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Ifixit gives fairphone 5 a 10/10 on repairability and maintanence (www.ifixit.com)

submitted 11 months ago by DacoTaco@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5.
What are you guys' opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?

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[–] v81@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I like the Fairphone 5 but €40 for a case is unforgivable.

I'm feeling like it's a gouge because they know not many (if any) 3rd party cases exist.

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you look at other recyclable or sustainable phone cases it's not actually that much expensive. It seems unreasonably priced if you compare them to cases that are not at all eco friendly.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I have already made that comparison, and still have found it double the price of other cases that you describe.

Cases from recycled materials should be cheaper, as they are don't having to purchase virgin material, not more expensive.

Anyone charging a premium for recycled material products is usually targeting and taking advantage of 'green' customers.

The ability to recycle most plastics in 2023 is pretty standard unless they're overly cleaning or bleaching the material, in which case it is no longer environmentally friendly.

[–] DannyMac@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

Hey now, you're looking at this all wrong: if you break your phone because you didn't have a case on, it should be easily fixable! ;⁠-⁠)

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When i got my FP4 I 3D printed my case with some flexable filament. Once the price went town (and the first case was full of full of dirt and dog food) I bought a cheaper one.

[–] Aleric@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hitting the dirt and dog food goal really is the biggest factor for case replacement in my house.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Yah, it was a bad print with very porous layers, but it worked... For a while