As far as old electronics go, I have an old small screen Sony TV that I used for a monitor on my TI-99 and IBM PC before IBM offered a color monitor that is still serving in my workshop. The Sears VHS recorder from the same era is working well too. I am going to have to get a cheap vcr for the tuner though. Neither of them will receive the cable channels! John Ferrell W8CCW "My Competition is not my enemy" http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "PicDude" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Acer computers > They really don't make them like they used to. I have electronics > (stereos & > TV's) from 18 years ago still working like new, and that's survived a few > moves. But newer items seem to die quickly, so I selectively choose > extended > warranties based on then item, brand reputation, usage and if it's easily > repairable -- desktop computer: no, laptop: yes, cellphone: no (low > replacement cost and I don't really drop mine), printer: yes (mechanical > stuff are made really cheaply nowadays). > > But I make it a point to really use it extensively when first purchased, > so I > can quickly uncover manufacturing defects during the return period. > > As for laptop brand, I can't compare Acer, but I love Thinkpads. Their > service is also awesome. I won't touch HP or Compaq nowadays. I've had > some > problems with Dells, but I hear that their service is pretty decent (these > were company computers, so I was not involved in the repair process) > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > > On Wednesday 07 June 2006 21:00, Xiaofan Chen wrote: >> On 6/9/06, Aaron wrote: >> > I'm strongly considering buying the extended warranty as a thank-you. >> >> I think buying extended warranty (how many years? should be at >> least three years) is worth the money for any notebooks. I even would >> say that nowadays there are almost no good quality notebooks >> (Acer/Dell/HP are the same, Thinkpad may be better) any more... >> This might be true for the whole commondity consumer electronics >> product... >> I bought a Brandt washing machine, thinking that a European brand would >> be >> much better than a Japanese/Korean brand. In the end it failed after 1 >> and >> half years... >> >> If you are lucky, it wil serve you well for quite some years. If you >> are unlucky, >> it will just fail one month after the warranty. So warranty is really >> important. >> >> Regards, >> Xiaofan > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist