Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoiFixit wants to fix the soldering ironwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoYou’re probably adding $25-35 to that for a USB-C power supply that can handle it, but yes, it’s cheaper than this. $50-75 if you want it battery powered. But yeah, I’m not sure what iFixit is bringing to the market that’s better than what exists.
minus-squarelefixxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoIt’s 80$ and doesn’t include a battery. But the ifixit one does include a USB cable and a bevel tip (cone tips are bad) So it’s more like $26 plus $4 for pine USB cable, plus $6-11 for a ts100 bevel tip. $41 vs $80
minus-squareλλλ@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThe Pinecil uses a standard tip as well. So, you can get cheap ones on aliexpress. That’ll pay for it for me tbh.
You’re probably adding $25-35 to that for a USB-C power supply that can handle it, but yes, it’s cheaper than this. $50-75 if you want it battery powered.
But yeah, I’m not sure what iFixit is bringing to the market that’s better than what exists.
It’s 80$ and doesn’t include a battery. But the ifixit one does include a USB cable and a bevel tip (cone tips are bad)
So it’s more like $26 plus $4 for pine USB cable, plus $6-11 for a ts100 bevel tip. $41 vs $80
The Pinecil uses a standard tip as well. So, you can get cheap ones on aliexpress. That’ll pay for it for me tbh.