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We always choose #repairable #laptops here at iFixit, and this is why! Thank you @frameworkcomputer for making your Framework Laptop 16" so customizable.
Spotlight on Fairphone, a FairTEC member !
Based in the Netherlands, @fairphone aims to revolutionize the smartphone industry ! The company not only designs smartphones, but also headphones and earphones that are #ethical, #sustainable and #repairable ! 
@arch @jacqueline by that logic, #Apple's #AntiRepairDesign is also quire "#repairable"...
I think that #CAMM is a bad design compared to #SODIMM & #DIMM...
Still, just gimme regular-ass socketed Chips & #DIMMs ffs!
#FACT: #RAM & #SSD|s are inevitably dying due to age and use and like #ThermalPaste need to be #replaceable for a device to work longterm!
I'd rather have a #THICC af #laptop that actually survives my daily use than some flimsy #tablet that snaps in half if I sneeze at it.
Also I think it's insulting to frame basic things like "stability" as a negative.
@ustralien Sadly no, and that's my big disappointment!
@frameworkcomputer decided to choose the #Apple-esque "flat cells below #trackpad" design in the unreasonable #THINN-ness race instead of doing what even the #EeePC and #Sony's #Vaio #P11Z did and have a slot at the back to chug in batteries!
Not that I don't like those #modules, but I'd rather wish for a "#THICC-er" device if that gets me essentials like #Ethernet, #USB-A & -C as well as a #TRRS #HeadphoneJack / #HeadsetJack.
That being said the #Framework is still by a long margin the "least #enshittified" device on the market, and same goes for the #Fairphone devices...
Not to mention they don't have an #UltraNav-Style #Trackpoint and I do use that instead of a Trackpad.
Something people here may be interested in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5vchTpfFx0
The Supernote #EInk Notebook - #Repairable, Comfortable, and Low-Tech
Does anybody know if there is any kind of #smartwatch that is #repairable? Like the #Fairphone, but instead of a phone it's a watch?
@louisgrasset At least I am self-aware that actually giving a shit about the #Envoirment and not wanting to waste € 2k on an unrepariable piece of #ManufactureEwaste that constantly spies on you and supports literal slave labour is a "nieche case" ...
Make of that what you will, but if people don't voice their demands then noone is gonna listen.
And yes, "nieches cases are valid" may it be the #ModelM keyboard or some actually #maintainable & #repairable #tech...
And yes, I'd rather #Ghettohack myself some "#JankTech" #Chonker phone instead of giving up!
Why are there no good phones on the market?
I don't want much:
#Android (#iOS is cringe and everything else is either a rounding error or dead anyway!)
#HeadphoneJack (Cuz I use that thing and #USB-#Dongles are shite! #Sony already did #Waterproof #Smartphones WITH 3,5mm Jacks over a decade ago!)
#DualSIM (And I mean real Dual-SIM, not #eSIM! with TWO real basebands to be able to have data & calling at the same time, cuz I need that! Bonus Points if it's baseband works with #SnoopSnitch... )
#repairable like a #Fairphone ( #ToolfreeSwappable #Batteries are non-negotiable! Bonus Points if it can run off USB-C power only w/o a battery or allows hot-swapping of batteries w/o interruptions!)
#affordable ( < €500 ) or at least not absurdly expensive. (If I gonna pay like €1k+ I might just buy an #Iridium Extreme 9575 PTT used or an #IridiumGOexec instead!=
No #Bloatware (this includes no #GAPPS / #GoogleApps as mandated for #GooglePlay! Just give me #LineageOS or like a clean #AOSP image...)
@mattblaze espechally when the same #TechBros refuse to demand.and follow basic #security and #transparency demands like #repairable devices and #auditabke sourcecode...
So good to see another repairable android phone!
This time from nokia HMD. The Skyline
Maybe it'll live up to the Nissan's namesake and be an excellent device that punches above its weight.
It's £500, which is cheaper than the Fairphone by £150. So well worth a look if you're after a repairable android device. It even scores 9/10 fro, iFixit
@Jessica +9001%
I want a #repairable, #affordable and #compact / #grippable device I can actually use for more than 15mins off the wall.
