Before buying a smartphone or computer, we make sure that we can repair them. Here’s a list of questions to ask yourself before you shop.
There is an urgent need to extend the lifespan of our digital devices. In France, on average, we change our smartphone every two years and our laptop every five years. By choosing the right products and maintaining them properly, you can extend the life of your smartphone from two to six years, and the life of your computer from five to eight or even ten years. A fight led in particular by the “Stop Planned Obsolescence” association, which originates from the Produitsdurables.fr site. many tips for choosing and stabilizing your digital equipment.
Question your needs
We often change our devices while they are still working. However, the production of this equipment contributes to the consumption of natural resources and represents 80% of the digital technology environment, even before our use. Not to mention the social impact. child labor in metal mining mines, hellish speeds in Chinese factories… do we really need a new smartphone?
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Focus on the repaired
If you really need to replace your device, get the repair reflex checked and repaired by professionals, these used devices have nothing to envy to new ones and have a legal guarantee of compliance for at least six months.
Choose a solid device
Do you know the protection index? All digital equipment is classified according to this international standard. is written IP followed by two characters. The first number, from 0 to 6, indicates the device’s resistance to dust and solids; the second number, from 0 to 9, indicates its resistance to liquids. If you can’t find the information on the internet, ask the manufacturer… but that’s often a bad sign.
Choose durable equipment
“It would be foolish to part with the car because the tire or the battery is punctured,” writes Frederic Bordage in his book. The quest for digital sobriety (Ed. Actes Sud). You should still be able to change the battery. Look at the Repair Index, it’s a 0 to 10 score. The higher it is, the easier it is to repair the device. Below 8/10, move on. To change the battery, microphone, photo lens or even the speaker of the phone, you can take advantage of a 25 euro discount on the invoice, thanks to the repair bonus, which was put in place by the state at the end of 2022. On the PC side, the repair bonus increased from €45 to €50 on January 1st.
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Pay attention to the screen
Select the Gorilla Glass screen. it is the strongest, more resistant to shocks and scratches. In all cases, add protection in tempered glass or a hydrogel film, and opt for a flip case to further protect the screen in the event of a fall. The good news is that from January 1, the repair bonus also includes a broken screen replacement.
To make it last
Frederic Bordage encourages us to take care of our digital tools “as if they were the last ones made on earth.” Clean your computer’s keyboard and cooling system regularly and ensure good ventilation. always turn it off before putting it in the bag. To protect the batteries, give preference to short charging during the day. leaving them charged overnight will damage them.
Source: Le Figaro
