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Diplomjodler Apr 11, 2024

Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets

Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets - Lemmy.World

But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don’t do this not because they can’t but because they don’t want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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BearOfaTime Apr 11, 2024

Meh.

Overpriced.

I can buy 3 or 4 pairs of BT5 earphones for the price of these.

My most expensive pair currently was $75.

I’ve never had batteries go bad in them - they get broken well before that happens. Though I have a noise canceling headset from 2006 that still works. Battery lasts long enough.

I’d rather break a pair of $30 earphones, and have multiple spares than a single pair of $150.

And they all sound about the same given the source and environment.

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DarkThoughts

In my experience 30 bucks is a terrible price range for in-ears or headphones, mostly Chinese garbage that fails after a few months, maybe a year or two tops, even with just light usage. My current ones were at around 100 bucks and already outlived my previous cheap ones by quite a bit. That being said, FairPhone is kinda well known for being overpriced in regards to cost vs quality too, at least with their phones.