I dunno. I've had a flaky router or two.
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tommyrot - Nov 12, 2009 6:47:12 am PST #11639 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gudanov - Nov 12, 2009 6:50:38 am PST #11640 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I went through three Linksys (returned 2, kept 1) and the one that works was never great. My Dad had a Belkin router than turned into a brick. OTOH, I have an SMC that probably still works fine today, but didn't have wireless and my Netgear one that has never failed. So I've seen unreliable and solid.
Vortex - Nov 12, 2009 6:56:18 am PST #11641 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The cable internet help guy recommended linksys, but he says that's what they used at comcast. I can't help wondering if its because they're good or they got a deal.
Gudanov - Nov 12, 2009 7:16:22 am PST #11642 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
It looks like Best Buy will be selling a $250 laptop, Probably a Celeron 900, 2GB of RAM, and 160GB HDD. That's getting seriously cheap.
le nubian - Nov 12, 2009 9:58:50 am PST #11643 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
After an earlier discussion, my next router (which might be soon!) will not be a linksys.
megan walker - Nov 12, 2009 10:00:54 am PST #11644 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Shouldn't they last longer than, say, your television?
My first television lasted me 13 years. And then I gave it away to someone when I moved. The next two TVs I had, including mine now, were used. So that's 3 TVs in 20 years, with 10+ years of use for all of them.
§ ita § - Nov 12, 2009 10:20:08 am PST #11645 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd have to ask Kat how long my TVs last. She has my last two. I've only kept one until it broke, and it broke early. I have upgrade fever. But I think I'll sit on this one a while.
le nubian - Nov 12, 2009 10:44:54 am PST #11646 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have a (no joke) 20 year old functioning television in my house.
I also have 3 dead routers in my house.
brenda m - Nov 12, 2009 10:49:49 am PST #11647 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, we got rid of my parents' old Sony Trinitron, circa 1970, when my dad moved out of the house in...2004, I think? Or maybe 2005. You had to use a pliers to change channels because the knob was long gone, and there was a separate switch to change between UHF and VHF channels, like an AM/FM radio. But they built the hell out of that shit.
Typo Boy - Nov 12, 2009 10:52:37 am PST #11648 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I wish I could find a printer that lasted that long.
Yeah, my best luck has been with lasers. They outlast inkjets, and the more expensive cartridges last for so many pages that the per page cost for cartridges is bettter too. But I've never had anything last as long as a TV or monitor. Of course TVS don't have moving parts or dispense chemicals, so not entirely a fair comparison.