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Re: Fairbuds are Fairphone's proof that we could make better tiny gadgets

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Post by bigstrat2003 » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 1:46 AM UTC

moffkalast wrote: post #2

It's always commendable to see repairable and disassemblable devices, but $160 for something that's just gonna randomly fall out of your ear and get lost in two weeks is a bit steep. Call me old fashioned, but nothing beats the price/performance of cheap wired earbuds for like $7 that are so cheap they are basically consumables. Wireless is just trading the hassle of wires with the hassle of charging and the pain of…

You're not old fashioned, that's the only sane take on headphones. AirPods are a complete and utter ripoff, and if any other company had introduced the product it would've been a flop.

Re: Fairbuds are Fairphone's proof that we could make better tiny gadgets

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Post by vaidhy » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 2:04 AM UTC

sleepingthom wrote: post #4

moffkalast wrote: post #2

It's always commendable to see repairable and disassemblable devices, but $160 for something that's just gonna randomly fall out of your ear and get lost in two weeks is a bit steep. Call me old fashioned, but nothing beats the price/performance of cheap wired earbuds for like $7 that are so cheap they are basically consumables. Wireless is just trading the hassle of wires with the hassle of charging and the pain of…

Yes I think I would have to call you old fashioned here. I’ve had my Apple Air Pods for years and have never had one fall out of my ear except when stupidly trying to put on / remove a shirt while wearing them. No issue running or anything like that. The Air Pod case does have a silly issue that if you drop it they will fly approximately 300 feet in opposite directions, but I don’t think that’s relevant to your point…

Maybe something to do with ear shape? I have tried all three of the latex caps and they constantly fall out for me :(

Re: Fairbuds are Fairphone's proof that we could make better tiny gadgets

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Post by dvngnt_ » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 5:28 AM UTC

moffkalast wrote: post #2

It's always commendable to see repairable and disassemblable devices, but $160 for something that's just gonna randomly fall out of your ear and get lost in two weeks is a bit steep. Call me old fashioned, but nothing beats the price/performance of cheap wired earbuds for like $7 that are so cheap they are basically consumables. Wireless is just trading the hassle of wires with the hassle of charging and the pain of…

I've never lost my Sony buds but the battery in one doesn't charge anymore

Re: Fairbuds are Fairphone's proof that we could make better tiny gadgets

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Post by quadsteel » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 8:47 AM UTC

sleepingthom wrote: post #4

moffkalast wrote: post #2

It's always commendable to see repairable and disassemblable devices, but $160 for something that's just gonna randomly fall out of your ear and get lost in two weeks is a bit steep. Call me old fashioned, but nothing beats the price/performance of cheap wired earbuds for like $7 that are so cheap they are basically consumables. Wireless is just trading the hassle of wires with the hassle of charging and the pain of…

Yes I think I would have to call you old fashioned here. I’ve had my Apple Air Pods for years and have never had one fall out of my ear except when stupidly trying to put on / remove a shirt while wearing them. No issue running or anything like that. The Air Pod case does have a silly issue that if you drop it they will fly approximately 300 feet in opposite directions, but I don’t think that’s relevant to your point…

Yup, just to echo this sentiment, I've had the Sony WF-SP800N for 4 years now. All of this anecdotal of course. They've fallen from my ear under intense workouts, I've dropped them with & without the case more times than I can count because I'm clumsy. They still work like Day 1, they're far more functional than having a flimsy wire dangle around.

And I guess it depends on your usage; people who use their headphones for 10 minutes a day probably don't care much about any of this. My earbuds stay plugged like half the day, every day. 7$ wired ones will get you abysmal audio quality, and even if you chip in for better, wires still break trivially - you won't even have to try. I've changed more of those in my life than shirts - meanwhile the wireless buds have lasted 4 years.

Now I'm looking to buy new ones, maybe try to get into that multipoint pairing action, that could be useful. I often find myself in situations were it'd be useful to receive audio from more than one source.

Re: Fairbuds are Fairphone's proof that we could make better tiny gadgets

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Post by mdrzn » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 9:21 AM UTC

moffkalast wrote: post #2

It's always commendable to see repairable and disassemblable devices, but $160 for something that's just gonna randomly fall out of your ear and get lost in two weeks is a bit steep. Call me old fashioned, but nothing beats the price/performance of cheap wired earbuds for like $7 that are so cheap they are basically consumables. Wireless is just trading the hassle of wires with the hassle of charging and the pain of…

Call me new fashioned, but nothing beats the price/performance of cheap wireless earbuds for like $19 that are so cheap they are basically consumables. Wired is just trading the hassle of batteries with the hassle of wires.