Amd if modern phones cost the same if not more, I might just buy one just to make #robocalling more expensive...
Is there a good #repairable parts laptop yet?
No, I'm not talking about the framework, that has it's own problems
I'm not even really talking about replacing the mainboard either
I'm talking "oh crap, the fan/screen/keyboard/touchpad has broken but that's OK because I can just grab a common part from somewhere and it will work" sort of repairable.
Wait...
It's the thinkpad isn't it...
Shit.
Someone in our neighborhood had this out on the edge of the street with a free sign. From what I can tell it was overfilled with oil so it started hard and smoked like mad. Dumped the old oil, filled properly. Runs great. Needs a new airbox part and lube in the recoil. They did include the chute/bag.
Apparently this was/is an $800 mower. I think I'll donate my old gas mower to a MTB group for trail trimming and keep this one for me. #repairable #repairnotreplace
OFC, I don't expect @GrapheneOS to churn out a device in record time - that's not how it works...
I merely acknowledge this as a necessary long-term shift that'll take 5-10+ years and lots of funding.
Tho with companies like #GSMK making decent revenue, it's expectable that #Graphene could really get #funding or at least #vendors to partner with them.
EXACTLY THAT!
I get why but the nonchalant attitude reminds me of #grsecurity and deciding to rather cancel that budge makes it a huge risk I'd not consider investing time, blood, sweat and tears into.
I think this rather sends the wrong signals and letting #GAFAMs and #Govware - #Backdoor integrators win.
Ideally we'd see @PINE64 , @olimex , #Fairphone and @frameworkcomputer look at #GrapheneOS and decide to make #secure & #repairable devices!
@GrapheneOS Well, you've to ask #Google and #Fiarphone that and consider invoking #Regulators like @EUCommission, @kartellamt@social.bund.de and others in that matter.
Which again proves my point:
#AllGAFAMsAreEvil and NOONE shoud've ever trusted them with anything!
The #Android ecosystem is fucked up and there is a need for #vendors to refuse to bow before #Google and actually do #secure & #repairable devices.
Again: You seem angry at the wromg person if that means you're angry at me.
The question to me is how is #GrapheneOS gonna go about this?
So my question is when will you get forward and work with other #vendors instead of tying your project to Google-specific and thus sorta-proprietary implementations?
[...] Pixel targets have a lot of device-specific hardening in the AOSP base along with some in GrapheneOS which needs to be ported over too. For example, various security features in the kernel including type-based Control Flow Integrity (CFI) and the shadow call stack are currently specific to the kernels for these devices. [...]
To me that sounds like some very serious #VendorLockIn you're stuck in, and now it bites you in your rear...
I hate to say it, but #ToldYaSo sadly happened!
I guess you gotta have to bootstrap it from scratch starting with #toybox + musl / #linux sooner or later...
Not to seem like an asshole, but I do sincerely wish GrpaheneOS and it's team only the best of luck and that the issue gets fixed sooner than later, because this #Vendor #LockIn is a major issue [and yes I do blame the Device Vendors that shit out unmaintained garbage] so unless you can afford the legal cost of actuall enforcing #EU laws re: #SecurityUpdates and force Vendors like #Fairphone to actually follow their claims re: #Security and #Updates, this won't move anywhere.
I do however also don't expect you to find a magical solution. My point is that there needs to be a change of strategy, and relying on Hardware you neither own nor control in the sense of Stakeholding isn't going to provide you with the necessary stability.
@en1gma
What smartphone to buy: A device that is produced #fair an designed #repairable. Such as #Fairphone or #Shift. I for one prefer the Shift6mq because it still has a headphone jack.
What CustomROM to use: depends on your choice of HW. My number one is #IodeOS followed by #e_OS.
You can even buy devices new or refurbished with /e/OS or iodé already installed at murena.com or iode.tech.
Fairphone Fairbuds review: ethically made earbuds with replaceable batteries;
Repairable electronics pioneer shows noise-cancelling Bluetooth earbuds do not have to be disposable
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/11/fairphone-fairbuds-review-ethically-made-earbuds-with-replaceable-batteries
#ethical #fairtrade #sustainable #repairable #phones #audio #fairphone
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