European Parliament votes in favor of law making replaceable batteries mandatory – IT Pro – News

A good suggestion in idea, however I’m wondering if it will not backfire on the standard of the merchandise. Particularly the standards that it have to be potential with out instruments is kind of excessive.

How do they think about that? An iPhone that has such a canopy, similar to an previous Nokia? After all that may by no means be made watertight. And what’s extra, the battery is the place it’s for an excellent cause – they’re formed to make the most of each little bit of free house potential.

A contemporary smartphone merely can not do one
have a battery that may be changed with out instruments, with out the gadget having a much less good end/ much less strong building, or that the battery life will lower as a result of the house can’t be used optimally.

Appears like a legislation made by individuals who might have a good suggestion about defending the atmosphere, however who do not actually perceive expertise.

Maybe it might have been extra sensible to easily require producers to supply the service of changing the battery with a brand new one for a standardized quantity – for instance a sure % of the acquisition value of the gadget – throughout the technical lifetime of a tool.

In any case, it doesn’t appear to me to be helpful to innovation to impose such a far-reaching and common obligation on all gadgets with a battery.

For instance, what about AirPods? On that, a replaceable battery is just not sensible, with out making the AirPods 2x the dimensions – one thing that buyers won’t be completely happy about.

[Reactie gewijzigd door BurrowedLurker op 16 juni 2023 21:29]