Fifth reasons to repair old ones without repurchasing new ones

ByFaster panda kill kill

IPhone 5 was announced from Apple and it is expected that many people will make a row in front of the store on the evening of September 21, which is the day before the release date, but those who buy such new things "I am going to replace it with an iPhone 5 on this occasion because I am old mobile phone," ... "For those who are worried," Even if you do not hand out new things, you should repair what you are using " The reason to summarize to five is "5 Reasons You Should Fix Your Gadgets, Not Replace Them"is.

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◆ 01: It is easier than I expected
Is not the idea of ​​disassembling the iPhone weak on you? Since we have guided tours and movies, we can do everything from iPhone battery replacement to truck oil change on our own. Without such guidance,IFixitIf you ask in, you will get a useful answer.

ByMbac

◆ 02: Knowledge is power
If you learn how to revive things that have broken your life will improve. It is released from scorching, wobbling, lighting and flashing at the timing that things should not be. Repair not only controls things but also tells you how things work. Also, when a bit of repair is needed again, you will not have to pay an unreasonable price.

ByOzyman

◆ 03: You do not have to dispose of waste
In the US, 75% of broken gadgets go to garbage landfills, incinerators, electric and electronic equipment waste disposal sites around the world. It is usually part of a gadget that is recycled and sold as raw material. Even if it is recycled, plastics and rubber mixed with dyes etc. can not be used for new computers, and can only be used in so-called down cycles, which are used in degraded quality such as park benches.

ByFriskoDude

◆ 04: Protect mining and manufacturing
It is difficult to mineralize on the earth. In August 2012 there were drainage leaks in two places, the Philippines and South America, and the latter resulted in contamination of the Amazon River with zinc. Also, in the manufacturing industry people are actually being sacrificed,FoxconThe labor problem that happened at the factory in Shinjuku is a shameful thing. If you repair the old one yourself, you will not cause the creation or mining of new products.

ByMarion Doss

◆ 05: Get more from old ones
Can you make maximum use of recently acquired devices? If you download the application with a new device, will you get fresher and shiny feeling just as you got a new device? Is it possible to double the capacity by adding another hard disk drive? Repairing things is gentle to the brain, the wallet, the earth. Now, please repair something.

ByNetzanette