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[โ€“] starblursd@lemmy.zip 51 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Because they support right to repair and have replaceable batteries

[โ€“] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 13 hours ago

Oh, that is a good reason! I thought for sure I was going to lose mine, but what happens is that they stop working, repeatedly, and even replacing something simple like a case is about half the price of a new set...

So I've downgraded to the cheapest set I can tolerate and my "repair" will be buying the same model (if it's available) and replacing the part I need.

It's not a great system.