What CES Revealed About Repairable Tech In a Record Year For E-Waste (2025 Is Not Looking Good)

[@SalemTechsperts]

Grab a REDMAGIC 10 Pro for yourself! bit.ly/3VoIhER (THIS is tech I get excited about)

[@planetassassination2716]

And you are the youtuber i got excited for

[@mannyheffley5481]

Please don't use bitly

[@cyan1337]

​@@planetassassination2716 he gotta eat bro. Seriously, This guy is still trying to survive in a dying industry.

[@GSBarlev]

I'm pushing my current phone as long as it'll last, but if it were to die today, this probably would be my next phone, thanks to the no-cutout front display, the "desktop mode" and that lovely headphone jack.

[@michaelwesten4624]

more overpriced e-waste? nah dog, i'm good. gonna change the battery on my mi9t from 2019 for 50 euros and hope they dont push an update that lags my phone for no reason

[@aaronbryan5095]

I swear another reason why raw materials keep getting more expensive is because they keep being wasted to manufacture useless products that have a lifespan of 1 day.

[@bluetyphoon2100]

"if it can't be grown it has to be mined" we are sooooo wasteful in our society

[@redgator12]

Facts. Just got a wifi repeater from a well known brand on Amazon, only for the networking chip to be basically DOA, only capable of outputting 20Mbps over ethernet, 2.4 and 5GHz, meanwhile I already had the same one outputting 400Mbps for years that works perfectly fine. just needed a second one for expansion. Now I have to send it back and get a replacement, and they're probably just going to throw the malfunctioning one in the E-waste pile.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

😢

[@Sabamika1]

It's like all of those personal products that have a chipset in them. Like diapers and pregnancy tests. You can't recycle them, because they're considered a biohazard. And they all end up in the landfill. Another consumer product that frequently ends up in the same place are all of those automatic scent sprayers. Stop being lazy and just spray your place yourself or freaking clean it, so it doesn't stink and you don't need them.

[@ffwast]

Absolutely. Everything they manufacture nowadays is just increasingly expensive junk that promptly breaks and gets thrown in a hole in the ground.

[@-Zegop-]

Ironic how the tech at the “Consumer Electronics Show” will never make it to most normal consumers.

[@kahtyman7293]

yeah, i still remember when some company showed at CES very thin refrigerators that supposed to be very energy efficient. WHERE IS IT?

[@faizprogram5665]

We will end up to a (Hardware as a service) I think

[@gemyellow]

as much as I hate this. Normal consumers walks to best buys, not tech events.

[@KTSpeedruns]

How many things from CES in the last 20 years actually made it to market? I can not recall anything being released where I could say "Oh yeah, they showed that at CES".

[@3nertia]

It's the rich robbing the rich; capitalism is an ouroboros lmao

[@The1MrYanu]

As someone who's worked in Corporate IT for years, I'm so glad someone else is voicing my concerns I've had for YEARS. "Why are we investing in non-repairable tech that we'll need to replace as soon as it's dropped or touched the wrong way?" It's not economic, it's not good for the environment, and it's frustrating to the end-user as they just need 1 part replaced; but, nope sorry, we have to replace the WHOLE unit. 😠

[@jeraldbottcher1588]

Apple is REAL BAD with this. And if you bring it in for a warranty repair they will do everything in their power to deny the repair and make you buy a new one. (They will claim water damage, when you live in a high humidity area which is bad enough to make the sensor say water damage)

[@eternalgamers10]

When I was in the IT field back in 2016, I noticed and voiced the same concerns. It's only going to get worse from here on out.

[@jeraldbottcher1588]

I worked in corporate IT myself. Thankfully I had a say in purchasing of computers. I would purchase them with the intent of making them last 5 years and would spec them out as such (good enough processor, ram, and hard drive - later SSD's). This would cost about 10-15% more in the short term, but would save about 45-50% in the long term. Other folks in other divisions would buy the cheapest specs they could get away with and had a turn around of 3 years at most (never even considered using SSD's cause HDD's were cheaper. and they would cheap out on the CPU as well going with Celeron processor to do pro grade work ). They were doing this on purpose telling everyone they were saving money. But then they had to have extra staff just so they could swap out machines more often. the cheaper ones also required more repair and support because they were so cheap. The other thing about the cheap computers was that they were slower and actually cost more in user time to do the work (they were underpowered and slow for the work that had to be done.) When the time came around to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 non of the cheaper computers could be upgraded without upgrading the hardware with Ram and SSD's, where the computers I had purchased were upgraded to Win 7 no issues Eventually the company consolidated the IT support (after a whole bunch of whining and bitching about it) They went with my direction after they saw how much more expensive in the long run the cheaper computers were. BTW after we were done with the computer, we would sell them at auction to recoup some of the costs. the cheaper computers could not be sold because no one wanted those pieces of junk. I know a few people who would buy them up in lots, and refurb them giving them a new life after we were done with them and making some extra coin doing so. We primarily used Dell and HP business class computers.

[@EspressosWork]

Corporate IT person here as well. I'm insanely angry at how things are moving in our field. I work in broadcasting and it used to be we'd hit a pawn shop, pick up.. 6-7 dell towers, slap in the official licensed OS and software for our systems and we're GREAT, but now? Oh my god. No. We have a SINGLE virtual array matrix running 12 HIGH PRIORITY machines. And the worst part. The BACKUPS are on the sAME DAMN HUB. It makes NO sense. We had issues with the network connection and drives on the hub and the hell happened? OBVIOUS PROBLEMS. Also they're all on fucking virtual machines. The system clock LAGS. It can't keep the CPU clock synced to GPS. It's NOT HARDWARE. I hate this shit

[@jeraldbottcher1588]

@@EspressosWork Hey I am a big fan of using virtual machine servers and the proper uses of them. I am retired now (4 years ago now) We used virtual machine arrays to run our servers, but we used several arrays and made sure we only put as many servers on an array that it could support. We had our backups on separate and separately located backup arrays with redundant tape and disk to tape backups. We had good network people who set things up and maintained then the right way. It sounds like your company leadership is trying to cheap this one out. I am sorry you have to deal with that crap, And it is crap. A big thing they forget is that if they cheap out and lose productivity, that costs more than the savings from cheaping out. The managers are chasing the low cost bugaboo. Until your leadership understands the true cost of doing this they are lost.

[@jazermano]

I have a story about repair manuals: I bought an old radio/cassette player from the 80's on eBay recently, and found a manual for it online. That manual tells you the exact steps for disassembly, tells you where all the screws are and how to get them out properly, and the specifications for -- check this: the pinch roller pressure, torque, azimuth; basically everything you need. Oh, and it also lists all the tape models for testing and some of the tools you need. As someone born in the 2000's I've never seen ANY manual that's like this, and I love this old thing already. It's so cool to have documentation that just tells you "go fix it yourself, heres some info to make you less likely to screw up," rather than "hey, here's the phone number to call for someone to tell you to buy more of our stuff, idiot". Makes me like my product and the company more this way.

[@boburanus69]

It's cool. There's a few orders of magnitude of miniaturization between a cassette player from the 80s and any modern device. It's not really a matter of 'you need manuals' but more of a 'you need eyesight and manual dexterity capable of working on micro electronics. Things you need a microscope to even begin to see. Imagine science class all over again, looking at stuff on a slide magnified. Cept you're working on an iphone 11 with board separation and it could be one of 30 solder joints and you just cleared your afternoon so you can painstakingly check each one with a multi meter. I'm all for people working on their own stuff, but there comes a point when the size of the components, the ability to do the work, is not there for 98% of people who would actually try. Spend $1000 on a device, break it taking it apart, do irreversible damage to components 'DIY Value' and then take it to a shop where someone gives you a look and quotes you way too much money to fix it.

