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I think it should be longer, too. But you are given the option to purchase a 3 year warranty instead of a 1 year. There's also plenty of ways to damage a devic

I think it should be longer, too. But you are given the option to purchase a 3 year warranty instead of a 1 year. There's also plenty of ways to damage a device. You could plug it into a damaged, cheap USB charger.

aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
I just don't buy overpriced, overpowered brand new shit. Can't be an alpha or beta tester for a multibillion dollar corp if you're the second owner, and already have heard any and all gripes about a model.
- klodolph 5y ago
  Buying an iPad hardly makes you a beta tester for brand new shit. They've been around for a while.
  - aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
    Not when you buy the latest model without doing comparisons of complaints with the last three models. Funny how nobody has time for that, but plenty of time to 1) be without a device 2) complain etc
- danuker 5y ago
  Agree. Plus you don't sponsor the throwaway culture.
silisili 5y ago
I don't understand why you'd charge extra money for a 1k device to last 3 years. That should be table stakes! Also, a bad USB charger should not kill a device.
- dotancohen 5y ago
  > Also, a bad USB charger should not kill a device. Then you've not seen bad USB chargers. Of course a device that by design is pumping voltage could ruin whatever it is connected to - especially if the connected device is sensitive equipment. I've seen a USB charger pumping -1 to 11 volts AC out the USB connector - it was fluctuating 6 volts in either direction. Of course, you need an oscolliscope to detect that as it's at 50 hertz (C plug) - on a regular voltmeter it looked like 5 v steady.
- f6v 5y ago
  > I don't understand why you'd charge extra money for a 1k device to last 3 years A question to the lawmakers.
jamiepenney 5y ago
In New Zealand, you could claim that since the manufacturer will sell a 3 year warranty that the item should last for at least that long. The Consumer Guarantees Act overrules whatever the manufacturer says and states that a device should last for a reasonable amount of time. If it is more expensive, then it should last longer. If they won't repair or replace it, you can take them to the Disputes Tribunal where they aren't allowed to send a lawyer. It generally works quite well.

aaaaaaaaata 5y ago

I just don't buy overpriced, overpowered brand new shit. Can't be an alpha or beta tester for a multibillion dollar corp if you're the second owner, and already have heard any and all gripes about a model.

klodolph 5y ago
Buying an iPad hardly makes you a beta tester for brand new shit. They've been around for a while.
- aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
  Not when you buy the latest model without doing comparisons of complaints with the last three models. Funny how nobody has time for that, but plenty of time to 1) be without a device 2) complain etc
danuker 5y ago
Agree. Plus you don't sponsor the throwaway culture.

silisili 5y ago

I don't understand why you'd charge extra money for a 1k device to last 3 years. That should be table stakes! Also, a bad USB charger should not kill a device.

dotancohen 5y ago
> Also, a bad USB charger should not kill a device. Then you've not seen bad USB chargers. Of course a device that by design is pumping voltage could ruin whatever it is connected to - especially if the connected device is sensitive equipment. I've seen a USB charger pumping -1 to 11 volts AC out the USB connector - it was fluctuating 6 volts in either direction. Of course, you need an oscolliscope to detect that as it's at 50 hertz (C plug) - on a regular voltmeter it looked like 5 v steady.
f6v 5y ago
> I don't understand why you'd charge extra money for a 1k device to last 3 years A question to the lawmakers.

jamiepenney 5y ago

In New Zealand, you could claim that since the manufacturer will sell a 3 year warranty that the item should last for at least that long. The Consumer Guarantees Act overrules whatever the manufacturer says and states that a device should last for a reasonable amount of time. If it is more expensive, then it should last longer. If they won't repair or replace it, you can take them to the Disputes Tribunal where they aren't allowed to send a lawyer. It generally works quite well.