Stuff wot dont last (sic)

[Deleted member 35268]

Example 1 - 2 years and 5 month old 43 Inch Panasonic SMART LED TV - LED Back Light is capputtt.......Out Of Warranty Of Course (£350)
Example 2 - 2 years old Lenovo Yoga Laptop - No Screen (something to do with the fact the screen bends back on itself). Out Of Warranty Of Course (£600)

My tech brand loyaltly is taking a bashing this year.

Anyone else fed up with **it not lasting.

 

[vickster]

I try to buy consumer electronics, white goods etc from John Lewis for the longer warranties
Some banks/credit cards offer extended warranties too

 

[DCLane]

There is an expectation that something should last more than two years; https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-ri...facturer-s-warranty-or-guarantee-apyZm8F75DFU

Also, you have a Right to Repair rule: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57665593

However, there's the option to complain as well. And see what happens.

 

[Oldhippy]

So much is made more or less disposable these days sadly and this despite the environmental promises from the great and the good it is still business as usual.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

thanks guys, i've just ask Currys to see if the TV can be fixed, economically. Prices from £95, excluding parts!
Lets see

 

[vickster]

thanks guys, i've just ask Currys to see if the TV can be fixed, economically. Prices from £95, excluding parts!
Lets see

You could try to do some sort of claw back if you paid by credit card and can prove it’s not fit for purpose.
And then shop elsewhere in future!

 

[wafter]

In general, tech is where you're going wrong; although saying that I'm writing this message using a 13 year old PC and 17 year old monitor.

Really all you can do is limit your exposure in terms of the products you choose to own (I don't have a telly, nor any "smart" devices for example) and try to ensure that those you do buy are from reputable manufacturers with a decent rep for reliability.

Generally I do OK in this regard, however I've recently bought a used Lenovo laptop and must admit that I've seen quite a few squiffy ones at work, so perhaps the brand's not so great in this regard.

That said, I've always disliked laptops to a point as they're much more of a sealed / throwaway-and-replace product than a desktop equivalent.. I only really have it as I like to be lazy and peruse the net in bed..

 

[ColinJ]

That said, I've always disliked laptops to a point as they're much more of a sealed / throwaway-and-replace product than a desktop equivalent.. I only really have it as I like to be lazy and peruse the net in bed..

Tablets are much better for that!

I like my Lenovo laptop, apart from the fact that I blew one of its 2 speakers, and a few keys are the wrong size or poorly located.

 

[srw]

Example 1 - 2 years and 5 month old 43 Inch Panasonic SMART LED TV - LED Back Light is capputtt.......Out Of Warranty Of Course (£350)
Example 2 - 2 years old Lenovo Yoga Laptop - No Screen (something to do with the fact the screen bends back on itself). Out Of Warranty Of Course (£600)

My tech brand loyaltly is taking a bashing this year.

Anyone else fed up with **it not lasting.

"I bought cheap shoot and it didn't last". Well, colour me surprised.

As a rule of thumb, if it costs the same in cash terms as a similar decent product would have done 20 years ago it's a pile of junk and you shouldn't be surprised when it fails. The brand name is almost irrelevant.

 

[vickster]

A £350 TV with a Panasonic badge is unlikely to have been made by Panasonic, more likely a rebadge made by a 3rd party like Vestel (similar to Toshiba, Sharp, Bush among others)

 

[slowmotion]

I've had a couple of £450 laptops pack up on me after a couple of years. They were supposedly reputable brands, HP and Samsung. When I had to buy yet another one, I invested £100 in a five year warranty. Pretty much all consumer stuff is a disposable these days.

 

[Jameshow]

Washing machines

I'm sure they have a 25month timer on them.

Out of warranty right time to go belly up!!

 

[vickster]

Washing machines

I'm sure they have a 25month timer on them.

Out of warranty right time to go belly up!!

Mine was still going fine after 8 years, I just fancied a more economical upgrade

 

[ColinJ]

Mine was still going fine after 8 years, I just fancied a more economical upgrade

My washer-dryer was like James's machine. The 5 year warranty ran out and the machine packed up a week or so later.

I once had an idek iiyama monitor which popped a couple of weeks out of warranty. I phone their customer support line and was assured by a very helpful operative that I was (*cough*) mistaken about the date... I still had a few weeks of the warranty left. They sorted it out for me free of charge.

Many years ago I had an Endura cycling jacket's zip fail a month out of warranty. Once more, I got a replacement f.o.c. - I was told that they had been supplied a batch of faulty zips so they were replacing any that failed, no questions asked.

 

[cyberknight]

Tablets are much better for that!

I like my Lenovo laptop, apart from the fact that I blew one of its 2 speakers, and a few keys are the wrong size or poorly located.

I cant get on with touch screen stuff , i much prefer keybaord / mouse .I can just about manage basic stuff on the mobile phone but cant get my head around anything else .