[@TheCuteZombie]

@@boburanus69 That is nonsense and you know it. By your logic, desktop computers are impossible to exist nowadays, since they are made of microelectronics. Not to mention there still is many repair shops for smartphones. No one is talking about making the electronics from scratch, your analogy is like saying tha old manual is useless bcause common people don't have the machinery to made plastic molding. Everything nowadays is modular, many times being posssible to take a piece from a broken model and reusing it. Not to mention there are many DIY that can indeed do what you mention and would love to work on the hardware and software.

[@boburanus69]

@@TheCuteZombie Nope. There is such a thing as a robotic production assembly line, mostly automated, that produces many of the micro electronics and component assemblies that are then hand assembled by people, who inspect and QC them. What people like Louis Rossman fail to understand and quite often take for complete granted... it takes a level of skill and willingness to do your own work to do component level repair. Can you do it? Can you teach yourself? You can also learn calculus and Metallergy on your own too. Go ahead, forge your own kitchen knives and forks, screw Big Box out of their $19. At some point, the practical, reasonable solution isn't to repair it yourself. It's to let someone else do it for you. The entire repair industry (vet here, seen it all, AMA) is built upon the idea that people have rights and there is a need for repair. That already exists. Then reality comes along and unless you've forged a strong business relationship with these big companies (example: ubreak ifixit/Samsung) you aren't going to be able to have access to their parts/tools/manuals. Not because 'you don't deserve it' or because 'your rights are in jeopardy.' But because at scale, no one, not even Samsung is doing component level repairs. There's a point at which a 3rd party repair shop has to concede a repair isn't doable (which is where Apple/Google/Samsung/ect all end up giving you a new device) without charging you as much as a new phone. This is due to the amount of physical time and opportunity costs involved with doing repairs on that level. You can go to an Apple store and get a new one in less time than most decent shops can diagnose and fix board level anything. If you participate in the Apple Ecosystem, use the backup, and pay for the apple care, you get a new device pretty much any time something happens to yours. Even in situations where you bring your phone in and 'get it fixed' there's a percentage of the time you're actually getting a new one like your old one, and you can't even tell... cuz they just moved your stuff over. That's a value to some people, but not the people who think everything should be repaired. Everything is repairable, for enough time and money. Find a repair shop that takes individual components from your device and refabricates them (doesn't exist), that's true repairability. Everyone, including rossman, is reusing/replacing from a second device. To fix one phone, you need two phones. Same for Apple, or Samsung, or anyone, really. Spend some time in repair before you make judgements.

[@ohnoitisnt]

Equipment repairman. Sometimes i end up working on gear thats 30 years old. EVERY bit of kit from this era has excellent service manuals Nowadays a 'field service manual' might as well be a one page doc 'no serviceable parts inside' That way the technician can spend ages on the problem for a nice fat invoice and then when the equipment dies you get to buy another one!

[@boburanus69]

@ohnoitisnt 'gear' is pretty vague. If you repair stuff like dental chairs and x ray machines, ofc you're misunderstanding the difference between that and a modern mobile device. People who think a manual is going to tell you everything about a device... most devices come with a link to a pdf if you really need it. You wanna fix an iPhone? Get a straight razor and a $12 micro driver kit from Walmart. Do you really need someone to kill a tree for you to unscrew 2 pentalobes and use a razor to pry gently, creating enough room to insert a pick? Want warnings about using too much force or what could happen if you pry from the wrong edge? How about instructions on how to turn screws or remember placement? Most of what people criticize repair for... are basic skills anyone can learn. If you lack dexterity... or hands, might be a different story. As a repair tech I can confirm people mess up their own devices trying to do self repair and save money. You already have the right to do that. You'll pay for help to fix your mistakes, depending what they are... a new phone might be cheaper. Also, coming from someone using an 8 yr old smartphone to send this message. A phone I have worked on a few times. Without a manual.

[@not_me1121]

At least in Europe they introduced a right to repair, meaning that for example Samsung now has a page for every single one of their phones, with basically any part you might need replaced, even the screen, along with a video of a samsung tech guy doing the reapair which is frankly amazing

[@marcogenovesi8570]

part availability is still hit and miss, but it's a good start at least

[@WantBadtime]

​@marcogenovesi8570 Fr, can't find OEM batteries for my A71

[@yourpcmd]

I'm gonna try not to swear in this video. Proceeds to swear, and rant. I approve as you're 100% correct.

[@roguewavecreative]

you are one of the most important people on KZbin that I’ve seen in years pretty much everything you say makes so much sense and it’s so sad. I mean, designer I’m saddled with Apple and they do make good stuff thatlasts but the repairability thing is just ridiculous.

[@SalemTechsperts]

I started crashing out and lost the battle

[@Bigboss-xe6lm]

One cannot simply rant without cursing. Its impossible. Because honesty is effin brutal

[@ranjitmandal1612]

😂

[@Sabamika1]

He really is becoming Louis Rossmann.

[@nerys71]

Oh I love that fridge you either going to come home to a refrigerator of bad food when you cat opens the door or if it automatically closed itself you're going to come home to a dead cat refrigerator in the fridge when he gets trapped inside

[@EspressosWork]

Unnecessary and unrealistic fear gained

[@nerys71]

​@@EspressosWorkoh it's realistic My cat loves jumping in the fridge anything I open up washer dryer doesn't matter if it's a new space and I open it he wants in immediately I could just see him figuring out how to open that door jumping in there and then it closing on him assuming it has an auto close function or him just leaving the damn thing open all day :-) unless they have something to prevent animals from opening it? You could do that with a dual sensor so if it sees you standing in front of it and you use your foot to trigger that would prevent animals from opening it

[@walkemdownandtouchemfr]

@@EspressosWork unfortunately, there has already been something very similar which i think OP is referencing, in which a self-cleaning litter box bought off amazon ACTUALLY guillotined a cat and killed it. if i'm remembering correctly i think the poor thing wasn't even two years old

[@walkemdownandtouchemfr]

@@EspressosWork the one and only louis rossman that keeps being mentioned in the video made a video about it, really interesting look into just how greedy amazon can get

[@I0NE007]

"your subscription has ended and your device has been locked." Why don't they just have hand-scoop cutouts I the door frame? More internal volume (or thicker insulation wall) without the risk of the handle moving or sticking out behind the rest of the fridge.

[@aryanambastha4050]

These are the same companies "Greenwashing" us normal consumers into believing that me wanting a charging adapter and cable with a new device is bad for the environment!

[@macsenpuma]

Exactly. These companies ram DEI and ESG down our throats, then go buy indulgences to pump their scores while behaving in a way that flies in the face of their "promises".

[@BigGayIncorporated]

And sadly some people eat it up because they have good intentions. And obviously having good intentions is good but they don't realize that the root of the issue isn't the consumer. Any waste or emissions or whatever else that we produce pales in comparison to what the rich/companies produce.

