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obsolescence

  1. Jamo12

    When is a ‘tech accessory’ actually obsolete?

    Having looked throughout computer history, there is an interesting phenomenon that has been happening recently that has not happened before. It has to do with tech accessories. For the purposes of this thread, I consider a tech accessory a smaller computer that supplements a different one (think...
  2. S

    Other Which model to avoid obsolescence?

    Hello, what iPhone would you guys suggest to buy if one wants to avoid the obscolescence that Apple seems to have planned for a lot of models? I was looking at cheap iPhone SE deals but I don't know for how long the newest iOS updates will be available for that model. Buyers Guide here says...
    • Samurai Shampoo
    • Thread
    • avoid buy generation iphone iphone se model obsolescence
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: iPhone
  3. Leevkw

    Faulty USB ports

    Does anybody else find that the USB ports on all Macbook's often become faulty after a couple years? Even the slightest touch of my external hard drive will disconnect the device. And, the same thing happened on my old macbook. Is this another case of planned obsolescence from the guys and...
    • Leevkw
    • Thread
    • laptop macbook obsolescence obsolete usb
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  4. MY_USERNAME

    iPhone 5 or earlier 5s and HDMI AV Adapter No Longer Work.

    In May of 2018 I upgraded to an iPhone X from an iPhone 5s. I love the X and recommend it. My problem isn’t with the X though. My old 5s, after the update to the X, stopped supporting the AV HDMI adapter. The plan was to use the 5s for work presentations so that I would not put extra wear on...
    • MY_USERNAME
    • Thread
    • av adapter iphone 5s obsolescence
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  5. S

    ios 11 has crippled my 5S

    So IOS 11 has completely crippled my iphone 5S. Everything has slowed to a crawl. The phone lags constantly. The screen freezes for long periods of time. The phone completely reboots often. Apps crash, the phone crashes, everything is now completely miserable. Not to mention that less than...
    • Schmactor
    • Thread
    • battery swelling crash freeze ios 11 iphone 5s obsolescence reboot scam slow
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: iOS 11
  6. DenisTheMenace

    Obsolescence of Mac (Retina)?

    I'm no conspiracy theorist or whatsoever, but a simple and humble mac user since May 2013. So I got my Mac Retina back in May 2013 in NY. So far, so good. Yet I have not updated my OS for a while (currently using 10.9.5). It works like a charm, or almost as it sometimes freezes... I am...
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