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€250 to solder off components seems steep. It takes me less than 30min, i can imagine it takes a lot less to disassemble+desolder+reassemble if you do it all da
by _8j50 5y ago
€250 to solder off components seems steep. It takes me less than 30min, i can imagine it takes a lot less to disassemble+desolder+reassemble if you do it all day. Can't see this taking up more than 1 manhour. If they added a switch instead of desolder the price would have been more reasonable (but still steep, it can buy a usable phone on its own)
- kadoban 5y agoIt takes some skill, entails some risk (can fuck it up or the customer could be a tool), takes some time. Between skilled labor and risk, sounds about fair to me.
- i_like_waiting 5y agoI wouldn't see it that much about how long it takes once you know how to do that. Its time it takes to learn how to do it. E.g. I bought cheap phone and I wanted to debloat it/ install lineageOS. After week or something, 2-3 soft bricks, and constant issues I have semi-debloated original OS phone, with a bit more control but far from what I wanted. To get somebody the same as I have now? 2 hours max. Would I overpay somebody else to give me the same thing, if I knew how long it takes to do from scratch? Definitely
- nbernard 5y agoThey are from Germany, part of the cost may come from them needing to fulfill the legal 2 year warranty, once the components are desoldered.