> Yeah, reliable equipment probably is a bit of a nerdy preoccupation; Maybe it's a cultural thing? My extended family (both biological and in-laws) across my

> Yeah, reliable equipment probably is a bit of a nerdy preoccupation; Maybe it's a cultural thing? My extended family (both biological and in-laws) across my two countries (AU/NZ) frequently discuss what items lasted and what did not. This has led to a surprising commonality in the brands we all end up buying, and it's usually because someone bought something and it lasted, so others have bought similar, and when something isn't as good as expected, that gets mentioned as well. There's a pretty wide range of age, political opinions and incomes as well - but caring more about reliability and long term value for money over shiny features is pretty consistent.