[@Lady_Amelia-Eloise]

It’s not bad to be more environmentally friendly

[@richardvonsinnen1645]

​@@Lady_Amelia-Eloisethis comment is so out of place im not sure i have enough crayons to explain this to you... Things these days are produced with the intent that they break waaaay before they should, the companies behind that refuse to make these products in a manner that makes them easily repairable. They refuse to sell parts, gatekeep software or straight up tell people they are not allowed to repair their devices and gadgets. They do this in the name of (watch out, sarcasm) "safety" and "intellectual property". THESE SAME COMPANIES, sell sensible people, that buy a phone every 5 years, overpriced chargers, because they believe you should buy a new phone EVERY year. Then they pat themselves on the back for saving the planet while telling you that your device is not repairable and nobody is capable to do so. I dont even hate not getting a charger, but its very ironic

[@ikram2512]

​@@Lady_Amelia-Eloisee-waste is a thing btw

[@HSF-Hellmet_Special_Forces]

Laptops we want: Removable keyboard Easy to repair Good hinges Company sells parts Companies actually gives us what we want Replacable battery What we got: Hard to repair Breaks every 2 seconds expensive as f*** to repair

[@nathanieladams4173]

Framework laptops may fit your requirements.

[@joeyghostx]

@@nathanieladams4173 Yeah, the Framework laptops are pretty affordable and efficient in comparison to other laptops. Just don't buy those e-waste laptops that are sold cheaply just to be mass replaced.

[@greebj]

When framework does high end CPUs, displays, and dGPUs, I'll be all over it There's a market for it, the enthusiast crowd that once had socketed CPU + MXM Clevos to play with is desperate for upgradeable and high end laptops

[@thunder2275]

I don’t think we’ll ever fully get there, so I’m just opting for a P series thinkpad

[@Soupie62]

Laptop I want: Take a 75% low profile keyboard with a rotary volume knob. Rip out rotary, add thumb joystick for Trackpoint emulation. With no Touchpad, eliminate (or vastly reduce) wrist support area at front. With reduced keyboard area, use a shorter, wider banner style LCD display. Closest I can see: Pi 500 (lacks display, needs external power, mediocre keyboard, SSD not fully installed on 1st version)

[@tombullen-g8v]

Framework very sigma Keep doing everything you can to help people

[@平和-v1z]

You're the only creator I know (apart from iFixit) who covered the harsh truth about CES. I only saw one product at CES, which was designed with repairability in mind, the MCON Controller from OhSnap. Man, I really hope that Framework is going to succeed so they can branch out into many other product categories. Great Video!

[@chichibooxd4793]

Mecha Comet too. That was sick.

[@平和-v1z]

​@@chichibooxd4793 Right, modular tech is awesome!

[@3nertia]

I wish Framework wasn't beholden to the big chip companies or we could get so many awesome and repairable products!

[@togowack]

@@3nertia Why don't you start building, and selling repairable product yourself, instead of expecting big companies. It is America the country of the entrepreneur isn't it?

[@3nertia]

@ No, American isn't "the country of the entrepreneur". That was just another lie sold to the "useful idiots" to make them believe that we're all just "temporarily disadvantaged millionaires" and that anyone can "pull themselves up by their bootstraps" lmfao I can't do any of that because I'm in poor health, don't have a vehicle, don't have an income, don't have healthcare or a reasonable way to get it. We can't shower reliably where I live either because of the shitty water system here and forget about ever having a comfortable temperature in this place! Our oven hasn't worked in over a year now either! And many people have it just as bad if not worse! America is The Great Capitalist Experiment to see just how much they can get away with without there being a full scale revolt (AGAIN) ...

[@crisscrossam]

Minutes ago i was chatting with my friend, he has a lenovo gaming laptop and sent it to a shop just to get it cleaned from excessive gooch. The shop told him the fans couldn't be removed to be cleaned alone and would have to remove the entire cooler, which covers half of the entire laptop assembly, and then underneath that is liquid metal which isn't as easily replaceable as thermal paste, and apparently the thermal pads are not actual pads but some kind of "grease" as described by the shop tech. Modern tech is making less and less sense, is becoming less repairable if at all, less efficient and many undercooked products now riddled with AI and design choices nobody asked for that also costs more!

[@AddyEspresso]

That actually sounds really good since heat murders most laptops before their time. Putting that much effort into the cooling system so that it doesn't rely on paste and cools most of the components is incredible. If your friend wasn't a disgusting goochy slob it probably never would have needed to be taken apart

[@lop1652]

@@AddyEspresso Issue is, liquid metal is not that much better than any other solution for heat transfer to the cooler, while it makes it very difficult to clean out and replace. PTM7950 would cool it more or less just as well, while also being easy to install, replace and last so long that you probably would not need to replace it.

[@AahilAbdulMajeed]

The thing is all laptop manufacturers are focusing on aesthetics instead of usability and reliability and repairability and versatility. Like I remember when laptops had lot of I/O even on a moderately thick laptop. It so versatile. No need a stupid dongle.

[@TheChronoG]

​@@AddyEspresso even in a perfect environment, there will still be dust build up on the fans

[@tiberiumirica8445]

how is that any good? liquid metal or not, easy to dismantle and replace is always preferable, fans can die at any moment in a laptop not to mention dust built up. maintenance is what give a laptop long life. the ability to open it up, clean the fans and change the paste/pads is vital. the thermal difference between a good paste and liquid metal is not that big anyway.

[@peteh5]

"Recycled ball cheese"

[@GSBarlev]

The irony being that ball cheese is an infinitely renewable resource. 😉

[@CaesarSaladin7]

This is why he’s been saving all that swamp Gooch! New Intel name: Swamp Gooch Lake?

[@aaronbryan5095]

Reusable gooch dust

[@ranjitmandal1612]

💀

[@jenniferliggett6385]

Ya never know - there is now a laptop with a chassis made of ground oyster shells ...

[@T-rini]

Yeah it’s sad man, as a mechanic cars are going the same route. Cram as much unnecessary proprietary tech and features into a car and make sure only the manufacturer has the tools and parts to fix it. These features that have major negative effects on the car if they stop working and then you’re stuck with a crazy bill. Like if you hit a curb you just totaled your car. For example I’ve got a 2018 Camry and I love it, but I had a simple evap purge valve getting stuck open….. it’s nothing serious at all, it would make the engine idle at higher RPMS and make the car hard to start after filling up… that’s it. But this generation of car, it also disables the cruise control, and pops up a malfunction message over and over on the dash even if you dismiss it. Which is very distracting. It’s ended up being $300 to replace it, it’s just one screw, one electrical harness, and two small hoses. My old Buick had the same issue and the part was $20 and just as easy to replace… it’s the American ideology of consumerism taking over

[@RTB1400]

The way cara are going hurts my soul. I'm glad to see mechanics speaking up though, because average people seem to have no idea.

[@safn1949]

I bought, refurbished and sold laptops from 2011 to 2017, it was a side gig and then what I did to pay the bills when I had to stop working, I always told people not to buy the cheap, consumer grade laptops. I sold Toughbooks, Thinkpads and Dell Latitudes and Precision's. HP laptops are garbage, I learned that the hard way, HP high end desktops I use, I am on a Z2 G4, i7-8700k right now, I dropped Windows this year and run Linux Mint 22.1. You are absolutely correct in your assessment, I moved to SE Asia in 2018 and it is a treasure trove of inexpensive older,repairable tech here.

[@DakalaShade]

As someone who dailies an older Toughbook (CF-31 Mk5), I've always tried to tell people "Buy a Toughbook if you can. It's the accident-resistant computer."

[@jepunx]

the trend is CES 2025 is NOT A.I. its "DISPOSABLE TECH" that would last 2-3 years tops, as tech companies will gain more profit if people will continually buy their disposable tech. CES 2025 was about PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE, which definitely let tech companies generate MORE PROFITS

[@OCDonthego]

One year at max. Not 2 or 3

[@q1337]

the simple fact that a battery is not modular, easily externally removable like with a slot mechanism is enough to make any environmentally friendly claims nullified. The amount of people that buy a new device because the battery died is beyond unreasonable because either the labor to replace it costs 1/3 the cost of a new device or the battery is unique and only non OEM clones that are sketchy are available. I just remember my asus laptop that I spilled a drink on, the keyboard used rivets to attach to the top, REQUIRING a full 50% chassis replacement for a few half sticky keys. why on earth design like this? because in the end, when people hear the repair price they go buy new, giving more profit and showing investors good numbers. those "fat" old black soulless laptops were sturdy as hell and now they break like paper, especially the ones with "no" screen border.

