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You need a analysis to tell you that products with user replaceable batteries are more sustainable than those with glued in batteries?


I'd wager that a small single-digit percentage of Fairbuds customers will ever buy a replacement battery. Very few earbuds will reach the end of the battery's useful life before being lost or damaged beyond economical repair.


Indeed. I go through a pair of TWS every 12-24 months - so far that has never been because of battery life. It's 20% dropping/damagingand 80% losing one of the earbuds.


> 80% losing one of the earbuds

Given that Fairbuds would sell you a single earbud, that's already an improvement over buying a new set, right?


>I'd wager that a small single-digit percentage of Fairbuds customers will ever buy a replacement battery.

We're talking about the sustainability of the products design since that's what the manufacturer can control, not the behavior of the customers which the manufacturer can't control.


That’s a vanity metric. What matters is the actual environmental impact.


And since when are removable batteries worse for the environment?


The Fairbuds retail for more, and I'd wager they have smaller margins, so the cost is much higher. That alone implies a higher environmental cost upfront.


Smaller batteries have less ways to go wrong.


Yes! Especially because that’s not the only factor in sustainability.




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