We hit the opposite issue with our samsung washing machine (we plan to never buy another samsung product because of multiple issues with this thing and their su

We hit the opposite issue with our samsung washing machine (we plan to never buy another samsung product because of multiple issues with this thing and their support). It has 5 different “modular” control boards, and when one fails, it tells you which one. That seems great until you realize the boards are > $300, and the error codes point you to the wrong boards (edit: and they don’t accept returns of spare parts) This created 100’s of pounds of ewaste. The washing machine is 4 years old. There is something to be said for miniaturization and consolidation of components. If the damn thing had one board that cost $400, then we would have to throw out the whole machine. It’d also have simpler wiring harnesses, etc.