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What are the "AK-47" of items? (cheap, durable, just works)

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This is not a conversation about guns. This is a conversation about items that have withstood abuse that are near unbreakable.

Some items I have heard referenced as AK47 of:

Gerber MP600: It’s a multi tool

Old Thinkpad Laptops

Mag lights

Toyota Hilux

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metaStatic@kbin.earth
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a cheap microsoft phone isn’t a nokia

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jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works
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Who said anything about Microsoft

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Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org
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Pretty sure they’re referring to the sale of Nokia’s phone division to Microsoft in the mid-2010s. It’s since been bought back and is in the process of renaming to HMD.

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corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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Didn’t it get resold again to a Chinese firm? Please tell me they’re independent again.

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metaStatic@kbin.earth
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ok, that’s cool. and their stance on repair ability means if they make a reasonably sized smart phone before I need a new one I’ll be getting one, and one of the stupid tablet sized ones anyway if not.

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metaStatic@kbin.earth
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LineageOS wouldn’t run on a real nokia unless you’re talking about the nokia branded microsoft phones and they’re more like a 3d printed gun than an AK-47.

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