alt Hacker NewsI haven't seen that comment, but please keep making it every time it's relevant.
Non-user-replaceable batteries are terrible. It turns devices into e-waste. I wish device manufacturers would understand that. I wish consumers would understand that.
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fn-mote • today at 7:36 PM
> I wish device manufacturers would understand that.
Device manufacturers want you to buy another one. They understand. Consumers, not so much.
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Alkaline batteries also create e-waste when they leak and destroy the contacts. Only a few people will be able to repair it.
I agree with you, also for things like radios alkalines are great as a battery that stays outside of the radio and is used when you need it, and doesn't leak much charge at all.
But e-waste is still a problem.