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| Towger:
Amstrad - Sir Alan you owe me. D-Link - Spent 600 on crap... |
| Veteran68:
--- Quote from: E-Design on January 12, 2020, 08:40:08 pm ---Duracell brand batteries - these days, they have a high chance of leaking. --- End quote --- Agreed! Duracell used to be my go-to brand, but they leak everywhere now. Energizers seem to leak more now too, so I've been on a mission to find other brands. Some of the best off-shelf batteries these days are the Kirkland branded batteries from Costco. Reviews have shown them to hold up as good or better than the major brands. I'm on a 72-count box of the Kirkland AA's now, so far so good. AC Delco branded batteries were also highly rated. I've gone through a 50-pack of their AA's and never had a leak. |
| Gyro:
--- Quote from: Towger on January 12, 2020, 09:28:47 pm ---Amstrad - Sir Alan you owe me. D-Link - Spent 600 on crap... --- End quote --- I never did work out what he got the 'Sir' for. It can't have been for quality, or even innovative products. Maybe it was for self-publicity, rather like Dyson. After all, Trump made it to President on the back of the US version of the Apprentice! Ah, it was for "for services to the Home Computer and Electronics Industry" :-\ |
| dzseki:
Sony CRTs: My father used to run a TV repair shop, his observation was too that Sony CRTs were looking nice while good but had less life time compared to other "less regarded" tubes. Seagate HDD: personal experience I've had 2 (completely different) Seagate HDD that failed around 200 days of operation mark, ( they both spin up and down randomly), I have had good health rate from WD HDDs the only one that has weak sectors ran already 1200 days or so, but it still works better than the Seagates... But I am not a HDD eater, so ymmv. Side note: We moved to a new (used) house last year and built in a new kitchen. I spent a lot of time figuring out what brand appliances should I buy (I would have Miele, but really could not afford it..). I ended up with appliances from Amica (Poland), they while not very old brand as is, but seemed to be a genuine brand who do all manufacturing in house, they offered longer warranty than most competitors. Obviously these appliances haven't served enough to form an opinion on their reliability, but we are happy with them so far. |
| tom66:
--- Quote from: E-Design on January 12, 2020, 08:40:08 pm ---Duracell brand batteries - these days, they have a high chance of leaking. --- End quote --- Certainly for their AA size, there's negligible difference between Duracell and generic Alkaline. Hence why when Duracell promote their batteries they always compare them to ZnCl or ZnC batteries. |
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