The Long-Lasting List - Tech Products 2025 USA
Here's my list of the best tech to buy now if you want it to last longer than tomorrow.
I've done the research and here are my findings...
Below are the best Buy Me Once items in each tech category – the toughest, best-quality products, designed to be repaired, updated and used for years, not months.
Methodology: We identify and rank the failure points of each product type and then search for the brands and products within them that have done the most through use of materials, design or business model to eliminate the worst failure points.
We don't currently stock every product here, so where needed, we link to other stores - hopefully it will be on sale. :) x Tara CEO
The best buy-it-for-life tech products 2025:
Phones, Tablets & Smart Watches
- Most repairable long-lasting smartphone
- Rugged long-lasting phone
- Toughest long-lasting tablet
- Longest-lasting smartwatches
Phone Chargers & Cases
- Best long-lasting charger
- Longest-lasting USB-C cable
- Long-lasting iPhone charging cable
- Most protective phone case
- Circular, repairable power bank
Computing & Printers
PC Accessories
- Long-lasting portable hard drive
- Most durable mechanical keyboard
- Long-lasting computer mouse
- Best surge protector for long-lasting tech
TVs & Monitors
Sound
Phones, Tablets & Smart Watches
Most repairable long-lasting smartphone: Fairphone 5
Fairphone
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
A 10 out of 10 repairability score, 5 year warranty and software support promised until 2031. The Fairphone 5 is built from modular components you can swap at home with a screwdriver. Instead of "new phone every 2 years", you simply replace the bit that broke and carry on... while also supporting fairer supply chains.
Rugged long-lasting phone: Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 Enterprise Edition
Samsung
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
A rare modern phone with a replaceable battery plus IP68 ruggedization. It even has pogo pin charging so you are not wearing out the USB port every day. Ideal if you want a sturdy, business friendly handset that is built for hard use, not just pretty selfies.
Toughest long-lasting tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 Enterprise Edition
Samsung
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
User replaceable battery, IP68 water and dust resistance, physical buttons you can press with gloves on and even a no battery mode for fixed installations. This is a tablet designed for warehouses and building sites, which means it will laugh in the face of everyday family chaos.
Longest-lasting smartwatch: Garmin Instinct 2 Solar
Garmin
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
With solar charging that can effectively give you unlimited battery life in good conditions, a rugged polymer case and 100 meter water resistance, this is a watch made to be battered about outdoors. Less "delicate mini smartphone on your wrist", more "digital cockroach that refuses to die".
Phone Chargers & Cases
Best long-lasting charger: Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Charger
Anker
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
This little brick constantly monitors its own temperature (up to 3 million checks a day) and uses efficient GaN components that run cooler and put less stress on the internals. In plain English: less heat, less wear and a charger that is far less likely to fizzle out just after the warranty ends.
Longest-lasting USB-C cable: Anker USB C to USB C cable
Anker
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
Built with quadruple bulletproof fiber cores and tested to survive up to 25,000 bends, this is the opposite of those flimsy white noodles that fray at the first sign of a sofa. Ideal if you are tired of living in fear of the dreaded exposed wires at the connector.
Long-lasting iPhone charging cable: Anker Lightning cable
Anker
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
Same ultra tough construction as the USB C cable, just on the iPhone side of life. If you are used to Lightning cables dying from a bit of over enthusiastic bedtime scrolling, this one is built to shrug off daily abuse for years.
Most protective phone case: OtterBox Defender Series
OtterBox
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
Drop+ certified to four times military standard, with chunky corners and port covers to keep dust out. It is basically a tiny bouncy castle for your phone. Spend once on proper armor and you massively reduce the odds of paying for a cracked screen, or a whole new handset.
Circular, repairable power bank: gomi power bank
gomi
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
Made from recycled plastic and second life e bike batteries, this 10,000mAh brick is designed to be repaired indefinitely. It will comfortably recharge your phone multiple times, and if anything goes wrong, gomi offer repairs for life instead of nudging you towards yet another disposable charger. Properly circular power for your pocket.
Computing & Printers
Best long-lasting laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 4 (AMD)
Lenovo
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
ThinkPads are the business traveler's cockroach: they just keep going. This one is MIL STD 810H tested, with a sturdy magnesium chassis, a spill-resistant keyboard and a design that is famously repairable. It is the sort of laptop you can reasonably expect to still be typing on in a decade.
Long-lasting compact desktop PC: Dell OptiPlex Micro Plus 7020
Dell
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
This mini desktop has a tool less chassis, so you can pop it open without swearing, plus enterprise grade capacitors and long lifecycle parts availability. In other words, it is meant to sit quietly under a desk for years, being upgraded and repaired, not replaced wholesale.
Long-lasting color printer: Epson EcoTank ET-4950
Epson
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
Ink-tank (refillable) system means you avoid disposable cartridges and frequent replacements. Instead of buying overpriced cartridges every few months, you simply top up from bottles – drastically cutting waste and running costs over the printer's lifetime.
Long-lasting home office printer: Brother HL-L2400DWE Mono Laser
Brother
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
Separate drum and toner means you only replace what is worn, reducing waste and running costs. A simple paper path and dependable laser engine make it far less jammy and flaky than your average inkjet. Not glamorous, but exactly the sort of boring, reliable tech you want at home.
PC Accessories
Long-lasting portable hard drive: Samsung T9 Portable SSD 2TB
Samsung
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
An IP65 rating keeps water and dust at bay, 3 meter drop resistance protects against clumsy moments and a built-in heatsink helps prevent thermal throttling. No spinning parts, just solid-state storage in a tough little shell. Perfect as a long term photo and project vault.
Most durable mechanical keyboard: Keychron Q1 HE (Hall Effect)
Keychron
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
Hall effect switches use magnetic sensing instead of metal contacts, so there is nothing to wear out in the usual way. Add a chunky CNC aluminum body and a gasket-mounted design and you get a keyboard that feels fantastic and is built to stay on your desk for years, not winters.
Long-lasting computer mouse: Logitech G502 X Wired Gaming Mouse
Logitech
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
Logitech's Lightforce optical mechanical switches are designed to eliminate the dreaded phantom double click that kills so many mice. Paired with durable PTFE feet, you get a mouse that glides smoothly and survives your daily doomscrolling and gaming without giving up.
Best surge protector for long-lasting tech: APC SurgeArrest Essential
APC
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
A good surge protector is the unsung hero of long lasting tech. This one has a fail safe disconnection mode, meaning if it takes a big hit, it will cut power rather than quietly die and leave your gadgets exposed. It also filters electrical noise to help sensitive kit live a calmer life.
TVs & Monitors
Long-lasting 55-inch TV for binge-watchers: Sony BRAVIA XR 55X90L
Sony
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
Full array LED backlighting spreads the heat more evenly than edge lit panels, helping avoid hot spots and early failures. Combined with Sony's robust build and mature processing, this is a TV designed to see you through many, many seasons of whatever you are obsessively watching.
Best long-lasting 24-inch monitor: EIZO FlexScan EV2480
EIZO
Why it is a Buy Me Once pick:
EIZO are the grown-up of the monitor world. You get a 5-year warranty, in-house quality control and clever Auto EcoView tech that dials down the backlight to cut power use and heat stress. Monitors often die from cooked backlights. This one is trying very hard not to.
Sound
Modular long-lasting headphones: AIAIAI modular headphones
AIAIAI
Why they are a Buy Me Once pick:
AIAIAI build their headphones like Lego for grown ups. Headbands, earcups, cushions and cables can all be swapped, upgraded or repaired instead of binned. Add in great sound and you get headphones designed to live on your head for years, not in a drawer after the first crackly earcup.