[@janchristianursuaaguilar7434]

Casting curses is your best friend guys

[@ranjitmandal1612]

💀

[@warthunder1969]

Aren't we all just waiting for the AI bubble to burst? Just like the .Com bubble of the 90s.

[@Mr.Badoogle]

Companies will turn all of us into Louis Rossman

[@GSBarlev]

And that's the *good* ending...

[@Danilio.]

Facts

[@Definitely_A_Cat]

Already starting.

[@cjmc17]

TRUE!

[@briananeuraysem3321]

I can already feel the angry new Yorker growing within me

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

Most people are worried about CO2, however the real issue is ewaste. This isn’t sustainable. People forget that the three R’s are in order of importance. Reduce consumption(buy less stuff) Reuse(use the stuff you have longer) recycle(reclaim resources from unusable things) Recycling should be the last option. Quite a few people forget the first two and just recycle.

[@exF3-86]

Yes, people worry about CO2. Yes, people worry about ewaste. Why can't we worry about both? It's not one or the other, which your post is suggesting. Apologies if I'm wrong, and I agree that we should be doing more to reuse, but that doesn't negate other issues. Personally, my computers are like the Ship Of Theseus- if you eventually replace all the parts one by one, when does it stop being the same ship/computer? And if I then have enough of the original parts to make another computer, which is the original computer? Don't answer, look it up. It's an interesting thought experiment.

[@DragoonMS]

Doesn't help that mainstream media back in the day (late 80s to early 2000s) pushed advertising that had it all flipped: "Recycle, Reduce, Reuse".

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

@@exF3-86 because co2 is a non-issue. In fact our atmosphere is verging on not having enough co2. Though I’m not trying to start a climate change argument.

[@Thalanox]

​@@exF3-86 A man cannot serve two masters.

[@CameronL211]

You can worry about both it's not one or the other.

[@RomediusWeiss]

hi! I am volunteering at Repaircafès for years. And yes, the direction is visible. If you get things fromm the 80ies to the beginning of the 90ies stuff is mostly still repairable. But afterwards things get more integrated, glued and unrepairable... Apprechiate your work

[@thomasheerjr9268]

Same in Heavy Industry. I've worked in factories for 20+ years as Electrical / Electronics Tech. Used to have user serviceable equipment all the time. Easy board level repairs, end user replacement parts. I used to rebuild everything. Nows it's entire device replacement and it's maddening.

[@Golden910]

The worst part is this is everywhere. As a EX auto technician This is all that I saw people do in my old shop as well. Cars trucks no matter what they're getting more about beauty over functionality. It increases repair costs and and time. Bc manufacturers make them harder to fix

[@elosacle]

Cars are literal computer networks on wheels and I'm so glad I didn't get into automotive as a career. Sometimes the parts are serialized (a la John Deere) so that you're forced to contact the manufacturer and beg for permission to pay them to fix it.

[@allyenderman1502]

As a mechanic's kid who has seen the results of the progression and enshittification of vehicles over the past decade or so, there's a reason I refuse to personally own a car newer than a model year of 2012 to 2014, depending on make. I don't give a shit about mileage, it's upkeep that's what matters. Mileage doesn't matter as long as you're making sure everything is up to spec for as long as possible and you keep up with regular maintenance. Newer cars make that damn near impossible, and they're more and more difficult and dangerous to repair due to the increased usage of electrical and computerized components rather than solely mechanical ones. The vehicle's systems are also prone to spontaneous failure because of a random electrical fault or computer error. Not to mention QC is almost non-existent in the first place. So many brand new cars end up having catastrophic powertrain issues right off the lot, like cylinders that aren't machined correctly, or gears inside the transmission breaking apart after less than 500 miles of normal, reasonable use. I'm good with my 2011 Chrysler T&C, thank you very much. She's got the features I need, and is actually some semblance of reliable. I just need to get the valve lifters replaced here kinda soon, is all. NBD there, I can save up for that.

[@dagdamar2000]

I bought a used computer my mom and then installed Linux Mint on it, She has used it for 3 years now with no issue, most people just want to write a doc send an email and watch videos. The computer she is using is a second gen intel. It does everything she needs. only thing I did was add more ram ssd and a discrete video card.

[@MrsRepairTech]

I love being able to switch someone's Facebook machine to Linux. It's so easy to install alongside Windows so the client can try it out and decide whether a full switch is right for them!

[@dagdamar2000]

@preefix33_3 MAYBE??? there is some question of this??

[@ZaberfangX]

Linux mint is good they support it for many years even if there a new version out.

[@Anankin12]

How did you add a dGPU

[@dagdamar2000]

@@Anankin12 oh here computer was a full 2nd gen desktop not sff and such.

[@churlbreak671]

2025 is going to be the closest humanity is going to get to being an IRL Black Mirror episode. We already have the faceless companies that don't give a shit about what they're selling so long as it turns a profit. We already have the mindless consumers that will buy whatever these companies release because of brand loyalty. And we also have the techtubers (not including the greatest technician that's ever lived) who mindlessly ignore these problems and only look at the positives because they don't want to be blacklisted by these companies cause that's how they earn a living.

[@laxminarayananks1520]

You meant Mark ASS Brown Lee?

[@tadpolegaming4510]

Like Linus

[@autohmae]

no, 2026 will get you closer and will 2027, etc. probably

[@l33tninja1]

Wait for the AI plus brain chip combo with a open internet connection for people to heck right to your brain or make you a prisoner in your own flesh.

[@autohmae]

@@l33tninja1 are we gonna 'brick' people or create real zombies ? probably not in the short term, but it's crazy stuff.

[@paulhumphreys-gw3po]

THIS WAS LIKE WATCHING A VIDEO OF ME DOING A RANT ABOUT EXACTLY THE SAME THING so obviously i like and subscribed....kindred spirit

[@1Blastarr]

I totally agree, I have 4 laptops that are at least 10 years old, upgraded them all and even replaced 1 screen (I broke by accident). I'm an electronics technician also.

[@Thomario20]

It got recommended to me?? A 1 minute old video? Awesome

[@NethumSudusinghe]

Today is awesome I saw it before the notification pops up

[@Ninjaplayer7999]

Same

[@yesthatpaul]

3:30 "I'm going to try very hard not to swear in this video." 3:52 "These kids are gonna shit all over this thing." A NEW RECORD!

[@wingman-1977]

“My dishwasher can fu&k me”. I almost spat out my coffee after hearing this.😂

[@henry_tsai]

I thought cornhub has attended CES this year when I heard that.

[@iamhugry]

Every country and company focussing on making the environment better and here we have many companies building anti repair anti environment laptops

[@MissionReloadedGaming]

as someone who also does this for work, THis is the honest truth. it sucks throwing away all this crap.

[@Maeniel83]

The rant is understandable. Europe is not really better in this. My parents own a dish washer for 25 years now - a MIELE one. Since I moved out I have run through 4, at some short point after guarantee's end something small that is connected to something large inside will fail and repairing it will always cost as much as a completely new one. If you get it repaired for that price, something else will fail, cause it is designed to fail.

