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And with the popularity of the product, the environmental concerns of the unrepairability are even greater and more relevant today.
by markstos 8y ago
And with the popularity of the product, the environmental concerns of the unrepairability are even greater and more relevant today.
- oceanswave 8y agoAhh to be back in the 90’s where our only environmental concerns were 9v, AA and D-cell batteries
- greedo 8y agoCRT tubes, Asbestos, Dioxin, yeah, the last decades of the 20th Century were just great.
- johannsg 8y agoI admit that I know next to nothing about hardware engineering, but I can’t fathom how it would be possible to continue to miniaturize consumer products at scale while maintaining durability, quality and keeping them repair friendly? Would love some one with the right background to explain how they would design an AirPod like device that could be fixed by your average repair professional/shop/dealer/etc (let alone me at home). Recyclability is a concern though!
- hra5th 8y agoI find it hard to imagine that a product which lasts 2 years and is smaller than a shot glass can be much of an environmental concern. I would have to throw away 10000 pairs of airpods to match the volume in a landfill of throwing out a single TV. Similarly, 10000 pairs of airpods use about as much raw materials as that single TV. This just seems like the wrong battle to fight
- bigj0n 8y agoAnd who repairs flatscreen TVs? A very small percentage of the market