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A recent story on the BBC posed a question to its readers. If it ain't broke: You share your oldest working gadgets. Folks wrote in with their favorite, longest-lasting devices.
Besides being curious about the latest tech devices and advancements, I've noticed our community also seems to have a number of thrifty folk who thrive on getting the most out of their gadgets.
I'll count myself among those in that category. I'll start with a Sharp EL-510S solar-powered, scientific calculator from the early 1980s. I also have a JVC stereo receiver from the mid 1980s that is still going strong. The computer I am currently using is a Dell Latitude Core 2 Duo from about 2009.
So how well has your stuff held up? What was been your best acquisition for long-term durability?
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Wednesday June 10 2020, @10:14AM
They demand it now, but I think that's mainly because Apple's marketing teams trained them to like it. If they started training people to prefer robustness, ergonomics and a sense of build quality, to see a bit of weight to a device as a positive thing, the demand would change. There are few corporations that would do that now though, because thinner and lighter means fewer materials means higher profit margins.
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?