[@dmo848]

Pre wash your dishes and magically you don't have issues anymore

[@joeds3775]

Make sure you get that in the will

[@Defi4nc3s1]

Every electronic is design to last until Warranty wears off.. its so stupid.

[@jorgdinkel2620]

@@dmo848 it looks like you dont know the brand. In the past, when you can afford a miele machine, this was the last you had to buy. This thing will run until you are 6 feet under. Today even the 2500€ dish washer from them broke like a cheap 200€ machine, even for the same reasons and after the same amount of time. But the miele will now cost you 800€ or more to repair, because of the "better quality of course".

[@Asrashas]

Well did you buy cheap ones, or did you also get Miele?

[@snotlobboltons]

I gave up my repair shop during covid for the exact reason, laptops come with a one year lifespan before they start to fail....bring back the good old tuffbooks

[@SalemTechsperts]

@@snotlobboltons hope you’re doing ok now man.

[@snotlobboltons]

@SalemTechsperts yeah bro I just stick to building custom pc's these days, less hassle if people have problems with TeamViewer and less overheads with paying rates and bills 😉

[@ZahirKebab-x3e]

The worst year that's ever lived

[@repairstudio4940]

😂🎉

[@archelonprime]

And we're only on the 17th day of it. 😑

[@Shephardsatan]

Captain, it’s january

[@anthonygillette]

Mother in law needed a new computer. I tried to convince her to go used but she refused. Her 1200 dollar Yoga broke within 6 months due to a hinge failure. Sucks always being right but no one listens. Ever listen to Iron Man? 😂

[@ThunderStruck94660]

I used to buy new every year or two for all my tech. Now my goal is 7-10 years.

[@shapelessed]

​@@ThunderStruck94660 Still on a 1060 6GB and fine with it, still on a Ryzen 7 3700X, still on 5+ years old monitors because I don't care about 300Hz or whatever, the only thing that's new is a Framework Laptop and maybe a powerbank...

[@ThunderStruck94660]

@@shapelessed If they still do everything you want them to do, you are right, absolutely no reason to throw them away to upgrade and spend all that money to do so. We are so conditioned to always have the “latest and greatest”.

[@shapelessed]

@ Sadly, I hate to inform, that I also have an M2 MacBook. Not because I want it (I kind if do) but because I'm forced to use it - I'm a software dev, gotta compile for MacOS somehow... But with all honesty, I'm going to be using it till the day it kicks the bucket. If the screen dies, I'll just take it off and use headless. People are so mentally attached to new things because they feel superior by having something expensive - Just look at the fashion industry. I can't count how many times some family member couldn't stand using their "slow" 15 years old windows laptop and was thinking of just throwing it away. Then I crawled out of my cave, slapped a 120GB SSD with Ubuntu on and all of them still live to this day...

[@ThunderStruck94660]

@@shapelessed Nothing wrong with having an M2. I am rocking the M1 MBA and it runs like a champ. The battery still lasts over 10 hrs. I think the key is not letting the battery run down to 0% between charges.

[@sophiekwong5954]

Recently ordered a trigger lock replacement part to fix my dyson... 3 years back i would have throw the vacuum cleaner and order a new one, but your videos inspired me to try to fix stuff and create less e-waste! Thanks and keep up the great work!

[@cayden9224]

You got it right about that LG dishwasher. I had one, when it was new it was so nice and washed really well. Before it was even a year old the touch screen started going crazy and it started throwing crazy error codes. I was finally done with it and got a simple Frigidaire with 4 buttons on it, and it has been doing great ever since.

[@patricksalazar6949]

This guy has a good head on him. I literally fixed my phone when I thought I needed to exchange it. I am a pretty good tech myself. I've worked on cars and laptops as a hobby. This man's video is spitting facts. Save money by trying to repair it first then try to be active when replacing it. Best youtube tech channel.

[@greebj]

10 years ago taking a chinafone apart was easy, I was shoving double sized batteries in a Galaxy 3 and swapping the screen twice a year Now they're glued to all f@k and just getting the back off takes an hour

[@delomgame]

You are literally the only person where I watch the sponsors, I have fun watching them, it's quite special.

[@SalemTechsperts]

@@delomgame I appreciate that. I try to make them enjoyable!

[@albertob2022]

Grazie.

[@Shangootiki]

I'm an auto mechanic and it's the same exact problem in this field

[@phionella7]

As long as people keep buying the garbage companies are going to produce the garbage. people really need to make responsible purchases.

[@veryontron4279]

That’s something that the majority of the people lack sadly and I think it’s going to get worse from here

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

The best way to send a message to these companies a is to not buy. It’s how a free market works. We as the consumer are more powerful than any company, most people just don’t know that.

[@kingflumph5968]

​@@EvilTurkeySlices the two complications with that are 1) consumer power comes from collective action; you need a lot of consumers acting in concert, and that's not always so easy to achieve. Some people can't participate in collective action very easily. 2) corporations have more power than most consumers because they can construct situations in which we are forced to act in certain ways. When there's only 1-2 internet companies in your area, what are you gonna do? Live in 2025 without Internet? Not likely. And not possible sometimes; my wife and I live in an apartment complex where we HAVE to use the building's isp provider.

[@stoic521]

we are not living in a free market, my dude. We are living in a controlled planned economy.

[@xenon4492]

I wish some people didn't buy things unless they're efficient and last. Making companies not produce more bad stuff

[@kfancey1]

Thanks to your videos, I talked a coworker (who was in need of a new laptop since his was about 15 years old) into buying a refurbished ThinkPad. He listened to me since I'm the tech guy, and he got one for $400 CAD. He loves it and appreciated the good advice I learned from you. I myself bought a refurbished ideapad back in 2020 and it's still going strong for me. Keep up the good work and keep making you're awesome and informative videos!

[@ronlevon4294]

I will never buy a fridge , dishwasher or toaster that connect to the internet. Why the f*** they need to do it ?

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

My washer and dryer can connect to the internet, but I haven’t. I also see no point in it.

[@shieldmea]

Mine is connected. I'm using it for home assistant integrations. There is nothing wrong with it.

[@23deadmaroz]

Your toaster will count how often you use it and eat not really healthy food. Than, in few years your medical insurance (if you have one) will become more expensive. Just kidding)) Or not..

[@AnekoF90]

The moment i've seen the price of these, and most importantly, the size, I instantly thought to myself, "I'm never getting one of these." I've seen a bunch of different models that go from (raw conversion, idk how many one costs over the US) 3k-5k USD, for it to have basically no space at all, just a bunch of random stuff a fridge DO NOT NEED.

[@cypherial]

Data farming

[@NecromancerKing9]

i love your videos and shorts i originally found ya on tiktok, im glad you're over here on youtube as well. keep up the great work my dude

[@SalemTechsperts]

Thanks, glad you found the channel!

[@waitingtoconnect]

For all the reasons you’ve brought up I don’t buy laptops anymore. I have a separate monitor, keyboard, mouse etc, I use either a Mac Mini or a mini PC because if one component breaks I can replace that piece. Right now if my laptop monitor dies, $1000 out of $1500, if the keyboard dies it’s irreplaceable because it’s welded to the case, $1000 out of $1500, if the ssd dies it’s soldered in etc etc. That glass backed laptop won’t survive a school bag.

[@H34D5H07]

Most people consider their laptop a device to write docs and access the web browser. I hope user friendly Linux distros will take off after W10 vacuum.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

They won’t. Linux is inherently user unfriendly.

[@H34D5H07]

@EvilTurkeySlices Im guessing you have not tried Mint.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

@@H34D5H07 I have tried mint, it’s better but not good.

