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The former is why right to repair is so important. The latter may be a problem but you could still buy an older (mid-cycle) model instead of the latest one and
by Hackbraten 5y ago
The former is why right to repair is so important.
The latter may be a problem but you could still buy an older (mid-cycle) model instead of the latest one and still get updates for years.
- worldofmatthew 5y agoRight to repair is nearly meaningless on the budget-end as a repair guy will charge £50 to £100 for the labour plus parts with their own mark-up. Does everyone on hackernews get paid £100k a year and spend over £1,000 on a phone?
- Hackbraten 5y agoIf a person can’t afford expected repair expenses during the useful lifetime of a product, then they can’t afford that product. You wouldn’t buy a car either without planning for repair costs.
- AdrianB1 5y agoA repair in Romania (EU, unlike UK) has a labor cost of 10-20EUR depending on the complexity; in most cases the "repair" is just replacing a component that has connectors, so it takes minutes, or swapping a new battery. A £100 fee sounds like science-fiction or lack of common sense.
- krageon 5y agoA fee of 100-120 euros is not unusual in a part of the EU that isn't dirt poor, nothing science fiction about it.