Apparaten verplicht repareerbaar door nieuwe EU-wet
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Iedere wasmachine, telefoon of televisie die je vanaf morgen in Europa koopt, moet beter repareerbaar zijn. Dan treedt namelijk de Europese Right to Repair Act in werking. Wat dat in de praktijk betekent, bespreken we met Ruth Mugge, hoogleraar Ontwerpen voor duurzaam consumentengedrag aan de TU Delft, en Oscar Visser, CFO van Fairphone.

The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

  • washing machines and washer-dryers
  • dishwashers
  • refrigerators
  • electronic displays
  • welding equipment
  • servers and data storage products
  • mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
  • tumble dryers
  • e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
  • local space heaters
  • CaptDust@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    86·
    9 hours ago

    “Hold my beer” - Nintendo, releasing an EU centric revision. Meanwhile Apple and Samsung are digging up every legal loophole to prevent the law applying to their devices.

    • IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
      21·
      6 hours ago

      Apple and Samsung be like: “It’s not a mobile phone or a tablet, it’s a phablet so it does not fall in to any category of the devices that need to be repairable.”

      • ViatorOmnium@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        13 minutes ago

        The loophole in the directive is smaller phones. Smartphones go from 10.16 cm (4 inches) diagonal to 17. 78cm (7 inches) and everything bigger (up to 44.2 cm) is a tablet.

        Samsung and Apple’s flagship smartphones are very close to be considered tablets but that wouldn’t save them from the requriments.

    • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      5 hours ago

      iPhones are already super easy to repair. Apple have been at the forefront of this for years.

      For the downvoters who are too blinded by their hate for Apple to believe facts:

      https://www.ifixit.com/repairability/smartphone-repairability-scores

      PROS
      • Display and battery repairs are well-prioritized, though not as well as in other (dual-entry) iPhone models.
      • Torx screws secure the battery assembly in place, making replacements straightforward.
      • Repair parts and instructions are available straight from Apple.
      CONS
      • Five different screwhead types and the continued reliance on adhesives complicate basic repairs.
        • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          45·
          4 hours ago

          Same Apple. Signing new parts to your device is incredibly simple and DIY now.

          https://www.ifixit.com/repairability/smartphone-repairability-scores

          PROS
          • Display and battery repairs are well-prioritized, though not as well as in other (dual-entry) iPhone models.
          • Torx screws secure the battery assembly in place, making replacements straightforward.
          • Repair parts and instructions are available straight from Apple.
          CONS
          • Five different screwhead types and the continued reliance on adhesives complicate basic repairs.
      • blargh513@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        571·
        8 hours ago

        Are we talking about the same apple that invented a new type of screw to keep people from taking their phones apart? The same apple that once people could get a trilobe driver, then made it so that generic replacement screens would not work because of some protection from non-apple hardware? Then went on to make sure that you can’t use non-apple parts in a laptop?

        • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          18·
          5 hours ago

          Yes.

          https://www.ifixit.com/repairability/smartphone-repairability-scores

          PROS
          • Display and battery repairs are well-prioritized, though not as well as in other (dual-entry) iPhone models.
          • Torx screws secure the battery assembly in place, making replacements straightforward.
          • Repair parts and instructions are available straight from Apple.
          CONS
          • Five different screwhead types and the continued reliance on adhesives complicate basic repairs.
      • testaccount372920@piefed.zipEnglish
        241·
        8 hours ago

        Super easy to repair by certified repair shops or easy to repair by people at home with minimal tool requirements?

        • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          29·
          3 hours ago

          At home with minimal tool requirements

          https://www.ifixit.com/repairability/smartphone-repairability-scores

          PROS
          • Display and battery repairs are well-prioritized, though not as well as in other (dual-entry) iPhone models.
          • Torx screws secure the battery assembly in place, making replacements straightforward.
          • Repair parts and instructions are available straight from Apple.
          CONS
          • Five different screwhead types and the continued reliance on adhesives complicate basic repairs.

          Company that rates self repairability of phones: iPhones are easy to repair by yourself using basic tools

          Lemmy: no, that can’t be true because we hate apple

        • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          4 hours ago

          Edited to add the single best source there is for the doubters and downvoters. Take a look.

          You only need a screwdriver set and maybe some rubbing alcohol.