[@SalemTechsperts]

Linux is amazing. With that said, the Linux community is very disconnected from the general public. I don't mean that disrespectfully, but it's clear to anyone that's worked with the average end-user that Linux is never going to be an alternative.

[@CoBmaniac1986]

​@@EvilTurkeySlicesIt's not, it's just different. Does the same things as your everyday Windows, BUT you have to take a little bit of time to learn what to do with your setup. I've got to a point that I don't use Windows on any of my devices anymore, I'm so frustrated with the crap that Microsoft pushes down the throat of consumers. If you want an OS that does whatever you want (and doesn't screw itself up just updating the drivers) just go with Linux.... Maybe it'll take time to figure out how things work, but it's worth the effort. Just stick with a friendly distro (like Linux Mint) if you don't have the skills to use it, just update whenever it asks you to update and you'll be fine.

[@Andy-AJC72]

This is exactly right. If you actually care about the environment, you would make things last: repairable and upgradable. With both my cars and computers, I buy used and put a bit of money into them to polish them up. I could afford brand new, latest and greatest..but why? Waste of money and it’s bad for the environment.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

Exactly

[@flerov01]

I think those new dell laptops are so good for repairability, camm ram, replaceable storage, etc Kind of must haves for business laptops

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

It shouldn’t replace SODIMMS in regular laptops, but can easily be used in thin laptops to allow upgradable ultra books.

[@SalemTechsperts]

Yeah Dell looks like they're starting to get it. But Dear God why the naming scheme??

[@grizzlydino]

@@SalemTechspertsGuessing just cause once Apple does a thing, every company does it thinking everyone wants It and not thinking about how only Apple is successful with doing stuff like this cause most of their consumers are just college students or people who don’t know anything else about computers and that Apple is designed to make you only use their products. I mean, in my opinion, the new Dell naming scheme isn’t the worst thing ever and makes the consumer understand what models are more powerful but putting “pro” and “pro max” to products is kinda getting tiring.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

💀

[@mattmadcat]

Framework is the future for business laptops

[@shidohihiho]

Thanks you, I have subbed to this channel. Its near and dear to my heart actually.. working in healthcare...

[@General_Kenobi_212]

And with the smart refrigerators, I don't know if they've gotten better in the last couple of years but I used to load them as part of my old job and they were wayy heavier than a normal refrigerator....it used to take 3 guys to load a fridge into the back of a pick-up truck, 2 lifting it up and one guy in the back of the truck to hold it steady/guide it in, however with the smart refrigerators it took 5 to 7 guys (however many we could find they were that heavy), 4 at each corner of the fridge and 1 or 2 on top in the back of the truck, plus a guy helping the 4 guys on the bottom lift the middle of the fridge....I can't even imagine how difficult they were to actually get into somebody's house, and I seriously wonder if they've ever damaged somebody's floor?

[@joel530johnson2]

I started in computers in 1969. When PCs came out I used to build my own. Over the years I got laptops. A few years ago I found Linux (Mint) and decided to give up Windows (7). I line in a retirement community (The Villages, FL). Most of the people here do not need Windows, so I started converting them to Linux Mint. So far I have converted over a dozen PCs to it. So, as a result, they hold on to their laptops far longer than they would have. I'm only one person, so I can only do so much. But, at least I'm trying. Have you thought about offering Linux on PCs that won't support Win 11?

[@Wecan_tv]

Great work..We need to aware our family and friends 👏

[@anasazmi8554]

I'd been daily driving Linux Mint on-and-off since 2014 (now sticking to it since early 2024), and it's been working great! I rarely have to worry about system requirements (and even then, for old PCs, there's always a distro for it, like Lubuntu or Puppy Linux). Unfortunately, though, I haven't had any luck converting my family members into Linux users.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

😮

[@johnwarenda1508]

There are an increasing number of Linux distros that are very approachable to a general audience. Mint is a very good example. I'm a Linux sysadmin, I use a lot of different distros for different devices/situations, and I even with with LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) for my rescued-from-ewaste 2012 MacBook Pro for general use. Given the volume of early gen x86 hardware about to hit the aftermarket due to Win11, plus the fact that an increasing number of people are going to be looking to flee the AI nonsense, it's a good time to start looking at offering Linux.

[@LunaRosalie]

Steam os steam os

[@CNC295]

$2,000.00 Dollar GPU's made with the cheapest chnese garbage components and non lead solder that is all but garranteed to shiz the bed. Especially if it is a PNY product.

[@100organicfreshmemes5]

And then the Nvidia fanboys come out of the woodwork to stan for a billion dollar corporation because "muh DLSS".

[@ArtificialDjDAGX]

@@100organicfreshmemes5 multi-trillion dollar company. Do not undersell how much of an awful megacorp they are.

[@bottyhammer]

First time watching your channel. Immediately subbed as you started to rant about everything that has been sanding my ass for years.

[@ke5efr1]

This is your first LF video I have ever came across, and I love it! You definitely have a subscriber. Keep up the good work. I work in IT and I feel your pain. Our shop doesn't deal with a lot of repairs, but you are correct. There is very little repairable tech these days. It pisses me off that consumer stuff is so crap.

[@b0b16]

I saw a ton of these videos, laughed at memes and stuff but I actually bought an used x1 carbon this week from a local shop in rome. I wanted to say I really considered a refurbished business grade laptop only because of your contents, so thank you man! I appreciate the shipost and all but this was actually helpful to buy a great machine

[@guve25]

Respect for putting the legend, Qosmio on the shelf.

[@sillyness3]

its been always there

[@GoldBeta]

even the car statement you made, bring back the corollas of 1999. yeah they use a little more fuel, but they don't break, so what you win in fuel you lose in parts manufacturing

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

Part of the problem with cars are the EPA regulations. They incentivize unreliable, over complicated, and crappy cars all to reach unrealistic expectations on emissions.

[@RockyBlocky6130]

European Union is exactly the same

[@daviddebroux4708]

@@EvilTurkeySlices I'm getting so fucking fed up with the bullshit the corrupt assholes at the EPA are pulling, trying to regulate shit most people can't afford to do. We ALL know they're still huffing on the truck sale gravy train.

[@Arcgore]

You sir are an awesome person that was able to put into words how I feel about a lot of consumer electronics and how companies treat the consumer to keep squeezing more out of us. Been seeing your shorts and now see your videos and just had to subscribe. Thank you.

[@jankypox]

Bruh! Preach! You have been the much needed voice of sanity I needed to hear this year. Thank you!

[@ericmoeller3634]

1:23 im glad someone else is tired of them shoving AI down our throats

[@Nero3S]

Most people are

[@xXDeiviDXx]

*In a old man's voice* "back in my day everything AI was called Smart!"

[@ericmoeller3634]

@xXDeiviDXx we are all getting old lol

[@chiiiiiiiiiiix]

10:19 hey hey hey don't swing that around me 😅 hahaha

[@the_patrix7832]

Just a FYI: I'm not the greatest technician that ever lived but to upgrade to Windows 11 there's no strict requirements anymore. There's just a warning that you have to click accept or whatever and the update start. I've already done it in some pc even with i3/i5 2nd gen.

[@brendancheever7401]

I do clean install with no issues, no crashes, updates go fine. old customers don't care if Microsoft wont support their 2nd Gen Thinkpad - they just want it to work!

[@SalemTechsperts]

@@the_patrix7832 for now. And that’s what scares me.

