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user-inactivated  ·  2536 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Can we fix it? The repair cafes waging war on throwaway culture

That's one of the complaints I have against sealed phones. I shouldn't have to pay someone money just to do a battery swap. It's a battery. Provided the device is designed right, there's pretty much zero ways to screw that up.

I actually know of one place in town that does phone repairs. I keep on meaning to give them a call. I have a tablet sitting in my desk drawer right now that's only not working because it suffered the death wiggles (aka fucked up charging port). I keep on meaning to see if I can get it fixed, if even just so I can get the hard drive wiped and recycle the thing (but if I can get Android to update on it, it might be worth keeping).

I wonder how the sub $70 stand mixers compare to your kitchenaid.