Let's talk tech, what gadgets and gizmos do you like the most?

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,990 Championing
    @OverlyAnxious I know what you mean r.e. buying new and keeping things nice. I am into watches and a saying I remember from a watch forum is quite apt here: the first scratch is always the deepest!!!

    I am with you on the phone thing, I never put my keys and phone in the same pocket for the same reason as you. I guess while I don’t mind scratches I don’t see the point in getting unnecessary ones.
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    I'm also very careful with my technology. Nothing of mine has ever broken because of something I've done. I have smartphones that are nearly a decade old but still work perfectly. 

    I don't tend to sell or trade things in once I'm done with them, either due to nostalgia or the fact that the device is so old that it's worth next to nothing.
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    @66Mustang, that looks like a very sad iPad!! Is it still in full working order?

    @Ross_Scope, I too am very careful with tech. Although, I do like to recycle old pieces, but only when it's completely past it's best.  :D
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,990 Championing
    @Chloe_Scope The charging port only works if the charger is wedged up against something, but apart from that, and the screen obviously, yes it still works perfectly fine! It’s not even at all slow, everything loads up very quickly! It will almost be a shame to replace it but to fix the screen and charging port will be about £200 so I can get a whole new iPad for not too much more.
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,990 Championing
    Oh and I will be buying the optional accidental damage insurance when I get the next one!!! :D
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    It is strange that fixing some of these devices can cost as much as buying a new one @66Mustang :D
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,990 Championing
    edited September 2020
    Yes ver strange but I guess it’s the same with a lot of things not just technology - appliances like toasters and microwaves to ones like washing machines and ovens and even cars can get to a point where they are cheaper to replace than fix! A bit of a shame really!
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    That's true @66Mustang! I suppose when it gets older it is harder to find the parts. It's a shame though, just promoting waste.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    What a great comment @wendy41 I can relate to having an old dial up modem hiding somewhere in the house  :D 

    I do agree it's frustrating how expensive a lot of tech is these days, especially the sort that would really help enable more independence and access for disabled people.

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