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Default Planned Obselescence....A Good Thing?


Rod Speed ha escrito:

lsmartino wrote
Rod Speed wrote
clare at snyder.on.ca wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Too_Many_Tools wrote


What explains the electric toothbrushes that don't have
replaceable batteries? You have to toss a $60-$120
device just because a $5 battery has failed.


Using the battery to enforce product obscelence
is standard practice in the industry.


Mindlessly superficial. The reality is that its a lot easier to
allow battery replacement with some items than with others.


I totally disagree.


Your problem.


No reason they can't make a new standard - Lithium Polymer battery
pack about the size of a SD card that just snaps into a device.


Wrong again. There's a real problem with Lithium anything
and separate chargers. Thats why you dont see the standard
AA and AAA cells in Lithium anything format either.


Sorry but you are missinformed.


Nope.

Check here

http://www.energizer.com/products/lithium/default.aspx
These are AA and AAA lithium batteries.


Pity they wont fit in an ipod. And arent practical with electric toothbrushes either.


The point is that consumer AA an AAA lithium batteries are available.
Thatīs the point, not if these batteries can be fitted to an IPOD or a
Thootbrush. You said that Lithium batteries werenīt available in
standard sizes and I proved you that you were wrong. Also, there are
smaller lithium batteries available for watches and calculators. Even
there are *user replaceable lithium batteries* for cellphones and
laptops, which further demonstrates the concept that rechargeable
lithium batteries can, and in fact are produced, in a variety of
formats.