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How are you being frugal with technology? (lemmy.world)
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For example, I only buy/use old high-end (for their day) business class laptops and put linux on them. They work for everything I need to write and surf.

I also bought an iPhone that was already a few years old and plan to keep it until it stops getting security updates from Apple. I also moved from Android to Apple not because I like iPhones better (I don't, really), but because the years of security updates (versus maybe one or two, on Android) matters to me.

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[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Stop buying battery-powered things when the wired version is perfectly fine. Might not work for all devices, but your mouse and keyboard will always rest on your desk... why the need to power it with batteries that will eventually fail? Let alone the added cost of batteries, and the bluetooth module that those devices would need to communicate.

[–] andyvn22@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Plus, added reliability!

[–] Generic_Handel@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

And if you do need something that runs on batteries (like a flashlight) try to get one that uses 18650 lithium batteries. 18650s were/are used in laptop packs and a ton of other things so they are very easy to find and last for years even used. One old laptop pack can provide 3-9 cells. Just be sure not to use damaged ones.