I booted up my Nintendo DS after like 10 years and it actually still worked lmao. It was hanging on by a thread at like 2% battery but still impressive
Pro tip because I literally just found this yesterday: there’s a “battery protection” feature for my android where it stops charging after reaching 100% and doesn’t start charging again until dropping to 95%. If you charge your phone when it’s at 100% already, it kills the battery faster. I did know that, but I just didn’t care lmao
I’ll probably be kinda 🤓 here, but older devices had less functions and didn’t have to work with super HD 24K whatever stuff, so they ofc needed less power and as a result their batteries might seem more durable. Modern devices have 19388382933992 extra functions and have to run some programmes/games that require a power of a space station. The batteries run out of energy super quick, and you have to recharge them extremely often. Also did you know that you shouldn’t leave your phone/laptop charging once it reaches up 100%?(I’m pretty sure it better to not even allow them to go beyond 90 or something). Apparently overcharging batteries makes them go bad faster and many people don’t know that
Thank you for coming to my ted talk lol
P.s. All the laptops usually have a program for managing some tech stuff and some of those have a setting that will not allow to charge them more than some specific % and that might give your battery a few more months if not years of lifespan
My old 3DS has to be plugged in to a socket to play for more than 10 min these days which is kinda sad, haven’t tried my regular DS in a long time though
My old Samsung: *”Hi! I’m a bloated battery bomb of very angry lithium now! Turn me on! I dare you, I double dare you! It’ll be a* ***blast***, *I promise!”*
Unfortunately I’ve had to replace my laptop battery once. But at 8 years old it’s still going strong and easily runs bigger RPG games (like Skyrim or the Mass Effect trilogy).
My DS Lite still turns on, but the screens have started to give out (corners fading). At this point, I want to say that my PS2 outlives all my consoles because it still turns on, but I just need to find A/V cables that will plug into modern TVs.
Reminds me of my DSLR, which is maybe 14 years old. Still takes perfectly fine pictures. But it sat in a closet for ~8 years, and its battery is PERFECT. Holds a charge, lasts just as long as I’d expect…it’s crazy.
I agree, all the old systems were really built to last. I have a ps vita and occasionally I forget about it few weeks later I pick it up and it’s still at like 70%
Funnily enough my old DS that I found after who knows how long was the exact opposite of this, the battery mustve gotten broken because it lasted all of like 3 minutes xd
I used my gaming laptop for like 7 years, it took my batery turning into a pillow after many overheating sessions during summers to finally five out XD
My original DS is sadly the only device that isn’t working anymore from my collection. The 3DS is working so I’m not as worried. Also my original old Gameboy ? Runs like new! I didn’t have a built-in battery so I guess the meme doesn’t apply!
I booted up my Nintendo DS after like 10 years and it actually still worked lmao. It was hanging on by a thread at like 2% battery but still impressive
Pro tip because I literally just found this yesterday: there’s a “battery protection” feature for my android where it stops charging after reaching 100% and doesn’t start charging again until dropping to 95%. If you charge your phone when it’s at 100% already, it kills the battery faster. I did know that, but I just didn’t care lmao
I’ll probably be kinda 🤓 here, but older devices had less functions and didn’t have to work with super HD 24K whatever stuff, so they ofc needed less power and as a result their batteries might seem more durable. Modern devices have 19388382933992 extra functions and have to run some programmes/games that require a power of a space station. The batteries run out of energy super quick, and you have to recharge them extremely often. Also did you know that you shouldn’t leave your phone/laptop charging once it reaches up 100%?(I’m pretty sure it better to not even allow them to go beyond 90 or something). Apparently overcharging batteries makes them go bad faster and many people don’t know that
Thank you for coming to my ted talk lol
P.s. All the laptops usually have a program for managing some tech stuff and some of those have a setting that will not allow to charge them more than some specific % and that might give your battery a few more months if not years of lifespan
My old 3DS has to be plugged in to a socket to play for more than 10 min these days which is kinda sad, haven’t tried my regular DS in a long time though
My old Samsung: *”Hi! I’m a bloated battery bomb of very angry lithium now! Turn me on! I dare you, I double dare you! It’ll be a* ***blast***, *I promise!”*
Unfortunately I’ve had to replace my laptop battery once. But at 8 years old it’s still going strong and easily runs bigger RPG games (like Skyrim or the Mass Effect trilogy).
My DS Lite still turns on, but the screens have started to give out (corners fading). At this point, I want to say that my PS2 outlives all my consoles because it still turns on, but I just need to find A/V cables that will plug into modern TVs.
Anyone else who never had a DS as a child because they were too expensive? 🥲
Recently thought about getting one, why are they still expensive??
Reminds me of my DSLR, which is maybe 14 years old. Still takes perfectly fine pictures. But it sat in a closet for ~8 years, and its battery is PERFECT. Holds a charge, lasts just as long as I’d expect…it’s crazy.
My GBA SP is still going strong after 20 years haha
I agree, all the old systems were really built to last. I have a ps vita and occasionally I forget about it few weeks later I pick it up and it’s still at like 70%
My switch battery is basically nonexistent.
I wish. I also wish my DS hadn’t been stolen.. 🙁
Our phones are always recording us and sending that information to the corporations, so the battery is draining faster than everything else
It’s a feature of late stage capitalism (:
My nes that has no battery
My Gameboy because I just put some new AAs in it
I just had to gut my DS battery because it had expanded to the point of damaging the case
Funnily enough my old DS that I found after who knows how long was the exact opposite of this, the battery mustve gotten broken because it lasted all of like 3 minutes xd
I used my gaming laptop for like 7 years, it took my batery turning into a pillow after many overheating sessions during summers to finally five out XD
Japanese manufacturing for you.
My original DS is sadly the only device that isn’t working anymore from my collection. The 3DS is working so I’m not as worried. Also my original old Gameboy ? Runs like new! I didn’t have a built-in battery so I guess the meme doesn’t apply!