Swap the batteries, tips, charging case, shell, or even just individual buds.

But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don’t do this not because they can’t but because they don’t want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

    • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      8 months ago

      Love my pixel buds. I take them on airplanes, I clean the house with them, I take phone calls with them, and not once have I swung my hand and yanked my phone out of my hand causing it to crash to the ground. Not once have I had a damaged cable that forces one bud to cut in and out. They work great.

      Charging is not a big deal. I honestly use them hours at a time throughout the day and since the case charges them, when I stop using them for a bit they are topped up. I probably legit throw them on the wireless charge pad once or twice a week, and never out of necessity where they’re “dead”.

      I think it should always be an option to have the jack but I personally prefer wireless.

      • blssflbreeze@lemmy.worldEnglish
        88·
        8 months ago

        that isn’t the typical experience though, and letting your batteries drain completely is bad for them. also if you don’t have some sort of routine, a lot of people (myself included) end up forgetting to charge them and end up with no working headphones until they can charge them again, which is pretty annoying.

        • GiveMemes@jlai.luEnglish
          91·
          8 months ago

          Idk bro I have a cheap ~40 dollar pair of Chinese wirless earbuds called tozo nc9 (t12s were also a good option iirc) and you’d be surprised how good of a product you can get for cheap these days.

          Several hour charge hold, over 48 hours of listening time with the case, noise canceling, better sound quality than most of the bass boosted budget junk put out by American companies.

          I mean wired headphones are great too, but at this point it’s become at least reasonable to get a pair of wireless.

          • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            8 months ago

            I have mpows that cost 60$ and pixel bud pros that cost a lot more. If I didn’t know the price of either I’d say the mpows were within 40$ of the pixel buds pro in terms of quality. The ANC works well. They last longer. But their mic is not great and they don’t have the fluffy quality of life stuff the pixels have.

        • Persen@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          8 months ago

          Yes, I get it. I would still use wired headphones, but I got bluetooth ones as a gift. And to add to your critisism, batteries die and you have to replace them around every 10 years.

          • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
            42·
            8 months ago

            I haven’t had wired headphones last me more than a year. One bad snag on a cable any they’re done. 10 years is a long time.

    • BURN@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      I use my AirPods daily for 5-6 hours and still only have to charge for 20 minutes once a week. It’s really not that big of an issue