F5X non replaceable battery !

do people realise to cant replace the battery on the 5X ?

https://youtu.be/Ioc07fdfjdk
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago
    Planned Obsolescence

    This is a very carefully controlled and engineered reality that we the consumers must face. It is called "planned obsolescence". It is wrapped up in a variety of strategies depending on the industry.!


    No, it isn't. You're dealing with actual obsolescence here. Subtly different in that tech devices are massively outpaced in features and capabilities every subsequent year, and have been for the entirety of your life.
  • Yea, most mobile devices are like this now. You get a warranty, and Garmin is actually real good at assisting with issues. Also, making it sweat/waterproof becomes real difficult if you can open it.

    Additionally, if the battery lasts 4-5y that is the natural lifecycle. Do you think Garmin can support all the different hardware past a certain date? I mean as things age and software changes older devices cannot run memory/proc intensive applications and the platform changes.

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