How do you feel when you need to replace a device?

[Aniko]

That was pretty much me with my 2008 laptop because I hold onto to things until they pretty much won't work at all. And even then, I'll look up tutorials and research to see if I can fix things. I remember replacing the fan, taking apart the entire laptop to add thermal paste to all the right spots, ect. It worked pretty well to keep it going for a few more years, but it still took just as long to start up as yours did.

I like to try to fix things before replacing them. It's a lot of money, especially considering a laptop expense, and so many people just throw things away if it has one minor problem. So many are just so wasteful. I've literally found so many things thrown away that needed just a little bit of work. Someone threw away really big industrial fans because they were covered in food grease. It was caked in them. I took one and all it took was a bottle of spray-nine and cleaner. I dismantled the fan to clean out all the spots. Maybe a $10 expense + an hour of my time. Now I still have a $200 fan someone was too lazy to clean up.


Good luck with your transfer whenever you decide to tackle it. It's weird to make that big of a purchase, but I'm sure the new laptop is making it worth it.

I tried to repair it too but parts were too expensive, I plan to bring it to a place recycling them. I got a new computer since, a refurbished one, and someone gave me their old monitor and mouse. Works pretty well so far.

Just like your fan, It's how I got a 3DS too. Someone threw it away because the charging port was broken. The part costs like 2-3$ and I watched videos on yt on how to do it. Still working well.

 

[Crash]

annoyed, because i rarely have the money for it lol. plus the thought of transferring photos and phone numbers makes me nauseous. i always hear of like apps and stuff that supposedly make it super easy to transfer data to a new phone but every time i've tried one it doesn't work, so i end up having to do it all manually

 

[KittenNoir]

I am happy that I have a new device that actually works and turns on then I feel sad for a bit that I am no longer using my old device.

 

[S.J.]

I don't grow attached to phones, but I suppose I do to laptops.

For laptops, I like the idea of getting a new device, since it's empty, it's new, and it's probably more powerful. I don't find it too stressful to choose one, and the hassle of transferring data is not so bad. The only real fault is the cost!

For phones, I still like the idea of getting a new device, since again, it's empty, it's new, and it's probably more powerful. However, I find it much more stressful to choose a phone, I find it more of a hassle to transfer only the data I want, and I don't really care for phones that much, so I don't feel great about spending the time or money! I'd much rather keep my phone for as long as possible without replacing it!

 

[Chris]

I jinxed myself making this thread.



My phone is five years old though so I expected this soon. Luckily I'm never far from an outlet so it'll last me a while longer.

 

[-Blue-]

I tried to repair it too but parts were too expensive, I plan to bring it to a place recycling them. I got a new computer since, a refurbished one, and someone gave me their old monitor and mouse. Works pretty well so far.

Just like your fan, It's how I got a 3DS too. Someone threw it away because the charging port was broken. The part costs like 2-3$ and I watched videos on yt on how to do it. Still working well.

Funny enough that's how I got some of my gaming stuff to. It's crazy how wasteful people can be.

I got an extra Wii U game pad and some joycons because someone broke them all by raging lol. It was kind of fun learning how to replace the screen and the parts in the joy-con. The screen was $30-40 and the controller parts were like $20 I think? But considering how expensive joycons were it was still worth it.

The Wii U screen was easy enough, but had a lot of tiny wire ribbons I had to be super careful with, but the joycon was a pain. I had to go to the hardware store and maybe buy 70 cents worth of screws cause they stripped so easily and I was not putting them back in. It had so many tiny parts in the joycon and some mini-spring shot out across the room and it took me forever to find it lol

 

[Aniko]

Funny enough that's how I got some of my gaming stuff to. It's crazy how wasteful people can be.

I got an extra Wii U game pad and some joycons because someone broke them all by raging lol. It was kind of fun learning how to replace the screen and the parts in the joy-con. The screen was $30-40 and the controller parts were like $20 I think? But considering how expensive joycons were it was still worth it.

The Wii U screen was easy enough, but had a lot of tiny wire ribbons I had to be super careful with, but the joycon was a pain. I had to go to the hardware store and maybe buy 70 cents worth of screws cause they stripped so easily and I was not putting them back in. It had so many tiny parts in the joycon and some mini-spring shot out across the room and it took me forever to find it lol

Haha! That why people throw them away, they don't have the patience to repair them.

 

[mermaidshelf]

I'm always really sad having to replace old devices. For devices and everything else, I try to buy things that last as long as possible. I tend to replace my phone every 5-6 years, I'd def like to hold on longer if Apple was better about supporting older devices... I'm about a year away from being unsupported. I've had my laptop for over a decade and I'm NOT looking forward to when it finally breaks down. Very thankful my laptop has lasted as long as it has. I wish products were built to last but unfortunately it seems every company puts profits over sustainability so they engineer planned obsolescence into their products. When I do have to replace, my first option is to always look at buying second hand if possible to reduce waste and due to the conflicts for how a lot of materials are sourced and what kind of labor is used.

 

[CoolJhon]

My cousin spilled bubble solution on my old switch, breaking it, so for the next ten days I couldn't practice smash while it was being replaced by Nintendo, causing me to lose the school smash tournament
So yeah it's really annoying to have to replace devices because you can't lose them for quite a while usually

 

[Kitsuragi]

pissed, lmao. i hate having to replace or repair devices since i'm never expecting it. they're such money sinks.