[@lesslighter]

as far as somethings go you can even get a watermark that says you can't use co-pilot (not that ITS NEEDED) but you know Windows being Windows, so while I think this is again being Maliciously compliant because yes once the Windows 10 support lapses I even can not fathom why people who have legitimate non OEM licenses can't be shipped over to LTSC version of W10 so all of these non-sense stops or have an OEM LTSC support for Windows 10 for those WHO EVEN got OEM copies but it is what it is

[@blazeblitzx988]

I've been watching your content for about a year now and I finally peeped the One Piece merch you have when you were showcasing the phone in this video. I say this with every fiber in my being, you truly are... The Greatest Technician That's Ever Lived!

[@killuaz9746]

Im so glad you made your room here in YT. Youre such a good man, I hope you do great in your future business and life. Thanks to you I learned a lot of pc and how to fix them sometimes (small fixes of course). Keep it up greatest technician that ever lived!

[@Sintrania]

I cringe at the idea of glass back on a laptop, it should be made with tought material to be carried around not just to look cool on a desk.

[@Bugsquasher4995]

I sincerely hope the design doesn’t trickle to their other models. They already started removing the track point on one of their recent models (X9).

[@AnekoF90]

I don't like glass back on anything. There's no pros on it besides looks.

[@cypherial]

Most of the silicon valley sector these days are quasi-steve jobs types that prioritise aesthetics over function and it's really pissing me off

[@WeatherMan2005]

They are gonna see if they sell like glass phones. Once those become trending. We’re screwed

[@iamnoob-ep3tz]

The funny part is how all these ppl goto best buy and get openbox deals for all these crazy expensive laptops and everywhere in the world actually cherish their tech on hand which actually cost a lot more on their region.

[@stevethompson2751]

I was in the market for a business laptop ....looked into all the options and for the price and upgrades I went with my Dell Precision laptop....the best $130 ever spent.....I can put an NVMe as well as an ssd for gaming plus it has the option to get a 4k screen at a later date.....Everything I can do with Windows I do with Linux....being on fixed income limits how much I can spend ..I took your advice and want to say THANK YOU for all you do

[@SnowLeopard01369]

LOL, I love the honesty in this video. I've been seeing the increase in waste too for years and feel like my hands are tied. I hate subscriptions for everything, I hate that I can't find stuff to upgrade my system because it's too old, and I hate that some stuff is seal to the point you can't get into to repair it without breaking it more. Finding a reliable repair tech close to home is hard and I wish you were closer. Anyway, I do a lot of repairs myself if I feel confident and have a good DIY video to go by. It's how I repair everything I own including computers, cars, washing machine, home repairs but I do run across things that are either not repairable or I have to buy the whole unit to fix one small part that is broken. Such a waste.

[@jeffdughman9741]

Thank you for being another voice for us tech nerds that do SMD work for a living ! We all need to stand up and speak up !

[@robertbagnull2306]

i feel your pain dude, I see it every time I go to the recycling center here, I do as much as I can to keep as much as possible from ending up in the landfill

[@Bigboss-xe6lm]

They keep screaming we need to be green but they serve us toxic soup that lasts one day

[@Csull80]

Rightfully so your videos have been the voice for the average, everyday consumer. I really enjoy your honest opinions on the current state of tech. As someone who’s always bought new I am seriously considering going used or refurbished moving forward.

[@CantankerousDave]

3:23 - you answered your own question. They always want you to buy a new one, which will be more expensive and even less reliable. It’s the physical version of a subscription service.

[@joakoc.6235]

That Redmagic ad was the best integrated ad I saw in quite a while.

[@cjmc17]

8:26 love my Framework 16! 🎉

[@GSBarlev]

I love my Framework 13 and love even more that it's a _company laptop!_ If I ever part ways with my employer, I'm going to ask if I can keep the laptop as part of my severance and just send back the SSD.

[@cjmc17]

@@GSBarlev Thats amazing! I've been trying to convince my company to move to framework from Lenovo but framework Business doesn't ship to Puerto Rico, Thankfully they do for regular purchases :)

[@TsurugiMatsuda]

Cries in Asia where only TAIWAN has Framework Laptops Shipped to for the past 5 years or so......

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@cjmc17 If only they had more discrete graphics cards...the 7700S that is the only option isnt it. Its not like this is their fault tbh, after all amd has to make the card first.

[@cjmc17]

@ yeah, although that Rx7700s its working great for me. This laptop its not my main gaming PC

[@leosthrivwithautism]

In my tiny brand new tech channel i talked about leaving IT and Tech field. It blew up with tech's from all over the world telling me they are leaving the field too. So Andy you're not along with the frustration man! So so so many of us are straight up giving the field a big middle finger and walking out because we've had it. And so many people are all starting their own business and doing their own thing. I heard a few of my viewer's say they are in process of trying to open computer companies to combat the trend. Bring back fully repairable laptops that are modular too. At a reasonable price. They are trying to save companies like yours man. If i knew how to design id join in too and become another company to join forces with all other start ups to end this crap. Unfortunately i dont know how to design, just fix. Hey man, many of us are with you! We all feel like we are turning into Louis because we are getting tired of whats happening to a field we love! If i knew of a way, id join you to create the ST laptop. (Abbreviation for your company) this way you know your selling quality because its built with quality and repairability. Loved the video man. And hey you tried hard not to curse but i get it, its hard not too. Your still cool in my book man!

[@oflameo8927]

I left the field like 5 years ago to move into logistics after getting ripped off by managed service providers. It was a better move than expected. If these companies keep this up, we will homebrew our own computers.

[@leosthrivwithautism]

@@oflameo8927 im doing something similar. And i agree! 👍

[@leosthrivwithautism]

im doing something similar. And i agree! 👍

[@SkyeTrickster]

For the 7th Gen intel computers, if you're concerned about the sustainability of the bypass of Windows 11, maybe you can put Linux Mint on it? You could put Mint on it and then on the website say "hey this comes with Linux just so you know"

[@GSBarlev]

Don't get me wrong-I've got a lovely neckbeard that I've been growing since 6.06 (Dapper Drake): but please don't recommend, much less sell, Linux-even something as beginner-friendly as Mint-to someone unless you plan on providing them tech support and hand-holding for the next year at least.

[@butterfly-fy3wz]

​@@GSBarlevI mean, ubuntu isnt that bad, lets be real. Its just people don't want to find answers to issues and are much more happy just throwing away what doesnt work rather than spend effort figuring out a better solution.

[@patrickcardon1643]

@@GSBarlev if the user is at that point, neither MacOS nor Windows will be any better, can't fix stoopit ... gotta learn to drive a car, gotta study for a degree, but using a computer (which is really NOT as easy as a can opener, and some of those can be pretty crappy) one just assumes it'll go all by itself?

[@GSBarlev]

@@patrickcardon1643 The difference is Microsol and Apple *do* offer tech support-you can go into any Apple store and say, "I can't figure out how to do xyz" and they'll sit down with you and walk you through it like you're a baby. I personally think Ubuntu-based distros are *easier* to use-and more idiot-proof-than Windows, but my mom is not going to hop onto the elementaryOS Discord to ask where her applications all went (when she accidentally switched workspaces).

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

The average consumer isn’t gonna want to use Linux not even have the knowledge to install it. I don’t even want to use Linux.

[@RobertoRubio-ij3ms]

You can also focus on laptops that can run Linux for developers, video editing, photo editing and school stuff. I was a Mac boy and now I only own used Dell Latitudes. My entire family uses Zorin OS (46yo,37yo,19yo and 16yo). There is Linux software for all use cases now. Give it a thougt. Love your channel.

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

I like Zorin. I switched over to it after trying Mint and finding out that it's almost as resource intensive as Windows.

