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My old phone's battery life went from 4 hours to 2 days
I replaced the battery myself last week for $25 with a kit from iFixit. It's insane how a single worn part can make a whole device feel useless. Anyone else brought a gadget back from the dead like this?
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matthew86424d ago
Man, that's awesome! It's crazy how we're told to just buy a new one when the fix is so cheap and simple. I did the same thing with a laptop battery last year and it felt like a brand new machine. Makes you wonder how much perfectly good stuff gets thrown out over one bad part. More people should try this, it's really not that hard.
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miab8724d ago
Wait, hold up, only $25?? That's wild! I always thought those kits were way more expensive, like close to what a shop would charge. That seriously changes everything. I've been putting off fixing my old tablet because I figured it wasn't worth the hassle or cost. You might have just convinced me to finally look into it, lol.
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