They dont last, do they

I spend a large amount of time these past 2 days getting very invested these devices. The more i looked at different kinds of them, the more attractive they became. Im talking mostly about the little ones, especially the rgxx line, brick, miyoo et cetera. I came in with curiosity while looking at information for phone emulation, because my current phone is cracked and noticeably breaking down after having lived a long life, and wouldn't run all that well even on not very demanding systems. I have never actively done emulation in general before this.

Obviously i ended up switching course a bit; now i was considering getting an rg40xxv or the CubeXX, just because i find them so magical. Especially the youtuber TechDweeb really convinced me, the enthusiasm and general love this guy has for retro systems is really quite adorable. I will probably continue watching his videos regardless of the sudden shift in perspective i had after realizing that these devices are not gonna last long. The way that they're discussed really made me think of them as essentially on the level of an official device. The GBA SP that i own, and was passed down from my uncle to me around 13 years ago, still works with basically no real indication of decay. I, shortsightedly perhaps, just sort of assumed that this would be the case for a potential rgxx devices aswell.

Oh i was gonna buy myself an RG35xx SP, which runs so much more systems comfortably, and use it forever!! Obviously this is not the case lol, they break down all the time so i see, and the oldest of them is barely a year old. This brings a lot of problems to mind.

One can't quite make out how long something like an RP5 would last, probably much longer; but i don't find myself remotely as entranced in them as i do for the smaller linux devices. I might aswell just use a phone with a good forever lasting controller, and gain acces to higher devices and other uses. For likely lesser long-term costs and waste.

I think this whole thing is nonetheless conceptually so cool that i will likely keep looking at coverage of this stuff for a long time. Its an enjoyable fantasy for sure. I like them, even though i should probably dislike, or even oppose them.