[HN Gopher] Fairbuds are Fairphone's proof that we could make be...
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       Fairbuds are Fairphone's proof that we could make better tiny
       gadgets
        
       Author : thunderbong
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2024-04-10 19:02 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | moffkalast wrote:
       | 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 bluetooth.
        
         | sleepingthom wrote:
         | 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. All other
         | things considered charging them is definitely an inconvenience
         | but I am responsible enough to do so as needed. In my opinion
         | there are many other conveniences gained. I think the wireless
         | earbud form factor is here to stay.
        
         | obscurette wrote:
         | While I somewhat agree and I use cheap wired earbuds as well,
         | this consumables part annoys me a lot as well. These just don't
         | last even a year for me and are unrepairable. There has to be a
         | better way.
        
           | LolBatmanHuntsU wrote:
           | A happy middle ground is buying a pair of IEMs and a
           | Bluetooth dac/amp.
           | 
           | For $50 each you get earphones that should last you a
           | lifetime and have above average audio quality. With the
           | benefit of IEMs being you can replace the cable as needed.
        
         | basisword wrote:
         | >> something that's just gonna randomly fall out of your ear
         | and get lost in two weeks is a bit steep
         | 
         | I've been using AirPod's for about 5 years. Never lost one.
         | Never had them fall out. Yours is a very out of date hot take.
         | If people were constantly replacing these at $75 per ear I
         | doubt they'd have the ubiquity they do.
        
         | exe34 wrote:
         | I have a pair of noname Bluetooth headphones with the wrap
         | around your ear thing, and that works really well. I prefer the
         | wireless aspect because I use it for exercise and hate having
         | the phone dangling from the other end. The around the ear bit
         | is useful to stop it falling out - I've never found earbuds
         | that stay in my ears without staying completely still.
        
         | exabrial wrote:
         | They have over the ear versions, take a peak at those! I
         | actually don't mind little ear bud things as long as I'm not
         | exercising.
        
       | dang wrote:
       | _Fairbuds: In-ear with replaceable batteries_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39981550 - April 2024 (265
       | comments)
        
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