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
    123·
    15 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.

    • gandalf_der_13te@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      “Hold my beer” - Nintendo, releasing an EU centric revision.

      i wonder, do we know what will be the price difference between the EU centric version and the international version?

    • IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
      39·
      12 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
        9·
        6 hours 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 requirements.

    • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 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.
      • gandalf_der_13te@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        7 minutes ago

        well, one thing that surely is not repairable about apple is their software. you can’t fix their operating system by installing a more meaningful alternative to it on your device, can you?

      • pwalker@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        3·
        4 hours ago

        I have to admit that I haven’t checked ifix scores for a hot minute and am surprised that since the iphone 15 Apple consistently beats all other big brands in reparability score. Before that of course they were bad, which is probably why people remember them that way. I like that trend, hopefully Samsung and Google also hop on that bandwaggon any time soon.

        • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          3 hours ago

          Strange that 73 other people, 30+ of who downvoted long after I added the proof, think that ifixit are wrong.

      • blargh513@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        76·
        14 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
          4·
          11 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.
            • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              3 hours ago

              I wouldn’t want to be putting second hand parts in my phone when repairing it. I can’t imagine there are many second hand screens or batteries around for sale given they’re the things that are replaced the most.

              Not that I’d ever want a second hand screen or battery anyway.

        • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          10 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

          • testaccount372920@piefed.zipEnglish
            5·
            6 hours ago

            Not bad by the standards of modern phones, but hopefully not good enough for the new EU standards. Imo adhesives should only be used if they’re replaceable or reusable and the screws should be limited to philips and flatheads.

            • 9bananas@feddit.orgEnglish
              6·
              3 hours ago

              hard disagree on the screws:

              philps and flatheads can be damaged too easily: torx or nothing!

              these teeny tiny screws are really finicky and both philips and flatheads are prone to slipping, causing faster wear and easily leading to stripped screws…

              any design that is inherently resistant to that is a must for small parts!

              source: worked in a repair shop ;)

              • testaccount372920@piefed.zipEnglish
                2·
                2 hours ago

                Sure thing, I don’t care much about the specific screw type, just that it’s a type that’s commonly available so you don’t need a unique screwdriver for each device you own.

            • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              3 hours ago

              No thank you on the flathead or Philips head screws, they get burred too easily which would basically leave your phone unrepairable.

              The less adhesives the better though, agreed there. Their phones are already definitely self-repairable enough for the new EU rules.

        • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 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.