Buy It For Life

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I'm currently still using my CanoScan F910114 from ~2006 (pictured). The light recently burned out, but it still works for scanning documents if I add some contrast and brightness after the fact. Not great for photographs, though.

If I'm not able to replace the light, I might be in the market for a new scanner. Are there any that you all recommend for durability and potential repairability?

Obviously no electronics are truly going to be BIFL, but I figure I can at least aim high and see what I can find.

I need a beautiful electric kettle that will last a lifetime. Any recommendations? I'm willing to pay quite a bit.

I've had my beard trimmer for years. I've replaced the battery once already. It was welded in (talk about planned obsolescence) and I had to make due with soldering an off the shelf AAA. The motor and such are fine, but the battery is going again. I'll end up fixing it, but I don't wanna rely on it. This is a real PITA.

Anyone know of a battery beard trimmer that has a replaceable battery?

Trying to rid myself of Teflon and micro plastic junk. Hit me with your best. All Clad D3 vs. All other recommendations for light duty home chef

Note that I haven't looked through all these so I don't necessarily endorse any of them, but it's posted for discussion if the choices are good or not; this wiki came from a post on the itjustworks BIFL community:

https://buy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

So the idea of "buy it for life" is to buy items that are durable and last for a long time, things you could buy once and have your whole life, which can save money and be good for the environment

What are some of the top items you recommend for this?