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If you purchased this laptop in Norway you would get a 5 year warranty by law. Maybe the US should do something similar. I do remember watching a news clip a f
by hmottestad 6y ago
If you purchased this laptop in Norway you would get a 5 year warranty by law. Maybe the US should do something similar.
I do remember watching a news clip a few years ago where TV manufacturers used a cheap capacitor that would burn out in around 5-6 years. There was a repair shop that would change out the cap for you with a long duty one that would easily last 10 years. The repairman was a bit annoyed at the obvious planned obsolescence.
- varispeed 6y agoHere in the UK you get even 6. Problem is that when the producer knows the limit, they can design the product to die roughly just after the warranty. When I repaired some of my own equipment, I was amazed that even 40 year old capacitors were just fine and there was a service manual, with all schematics, BOM, calibration manual. Something unimaginable today.
- eeZah7Ux 6y ago> when the producer knows the limit, they can design the product to die roughly just after the warranty This is a sign that the life spans of components are well understood. The problem is not there! The problem is that legal minimum durations for warranties are jokes, to the point of being even shorter than the expected usage of most devices.