[@RobertoRubio-ij3ms]

@GeneralChangFromDanang me experience exactly. Mint is about the looks. Zorin looks good, all while keeping things lighter.

[@michaelfogarty3239]

If you think Computers and Laptops are going to be a problem you are right. Also Cars are next waste too. Plastic Bumpers no metal screws. Farmers Tractors are now so Technical that you can't fix them Especially The Green Coloured with the Animal logo. Need to go back to modular and removable. love the work.

[@greebj]

I moved on from old laptops to old BMWs and can absolutely tell you I would never own one made after 2002 with someone else's wallet. I drove 200km today, got 6.4L/ 100km (36mpg) in a 1998 528i, good old NA straight six. Newer BMWs are also tech for the sake of pointless upsells made just to last the warranty

[@DevSeeMorth]

I just want to say thank you for the helpful videos, i wanted to buy a new office laptop because my old one had a i3-3110m and i really needed an upgrade,i was thinking about buying the hp 250 g10 with i3-1215u i believe but instead i listened to you and bought a used hp 250 g9 with an i5-1235u ,16b ram and 512gb ssd for half the price of a new one, this thing is insane, it can run basically every game that was released before 2014 with some tweaks. ❤

[@GuillermoZ7]

It sucks that I have to "recycle" about 30 old 20 p52 because of security policies in the company that avoid employees to buy them from the company

[@DiegoPCMR]

Some years ago I bought a samsung 55” tv, those entry level crap that somehow are 4K HDR at $600. Probably I used it like 20 days in total, since I used to watch tv on my bedroom instead of the living room, to the point that most of the time that tv was even unpluged. One day a relative was coming to my house and I decided to plug in the tv, and suddenly just after trying to turn it on, the screen died. Samsung tech support came and told me that the screen needed to be replaced and it will cost me $500. That was the last time I bought any samsung stuff. And obiously I had to throw the tv away.

[@AnekoF90]

Samsung should just stick to making phones and laptops maximum because at least their phones are good (idk that much about laptops). All I've heard about their fridges, TVs, washing machines, etc. Were all bad stuff and how they don't last.

[@lesslighter]

I mean a lot of TVs now adays are considered disposable tech -_- cause its annoying to literally repair it

[@dmo848]

​@@lesslighterI got 2 sitting that just need an led or 2

[@MichaelBrew_Veiled]

I don’t watch that many of your full length videos, they never show up in my recommended or sub feed, Im glad this one showed up, these have been my opinions on tech for the longest and I won’t be pressed to buy junk If I can get higher quality stuff for cheaper anyway

[@walkemdownandtouchemfr]

never get tired of how REAL this channel is, even when you're at almost 2 mil subs (sub to this man btw) especially when you said you were only making 20 bucks off that lenovo. ur doing god's work brother 🙏

[@SpaceSaver2000]

It's a good day when Salem Techsperts uploads

[@Wecan_tv]

I have a 20 years old laptop. That shop told me it's life is about 5 years. And I still use it daily with linux ecosystem. But I see digital products that have about 2 years official update and then dark policy to put them on the trash. Where do companies take us? Our world is made of our mind and thoughts. We know our every click and search term is raw material for big companies. I don't say that never buy new tech. But select the best long durables and use it bit by bit carefully. Once you decide that you want to live in freedom they are out of running...

[@DebTheDevastator]

I have a coworker who is an Apple Fangirl(tm). They are the biggest reason for waste! Glass backs, trash screens, and obsolescence built in! I don't buy a single phone that's above 300, and I think that's overpriced and shouldn't be! Reduce, reuse, recycle! Buy less stuff. By gifting someone else a used phone, like destructive children, it should save you money. Recycle by reclaiming the precious metals.

[@Spinattitude]

It's people like you that may save humanity from destroying ourselves. Many kudos to you man!

[@CrowbarBallad]

Love to see how passionate you are this. Good job man.

[@AR.CosmoPlay]

Greatest Event Thats Ever Happened

[@SumoPirate]

Staring at my pile of e-waste while watching this because theres legitimately no where in my town to recycle them

[@Lampe2020]

9:58 Why don't you sell laptops that Window$ doesn't support simply with Linux on it? If people only want to browse the web, do office work or play some casual Steam games, they can do that on Linux without a problem, if you choose the right distro.

[@kermanzaveri6026]

Yes about to comment the same thing. But I think let them use some linux distro (like zorin or mint) for sometime and then see if they want to continue because some software is not supported on linux

[@thermicbonkery]

Literally most people do not know how the fuck to use Linux. People want familiarity with their shit and most won't bother to even learn it. Y'all Linux folks always fail to understand this shit and would shove down, jUsT uSe LiNuX iNsTeAD iT's BeTtER.

[@Lampe2020]

@@kermanzaveri6026 Of course. But those are still totally fine computers, especially for lower-end tasks like web browsing and office work, which is perfectly supported in Linux. Only Micr$oft Office and Adobe's suite of programs isn't, but there are alternatives that are better than the original and support Linux.

[@kermanzaveri6026]

@Lampe2020 yes bro I totally agree with that

[@Frank-sp7vu]

I agree with everything. I'm also worried about how much ewaste there will be as a result of Windows 10 ending support. I know how to bypass the requirements, and I sure hope others will do that or install another OS instead.

[@0ButterBall]

I think the way forward is find new purposes for old hardware. I've been tossing around the idea of learning how to convert an old laptop into a server. Maybe not the best use of the laptop's hardware, but it's gonna keep it around for a lot longer.

[@johnnyrocket80085]

Planned obsolescence - designing shit to break.

[@flyinghigh1868]

You can slow it down, but you can't stop it. sadly 😢

[@thebunsenburner]

Don't stop trying, though.

[@xperiorTR]

10:06 give a option for those old machines to come with linux mint or something

[@parthchauhan4190]

Yeah i was thinking about that also 👍

[@Torloth]

I just commented this also... Lubuntu will probably also be A great choice.

[@Jesse88789]

Sure, but an average person wouldn't want to give up Windows and relearn everything all over again and probably give up the programs that they've been using for possible decades.

[@Torloth]

@Jesse88789 I understand what you are saying.. but kids use Chrome books and chrome os is linux based. For the Average consumer if you tell them they can check emails , websites and read PDFs and the like ... Are they really going to care what the OS is called? And it's not like Windows computer skills don't transfer. Like even Ubuntu's user interface is probably easier for A grandma to navigate it's more iphone like now even... Most people don't know that there is linux and that it's completely free

[@xperiorTR]

@ thats their choice, they can buy a laptop that supports win 11 or install windows themselves then

[@dabelu7165]

Dude, you went from the best technician that has ever lived to the best truth speaker that has ever lived. I can only imagine a team of superheroes with a high council made of you, Louis Rossman, Gamer Nexus' Jesus and maybe some others to save us all from this mess. Wish the whole industry would listen to your words of wisdom. We are truly lost. Thank you for what you do mate. Cheers from Europe.

[@jonevansauthor]

The correct white goods handle advancement is Neff ovens who have a mechanical handle that you pull down the over door, the door slides under the oven and the handle hinges upward for that. It's the most amazing advancement in oven technology since fan assisted electric ovens. It gets completely out of the way which makes your kitchen much safer and means you aren't reaching over a hot oven door to reach it. On cars it makes sense to conceal the door handle because of drag which is a lot bigger problem than you'd think even from a door handle, let alone wing mirrors. But I've not seen an oven going 70mph down the motorway.

[@onetwomany5276]

11:00 is that a sony umpc in the background?

[@SalemTechsperts]

@@onetwomany5276 yes. 2 of them in fact