As much as I still despise #Apple's #AntiRepairDesign and #SolderedDownRAM which has no legitimate excuse, the #MacMiniM4 at least doesn't have #SolderedDownSSDs anymore so #Upgrades and #Repair on that part that WILL INEVITABLY FAIL OVER TIME AND USE is getting cheaper.

• So based off @fuchsiii 's own experience I can second @geerlingguy 's recommendation for these #aftermarket #SSDs...

#SolderedDownSSD #SSD #MacMini #M4 #AppleSilicon #RightToRepair #Repairability #RepairableTech #RepairableDesign

@JessTheUnstill @GreenRoc Personally I wish for #RightToRepair to be mandated including access to #schematics, #parts, #firmware and #tools needed so #manufacturers would be forced to actually give a shit and build #RepairableTech...

• Then again the #PerverseIncentives of #capitalism punish #HonestMerchants and #RepairableDesign because manufacturers don't give a shit about supporting their devices and work against their interests of the buyers!

Remember: Most folks are mere #consumers, not #owners and espechally not #tinkerers!

• THIS is why #RaspberryPi were able to basically monopolize the #ARM - #SBC market for tinkerers because they are the only one's that actually build devices that just work out of the box and have #documentation, whereas all the competitors just fart out some PCBs and some hacked-up images and then tell people to 'go fuck themselves' when they don't want to just buy but do something with it!

I love how repairable #8bitdo products are :)

My SN30Pro's thumb sticks had started to fray off and loose their rubber after four years and guess what? You can simply buy those as replacement for less than 10€ including shipping!

#repairability #repairabledesign #SN30pro

@arrrg I tend to disagee...

Shure you can make the argument towards #TechIlliterates that they don't know better, but it's our failure as #TechLiterates to not just #preach and #demand #RepairableTech, but oftentimes people don't follow up their demands with actual purchase decisions.

• OFC if one only has like $100 and they can only get an unrepairable & barely working shitPhone 4 SE from 2016 that's not to blame them, because #UseLonger & #ReUse is better than #Recycle or #BuyANewOne...

In #capitalism, the #users and #consumers do have #choices and they can decide to #unionize and collectively #refuse to buy or use garbage.

• The fact that #Microsoft is not being flooded with lawsuits for literally including #Govware #Backdoors in their #CryptoAPI - [not to mention their latest #Spyware named #Recall in their #Malware-OS called #Windows11 ] is inexcuseable leniency at best.

#WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue applies to everything and this we need to demand and force change by all means necessary to do so.

• And that starts with choosing #RepairableDesign because every sold #Fairphone and every sold @frameworkcomputer / #FrameworkLaptop is a signal that #consumers and #businesses want #RightToRepair!

OFC please do go ahead and choose #UnauthorizedRepair to keep your gear up and running as long as feasible anyway - just like I'll not toss out my still working #X230Tablet for a #Framework13 unless I literally have no other choice...

Why do people not demand #RepairableDesign and refuse to buy unrepairable shite?

Seriously, THIS is how a #screen replacement on any #Smartphone or #Tablet could be designed to work!

#Fairphone #Fairphone3 #Fairphone3plus #repairability #repairable #reapir #reuse #useLonger #RightToRepair

The problem is inherent in the design of non - #ToolFree #replaceable #LithiumIon and #LithiumPolymer batteries AND the fact that this #dangerous #Battery design is even legal.

This problem doesn't exist with #LiFePO4 cells and those ain't that bad either...

In fact, they won't become #DangerPillow|s nor age terribly and they hold longer on lower partial discharges...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNL-hl2-Pbo

#Recycling #Reuse #Recycle #Sustainability #Technology #Enshittification #Repairability #RepairableDesign #Repairable #Battery #Safety #ConsumerElectronics

Recycling electrical goods could be done at kerbside and drop-off points in shops https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67830798

A good policy proposal for a change; and if manufacturers & retailers were made to carry the full costs of collection & repair/recycling then maybe, just maybe, they’d do some math and figure it’s better to make reliable stuff with long service life in the first place.

#recycling #repairabledesign