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[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 8 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Isn't this pretty common in a lot of consumer electronics? Pretty sure power banks and hard drives frequently have weights added to them

[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 10 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Why? What's the benefit of adding weights? Surely smaller and lighter is better?

[–] scrooge@infosec.pub 15 points 11 months ago

Feels more premium

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