] okiloki@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago Every earbud I had broke at least once during their warranty period. My linkbuds S recently broke the third time. Only one of my issues was battery related, but its still nice to have the option to use them after the warranty ends. permalink fedilink source parent