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Sometimes I think that the Hacker News crowd overlooks how terribly fussy tech can be. For those with technical literacy, spare time, and a genuine interest in
by skadamou 9y ago
Sometimes I think that the Hacker News crowd overlooks how terribly fussy tech can be. For those with technical literacy, spare time, and a genuine interest in electronics, figuring out how to get their <insert smart device here> working again probably isn't that big of a deal. However, if you are not this person, you are probably better off sticking with the analog version. At least for now.
- achamayou 9y agoThere's mostly no way you're going to fix recent compact electronics with integrated SoC and fused screens at home. It would require absurdly sophisticated tooling, and would make no financial sense at all. Virtually nothing on sale these days has components far apart enough on the board for you to replace with a basic soldering iron. Not that the trend towards gluing everything together would let you access the boards easily in the first place.