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I send all my old stuff for recycling now and get a gift card in return. They just did this for my ancient iPad that won’t even run the latest iPadOS. I go on
by matrix2003 2y ago
I send all my old stuff for recycling now and get a gift card in return. They just did this for my ancient iPad that won’t even run the latest iPadOS.
I go on a site, pop in the serial number, and they ship me a box for free with a return label.
I basically got $45 for an incredibly slow brick, so I’d say that’s pretty good incentive for their recycling program.
Sure, you could install Linux and upcycle it, but how many people are actually going to do that? I think the recycling program is actually great for the 95%+ of people and how they use their devices.
- zh3 2y agoNot in the UK; my iPad was unreliable from the off, eventually it was crashing 4 minutes after starting it. Trying to trade it in just got a message along the lines of "It can still have a good second life, go find a responsible recycler and give it to them. Have a Nice Day!". Unlikely to ever buy an Apple product again.
- matrix2003 2y agoAre other companies much better in this regard?
- zh3 2y agoIt was disappointing to get unreliable hardware from a supposedly premium vendor, but it happens. It was the attitude and service that turned me off Apple though, not the hardware (which really should be more reliable than cheaper alternatives).
- hcarvalhoalves 2y agoCan you share the instructions on how to do that?
- dialup_sounds 2y agoHe's literally just talking about Apple's trade-in program. https://www.apple.com/recycling/nationalservices/ https://www.apple.com/recycling/nationalservices/
- matrix2003 2y agoYep! This is exactly it.