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Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets (arstechnica.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

that isn't the typical experience though, and letting your batteries drain completely is bad for them. also if you don't have some sort of routine, a lot of people (myself included) end up forgetting to charge them and end up with no working headphones until they can charge them again, which is pretty annoying.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Idk bro I have a cheap ~40 dollar pair of Chinese wirless earbuds called tozo nc9 (t12s were also a good option iirc) and you'd be surprised how good of a product you can get for cheap these days.

Several hour charge hold, over 48 hours of listening time with the case, noise canceling, better sound quality than most of the bass boosted budget junk put out by American companies.

I mean wired headphones are great too, but at this point it's become at least reasonable to get a pair of wireless.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I have mpows that cost 60$ and pixel bud pros that cost a lot more. If I didn't know the price of either I'd say the mpows were within 40$ of the pixel buds pro in terms of quality. The ANC works well. They last longer. But their mic is not great and they don't have the fluffy quality of life stuff the pixels have.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I get it. I would still use wired headphones, but I got bluetooth ones as a gift. And to add to your critisism, batteries die and you have to replace them around every 10 years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I haven't had wired headphones last me more than a year. One bad snag on a cable any they're done. 10 years is a long time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Well i didn't mean the headphones, I meant the batteries.