Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture
I'd love to see more products that reduce e-waste by:<p>1. being upgradable without needing to replace.  I hate it whenever new generation of Intel CPUs are introduced, because it usually means I have to upgrade the motherboard when I upgrade the CPU.  I'm willing to sacrifice a little bit of performance for upgradability and for being future-proof (for at least 5 years).<p>2. using standardized parts instead of proprietary parts - for example, ATX power supplies are pretty much standard, so one can easily exchange one for another (as long as one meets the power requirements)<p>3. Reducing the usage of plastics.  I've even made a PC case out of cardboard box many years ago when I didn't have a lot of money. I remember seeing few cardboard-based PC cases that were sold commercially but they were more of a novelty.<p>4. making computers that are easily repairable - laptops like IBM Thinkpad make it easy to replace parts like RAM, HDD, as well as internal parts like screen, keyboard, etc...<p>5. Choosing quality over quantity (i.e. lower price or cheaply made products).<p>6. Mandating a longer hardware manufacturer's warranty. Typically it's usually 1 year but I'd love to see 3 to 5 year warranty.  I wouldn't mind it, even if it were to increase the price of PC components a little higher. But the long term benefit is that manufacturer will also try to create higher quality products.<p>7. Using and creating software that works well with older hardware.  This is one of my biggest frustration, especially on the phone. Software is often slow and bloated.  On Windows, Windows 2000 was the best OS, at least in consideration of performance.  I also miss Snow Leopard on Mac.