Some folks may have read my other thread... About a Dell laptop that needs $1,000 of repairs 25 months after purchase.
MOST products, you would expect to last at least five years before wearing out - washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, should last even longer, and they take serious abuse!... A quick inventory of my house has
- The same EQ I bought in 9th grade (I won't say how old it is, ahem, but it was Made in USA, and "Tattoo You" and "Moving Pictures" were the new albums I played on it!)
- A VCR I bought in 1994, playing through
- A TV I bought in 1990
- Guitar amp bought in 1979
Now, I understand that technology becomes obsolete pretty quickly, but really... How long should the hardware last? I had a cassette player go bad after 12+ years - it was a bummer, but 12 years seems reasonable.
So, I'd like to open up this question:
[size=16]HOW LONG should a piece of computer hardware REASONABLY last?
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